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1974 Chevrolet Camaro
Production:
22,210 6-cyl
128,798 V8
151,008 total.
Dealer Introduction: 9/20/73
Vehicle Identification Example: 1S87H4N100001
* Second digit is model level: Q = Sport Coupe, S = Type LT Coupe
* Fifth digit is engine code: D = 250ci, H = 350ci, K = 350ci, L = 350ci, T = 350ci (Z28)
* Sixth digit is model year: 4 = 1974
* Seventh digit is N for Norwood assembly.
* Last six digits increased one with each car built at Norwood.
Dimensions
| Length: 195.4 inches | Height:49.1 inches | Width: 74.4 inches | Wheelbase: 108.0 inches | Weight: 3627 |
1974 saw the Camaro finally bow to federal bumper guidelines. This required a major facelift on the Camaro. Rather than place an I-beam ram on the front of the car, Chevy was able to tactfully craft a bumper which met the requirments and still looked relatively stylish - to some people. In addition to this, a new, now fiberglass front end nose was required. In the back, a matching aluminum bumper was used, along with wrap around teardrop style tail lights. This change required a redesign of the rear quarter panel and trunk as well.
You might notice a lot of the changes being implemented are due to federal regulations, some of which were met with severe disgust by the car buying population. One of these was the ignition interlock system requiring your seatbelt to be fastened before the car would start. Others were the increasingly restrictive emissions requirments which caused engine power to be strangled. In an effort to pass fuel milage requirements, gear ratios were raised which killed the acceleration potential of the car which was getting heavier & slower each year.
This is in addition to safety requirments/high Insurance rates, the cost of gas in an uncertain economy... These are some of the reasons why some people believe the "real" camaro ended in 1973 (or 1971 depending on how you look at things), and for many people this era Camaro is often over-looked or forgotten.
The SS was gone, the pretty RS model had been cancelled at the end of 1973, and rather than continue to neuter the legendary Z28, chevrolet gracefully dropped it at the end of 1974. But as General Douglas McArther said - "I shall return". In the meantime, the 1974 Camaro saw the following additional changes....
- New extruded aluminum face bars supported on flat leaf springs.
- Front end, grill & head lights redesigned.
- New rear bumper
- Cut-in, wrap-around wedge-shaped tail lamps, eliminated the need for rear side markers.
- Interior detail changes, including retractible inertia style shoulder belt
- optional AM/FM sterio radio debuts
- Only year seat belt interlock used (killed in mid year actually)
- Power steering standard on all V8's.
- Bumper jack changed to a tab-in-slot type (due to bumper construction).
- Gas tank increased from 18 to 21 gallons.
- Z28 got HEI in mid-season.
- Borg-Warner 4 speed replaces Muncie in January 74
- Baby moon cap gave way to aluminum cap shared with Nova and fullsize
- Optional radial tires debute
- 307 V8 dropped and replaced with 350 2 barrel
- New wear indicators on front disc brakes and ball joints
- Rally Sport option dropped
- Meridian Walnut applique on LT Instrument cluster
| RPO | Description | Qty | Retail |
| 1FQ87 | Camaro Sport Coupe, 6-cylinder | 22,210 | $2,827.70 |
| 1FQ87 | Camaro Sport Coupe, 8-cylinder | 79,835 | 3,039.70 |
| 1FS87 | Camaro Type LT Coupe, 8-cylinder | 48,963 | 3,380.70 |
| AK1 | Belts, color-keyed seat and shoulder | 14,002 | 14.50 |
| AN6 | Adjustable Seat Back, driver side | 7,298 | 18.00 |
| A01 | Soft Ray Tinted Glass, all windows | 118,230 | 39.00 |
| A02 | Tinted Windshield | 2,411 | |
| A31 | Power Windows | 7,972 | 75.00 |
| B37 | Floor Mats, color-keyed front and rear | 41,231 | 12.00 |
