Saturday, November 25, 2006

Sweet Car Update 9: (2007 Camaro Concept)


Hear, Hear! Hear? Hear what? The Rumble. A.K.A. The 2007 Camaro.

"August 27, 2002 marked the end of an era for both fans of General Motors and muscle car enthusiasts alike. On that day at the General Motors plant in St. Therese, Canada, the last of the Chevrolet Camaro's rolled off the assembly line. This final red pony car did not just mark the end of a model name, but the end of 35 years of performance tradition. Almost instantly, the public outcry over this decision was heard from enthusiast forums, all the way to international press. This outcry was met with rumors of a new Camaro and pinned to those rumors were sometimes crude drawings of what people hoped or dreamed that this new Camaro would look like, but nothing official was ever issued to support the rumors or artists renderings. It was just over three years from the day of the last Camaro produced when the rumors began flying once again of a new Camaro, and this time, there was some backing from GM about these rumors when they announced that the Chevrolet Camaro Concept would makes its world debut at the 2006 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Then, on the day before the opening of the Detroit Auto Show, vice chairman of General Motors Bob Lutz drove the silver concept into the display area designated for this new pony car, with hundreds on VIP Camaro enthusiasts on hand as the massive LCD screen backdrop flashed the Camaro name, followed by the current Chevrolet slogan...An American Revolution. The crowd was hushed by the sound of the 400hp LS2 V8 as it made its way to the platform and although ear plugs were offered, few were used as onlookers stared in awe as the Camaro was finally made official."

Wow. Do you want to get one? I do. Here is a link for one story about it.

1 comment:

James said...

Yet another rockin' sweet car.