Many of the greatest achievements in auto racing history have been a byproduct of like-minded men that have combined their skills, abilities, and assets into a singular effort destined for greatness. Some had the smarts to run the business side while the other had a knack behind the wheel; others combined technical prowess with an engine with a figure boasting an uncanny ability as a fabricator. And the list goes on.

Business partners Bryan Metzenheim and Mikey Rees, of Metz Performance, would humbly excuse themselves from talks of greatness before turning a wheel on the racetrack, but their combined efforts have produced a race car that is nothing short of a rolling work of art, and if the professional approach they’ve displayed in their craftsmanship is any indication, success is sure to follow.

By the time you read this, Rees and Metzenheim will have already put the first testing hits on their 1992 Chevrolet Camaro that’s a product of the Metz Performance chassis shop, pairing an engine owned by Metzenheim with a chassis built largely by Rees for a crack at the NMCA Super Street 10.5W and MDRA wars next season. The Rees-driven Camaro has seen its share of track-time before, but with a much different configuration resting between the frame rails.

Metzenheim and Rees began construction of this beautiful and well-crafted machine in December of 2008 to campaign in the Nostalgia Pro Street category, outfitted with a 515-inch, nitrous-fed bullet from C&S Performance with a Sonny’s intake, Big Stuff 3 fuel injection, and other go-fast goodies. But fast forward four years to the month, and the picture under the hood has a new look.

Gone is the nitrous oxide system and the necessary hood scoop, replaced by a hefty and powerful F3-136 ProCharger supercharger, feeding boost to the same powerplant, albeit now de-stroked to 477-inches. The alcohol-injected mill features a Chuck Newton 4.840″ bore block paired with Sonny’s 14.5 degree heads, Bill Miller rods, Diamond Pistons, a Jesel valvetrain setup, and a Metz-built intake to create some serious horsepower capable of propelling the car into the six-second zone at more than 200 MPH on 10.5W tires. A Moroso oil pan, Auto Verdi pump, and Peterson Fluid Systems reservoir comprise the dry sump oiling system.

The supercharger tubing, as well as the headers, were also fabricated by Metzenheim and Rees.

Fueling this potent “little” motor is courtesy of the aforementioned Big Stuff 3 system, with 550 lb. Precision and 225 lb. Siemens injectors handling the delivery chores through a Waterman mechanical pump.

Also prominently on display on the Metz machine is ProCharger’s new F-3 RaceDrive, an integrated gear drive system unveiled by the Kansas-based manufacturer earlier this year. Rees and company will be one of the first to put the new unit through its paces in an on-track situation.

A five-speed Liberty transmission, paired with a RAM clutch and a Trick Titanium bell housing provide the power to the Mickey Thompson tires-wrapped Weld Racing Wheels, via a PSD carbon fiber driveshaft to a Metz-built rear end housing.

While the powerplant is certainly highlight-worthy by anyone standards, its the race car itself that’s built almost entirely by Rees and Metzenheim, with components created in-house, that truly makes this ride shine.

Outside, this third-gen sports a carbon fiber nose, doors, decklid, and wing to keep the weight to a minimum. The eye-catching, custom color paint is the work of Ryan Hybicki at Authentic Automotive. The carbon fiber theme carries over to the interior, with a full carbon interior that’s clean enough to eat meals off of. The wiring has been meticulously organized and hidden to create one of the cleanest-looking doorslammer interiors you’ll find anywhere, with the Racepak UDX digital dash and V500 data recorder just a couple of the few essential items comprising the very minimalist look. But it’s the little details, like the custom trim work added to the doorframe and B-pillar that really make this Camaro scream of craftsmanship and the utmost of professionalism in execution.

Underneath, you’ll find Strange Engineering struts and a custom limiter on the business end on the car, with a four-link suspension in the rear with a set of “off-the-shelf” Koni shocks. All told, the car tips the scales at just 2,750 pounds with Rees in the seat, creating what’s sure to be a potent combination in the NMCA ranks next season.

VP Racing Fuels, Mickey Thompson, and ProCharger are all supporters of Metzenheim and Rees’ racing efforts that help to make their project reality.