Chevy Camaro SS

Difflock · Mar 3, 2004

OOH! Just made another impulse buy

There she was, staring at me, a vision in pale yellow with black bonnet and number 64 proudly displayed. What a beautiful automobile, in a brutal kind of way! She has that attitude of "I'll rip your head off and **** down your neck if you so much as look at me the wrong way!"

Hats off to Carrera for making these old US race cars

Nuro, is it your good self who has the format for reviewing cars? If so, I'll have a go, but I've not got a camera good enough for any pictures... email me if you like.

Mark.

peter · Mar 4, 2004

go for it - I have one as well and I agree with you - it really is nice. Same problem like you though - no camera ... oh I also like the special edition 'hotted' camaro - some think it is too wild - but I think it fits the time and it is a MEAN machine (visually)

//peter

Difflock · Mar 6, 2004

I'm writing the review as I type this

not simultaneously though! Actually I've included some pics from my cheap low res camera for what they are worth. I'll email the review to Nuro and hopefully it may turn up on SF!

Mark.

UPDATE:- Review now emailed (485K !! dunno if nuro has WinZip). It has some interesting historical photos too.

Doug · Mar 6, 2004

OK, the review is now up. Check it out here.

Thanks Mark

Difflock · Mar 6, 2004

Hope people find it useful and interesting. Apologies for not getting to grips with the spec. boxes - maybe next time, eh?

Mark.

Fergy · Mar 6, 2004

Thanks, Difflock! I love the "brute force" road race versions of the old American "pony cars"!

Difflock · Mar 6, 2004

I'm just working on my wife to let me have a 1:1 example of a big block V8:- let's see, 1972 or earlier...in the Uk that means no road tax

and classic insurance ...already runs on unleaded so that should appease the tree huggers... side pipes, worry the beejeesus out of the villagers

. Not that fussed over it being in great condition bodyshell-wise as long as she's mechanically sweet. Hell, I'd settle for one in patchy grey primer or matt black

Mind you Graham might ban me from coming around, I dunno what the natives are like where he lives

I may be able to get an early Camaro for a couple of grand or so...where's my credit card?

Someday..oh yes.

Mark.

peter · Mar 6, 2004

Nice job with the review, the combination of reviewing the model with a bit of history is always appreciated.

//peter

GRAH1 · Mar 6, 2004

Well done Mark now revue the rest of the range .

Difflock · Mar 6, 2004

Er...just cut & paste the different car pics into that review! Most 1:32 muscle cars were in that 1972 race it seems. Failing that just use the pics from the Historic TransAm website!

I could review the other Carrera cars I already have (as well as getting some more retail therapy in at Pendleslot!)

Mark.

OCTARD · Apr 17, 2004

Hello Mark,

This Camaro that Carrera made is now owned by me. I race the car in vintage racing events in California.

Carrera just made the car from a pic on the VIR History website. They never contacted me, so that's why they mislabeled the car as an "SS" and the one race that this car was modeled after was actually in 1972, not 1973. A little more history on the car is that the car was originally driven by Richard Sterbins. The history goes...

SCCA Trans-Am Events

Lime Rock Park, 5/6/72, Trans-Am, started 25th, finished 13th, car #64
Watkins Glen, 6/17/72, Trans-Am, on entry list, no known result

IMSA Events ("TO" Class)

Daytona, 11/21/71, "TO" Class, unknown start position, finished 9th, car #14
Danville, 4/16/72, "TO" Class, unknown start position, finished 2nd, car #64
Lime Rock, 5/29/72, "TO" Class, unknown start position, finished 3rd, car #64
Mid-Ohio, 7/9/72, "TO" Class, started 5th, finished 3rd, car #64

The car was then driven from 1973 to 1975 by a Mr. William MacFarlane. The car was yellow for the first two IMSA races, but changed to white after the accident in the Lime Rock IMSA race. I am not yet sure of all the car numbers MacFarlane ran under.

MacFarlane's Events

IMSA
Mid Ohio (IMSA) 7/15/73, "TO" Class, unknown start, DNF/10th/engine failure, car #44
Lime Rock (IMSA), 9/15/73, "TO" Class, DNS - crashed in practice

SCCA
Summit Point Regional (SCCA), 7/21/74, A/S, 1st place
Summit Point National (SCCA), 8/18/74, A/S, 3rd place
Summit Point Regional (SCCA), 9/22/74, A/S, 1st place
Summit Point Regional (SCCA), 10/27/74, A/S, 1st place

** 1974 REGIONAL A-Sedan Champion **
Summit Point Regional (SCCA), 4/19/75, A/S, 2nd place
Summit Point Regional (SCCA), 9/20/75, A/S, DNF

That's it. Glad someone else likes the car too.

