Originally Posted by
Ridge Runner
Yeah,who ever figured this would be happening.(sigh) The last couple of years have been so exciting with all of the big muscle coming back for war,just like in the good ole days.And now,they are back,,but are too broke to offer all what they would have just a short time ago.(sigh) I guess we ought to be happy that they are back at all.
Oh and by the way,the SS was a upscale version Camaro,but even with the big 396,it still wouldn,t run with the high windin Z-28.
Well, I'm no expert on the classic ones as they were not built in my lifetime; however, from 96-02 the SS was the top dog offering Ram-Aired versions of the same engine that the Z-28 had to offer. Also, being that the SS was the more expensive model historically as it was the more luxurious version, it makes more sense to have it as the more expensive model from that stand point. The reason why the Z-28 stayed in production was it was the more practical approach to performance and more mainstream. Doing it this way is still a mix up in marketing strategy.