Donohue 68 camaro book

All mark donohue posters are produced ondemand using archival inks, ship within 48 hours, and include a 30day moneyback guarantee. Camaro manuals chronicle the camaro equipment, camaro diagrams. Many thanks to david for letting me post it here in advance of his book. This fact is disclosed in donohues book the unfair advantage. Theinfamous lightweight 6768 camaro sunoco z28 pulled a dubious stunt at the secondrace of the 1968 transam season the sebring 12hr. Mark donohues and paul van valkenburgs timeless book, the unfair advantage, revealed how roger penske and. It will be used in his forthcoming transam book which should come out in print sometime in 20. The unfair advantage 1968 sunoco team penske camaro heads. How penskes infamous lightweight z28 racer lives on in the. March 18, 1937 august 19, 1975, nicknamed captain nice, and later dark monohue, was an american racecar driver known for his ability to set up his own race car as well as.

The photo is from the june 1967 midohio transam race. Donohues camaro takes quebec race the new york times. At pacific raceways, the final race of the 68 season, donohue. The team owner roger penske and mark donohue fooled. Sep, 2018 a visual history of the chevrolet camaro, from 1967 to today. We test mark donohues legendary lightweight 1967 transam. This car is the hardest to find of all trans am camaros. It is the car that mark donohue ran in the 67 season and used for just one race in 1968. Donohue died in a crash during practice for the austrian grand prix in august 1975. Donohue dominated the 1967 usrrc with six wins in eight races. This is one of the most famous and illegal roadracing camaros of its.

This car won 3 of the 4 races entered in the eastern canadian championship and finished second in the canadian finals at westwood b. Customize your mark donohue poster with hundreds of different frame options, and get the exact look that you want for your wall. March 18, 1937 august 19, 1975, nicknamed captain nice, and. Donohue chronicled his entire racing career in the book, the unfair. Before the west coast transam races, the finsih of the 1969 season was clear. Published on sep 27, 2010 this 1968 penske camaro race car was driven mark donohue. It is a 68 or 69 camaro based on the creases around the wiper motor area.

Out of the box, the newfor 1967 chevrolet camaro wasnt much of a. The team owner roger penske and mark donohue fooled the tech inspectors by putting 1968 grille and tail lights on the 1967 lightweight car and painting both cars identically. These are the photos out of our log book for our 69 camaro trans am race car. How penskes infamous lightweight z28 racer lives on in. Mar 12, 2016 1968 chevrolet sunoco camaro trans am amelia island the first of two examples built for the 1968 season raced in 1968 by mark donohue and sam posey numerous podium finishes, with many years of successful club racing in europe comprehensive restoration to 1968 specifications and livery. Jan 06, 2016 how penskes infamous lightweight z28 racer lives on in the 2016 camaro. To see ads from the may, 2020 issue, you must be a subscriber to hemmings motor news. My feeling is the date is a default and is not truly jan 1, 1968. I think we could fuel, change all tires, and change front brake pads in about one minute forty seconds, recalled donohue in his book, while it took the ford guys. At classic driver, we offer a worldwide selection of chevrolet camaros for sale. Mark was the first driver engineer to get into custom suspension and handling. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Mark schwein, fabricator and race car builder, contacted mark donohue and penske racing and secured a 1968 penske camaro tub bodyinwhite at the end of the 1968 season.

Henry smokey yunicks 68 camaro is the best damned example of a stateoftheart transam race car even though he never won a single race with it. To hear donohue tell it in his book, the unfair advantage, he cut his. Outlet center 1968 chevrolet camaro parts literature. This camaro was the 14 th z28 built and rolled off the assembly line on december 30 th, 1966. I owned one of the 68 penske donahue camaro s, after it changed hands a few times until it landed with me in easton,pa, at first i doubted the authenticity of the car until i bought the book unfair advantage, everything was exactly from the book the pics it even came with the original dual four barrel air cleaner even though dual fours were later outlawed i believe also the 68 car under heavy braking would nose dive and the headers would scrape, so the floors were tunneled and the. We bought the car as a re done roller and are preparing the camaro for vintage racing. Camaro manuals chronicle the camaro equipment, camaro diagrams, and camaro parts you need to turn your new or classic camaro into a riproaring performance machine.

Like the first completed 68 penske camaro, this car was also built from a body in white. I will be adding more vintage camaro race car photos here this summer the family camaro racecar. Signore recalls that the porsches were sold immediately after daytona. While looking thru my december 68 issue of wheelspin news canadian race paper i spotted an ad for the 68 gagnon spring camaro. Its worth noting here that penske has allways been one step ahead of the field when it. Gmp 1968 mark donohue penske racing camaro z28 118 for. According to schwein, the car was, picked up from my friend, mark donohue, at roger penskes shop in pennsylvania in the fall of 1968. The definitive 1969 camaro z28 and ss396 fact book, jerry macneish part number. Earl mcmillan, a long time penske mechanic, handles the donohue car.

