The 1978 Camaro Z/28 was a high-performance model, but it wasn’t the most powerful variant on offer when the nameplate’s second generation launched in 1970. That distinction belonged to Super Sport, or, as it’s better known today, SS. Aside from their badging, the low-slung coupes may have looked nearly identical but open the hood and the difference was apparent. That’s because this example of the more powerful model packed an L78 V-8. Despite “396" branding, this big block has a displacement of 402 cubic inches and makes 375 hp and 415 ft lbs of torque. With all that power under the hood, it can hit 60 mph in 5.5 seconds and tops out at 138 mph. It’s also rare, with only 600 believed to have rolled off the line that year.
From the article by Robert Ross, Bryan Hood, Erik Shilling
