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Tom Henry Racing Special Edition 2010
Chevrolet Camaro
This customized, performance-enhanced version of the new, 2010 version
of Chevrolet's famed sports coupe will be sold exclusively by Tom Henry
Racing, the high-performance subsidiary of Bakerstown, Pennsylvania
dealer, Tom Henry Chevrolet.
Hit the jump for the full details!
"At Tom Henry Racing, we've always been partial to Camaro," Henry says.
"Our special Camaros have always been more narrowly-focused products for
hard core enthusiasts. The focus is on the look and feel of a road
racing car. Our appearance upgrades and performance modifications are
intended to give our customers that road race ambience."
During an announcement at his dealership 15 miles north of Pittsburgh,
Henry laid out tentative plans for the next version of his company's
specialized interpretation of the Camaro--a car for that iconic
Chevrolet's most serious fans. One point which Henry drove home is that,
unlike his company's last Camaro customizing effort, the new Tom Henry
Racing Camaro program allows buyers more leeway in "cherry-picking"
various appearance and performance enhancements to make just the "THRC"
they want.
The Chevy hot rodders at THR will start with either the V6 Camaro LT or
the V8-powered SS. You can have a Tom Henry Racing Camaro in any stock
color along or a special extra cost, THR Jetstream Blue. On V8's, the
stock grille will be replaced by a tricked-out "SS Grille" specially
designed by Tom Henry Racing. A front splitter is an option and gives
the car a very aggressive look from the front. Three more, optional,
visual enhancements are planned, twin "racing" stripes, inspired by the
popular look of the first generation Camaros, the Hockey-Stick stripe
package popular on the '69s, or right front fender "hash marks" which
carry on the visual tradition of the 1996 Grand Sport and the 2007 Ron
Fellows edition Corvette Z06es.
Giving the rear of the car a hard-core, performance accent, the space
between the tail lights on the Tom Henry Camaros will get a
matte-black-coated "tail panel" and a body-color "duck tail" type
spoiler, like the one used in the "Jr. Camaro" concept shown at the 2008
SEMA Show, will be another choice. All the cars will get a "Tom Henry
Racing" windshield header and special Tom Henry Racing Camaro nameplates
on the front fenders.
Stock Camaro springs will be replaced by higher-rate, aftermarket
springs which will both firm-up the car's handling and improve its
appearance by lowering it half to three-quarters of an inch. Unique
aftermarket wheels will replace the stock pieces. The combination of the
lower ride height and different wheels better fill the wheel wells and
gives the THRC that hard-core, racer look the stock Camaro lacks, but
which is demanded by serious enthusiasts interested in uncompromising
road cars.
Tom Henry Racing Camaros will have some specially-selected modifications
to the powertrain. Both the V6 and V8 versions will be equipped with an
aftermarket, low-restriction exhaust system, a low-restriction, cold-air
intake system and custom ECM programming. In addition, the V8 THRCs can
be fitted with a set of long-tube headers and the exhaust system will
incorporate an X-pipe. The LS3 engine will get a set of 1.85:1 rocker
arms. Taken as a package, these changes should increase a THRC V8's
power from the stock 422-hp to 440-hp. If a Tom Henry Racing customer
selects an optional supercharger, available early in 2010, horsepower
goes to over 500.
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