Meet The Ferocious Chevy Camaro That Eats Crossovers for Breakfast, It’s An 800-HP Brute

A dark-themed look, which made it look mean and scary. It is the kind of car that makes you move out of the way while you’re driving in the fast lane and see it flashing closer, devouring the tarmac that separates it from whatever you are driving.

But above all, Jason wanted to make it easy to drive and easy to handle, without altering the Camaro spirit. That is exactly why he slapped a DSC suspension onto it, a hydroformed front frame, and JRi shocks with reservoirs both front and rear.

There is a new chin spoiler at the front, right under the eye-catching hideaway headlights, while the stock bumpers are long gone, but the factory spoiler kept its ground on the trunk lid.

The fenders have become beefier to accommodate the wider wheels and tires. Now, it rides on 19-inch HRS wheels with Pirelli Corsa Rosso tires, measuring 325 at the rear and 295 at the front.

The LS9 engine was pushed as far back as possible so they could get as close as they could to a 50-50 front-rear weight distribution. They also modified and raised the transmission tunnel to prevent blows that the lower ride height might bring.

Brembo carbon ceramic brakes provide the stopping power. You need to take braking seriously when your car is powered by what GM calls a “technological marvel.” Assembled at the Wixom manufacturing center in Michigan, the 376-cubic-inch (6.2-liter) LS9 naturally aspirated crate engine.

The V8 pumps out a mind-blowing 800 horsepower at the crank and 680 horsepower at the wheel. Jason wanted to keep it reliable. He knows exactly when too much power is too much power. He knows when to stop.

A Tremec-sourced Magnum six-speed manual transmission puts the power down through the rear wheels. And for the extra fun, there is a manual brake on board. A roll cage, bucket Recaro, and five-point seatbelts are part of the plan, enhancing that race car feeling when you’re driving the street-legal 1969 Camaro.

Everything in the cabin is red. A digital Holley instrument cluster replaced the gauges of the 55-year-old muscle car. It sits behind a three-spoke Sparco steering wheel in Alcantara. A Focal audio system and a rear seat delete are also on the menu.

While other muscle cars of its kind rot away in barns or back yards, waiting for their salvation, the one who built this Camaro asked for half a million dollars for it and got exactly that. The build was a $480,000 affair plus the car. The $500,000 Chevy Camaro has already found a new owner and will be heading to Florida to cruise down the Ocean Drive and scare the hell out of crossovers.