_1970
1970 marked the beginning of Camaro's second generation.
It had a unique lowback bucket seat with separate, movableheadrests.
Both the short, one-piece rear spoiler and the tall, 3 piece spoiler were available for 1970. The RPO-D80 spoiler (1 piece) was included with Z28 and available on other cars. The 3 piece was available as COPO9796.
Standard Camaro had 15/16 front sway bar, none on rear. F41 (standard on SS396) gave 1" front and 9/16 rear bars. Z28 had 1" front and 11/16 rear bars.
Tachometers were 7000 rpm with red line at 5500 for standard V8 & 6000 red line for L78. Z28 were 8000 rpm tachs with 6500 red line. Speedometers were 150 mph.
SS and Z28 used 12 bolt rear end. (Last year of 12 bolt for Camaro). The 1970 Z28 and SS396-375 are the undisputed performance leaders of the second generation Camaro lineup. Road tests of the 1970 Z28 showed it turning quarter mile times of 13.6 sec. at over 100 mph. 1970 Engines
250ci/155hp 6-cyl
307ci/200hp V8
L65 350ci/250hp V8
Z27 350ci/300hp V8
Z28 350ci/360hp V8
L34 396ci/350hp V8
L78 396ci/375hp V8
1970 Dimensions
Length........................................ 188.0 inches
Height......................................... 50.1 inches
Width.......................................... 74.4 inches
Wheel Base ................................... 108.0 inches
1970 Colors
Code Exterior Vinyl Top
10 Classic White Bk-W-Dg
14 Cortez Silver Bk-W
17 Shadow Gray Bk-W
25 Astro Blue Bk-W
26 Mulsanne Blue Bk-W
43 Citrus Green Bk-W
45 Green Mist Bk-W-Dg
48 Forest Green Bk-W-Dg
51 Daytona Yellow Bk-W
53 Camaro Gold Bk-W
58 Autumn Gold Bk-W
63 Desert Sand Bk-W
65 Hugger Orange Bk-W
67 Classic Copper Bk-W
75 Cranberry Red Bk-W 1970 Factory Options
RPO Description Qty Retail
Camaro Sport Coupe, 6-cylinder 12,578 $2,749.00
Camaro Sport Coupe, 8-cylinder 112,323 2,839.00
AK1 Belts, custom deluxe 13,218 12.15
AS4 Belts, custom deluxe rear shoulder 89 26.35
A01 Soft Ray Tinted Glass, all windows 71,363 37.95
B37 Floor Mats, color-keyed front and rear 23,708 11.60
B93 Guards, door edge 35,577 5.30
CO8 Vinyl Roof Cover 43,221 89.55
C24 Windshield Wipers, hide-a-way 40,143 19.00
C50 Defroster, rear window 8,814 26.35
C60 Air Conditioning 38,565 380.25
D34 Mirror, visor vanity 7,423 3.20
D35 Mirrors, sport right & left remote 31,726 26.35
D55 Console 59.00
D80 Spoiler, rear deck 32.65
F41 Suspension, special purpose front & rear 30.55
G80 Positraction, rear axle 19,752 44.25
J50 Power Brakes, front disc, rear drum 59,607 47.40
L34 Engine, 396ci, 350hp Turbo JetV8 (SS) 1,864 152.75
L65 Engine, 35Oci, 250hp Turbo Fire V8 34,780 31.60
L78 Engine, 396ci, 375hp Turbo let VS (SS) 600 385.50
M20 Transmission, 4-speed wide range 12,191 205.95
M21 Transmission, 4-speed close ratio 5,302 205.95
M22 Transmission, 4-speed HD close ratio 1,185 232.35
M35 Transmission, Powerglide automatic 19,520 174.25
M40 Transmission, Turbo Hydra Matic auto 71,832 200.65
NA9 Emission Control, req for California 15,862 36.90
N33 Tilt Steering Column 6,735 45.30
N40 Power Steering 92,640 105.35
PL3 Tires, E78x14 belted white stripe 56,186 26.05
PL4 Tires, F7Oxl4 belted white letter 20,783 65.35
FX6 Tires, F78x14 belted white stripe 12,893 43.30
PY4 Tires, F70x14 belted white stripe 15,776 65.70
P01 Wheel Covers, bright metal 73,292 26.35
P02 Wheel Covers, special 3,532 79.00
T60 Battery, heavy duty 5,518 15.80
U14 Special Instrumentation 17,842 84.30
U35 Clock 15,533 15.80
U63 Radio, AM pushbutton 10,779 61.10
U69 Radio, AM-FM pushbutton 8,586 133.80
U80 Speaker, rear seat 20,583 14.75
VF3 Bumpers, deluxe front and 1,605 36.90
V0l Radiator, heavy duty 1,509 14.75
YDI Axle, trailering ratio 132 12.65
ZJ7 Wheels, rally 15,197 42.15
ZJ9 Auxiliary Lighting Group 8,307 13.70
ZQ9 Axle, performance ratio 3,161 12.65
Z21 Style Trim Group 43,344 52.70
222 Rally Sport Package 27,136 168.55
Z23 Interior Accent Group 36,550 21.10
Z27 SuperSport Package 12,476 289.65
Z28 Special Performance Package 8,733 572.95
1970 marked the beginning of Camaro's second generation.
