Over the years many desirable muscle cars have been saved as a result of some form of racing, with drag racing arguably the biggest contributor. Luis and Boni Rosa’s ’67 SS Camaro falls into that category as a former quarter-miler. Their journey with this first-gen Camaro started as an object of desire—they knew the car and the owner but were never able to cut a deal for it.
The Camaro’s journey down the assembly line started in 1967 dressed in Bolero Red paint, black interior, and an L48 350 small-block mated to a four-speed. By the late ’70s it was seeing regular weekend track duty at places like Maple Grove Raceway. With each passing year, it crept further away from street trim and was
