The Yenko 1981 Camaro Turbo Z, with only 19 models ever made, is the rarest Chevy muscle car of the 1980s.

Initially setting out to produce 200 of these special edition Camaro Turbo Zs, demand just wasn't there, and according to Hagerty, just 19 examples were built.
Some of the buyer's trepidation might've come from the lack of understanding of turbocharged applications or the fact that a newly designed Camaro model was expected shortly, but it probably boiled down to pricing. At $10,500 for Stage I, and a jaw-dropping $17,300 for Stage II, the Turbo Z priced itself outside most buyers' affordability.
Yenko based his engine layout on a turbo kit by Turbo International but added his own personal touches to keep things street-legal.
Also on the dash was a water injector bottle indicator light panel, since Yenko included forward-thinking water injection, along with a fuel heater to avoid issues of problematic stumbling that often occurred with early turbocharged applications.
The 5.7-liter V8's 8.2:1 compression worked well with the forced induction addition and power estimates suggest 240-250 horsepower was attainable. Positraction and the factory three-speed auto, only available with the Z28's 350 option, remained on duty.
Yenko updated the car's look, leaning on GT-spec styling to help give the makeover its direction. An aggressive front air dam, similar to that of the IROC motorsport cars, was incorporated into the package.  
Equipped with Weld two-piece wheels paired with Koni shocks and, underneath, Guldstrand polyurethane bushings in place of the factory rubber pieces. Inside, an appropriate Racemark steering wheel and matching Kamp leather seats replaced the stock versions to complete a race-ready package.

 

 

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