When the ZL1 package was added to the base price of a Camaro, the bottom line skyrocketed to over $7,200, which was roughly a thousand dollars more than an L88 427ci-powered ’69 Corvette.

In 2012 Chevrolet changed the Camaro's base engine to the LFX, which was a modified version of the previous LLT. Displacing the same 3.6 liters, the LFX had redesigned cylinder heads, an even ...