[12] The Camaro was offered in three main optional packages: The 1967 styling was done by the same team that had designed the 1965 second-generation Corvair.

Almost 80 factory-and 40 dealer-installed options were offered, including the RS, SS, and Z/28 main trim packages.

It was the brainchild of Vince Piggins, who conceived offering "virtually race-ready" Camaros for sale [16] from any Chevrolet dealer.

[18] The Z/28 also came with upgraded suspension, power front disc brakes, a 4-speed Muncie close-ratio manual transmission and a 12-bolt rear axle.

The Swiss-built Camaros were unavailable with the three-speed manual and had a limited-slip differential and front disc brakes as standard.

Side marker lights were added on the front and rear fenders as part of safety requirements for all 1968 vehicles.

The big-block SS models received chrome hood inserts that imitated velocity stacks and low-gloss black rear tail light panel.

A 1968 Z/28 competed in the 1971 British Saloon Car Championship at Crystal Palace in a three-way battle for the lead, a race which was later featured in the "Sporting Moments" episode of BBC's 100 Greatest series.

[22] The 1969 Camaro carried over the previous year's drivetrain and major mechanical components, but all-new sheet metal, except the hood, trunk lid, and roof, gave the car a new look.

To increase competitiveness in the SCCA Trans-Am racing series, optional four-wheel disc brakes with four-piston calipers were made available during the year, under RPO JL8, for US$500.30.

[23] This system used components from the Corvette and made for a significant improvement in the braking capability and was a key to winning the Trans-Am championship.

The Rally Sport (RS) option, RPO Z22, included a unique black-painted grille with concealed headlights and headlight washers, fender striping (except when sport striping or Z/28 Special Performance Package is specified), simulated rear fender louvers, front and rear wheel opening moldings, black body sill, RS emblems on grille, steering wheel and rear panel, Rally Sport front fender nameplates, bright accented taillights, back-up lights below rear bumper; hardtops got bright roof drip moldings.

A GM corporate edict forbade its Divisions from installing engines larger than 400 cu in (6.6 L) in mid-size and smaller models.

Requests from dealers (notably Don Yenko in PA, Baldwin-Motion in NY, Nickey in IL and Dana in CA) who had been dealer-installing 427 cu in (7.0 L) engines in the Camaro prompted Chevrolet to use an ordering process usually used on fleet and special orders (taxis, trucks, etc.)

[28][29] The COPO 9560 used an all-aluminum ZL1 designed specifically for drag racing, where weight savings were at an absolute premium.

The package was conceived by drag racer Dick Harrell, and ordered through Fred Gibb Chevrolet in La Harpe, IL, to enter NHRA Super Stock racing.

[25] The ZL1 engines were manufactured at the Tonawanda Assembly Plant before being installed in Corvettes and Camaros or sold over the counter to racers.

[31] Each took 16 hours to be hand-assembled in a room that Corvette Chief Engineer Zora Arkus-Duntov described as "surgically clean.