I've seen my share of scary fast WS-6 TransAms'. They are sexy as hell, and even faster.

I love the white Ws-6s' the best. It was/is a great car.

Now that is something I would have liked to have seen an updated WS-6 TransAm. That would be amazing.

 

Doh!
double post

 

Camaro? I've still got four of them.
Heritage Edition? Two and a half of those! Actually putting one of the Heritage Editions up for sale this weekend.
Any takers?

 

My husband's garage queen is a '69 RS/SS big block, factory convertible, etc; he HATEDHATEDHATED the idea of Chevy re-using the Camaro name and silouette (sp). He's one of those weird old-school guys who thinks that any car that is not made mostly of (rustable) metal and does NOT have that house-shaking rumble when you start the engine is not a muscle car. He is, though, looking forward to the local dealership actually having a car in the showroom so he can drive The Queen to the dealership and ask a stupid question...

But then again, I thought that the 350Z in no resembled the original Z it was supposed to pay homage to (I used to have a '70 240Z)

On the plus side, though, I can imagine that riding in one would be almost heaven....no overheating (of engine or poor hapless rider - that would be me - from heat generated from engine), air conditioning that works, power convertible top, POWER STEERING, no lovely aroma of gas from carburator, etc.

The newer camaro will most likely be very popular, and I am sure that there are many former Camaro owners that will love to get one, but (here I don my flame-proof suit), perhaps Chevy would have done better by bringing out this apparently-upgraded and updated car with it's own name. Avenger and Challenger also come to mind; two good cars, but I can't help but compare them to the original names, and therefore overlook anything that makes these cars unique. It's like having families with lots of 'Juniors'.

Maybe the two of us are picky in that way

 

I love how the adds in the threads correlate to the topic.

There is a Transformer/Camaro add now.

 

Camaro's were always (well mostly) hotter and quicker than Mustangs but Mustangs always outsold them. Bet that is going to prove to be still true.

 

Just saw a charcoal grey sittin in the parking lot at work, truthfully I'm with Doc on this one, nice car, won't pay the money, but if it were a 68 SS ........ Oh Hell Yeah !

 

oledoc - my 70 1/2 was Orange with White stripes.
As far as which one was the top of the line Z-28 or SS. The SS you could get a 396 as I recall. The Z cars were 302's then 350's. Both were very fast.
There is a Yenko Camaro that shows up just about every week at our Cruise Ins. Those were plain jane Camaro's and Nova's with 427's in them. They all came with the pie tin hubcaps. Would have loved to have owned one of those!

 

SS was higher than Z28 before they hacked the line in 2002. It had more horsepower than the Z28 and a different curve on the back spoiler.

 

I am never buying another GM car again.... because I don't believe the government should run GM. And I am a huge fan of the Camaro and Vette. My protest! I will be buying japanese cars from now on.... or any non-gov owned American car.

 

tighed1, have a new renewed love for you man, what the h3ll do you do for a living...My Z had something funky wrong with it, we replaced everything under warranty twice, to no avail. It is in a collectors garage in Texas. I would love to have a workable one....I think the second from the left, never saw one around here w/ blk stripes. Anyway, to those who think the SS was top of the line, you are partially right, but I would put my 302 '69 Z-28 w/ 4.11's up against anything back then. The '71 big block had 4 short blocks, before I put a 350/360 hp crate motor in it. I think the heavier front springs, 3500 stall, 4.56 rear end, snubber bars, allowed me to yank the left front wheel in whole shot just about everytime. That car is still around, getting raced from time to time...God knows how many motors have been it...Camaros are a blast, and if I had the energy, I would build another one...

 

First GM car I'd ever consider owning if I had the money. I was even more excited about the Trans Am. I'd even be satisfied with the V6 version.

CAMARO

 

Collectors garage is where it belongs. A 92 Camaro Z28 Convertible has a clean retail price of $4975. My 92 Camaro Convertible with the $175 Heritage option it jumps to $11950!
The one with black stripes was specially ordered that way from the original owner. Probably the ONLY one made that way as it was NOT an option to get black stripes on a white car. Only red was available on a white car. Problem is the car has every Heritage option, but not the Z03 Heritage code. Thus the two and a half Heritage Editions.
Back on topic....Wonder if I can trade three 92 Camaros for one new one? (I'm keeping the B4C (Cop Car)).

 

So I finally saw one this past Sunday at our weekly Cruise In up close and personal. What a beautiful car. If Chevy had made cars like this all along who knows. In order to convince myself that I don't want one of these I came up with a couple of excuses.
First - the front end has a lip on it that will most likely meet a curb. If it cracks it looks like the entire front section would need to be replaced not just the lip. Expensive repair. (this is actually the only legit excuse I could come up with, I really tried to come up with others, really!)
Second - Not really that big of a deal (but I have to make it a big deal so I wont want a Camaro) those chrome exhaust surrounds are a bit much, I'd have to paint those the same color as the car. In the case of the car I saw it was black so I'd simply paint them with some black heat paint, done. I must admit I also saw a yellow one the night before and it too was pretty cool but it was on the other side of the road and I didn't see it up close. So I guess what I'm saying here is that this excuse might not work with a different color.
Third - It was a little bigger than my previous Camaro's but then again it wasn't so big I would use that as an excuse so forget this excuse.
Fourth - and probably most important. So I sit down with my wife to begin the delicate negotiations Sunday afternoon. She brings up a couple of pretty good points..........
The last 3-4 Chevy products we owned were junk and the dealer's didn't back up their products, "remember that Pat?"
Why would you trade in your beautiful, unique, do I need to add its got Mercedes guts Crossfire for a Chevy? Where is your brain?
So I responded "I guess your answer is no?" "You got it", she said, " I can't believe we are actually having this discussion!"
So that's my Camaro experience. In all seriousness nice car, very pretty but my wife is right it didn't hit me the way the Crossfire did the first time I saw it. Now if the guy with the 34 Ford roadster I saw at the same Cruise In is selling we have a real problem.
Pat

 

I have seen a couple around town here in Huntsville, AL and they do look great. My first three cars where Camaros. First 1979 Berlinetta, second 1979 Z-28, third 1987 IROC-Z w/ '92 ground effects and 400 small block. I have a buddy at work that has ordered the SS and awaiting delivery, that should be sometime this week. I am anxious to see how my SRT-6 will fair against it .

 

My buddy recieved his SS yesterday and it looks great. We are going to trade cars during lunch so I can see what it is all about. Did I mention it looks great

 

Plano... Texas? or are you talking about Plano somewhere else

Anyway my girlfriend just got a brand new Camaro as her first car -.- I'm jealous... it's so awesome. I'm letting her drive from now on

 

Sounds right on par for the Plano, Texas area...

 

I work in the pits at the start finish line at the Indy 500 and the Camaro was the pace car this year. It is a really fine car. There were three pace cars. Not many of the pace cars sedans are stick shifts and these were 6 speeds. Before the first qualifing they had a parade of 200 Camaro's around the track. They had all five of the Camaro pace cars lined up on the start finish line. It was a beautiful sight. Too bad they wiil never see the light of day in the Speedway trim. In 1969 when the Camaro was the pace car a friend of mine was the guy that kept them tuned up. We would take the car out before the track opened to make sure it ran well. Believe me, it did.

 

Haha yep thats where I'm at. I was wondering if Franc's brother in Plano whos getting the camaro is in Plano, Texas, too, or if it was some other Plano...