Blackcrow64

Not sure if you guys had seen this yet or not but...













I ran across these a little bit ago and was quite happy with the lower designs... I would love to have one of those in black with a gold bird on the hood.

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ikeyballz

ah..we can all only hope.


although im thinkin of jumping ship and hitting up them mopars ;]

the challenger is SWEEEEEET

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Blackcrow64

Indeed it is... I am liking this whole revolution of bringing back the older styles with a new age twist.

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ikeyballz

yup! old school power, new school execution = better than before.

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Mr. Luos

A 5th gen T/A has been a rumor for well over a year now.

I haven't heard anything really since.
I almost kinda hope they let it rest if it is going to look exactly like the new Camaro with a chicken on the hood.

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ZL1power69

i talked to some of the gm guys that brought the concept camaro to the carlisle gm nationals and they said as of now there are no plans to bring back the transam/firebird. that was back in June.

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hotrod_chevyz

If done right GM could once again sell off some Firebirds, but i agree they need to change it up a little more than the bumper and grill. It needs a whole different face and some unique options to set it apart.

The bird just comes with the car but covering an entire hood with one is a bit much.

I bet GM wants to see the Camaros sell at expected numbers, before they would even attempt to bring the birds back from the dead. Even the use of the name is a headache for them.

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ikeyballz

hm.. so what were the firebirds known for? the FORMULA! yes!

make a super light version of the camaro..take out all those useless nonsense, make the springs stiffer, fatter anti-rolls.. more bracing.. (less big tires..cuz those are just for looks) same engine, or better... :]

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stieh2000

Like Mr. Luos said, GM has done or said nothing to indicate that there will be a 5th gen firebird/trans am. The pics you posted are obviously then photochops. Besides, pontiac will have the GTO back by then, built on the same platform as the camaro, so the firebird would be pretty pointless and expsensive to porduce.

Speaking of the next GTO, are any hints as to what It will look like, aside from all the photoshop speculation?

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hotrod_chevyz

Some of the GTO cocepts ive seen were ugly. I liked the way they were these last couple of years just fine.

IMO firebirds deserve to be made more than the GTO's. The firebird made it through the 70's and 80's wich were hard times for any american sports car.

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Dyno247365

Some people have fascinating imaginations because that's the first 5th gen mod I've seen with T-Tops. Is the Camaro getting them??

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