2007 Camaro.... any hope for firebird?

[LE12345671]

I dont' think that mustang is dead... maybe the designers were on sabatical or something. I read somewhere that eventually mustang will be more high performance less economical. Gone are the days of American Muscle cars like firebird and camaro.....

[Disturbed1]

My unlce works for GM as a dye maker. According to him, the Camaro will definatly be back; he is currently working on it. He also stated that if the Firebird is ever going to come back, they're keeping it a secret even from the workers. He says not to hold your breath. The Firebird is truly a car of the past; sad but true.

[76ta]

If a car like the firebird isnt in production anymore doesnt the mean good fer us as owners in a sense, the value will continue going up as years go by because of the increasing rareity of these birds?

[LE12345671]

Woooo hoooo! Camaro will be back! I'll have a drink on that....

[tuske427]

Originally Posted by LE12345671

I've seen tons of concept drawings for a 2007 camaro retro car. Is there any word if this will happen? (most articles say it's still a concept car and there's no definite plan) Also, are there any retro design firebirds on the horizon?

Last I heard from a GM employee pal of mine is that when GM canned the F-body they breached their contract with the Canadian factory that was making these cars. So if they make a car with the name "Camaro" or "Firebird" they'll be in legal trouble. Maybe they could pay their way out of this, who knows.

Of course, we all know that they'll never use "Trans Am" again. They hated paying royalites....

As for a replacement. The funny part is "retro" is fading out, so this means that when it is dead and absolutely nobody wants it anymore, GM will introduce a line of retro vehicles for consumers to purchase.

BTW, GM did trademark the name "Chevelle" and I'd bet they will be releasing this in the near future. Expect it to be a shared Holden platform. (another GM source)

I think you'll see a "Chevelle" before you see a "Camaro" again. I wouldn't hold your breath for a "firebird" either. No word on them from my sources.

[custom mccannix]

i would like to see the lemans make it back hey why not they brought the goat back. it is sad no more firebirds. the camaro is currantly on its way back to the street meaner than ever. hints from a cousin on the design team! some thing like the c-6 corvette will disappear for a breif moment to get totally redisigned because the camaro is said to out do it in every aspect. as for the chevelle lets just say it aint forgot

[76ta]

Suh-weet..I like the look of the chevelle but i can't wait to see the camaro

[hotrod_chevyz]

Yeah hopefully they dont bring it back like they did the new monteSS,a FWD POS.Could you imagine a FWD camaro?look out cause they did it to the monte carlo,they might do it to the chevelle too,since they always have been interchangable with the monte when it comes to steering/engine configs.If they are going to Make some badass chevelle in the future,i hope they make right all the wrongs by making a RWD monte too,cause they were great cars,they killed them tho making them FWD

[LE12345671]

I think I remember seeing a concept car or a drawing for a chevelle about 2 years ago.... from what i remember, it wasn't very cool-- it was more like a compact car thing.... but i could be halucinating, but i definitely remember something about he chevelle coming back but it wasn't retro

[Live702]

There are rumors that are floating around that say GM is working on a new 5.7L RWD car for Chevy. What I don't get is why they would let chevy have 2 big sports cars like that, but leave pontiac flailing in the wind. The "new" GTO and a underpowered Roadster are not exactly helping to fill the gap the birds left.

[PrOj3cT]

This is how it looks like... looks like the mustang 05..
http://www.camaroclubsweden.com/part...ge____242.aspx

[chickenkicker]

Originally Posted by PrOj3cT

This is how it looks like... looks like the mustang 05..
http://www.camaroclubsweden.com/part...ge____242.aspx

The red one is a pic an art student made for fun. The interesting thing is that GM bought the photos from the kid that made them after they got published in a car mag.

[dingirxul]

late 2009, new camaro should be in the stores

[blindeyed]

dingirxul, please check the date of the threads before you post in them. As you can see, this thread is over 2 years old. But welcome to the forums.