Yenko Stormer

[1967Z28]

I'm not sure what led you to believe the Stormer was based on a 327 car but that was an incorrect assumption. It was a race-prepped Camaro based on the Z28. If you wanted to road race your Camaro, you had to have a car which fell into the A-Sedan catagory or you raced it in the Trans-Am series. Both had a 5-liter (305 cu. in.) limit so you needed to campaign a car with that size of an engine. The Yenko Stormer was an attempt by Don Yenko to fill a perceived need for a "turn-key" Camaro road racer for those who did not want to prepare their own car.

-Jon

1967 Z28 street car
1967 Z28 Trans Am race car
1967 Z28 Registry

[Jeff H]

Because there was no such thing as the Z28 early in the production year and I thought he offered the Stormer before the Z28 came out. All they had to do was destroke the 327 to get the 302. Does anyone have dates on these ads?

[1967Z28]

The Camaro did not road race in 1966. It was not eligible until the new racing season started after the new year in 1967. I'm not 100% sure but I think that was the case with most racing organizations, including NHRA. By the time the new racing season started, the Z28 was in (limited) production. The Stormer ads that you saw were posted by me on www.1967z28.com and they were from publications dated in 1967. The Stormer was based on the Z28 and did not debut until the Z28 was made available. The Z28 was a car built to fit road racing rules and requirements. There were some non-Z28s that did get raced in '67 but they did so with 302 engines. Two cars come to mind. The Dick Guldstrand and Tom Lynch cars, both from the Dana Chevrolet race shop. SS350 bodies were used because the Z28 was not immediately available in California and work needed to get started for them to make the Sebring race that first year.

-Jon

1967 Z28 street car
1967 Z28 Trans Am race car
1967 Z28 Registry

[will]

in ref to 67 yenko z's there was a 67 camaro from yenko at the world of wheels in balt this was part of a maryland camaro club his car was a small block car as Iremember wondering about how it was yenko and a s/b maybe it was a z the car was light blue I took pic's of the car and sign I'll see if I can find them tonite.