Tom Henry Racing Announces a Special Edition

The Tom Henry Racing Camaro is a special-edition of the fifth-generation of Chevrolet's iconic sports coupe. This customized, performance-enhanced version of the 2011 Camaro is built and sold exclusively by Tom Henry Racing, the high-performance, upfitter subsidiary of Tom Henry Chevrolet. The distinctive THR Camaro or "THRC" builds on the reputation established by Tom Henry Racing when it sold the unique "Tom Henry SS" Camaros in 2001 and 2002.

"We've always been partial to Camaro," Tom Henry said during an announcement in the Spring of 2009 at his dealership, in Bakerstown, 15 miles north of Pittsburgh. "Our special Camaros have always been more narrowly-focused products for hard core enthusiasts. We want the look and feel of a road racing car. Our appearance upgrades and performance modifications are intended to give our customers that road race ambience.

"Unlike the SSes we did near the end of fourth-gen production, the new, Tom Henry Racing Camaro program allows our customers many more choices in appearance and performance enhancements such that they can create just the THR Camaro they want."

THR's Camaro experts start with either the V6 LT or the V8 SS. You can have a Tom Henry Racing Camaro in any factory color. The car shown on this page is Summit White. A "THRC" owner gets a choice of one several visual enhancements for the car's exterior: twin rally stripes in any color, inspired by the popular look of the first generation Camaros; the "Hockey Stick" stripe package popular on the '69 models; right front fender "hash marks" which carry on the visual tradition of the 1996 and 2010 Corvette Grand Sports and the 2007 Ron Fellows edition Corvette Z06es; a traditional center stripe on the hood and deck or two side stripes along the doors and rear quarters, a popular graphic on Camaros of the '60s. Tom Henry Racing Camaro stripe packages are not tape, film or stickers. They are painted on and can be just about any color a THR Camaro customer wants. Our body shop custom-mixes all paint used for striping. The stripes are applied by Tom Henry Racing's bodywork craftsmen in our own paint facility. All stripe packages are pictured on the THRC option page.

Giving Dodge Challenger and Ford Mustang drivers a visual cue to remember after a THR Camaro passes, the space between the tail lights can be fitted with one of two "tail panels." A body-color "duck tail" spoiler, similar to the one used on the "Dale Earnhardt Jr. Camaro" concept shown at the 2008 SEMA Show, will be another appearance choice. See the THRC option page  for more details on each of these appearance items.

The car's suspension will reflect the Camaro's road racing heritage. Stock springs will be replaced by higher-rate, aftermarket springs which will both firm-up the car's handling and improve its appearance with a 3/4ths of an inch drop in ride height. Either SLP or American Racing aluminum wheels will replace the stock parts. The combination of the lower ride height and aftermarket wheels better fill the wheel wells giving the THRC that hard-core racer look the stock Camaro lacks but which is demanded by serious enthusiasts interested in uncompromising road cars.

Available on Tom Henry Racing Camaros are some specially-selected modifications to the powertrain. Both the V6 and V8 versions will be equipped with a THR, low-restriction X-pipe-equipped exhaust system; a low-restriction, cold-air intake system, and custom ECM programming. In addition, the V8 THRCs can be fitted with Tom Henry Racing long-tube headers and THR low-restriction, metal-matrix catalytic converters. Taken as a package, these changes should increase an LS3's power from the stock 422-hp to about 450-hp. Similar modifications will be available on the L99/automatic cars, but with slightly less power output. Some of the Tom Henry Racing Camaro components, such as the headers and exhaust systems for the V8s, are also available separately. For more information on THR headers and exhausts, click here.

All Tom Henry Racing Camaros carry a unique serial number plate on the left door jamb. All cars get a "Tom Henry Racing" windshield header and special THRC badges on the front fenders. While some of the THR Camaro parts may be available individually, only complete cars sold by Tom Henry Racing will have the unique serial numbers, windshield headers and badges.

The first THR Camaro was delivered in late-June 2009 and, as of mid-October, 2010, thirty-four '10 and four '11 Tom Henry Racing Camaros have been sold with a lot more planned for 2011.

For more information on the Tom Henry Racing Camaro, contact Tom Henry using this email form.

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