The new 6th Generation Camaro is a wondrous piece of automotive design and engineering. It’s lighter than its predecessor, it’s more powerful, and it’s absolutely dominating the competition when it comes to handling and performance.
If you give any Corvette long enough, it’ll become a custom Corvette. That could mean a new set of wheels or a vented hood. This odd machine was custom from the start.
If there is a man to idolize as an up and coming engineer or even mechanic, it is “Smokey” Yunick. Henry “Smokey” Yunick, famous for his innovations in NASCAR, automotive performance, and several patents we take for granted today, it’s hard to believe he did not have an engineering degree.
This 944 however, is anything but what Porsche intended. Gone is the old Porsche motor, and in its place, a refurbished C5 Corvette drivetrain that now gives this gun metal grey Porsche the demonic presence it’s so rightly deserved.
What you see before you is the Classic Recreations CR1 Camaro. It’s practically all-new, and that’s exactly how you want it. It has a brand new, wet-sump LS7 that pumps out more than 507 horsepower, coupled to a six-speed Tremec gearbox and super sticky wide tires all the way around.