Any info on this tag that points to a Z?

[Lee Stewart]

Originally Posted by 442w30

I was curious because he didn't think it was proper to call a car with a cowl plenum "cowl induction" since the term may not have been marketed till 1970, but the Z/28 didn't truly fall into its own until the middle of the 1968 model year, no? So what would a '67 with package Z28 be called?

1967 Camaro Coupe with RPO Z28BA or 1967 RS Camaro Coupe with RPO Z28BA. With Air Plenum: RPO Z28BB. With Headers: RPO Z28BC. With Air Plenum and Headers: RPO Z28BD.

In 1967 Chevrolet made two body style Camaros and 4 models: Plain, RS, SS and RS/SS. There are no emblems on a 1967 and partial 1968 saying Z/28. Just the stripes. You know all this Diego.

As you said, the moniker didn't appear until they changed the front fender emblems from "302" to "Z/28" and added the Z/28 emblem to the rear panel in 1968 published this ad. That's when it became an additional model: Z/28, which joined the other 4 models.



It's the need/desire by many (especially here) to add monikers to performance cars. It's a 1967 L88 Corvette as opposed to a 1967 Corvette with RPO L88. Or a Tri-Power GTO. Or . . . A COPO Camaro/Chevelle. Option/option packages that weren't visible/emblemed (like 1969 - 1972 W30 442s).

[442w30]

Originally Posted by Lee Stewart

In 1967 Chevrolet made two body style Camaros and 4 models: Plain, RS, SS and RS/SS. There are no emblems on a 1967 and partial 1968 saying Z/28. Just the stripes. You know all this Diego.

They all were optional packages, not models. But they all changed the identity of the Camaro so, like the Judge package for the GTO, we kinda see them as models. I think the Z/28 fits that role well.

But my question was pertaining to retroactively applying a name to a similar car. If he's not keen on calling a '67-68 with a cowl plenum "cowl induction" (I guess with a little c and I), would a Camaro with the Z28 package be approached in the same manner?

[Lee Stewart]

Originally Posted by 442w30

But my question was pertaining to retroactively applying a name to a similar car. If he's not keen on calling a '67-68 with a cowl plenum "cowl induction" (I guess with a little c and I), would a Camaro with the Z28 package be approached in the same manner?

Up until 1970 Chevrolet never used the moniker "Cowl Induction." The Air Plenum first appeared on the 1963 Z11 Impala. Borrowed from Chevy's NASCAR and designed by Smokey Yunick.

All you're trying to do is retro-fit a moniker Chevy used in 1970 to an option on a 1967/1968 Camaro. Cowl induction describes what it does but it was called "Air Plenum." Don't move the goalposts.