| B80 | Roof drip moldings | 4,408 | |
| B84 | Moldings, body side | 73,595 | 33.00 |
| B93 | Guards, door edge | 45,509 | 6.00 |
| C08 | Vinyl Roof Cover | 37,991 | 87.00 |
| C24 | Windshield Wipers, hide-a-way | 21,009 | 21.00 |
| C50 | Defroster, rear window | 34,030 | 31.00 |
| C60 | Air Conditioning | 79,237 | 397.00 |
| D34 | Mirror, visor vanity | - | 3.00 |
| D35 | Mirrors, sport right and left remote exterior | 69,759 | 26.00 |
| D55 | Console | 135,453 | 57.00 |
| D80 | Spoilers, front and rear | 19,104 | 77.00 |
| D88 | Striping, four color | 6,978 | 77.00 |
| F41 | Suspension, special purpose front and rear | 9,700 | 30.00 |
| G80 | Positraction, rear axle | 6,473 | 45.00 |
| J50 | Power Brakes | 124,010 | 46.00 |
| K05 | Engine block heater | 1,651 | |
| LM1 | Engine, 350ci, 160hp Turbo Fire V8 | 9,139 | 46.00 |
| L48 | Engine, 350ci, 185hp Turbo-Fire V8 | 20,520 | 76.00 |
| M20 | Transmission, 4-speed wide range | 7,003 | 200.00 |
| M21 | Transmission, 4-speed close ratio | 3,336 | 200.00 |
| M40 | Transmission, Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic | 140,233 | 210.00 |
| N33 | Tilt Steering Column | 23,763 | 44.00 |
| N41 | Power Steering | 102,043 | 113.00 |
| N65 | Spare Tire, space saver | 5,843 | 14.16 |
| PE1 | Wheels, turbine-style | 2,633 | 110.50 |
| P01 | Wheel Covers, bright metal | 34,402 | 26.00 |
| QBT | Tires, FR78x14 belted radial white letter | 5,851 | 147.15 |
| QDV | Tires, FR78x14 belted radial blackwall | 3,109 | 104.15 |
| QDW | Tires, FR78x14 belted radial white stripe | 40,751 | 134.15 |
| QEH | Tires, E78x14 belted white stripe | 28,619 | 28.00 |
| QFC | Tires, F70x14 belted white stripe | 44,897 | 70.00 |
| QFD | Tires, F70x14 belted white letter | 5,916 | 83.00 |
| UA1 | Battery, heavy-duty | 9,724 | 15.00 |
| U05 | Horns, dual | 13,292 | 4.00 |
| U14 | Special Instrumentation | 10,425 | 82.00 |
| U35 | Clock | 18,842 | 16.00 |
| U58 | Radio, AM-FM stereo | 10,782 | 233.00 |
| U63 | Radio, AM | 91,504 | 65.00 |
| U69 | Radio, AM-FM | 29,105 | 135.00 |
| U80 | Speaker, rear seat | 49,650 | 15.00 |
| V01 | Radiator, heavy-duty | 7,175 | 14.00 |
| V30 | Bumper Guards, front and rear | 14,632 | 31.00 |
| YA7 | Emission Equipment, required for California | - | 20.00 |
| ZJ4 | Trailer Towing Package | 389 | 41.00 |
| ZJ7 | Rally Wheels | 46,975 | 44.00 |
| ZJ9 | Auxiliary Lighting | 22,527 | 17.50 |
| Z21 | Style Trim Group | 70,670 | 52.00 |
| Z22 | Rally Sport Package | 11,364 | 118.00 |
| Z28 | Special Performance Package | 13,802 | 572.05 |
| Z54 | Interior Decor and Quiet Sound Package | 16,456 | 35.00 |
| Paint Code | Exterior | Vinyl Top | Interiors |
| 11 | Antique White | B-Br-Bk-Cb-G-R-Ru-S-W | Bk-Bkb-Bkr-G-N |
| 26 | Bright Blue | B-BK-W | Bk-Bkb-Bkr |
| 29 | Midnight Blue | B-BK-W | Bk-Bkb-Bkr-N-R |
| 36 | Aqua Blue | Bk-W | Bk |
| 40 | Lime Yellow | Bk-W | Bk-G |
| 46 | Bright Green | BK-G-W | BK-G-N |
| 49 | Med. Dark Green | Bk-G-S-W | Bk-G-N-S |
| 50 | Cream Beige | Bk-Br-Cb-S-W | Bk-Bkr-N-S-T |
| 51 | Bright Yellow | Bk-W | Bk-N-S-T |
| 53 | Light Gold | Bk-Cb-W | Bk-N |
| 55 | Sandstone | Bk-Cb-W | Bk-N |
| 59 | Golden Brown | Bk-Br-Cb-S-W | BK-N-S |
| 64 | Silver | Bk-Br-R-T-W | Bk-Bkb-Bkr-N-R |
| 66 | Bronze | Bk-Ru-S-W | BK-N-S |
| 74 | Med. Red (met) | BK-R-W | Bk-Bkr-N-S |
| 75 | Medium Red | Bk-W | Bk-Bkr-N-R |
1974 Vinyl Top Code A = White, B = Black, D = Medium Blue, E = Cream-Beige, F = Brown, G = Green, H = Red, L = Russet, R = Saddle
Interior Codes: 775 = Bkw/c/SC, 776 = Bk/c/LT, 777 = Bk/v/SC, 778 = Bk/kv/LT, 779 = Bkr/v/SC, 780 = N/c/LT, 783 = T/c/LT, 784 = T/kv/LT, 786 = Gb/c/SC, 787 = G/v/SC, 792 = R/v/SC, 796 = Sb/c/SC, 797 = S/c/LT, 798 = S/v/SC, 799 = S/kv/LT. - Codes 775,776 and 777 could each have black, red, or blue carpet. 777 could have black or blue carpet.
