Don Yenko made some of the wildest cars of the muscle car era. Up until 1970, GM had an edict that prohibited engines larger than 400 cubic inches in cars like the Nova, Chevelle and Camaro.

The only catch is you have to supply the donor car, and it must have the 1LE package. Figure US$37,500 for the Camaro plus US$7,000 for the 1LE package, and you’re looking at a car worth US$115,490.

1981 saw the introduction of the Yenko Turbo Z, based on an '81 Camaro, with just 19 units built in response to what Yenko perceived as a sad decline in performance for mainstream cars.

Produced from 1967 to 1969, the first-generation Chevrolet Camaro was offered with a selection of small- and big-block V8 engines. The latter did not exceed 400 cubic inches (6.6 liters) due to a ...