It is difficult to believe that this is the same car that burned during testing in 2016 at Buttonwillow Raceway. That this is the same car that was in Fast in Furious, being driven by the most unlikable character in the entire franchise. And that this car got banned from the La Carrera Classica, ran a radar-verified top speed of 222 MPH at the 1989 Silver State Classic, a figure that dropped jaws and certainly peed in the Cheerios of every Ferrari and Porsche owner who was irate that a Chevrolet was daring to run in the unlimited class.
It’s seen it’s downsides, too. In addition to the 2006 fire, the car was stuffed into a rock wall after a steering component failed in it’s early days, before the full tube chassis, and there were the years where the car sat in a museum, doing little but looking pretty. Happily, RJ Gottlieb decided to dust the car off and bring it back to competition in 2004 and ever since, the car has been wailed on every chance possible. It’s run Pikes Peak, the Mojave Mile, the Nevada Open Road Challenge. It’s laid waste to brand-new exotics and purpose-built race machines. It birthed an entire genre of hot rod builds, Pro Touring. It’s red, it’s badass and now you get to poke around the legend itself.
Can’t believe it has been 30 years with this car. Truly a legend.
He qas impressive at speed weeek this nbn year to. That car is the only red Camaro that i ever really got into because its a pure monster.