2005 Camaro

dcatkin · #1 12-03-2003, 04:36 AM

I've just heard that Chevy will build a new Camaro in the year 2005, all I can say is yeehaw. It never should have been taken off of the Chevy line up to begin with, but can you say retro woohoo, looks like it's patterened after the 1969 camaro and that's not a bad thing, being that it was the best Camaro ever.
This is where you can find a picture of the car.
http://hp-car.com/2005.html

David C. Atkin

boots03 · #2 12-03-2003, 10:13 AM

hate to burst the bubble, but that design was made from some technical school student, it isnt a real concept, i read it in some past issue of C&D and when i find it will will put up the link, sorry

SONIC1050fps · #3 12-04-2003, 07:50 AM

The "SS " will replace the camaro. so don't expect anything too sson..just as th GTO is replacing the Ws6 Trans Am

dcatkin · #4 12-07-2003, 04:23 AM

Now I do have a good source on this concept car, I got it form popular hotrodding's web site, I read up on it and they introduced the guy that rendered the concept, and it has been run through the people at GM, or it says on PHR's web site, now the year was a guess on my part admittedly. As always you can check out my web site at Http://hp-car.com

dcatkin · #5 12-10-2003, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by SONIC1050fps

The "SS " will replace the camaro. so don't expect anything too sson..just as th GTO is replacing the Ws6 Trans Am

Chavy has said that the SS truck is just a limited time run, it's not a part of the regular line up, whitch indicates that something will replace it soon.

Chevyracincamaro · #6 12-10-2003, 07:38 PM

he was refering to the concept car that is called the "ss". not the ss-r that you are talkin about. but i saw something on car and driver tv last weekend that had the lead designer of the ss saying that he doesnt think that gm will produce it, and if they do it wont look or drive anything like it does now

boots03 · #7 12-10-2003, 09:02 PM

in my oppion, th ss will be like the impala ss of the mid 90's, just to wet our tast buds for something that will never come back.

SONIC1050fps · #8 12-11-2003, 03:33 AM

Actually. from what i have.. and i have Mr Ruess Gm"s performance division director letter backing it up

the SS will be on the Sigma platform.. a beefed up one that can handle the 430 hp... and the Gto wll not be made on the manaro platefom for ever.. its a slap in Gm's faced to import the Gto from Australia..

the Vette aside.. in each division Gm will have a high performance car.. and the SS.. has been worked on for over 3years... logic would suggest you don't work a concept for 3 years.. the Soltice was started at the same time and its coming to market

It wil not be like a big ole lumbering Impalla SS of the 96 era.. but a heavier version of the corvette in alot of ways.. and i think 4 door.. but looks 2 door..
No company works on a concept for 3 years.. this last SS that apeared in the mag is a prproduction prototype.. and they even alludee to the fact that they will be making it..as i said.. remove the Camaro and t/a replace with the SS and Gto.. if you follow through its too logical to deny

Chevyracincamaro · #9 12-11-2003, 11:55 AM

i just hope that they make something that keeps the chevy muscle tradition alive...

dcatkin · #10 12-11-2003, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by SONIC1050fps

Actually. from what i have.. and i have Mr Ruess Gm"s performance division director letter backing it up

the SS will be on the Sigma platform.. a beefed up one that can handle the 430 hp... and the Gto wll not be made on the manaro platefom for ever.. its a slap in Gm's faced to import the Gto from Australia..

the Vette aside.. in each division Gm will have a high performance car.. and the SS.. has been worked on for over 3years... logic would suggest you don't work a concept for 3 years.. the Soltice was started at the same time and its coming to market

It wil not be like a big ole lumbering Impalla SS of the 96 era.. but a heavier version of the corvette in alot of ways.. and i think 4 door.. but looks 2 door..
No company works on a concept for 3 years.. this last SS that apeared in the mag is a prproduction prototype.. and they even alludee to the fact that they will be making it..as i said.. remove the Camaro and t/a replace with the SS and Gto.. if you follow through its too logical to deny

Frankly I hope you are wrong, I think the Camaro needs a come back, not an Impala or a four door corvette. We're not talking prep here we're talking about good old American muscle that can't be replaced, but it can be redone to bring it up to the time, but of course with a more retro look.

David C. Atkin

Editor

http://hp-car.com

dcatkin · #11 12-16-2003, 02:24 AM

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Originally Posted by boots03

hate to burst the bubble, but that design was made from some technical school student, it isnt a real concept, i read it in some past issue of C&D and when i find it will will put up the link, sorry

Quote:

Ok your right

Here's where I founfd the Camaro pics at, PHR's web site, and you were 100% right. http://www.popularhotrodding.com/fea...09phr_5camaro/

But this does suck bad, the camaro is my favorite Muscle car ever, well the 1969 Z/28 any way.

Jared_80 · #12 12-16-2003, 10:27 AM

It looks like a cool concept but why do they want to keep a solid rear end??? If they really want this thing to catch on they NEED to beat the AWD turbo cars in the 1/4 mile. And make the 7L engine an option, they have been teasing us with that for too long.

boots03 · #13 12-18-2003, 02:29 AM

lol, i hate to say this, but the camaro had a great run, and will never be made the correct way again, it will got the way of the Malibu, and the Montie Carlo, and Impala on into the black hole of the front wheel drive life. Left behind are the days of its street prowlness and fast 1/4 times,we will soon long for the days of the big throty V-8's, instead, we will be forced to listen to the whine and asthmatic breathing of some V-6, and we will wonder how Chevy could ever FUCK up a car as great as the Camaro. but thats just my oppion based on all of the nameplates that they have brought back(not included is the tounge teasing 93-96 Impala SS), and still managed to fuck up. may god be on our side, and lets hope that i am wrong, lol

, and that my friends is my

95gts98gt · #14 12-19-2003, 09:26 PM

chevy always has to copy us...we invent the model T u make a peice of shit we make the stang u make the camaro,we make the f-100, u make the silverdo we make a retro thunderbird u make a GTO from austrlia
now we make a retro stang for 2005 and guess what chevy's right behind with a retro model

CamaroSSBoy346 · #15 12-19-2003, 10:53 PM

Um. Actually GM made the first muscle car if you want to get all technical and shit. The GTO. But if you want to go even deeper, the 300 letter series car was the very first real muscle car.

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