When it was ready for paint, the choice was none other than PPG Salsa red. Stielow re-worked the hood to his liking.

Anvil Auto was called upon for a carbon fiber hood, front valance, and front fenders. The Camaro body is liberally coated with lightweight carbon fiber pieces. A Strange differential was utilized and Brembo carbon ceramic disc brakes bring Hellfire to a halt, quick! Finspeed 18×10.5-inch and 18×12-inch wheels offer a road racing touch wrapped in BFG’s highly sought after Rival tires, 315’s up front and 335’s on the rear. Heady stuff!Ī complete Detroit Speed suspension was used, which includes DSE’s front suspension and steering setup along with their QUADRALink™ rear end. It’s no easy task to deliver 900+ horsepower to the rear wheels but a D&D Performance Tremec T56 transmission is up for the challenge with a Centerforce DYAD twin-disc clutch.

Stielow added a set of Ultimate Headers and a Borla exhaust system creating devilish grunts and growl. Making an unheard-of 953 horsepower with a whopping 979 lb-ft of twisty torque, Hellfire is powered by a 427 c.i. Stielow has set super muscle car trends for decades and Hellfire is his crown jewel. He can be looked to as the spark that lit the Pro-Touring and Resto-Mod flame way back in the early ’90s.įrom the one that started it all – a ’67 Camaro named “Tri-Tip”, to his latest creation – a ’69 Camaro he calls “Hellfire”, which is now owned by California collector and enthusiast Charley Lillard. Stielow, an Engineering Group Manager in Advance Vehicle Dynamics at General Motors is known as the “Godfather” of Pro-Touring. It should come as no surprise a Mark Stielow-built 1969 Camaro is in the running for the Goodguys 2015 Grundy Worldwide Insurance Muscle Machine of the Year award.

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