It was probably taken in 68 but the date was unknown for sure so they just entered jan 1. While looking thru my december 68 issue of wheelspin news canadian race paper i spotted an ad for the 68 gagnon spring camaro, listed as follows. It was originally purchased through gorries chevroletolds, ltd in toronto by terry godsall, son of. According to jowett, mark donohue drove this car many times in practice. May 10, 2018 donohue died in a crash during practice for the austrian grand prix in august 1975. This is a freshly printed glossy 8x12 print, made from the original slide and printed at a pro lab on photographic paper. The first iroc camaro was a street car with desire hagerty. In 1968, donohue and penske returned to defend their usrrc. For the trans am series, the team acid dipped 67 camaro shells to shave every. For this race, donohue debuted the second new 68 penske camaro built, and the car he would drive throughout the remaining eleven rounds of the championship.

Camaro restoration guide, 19671969 motorbooks workshop scott, jason on. The overall construction of this car is nearly identical to the penskedonohue camaro. Camaro books, manuals and dvds for 19672014 camaros from. There is tons of information about all facets of doing. Smokeys loose and fast interpretation of the rules spawned an incredibly beautiful and superbly built racing machine. The first iroc camaro was a street car with desire. March 18, 1937 august 19, 1975, nicknamed captain nice, and later dark monohue, was an american racecar driver known for his ability to set up his own race car as well as driving it to victories.

New mark donohue biography by michael argetsinger the. In short, we thought it was most likely an engine from a nascar baby grand grandtouring camaro. The 1968 transamerican championship was the third running of the sports car club of americas transam series. I owned one of the 68 penskedonahue camaros, after it changed hands a few times until it landed with me in easton,pa, at first i doubted the authenticity of the car until i bought the book. All mark donohue posters are produced ondemand using archival inks, ship within 48 hours, and include. Sep 01, 2010 check out further vehicle specs and pictures at camaro performers magazine. Mark was the first driver engineer to get into custom suspension and handling in extreme sport racing.

Camaro restoration guide, 19671969 motorbooks workshop. Mark donohues and paul van valkenburgs timeless book, the unfair advantage, revealed how roger penske and donohue painstakingly modified their camaro team cars to be wicked competitors. How penskes infamous lightweight z28 racer lives on in the 2016 camaro. The unfair advantage 1968 sunoco team penske camaro.

Check out further vehicle specs and pictures at camaro performers magazine. I just saw this at the international motor racing research center imrrc web site. See the article in its original context from july 22, 1968, page 49 buy reprints. The firstgeneration chevrolet camaro appeared in chevrolet dealerships on september 29, 1966 for the 1967 model year on a brandnew rear wheel drive gm fbody platform and was available as a 2door. The first of the famous unfairadvantage penske donohue creations was the 1967 camaro you see here. It went on sale on september 29, 1966, for the 1967 model year and was designed as a competing model to the ford mustang. Buy mark donohue posters designed by millions of artists and iconic brands from all over the world.

Backed by rodger penske with mark donohue behind the wheel, they crushed the competition in 1968 in a. Standard camaro, coupe, z28, rally sport, rs, lt, super sport, ss, convertible. Smokeys loose and fast interpretation of the rules. Jan 30, 2009 page 1 of 7 new mark donohue biography by michael argetsinger posted in the nostalgia forum. This is the car that penske aciddipped and qualified twice at sebring. The chevrolet camaro is a midsize american automobile manufactured by chevrolet, classified as a pony car and some versions also as a muscle car.

Jul 31, 2014 donohue dominated the 1967 usrrc with six wins in eight races. In addition to the mark donohue javelin, amc produced the transam javelin in commemoration of their entry into scca racing. Even thou it looks like a race car is drives like a normal camaro, very smooth. This camaro was the 14 th z28 built and rolled off. Sep 30, 2009 1968 gagnon spring camaro posted in tnfs archive. This 1967 chevrolet camaro z28 scca sports car club of. It went on sale on september 29, 1966, for the 1967. The car is now solid red, and the fender flares are smaller for vintage racing. I owned one of the 68 penskedonahue camaros, after it changed hands a few times until it landed with me in easton,pa, at first i doubted the authenticity of the car until i bought the book unfair advantage, everything was exactly from the book the pics it even came with the original dual four barrel air cleaner even though dual fours. Use the filters to narrow down your selection based on price, year and mileage to help find your dream chevrolet camaro.