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What does RS and SS stand for?

What does RS and SS stand for?

SS stands for “Super Sport” and was a performance option for the Camaro that featured more power, better suspension, and an aesthetics package. RS stands for “Rally Sport” and was available with any of the Camaro trims.

What does rs stand for on a Camaro?

The letters stand for “Rally Sport,” and like the original, the modern Camaro RS package offers unique styling upgrades for the sixth-gen sports car, including: The Camaro RS package is available on 1LT, 2LT, 3LT, and LT1 trim levels. However, it is not available on the LS Coupe.

What kind of tail lamp does a Camaro RS have?

The RS model will have a long, rectangular red tail lamp, with the back-up lamp below the bumper. The Base/Sport Coupe, SS, and Z/28 model tail lamp has a captured back-up lamp to the inside of the housing. In 1968, the RS model will have a two-part red tail lamp with a rectangular back-up lamp below the bumper.

What is included in the Chevrolet Camaro RS package?

To note, the Chevrolet Camaro SS gets some of the content offered with the Camaro RS package as standard, including standard dark tint LED tail lamps and standard black Bow Tie emblems. However, the SS also gets its own grille treatment and front end styling, as well as its own spoiler (called stanchion) and different wheels.

How can I tell what year my Chevy Camaro is?

Quick Detection. Of course, there are simple differences between the three years that absolutely identify what year the Camaro is. For starters, if it has a vent window that’s a dead giveaway for the 1967 model. If it has ‘gills’ on the quarter panel in front of the rear wheel, that tells you it’s a 1969.

RS stands for “Rally Sport,” which was an option package on the first-generation Camaro, starting in 1967. For just $105 more than the base Camaro price, it included dress-up items like chrome wheel well and roof drip rail moldings, a wide, lower body molding, RS emblems, and its most distinctive feature — hideaway headlights.

Quick Detection. Of course, there are simple differences between the three years that absolutely identify what year the Camaro is. For starters, if it has a vent window that’s a dead giveaway for the 1967 model. If it has ‘gills’ on the quarter panel in front of the rear wheel, that tells you it’s a 1969.

What do the letters SS and Z28 mean on a Camaro?

If you’ve been a Camaro owner, builder, or restorer over the past five decades, you know what the letters RS, SS, and Z28 mean. For those who have recently discovered their passion for Chevrolet’s longtime Mustang-fighter, here’s a quick tutorial. Hideaway headlights and upgraded trim for just $105 extra?

The RS model will have a long, rectangular red tail lamp, with the back-up lamp below the bumper. The Base/Sport Coupe, SS, and Z/28 model tail lamp has a captured back-up lamp to the inside of the housing. In 1968, the RS model will have a two-part red tail lamp with a rectangular back-up lamp below the bumper.

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Ruth Doyle