-Chad

Tropi · Apr 17, 2004

Welcome to the site, Octard - what an unusual and very informative first post!

Also thanks to Mark for the review, which I had somehow missed earlier - very pleased I found it again. I love these Carrera muscle cars, so many that no one else makes. I just wish I could afford to buy even just one of every single model on the market.

sprint · Apr 17, 2004

I too love these Carrera ! Some days ago, the rear mag of my Plymouth Superbird ( perhaps bad mounted by myself ) fell on the track, shorted the wires and this instantly destroyed the resistor of my controller, a Parma 25 ohm one;

so be careful and avoid such mistakes.
Ciao

Difflock · Apr 17, 2004

Welcome OCTARD! Hope u enjoy slotforum if u can find the time.

Nice to know some more history about the car

So you're the person to whom Carrera need to pay royalties to?

Mark.

taxi · Apr 17, 2004

Nice car, Octard, nice review, Diff.
Cheers

Rob

PAULH · Apr 17, 2004

now no one expected that did they ?

Difflock · Apr 18, 2004

However,
I may as well add it here that I've had problems with the Tampo printing falling off the model. Currently NIKKO UK (the Carrera Dsitributor) is looking into it via Pendleslot's assistance (they've got the car). Apparently, it's the first complaint of its kind that NIKKO have seen

Mind you the prototype isn't exactly the same as when Richard Sterbins drove it, Eh OCTARD?

Mark.

Doug · Apr 19, 2004

Chad has sent a link to some recent photos of his 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 #64

Click here for the photos.

I showed this to some French girls who were quite impressed.

Thanks Chad.

Difflock · Apr 20, 2004

Some guys have all the luck!!

Mark.

MoStang4U · Jul 28, 2004

QUOTE (OCTARD @ 17 Apr 2004, 06:43)Hello Mark,

This Camaro that Carrera made is now owned by me. I race the car in vintage racing events in California.

Carrera just made the car from a pic on the VIR History website. They never contacted me, so that's why they mislabeled the car as an "SS" and the one race that this car was modeled after was actually in 1972, not 1973. A little more history on the car is that the car was originally driven by Richard Sterbins. The history goes...

SCCA Trans-Am Events

Lime Rock Park, 5/6/72, Trans-Am, started 25th, finished 13th, car #64
Watkins Glen, 6/17/72, Trans-Am, on entry list, no known result

IMSA Events ("TO" Class)

Daytona, 11/21/71, "TO" Class, unknown start position, finished 9th, car #14
Danville, 4/16/72, "TO" Class, unknown start position, finished 2nd, car #64
Lime Rock, 5/29/72, "TO" Class, unknown start position, finished 3rd, car #64
Mid-Ohio, 7/9/72, "TO" Class, started 5th, finished 3rd, car #64

The car was then driven from 1973 to 1975 by a Mr. William MacFarlane. The car was yellow for the first two IMSA races, but changed to white after the accident in the Lime Rock IMSA race. I am not yet sure of all the car numbers MacFarlane ran under.

MacFarlane's Events

IMSA
Mid Ohio (IMSA) 7/15/73, "TO" Class, unknown start, DNF/10th/engine failure, car #44
Lime Rock (IMSA), 9/15/73, "TO" Class, DNS - crashed in practice

SCCA
Summit Point Regional (SCCA), 7/21/74, A/S, 1st place
Summit Point National (SCCA), 8/18/74, A/S, 3rd place
Summit Point Regional (SCCA), 9/22/74, A/S, 1st place
Summit Point Regional (SCCA), 10/27/74, A/S, 1st place

** 1974 REGIONAL A-Sedan Champion **
Summit Point Regional (SCCA), 4/19/75, A/S, 2nd place
Summit Point Regional (SCCA), 9/20/75, A/S, DNF

That's it. Glad someone else likes the car too.

-Chad
Greeting: A Blast from the past. This is Richard Sterbins, I was the original Owner and builder of the Camaro. I was in the U.S. Military, built the Camaro from a showroom fresh car to a Racer. I sold the Camaro when I was selected to go back to South East Asia. The restoration of the Camaro is Fantasic. I hope someday to visit the West Coast and see the car in Action again.

Thank You for the Memories.

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