1966 - 1972
The Petersen
"Some very creative thinking went on in the golden years of Trans-Am!"
Dave McClelland, Emcee
The Video
The highlight of the Petersen Museum's Trans-Am tribute was the "Cheaters Forum" where numerous noteworthy participants, from drivers, engineers, crew chiefs and manufacturers gathered to recall some of the more dubious, albeit often times quite humorous, methods employed to ostensively gain advantage during the heyday of Trans-Am. Indeed, quite funny stuff!
The Car:
1967 Penske/Donohue Camaro 
The series was formed at the dawn of the pony car era and was derived from the SCCA's A & B Sedan amateur club racing and based upon commercially produced cars which had been modified for racing competition. Originally the series was open to FIA Group 2 Touring Cars and it featured two classes, over 2.0 liter and under 2.0 liter, with both classes running together. It was best known for competition among American V8 sedans such as the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro, Plymouth Barracuda, Mercury Cougar, AMC Javelin, Pontiac Firebird and Dodge Challenger. The smaller displacement classes ran Alfa Romeo, Porsche, Datsun, Mini-Cooper, Saab and VW.
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