It had a unique lowback bucket seat with separate, movableheadrests.
Both the short, one-piece rear spoiler and the tall, 3 piece spoiler were available for 1970. The RPO-D80 spoiler (1 piece) was included with Z28 and available on other cars. The 3 piece was available as COPO9796.
Standard Camaro had 15/16 front sway bar, none on rear. F41 (standard on SS396) gave 1" front and 9/16 rear bars. Z28 had 1" front and 11/16 rear bars.
Tachometers were 7000 rpm with red line at 5500 for standard V8 & 6000 red line for L78. Z28 were 8000 rpm tachs with 6500 red line. Speedometers were 150 mph.
SS and Z28 used 12 bolt rear end. (Last year of 12 bolt for Camaro). The 1970 Z28 and SS396-375 are the undisputed performance leaders of the second generation Camaro lineup. Road tests of the 1970 Z28 showed it turning quarter mile times of 13.6 sec. at over 100 mph. 1970 Engines
250ci/155hp 6-cyl
307ci/200hp V8
L65 350ci/250hp V8
Z27 350ci/300hp V8
Z28 350ci/360hp V8
L34 396ci/350hp V8
L78 396ci/375hp V8
1970 Dimensions
Length........................................ 188.0 inches
Height......................................... 50.1 inches
Width.......................................... 74.4 inches
Wheel Base ................................... 108.0 inches
1970 Colors
Code Exterior Vinyl Top
10 Classic White Bk-W-Dg
14 Cortez Silver Bk-W
17 Shadow Gray Bk-W
25 Astro Blue Bk-W
26 Mulsanne Blue Bk-W
43 Citrus Green Bk-W
45 Green Mist Bk-W-Dg
48 Forest Green Bk-W-Dg
51 Daytona Yellow Bk-W
53 Camaro Gold Bk-W
58 Autumn Gold Bk-W
63 Desert Sand Bk-W
65 Hugger Orange Bk-W
67 Classic Copper Bk-W
75 Cranberry Red Bk-W 1970 Factory Options
RPO Description Qty Retail
Camaro Sport Coupe, 6-cylinder 12,578 $2,749.00
Camaro Sport Coupe, 8-cylinder 112,323 2,839.00
AK1 Belts, custom deluxe 13,218 12.15
AS4 Belts, custom deluxe rear shoulder 89 26.35
A01 Soft Ray Tinted Glass, all windows 71,363 37.95
B37 Floor Mats, color-keyed front and rear 23,708 11.60
B93 Guards, door edge 35,577 5.30
CO8 Vinyl Roof Cover 43,221 89.55
C24 Windshield Wipers, hide-a-way 40,143 19.00
C50 Defroster, rear window 8,814 26.35
C60 Air Conditioning 38,565 380.25
D34 Mirror, visor vanity 7,423 3.20
D35 Mirrors, sport right & left remote 31,726 26.35
D55 Console 59.00
D80 Spoiler, rear deck 32.65
F41 Suspension, special purpose front & rear 30.55
G80 Positraction, rear axle 19,752 44.25
J50 Power Brakes, front disc, rear drum 59,607 47.40
L34 Engine, 396ci, 350hp Turbo JetV8 (SS) 1,864 152.75
L65 Engine, 35Oci, 250hp Turbo Fire V8 34,780 31.60
L78 Engine, 396ci, 375hp Turbo let VS (SS) 600 385.50
M20 Transmission, 4-speed wide range 12,191 205.95
M21 Transmission, 4-speed close ratio 5,302 205.95
M22 Transmission, 4-speed HD close ratio 1,185 232.35
M35 Transmission, Powerglide automatic 19,520 174.25
M40 Transmission, Turbo Hydra Matic auto 71,832 200.65
NA9 Emission Control, req for California 15,862 36.90
N33 Tilt Steering Column 6,735 45.30
N40 Power Steering 92,640 105.35
PL3 Tires, E78x14 belted white stripe 56,186 26.05
PL4 Tires, F7Oxl4 belted white letter 20,783 65.35
FX6 Tires, F78x14 belted white stripe 12,893 43.30
PY4 Tires, F70x14 belted white stripe 15,776 65.70
P01 Wheel Covers, bright metal 73,292 26.35
P02 Wheel Covers, special 3,532 79.00
T60 Battery, heavy duty 5,518 15.80
U14 Special Instrumentation 17,842 84.30
U35 Clock 15,533 15.80
U63 Radio, AM pushbutton 10,779 61.10
U69 Radio, AM-FM pushbutton 8,586 133.80
U80 Speaker, rear seat 20,583 14.75
VF3 Bumpers, deluxe front and 1,605 36.90
V0l Radiator, heavy duty 1,509 14.75
YDI Axle, trailering ratio 132 12.65
ZJ7 Wheels, rally 15,197 42.15
ZJ9 Auxiliary Lighting Group 8,307 13.70
ZQ9 Axle, performance ratio 3,161 12.65
Z21 Style Trim Group 43,344 52.70
222 Rally Sport Package 27,136 168.55
Z23 Interior Accent Group 36,550 21.10
Z27 SuperSport Package 12,476 289.65
Z28 Special Performance Package 8,733 572.95