Our featured 1st-Gen is also a local find here in our very own San Fernando Valley suburb of Los Angeles. As a matter of fact, Supercar Sunday holds their themed car shows starting, as of November, on the first Sunday of every month in the AMC Theaters’ parking lot at the Warner Center in Woodland Hills, with local meets every Sunday in-between.
Custom Camaro owner, Daniel Attias of Westlake Village, California, about 20 minutes north of Woodland Hills, is the proud owner of this very nicely done ’69 Camaro. Without a doubt the nicest ride we had spotted at Supercar Sunday, Attias’ Camaro is one that enthusiasts wish they could duplicate, “Many many many people copy my design and the way I do my cars.”
And it’s not hard to see why so many early Camaro fans would want to piggyback off of Daniel Attias’ pro-tour design, as it’s a nearly perfect collaboration of old and new. Powered by a 450-horse LS6 from a Cadillac CTS or late-model GTO, Attias’ 1st-Gen makes around 400 horses to the wheels while sitting on a set of Bilstein shocks at all four corners.
The LS6 mill is hooked-up to a 4l60E auto and chases a Currie rearend with 3.50 cogs. Not sacrificing performance for fuel economy, the late-model ‘Vette powertrain is said to get around 24 miles per gallon on the highway while achieving around 18 on city streets.
But Daniel’s early Camaro is more than just an old-school body with a new-age drivetrain; it’s a 1st-Gen pony fitted on to a brand new platform that outdoes anything that you could possibly get from the factory. In fact, Daniel’s car is built on top of a full tubular chassis built by TCI of Ontario, California, while 6-piston brakes in the front and 4-piston calipers in the rear help the whole thing come to a stop.
Daniel Attias' pro-tour Camaro uses 4-piston discs in the rear and 6-pistons at the front, and is powered by a 450-horse LS6.
Another area of Attias’ Camaro that may throw a lot of spectators off is in the interior; despite the fact that Daniel’s 1st-Gen is American muscle, it’s still not too cool to sport German-made, Mercedes SL500 leather where American vinyl used to rest, making the Camaro as soft of a ride as it is fast.
The car’s custom door panels, dash board, kick panels, head liner and taillights were done by Marquez Design, and many of the parts used in this build are made from carbon fiber. The 1st-Gen’s suspension system is also a 4-link, and Attias is more than satisfied with the way his ’69 pony drives, “The car handles amazing; it’s very stiff and fun to drive.”
Besides being showroom clean and super sharp around corners, Dan’s Camaro is a true performer, as Attias himself claims that the car can run 12s in the quarter while topping-out at around 150. The car also features Hankook tires (235/35 in the front and 275/35 in the rear) at all four corners.
In regards to the Camaro’s SL500 interior, Dan refers to the car as “highly customized,” and the Mercedes seat belts are conveniently built into the seats themselves to add to the car’s smooth-and-streamlined approach.
Clean to the touch? Absolutely. Fast while efficient? Without a doubt. Is this the way we believe GM should build the new-gen Camaros from the factory? What do you think?!