Shoot, someone beat me to the 'Al Gore' answer. I'm not sure Big Red should be considered a pro-touring car, but it definitely had a big influence in terms of appearance and performance. I think it's safe to say Big Red got the idea going and then others came in and added modern interiors, modern engines and fuel systems, misc refinement, etc, to come up with the 'pro-touring' idea we know of today. The Mule is a great example of that. Big Red is actually the reason I own and built the car I have today. It got burned into my grape-sized brain the first time I saw it featured in a magazine as a teenager and caused me to think about building a 69 RS ever since. Now I'm dead broke. Thanks Big Red!
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Chris Robinson
1969 Camaro SS/RS, 489 ZL-1 MPFI, T-56 Mag
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