{"id":56,"date":"2007-07-19T13:47:01","date_gmt":"2007-07-19T18:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=56"},"modified":"2007-07-19T13:47:01","modified_gmt":"2007-07-19T18:47:01","slug":"dale-earnhardt-jrs-1972-camaro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=56","title":{"rendered":"Dale Earnhardt Jr’s 1972 Camaro"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Dale<\/a><\/p>\n

Detroit Speed & Engineering has done it again! They have built a top notch Pro-Touring ’72 Camaro<\/a> for a man who will definitely push it to the edge. Once again proving DSE’s aftermarket products are some of the best in the biz for early Mustangs and Camaros.<\/p>\n

Dale Jr. was looking for a functional, race inspired, and fun to drive 2nd Generation Camaro. He was looking for a Camaro that had design cues of a 1970’s Trans Am road race car.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Upgrades to the Camaro were LS2 Crate, 6 speed trans, roll cage, modern sound system, DSE Mini-Tubs, DSE QUADRA Link\u00e2\u201e\u00a2, 2nd Generation Hydroformed Subframe, and Subframe Connectors to increase the car’s stiffness. This car has a complete frame off restoration with just about everything upgraded. <\/p>\n

\"Dale<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Dale<\/a><\/p>\n

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Detroit Speed & Engineering has done it again! They have built a top notch Pro-Touring ’72 Camaro for a man who will definitely push it to the edge. Once again proving DSE’s aftermarket products are some of the best in the biz for early Mustangs and Camaros. Dale Jr. was looking for a functional, race… Read More »Dale Earnhardt Jr’s 1972 Camaro<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[112],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-camaro"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":153332,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=153332","url_meta":{"origin":56,"position":0},"title":"1970 Camaro with a Supercharged LSA V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"September 22, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Rutterz Rodz built this 1970 Camaro and became a 2018 Goodguys Muscle Machine contender and Goodguys Autocross car. 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