HOTROD magazine Feb issue 1981..
About a year ago I picked up a hotrod magazine “best of blah blah blah blah” and it showcased the more influential Camaros over the years.. and one Camaro caught my eye.. February of 1981 the cover story was “Street Heroes” and one of the so called “heroes” was a young John Dicksa.. whom was 23 at the time of the story.
As the article went on to explain what a Street hero was i got to really looking at Johns Camaro.. and i realized.
This car was a Street FIGHTER.
With its all out Street, purpose built, mean LT1 motor, deep dish 15×8-15×12 meshies, window stabilizers, blacked out bumpers and trim, headlight covers, riveted front Air dam, thick white letter “gumball” Goodyear rubber, and the widebody.. plus the Dick Guldstrand suspention tweeks on Koni shocks and leafs this thing was of course a Streetfighter..
I know i know.. some say its a early precursor to Pro touring.. yes.. it does have similar qualities.. BUT this car has all the attitude of a Racecar on the street.. looking for a fight.. JUST LOOK AT THE TOP PICTURE.
hunched down boxer style.. and since it was a 2nd Gen.. id say it was southpaw to your standard boxers at the time.
“I built my Camaro to show the sporty car freaks that a domestic product can be clean, manueverable, functional, and fast.”
The best part of it was the fact that John was 23, and had the inclination to design his car with attitude and style.
When i was 23 i didnt have nearly enough hair on my chest to roll out like that.. and i think it resonated in the halls of car customization.. Then it was about being a Street hero.. now its about being a STREETFIGHTER!
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