30th Anniversary

1997 was the 30th anniversary of the Camaro, and GM offered a special 30th Anniversary appearance package. Inspired by the popular 1969 Pace Car, this 30th Anniversary package was a white car with Hugger Orange racing stripes. The car was available with white leather or houndstooth interior. The package was available on Z28 or SS trim levels.

white five-spoke aluminum wheels

100 of the anniversary SS's came with the LT4 engine.

Inside there are 30th Anniversary front floor mats, Arctic White seats with black-and-white houndstooth inserts and five-color 30th Anniversary logo a “30” with the red, white and blue Camaro badge embroidered on the headrests. Arctic White leather is a further option, and the package is available on coupe or convertible, the latter with an Arctic White top

Under the special cosmetics it’s a Z28, and that means there’s a 5.7-liter V8 under the hood. The LT1 engine is a torquey pushrod V8 in the classic sense, developing 325 lb-ft of torque at 2400 rpm, while producing 285 bhp at 5200 rpm. That’s tire spinning muscle and power that can reach speeds to get you in very very much trouble with law enforcement officialdom.

Of course, if there’s a V8, there’s gotta be a rumble and the Z28 rumbles with the best of them. No need to buy custom pipes. The dual exhaust is one of the best stereo sets you could ever want, whether at full throttle or burbling overrun. It plays to the tune of premium unleaded, however, with a 16/27 city/highway EPA mileage rating.

The Z28’s V8 is connected to either a 6-speed manual or 4-speed electronic automatic transmission. The six ratio manual provides a gear for everything you could want to do in a Camaro that doesn’t require the skills of a contortionist.

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