Abbreviations: B = Blue, Bk = Black, Bkb = Black with blue carpet, Bkr = Black with red carpet and belts, Bk = Black and white check seat, Br = Brown, c = cloth, Cb = Cream Beige, G = Green, Gb = Green and black check seat, kv = knit vinyl, LT = Type LT, N = Neutral, R = Red, Ru = Russet, S = Saddle, Sb = Saddle and black check seat, SC = Sport Coupe, T = Taupe, v = vinyl, W = White.
| CID | Config | Bore & Stroke | BHP @ RPM | Torque @ rpm | Comp | Carb. | |
| Base | 250 | L-6 | 3.875 x 3.53 | 100 @ 3600 | 175 @ 1800 | 8.25:1 | 1V |
| L-65 | 350 | V-8 | 4.00 x 3.48 | 145 @ 3800 | 250 @ 2200 | 8.5:1 | 2V |
| LM-1 | 350 | V-8 | 4.00 x 3.48 | 160 @ 3800 | 250 @ 2400 | 8.5:1 | 4V |
| L48 | 350 | V-8 | 4.00 x 3.48 | 185 @ 4000 | 270 @ 2600 | 8.5:1 | 4V |
| Z-28 | 350 | V-8 | 4.00 x 3.48 | 245 @ 5200 | 280 @ 4000 | 9.0:1 | 4V |
Notes: L-65 350 V-8 not sold in California; LM -1 was available in California only.
| CCW: 250ci, at, mt | CKB: 350ci, mt | CLK: 350ci, at, z |
| CCX: 250ci, at, mt | CKD: 350ci, at, ce | CMA: 350ci, at, tb |
| CJA: 250ci, mt | CKH: 350ci, ce, mt | CMC: 350ci, mt, tb |
| CJB: 250ci, at, ce | CKU: 350ci, at | CMS: 350ci, mt, z |
| CJC: 250ci, at | CLJ: 350ci, mt, z | CMT: 350ci, at, z |
Abbreviations: at = Turbo Hydra-Matic automatic transmission, ce = California emission controls, ci = cubic inch, mt = manual transmission, tb = two barrel carburetor, z = Z28 special performance package.
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| Base | L-65 | LM-1 | L-48 | Z-28 | ||
| 250 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | ||
| 3-spd. manual | 1 | 2.85:1 | 2.54:1 | 2.54:1 | 2.54:1 | N.O |
| transmission | 2 | 1.68:1 | 1.50:1 | 1.50:1 | 1.50:1 | N.O. |
| ratios | 3 | 1 00:1 | 1.00:1 | 1.00:1 | 1.00:1 | N.O. |
| R | 2.95:1 | 2.63:1 | 2.63:1 | 2.63:1 | N.O. | |
| Clutch diam., in. | 9.12 | 10-34 | 10.34 | 10.34 | N.O | |
| Axle ratios | S | 3.08:1 | 3.08:1 | 3.08:1 | 3.42:1 | N.O |
| E | -- | -- | N.O | |||
| p | -- | -- | -- | -- | N.O. | |
| Base | L-65 | LM-1 | L-48 | Z-28 | ||
| 250 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | ||
| 4-spd.manual | 1 | N.o. | 2.54:1 | 2.54:1 | 2.54:1 | 2.64:1a |
| transmission | 2 | N.o. | 1.80:1 | 1.80:1 | 1.80:1 | 1.75:1 |
| ratios | 3 | N.o. | 1.44:1 | 1.44:1 | 1.44:1 | 1.33:1 |
| 4 | N.o. | 1.00:1 | 1.00:1 | 1.00:1 | 1.00:1 | |
| R | N.o. | 2.54:1 | 2.54:1 | 2.54:1 | 2.55:1 | |
| Clutch diam., in. | N.o. | 10.34 | 10.34 | 10.34 | 11.0 | |
| Axle ratios | S | N.o. | 3.08:1 | 3.08:1 | 3.42:1 | 3.73:1 |
| E | N.o. | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| P | N.o. | -- | -- | -- | 3.42:1 | |
| Base | L-65 | LM-1 | L-48 | Z-28 | ||
| 250 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | ||
| Turbo | 1 | 2.52:1 | 2.52:1 | 2,52:1 | 2.52:1 | 2.48:1 |
| Hydra-Matic | 2 | 1.52:1 | 1.52:1 | 1.52:1 | 1.52:1 | 1.48:1 |
| transmission | 3 | 1.00:1 | 1.00:1 | 1 00:1 | 1.00:1 | 1.00:1 |
| ratios | R | 1.94:1 | 1.94:1 | 1.94:1 | 1.94:1 | 2.08:1 |
| Axle ratios | S | 3.08:1 | 2.73:1 | 2.73:1 | 3.08:1 | 3.73:1 |
| E | -- | 3.42:1 | ||||
| p | -- | 3.42:1 | 3.42:1 | 3.42:1 | 3.73:1 |
a = Alternate Z-28 4-speed transmission also available with ratios: 2.43:1, 1.61:1, 1.23:1, 1.00:1, and 2.35:1.
| CA | 2.73:1 Locking | CM | 3.42:1 Locking | |
| CB | 4.10:1 | GX | 3.08:1 | |
| CG | 3.73:1 | GY | 3.08:1 Locking | |
| CL | 3.42:1 | GZ | 2.73:1 |