09-26-2016, 10:28 AM | #29 |
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In 1970 none of my friends gave a crap about foreign cars. I still remember being in a
Chevy dealer and seeing a green '70 Camaro on the showroom floor. I had a '69 white Camaro 327 coupe at the time and would have traded in a minute if I had the money. Today, not so much. And your right, I'm older than most of you guys.
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09-26-2016, 11:05 AM | #30 |
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"The tail lights suck"
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09-26-2016, 11:32 AM | #31 |
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I don't know if any of you are familiar with the Pontiac Firebird Pegasus concept. GM was defiantly thinking Ferrari/Euro styling when they built it on the second gen platform. Right down to the Ferrari drivetrain. Lot's of info on this car online.
LINK: http://www.motortrend.com/news/c12-0...ebird-pegasus/ .
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09-26-2016, 11:39 AM | #32 |
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Well played.
Second generation IMO is the same as the fifth generation. Sixth generation reminds me of the change in the mid to late 70's styling just prior to the third generation. Dad had a maroon 1970 that I remember being an uncomfortable car that rattled a lot. The car was also about thirteen years old at that time so it had been through a bit of wear and tear but at my age, I wasn't concerned about much other than roominess and comfort. I have a strong preference for the second generation just behind the fifth. The sixth is better technologically in every way and doesn't look bad at all, it's just not the polarizing change that the fifth generation was.
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09-26-2016, 11:41 AM | #33 |
Yee-aay-ee!
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09-26-2016, 11:48 AM | #34 |
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iwas 20 years old in 1970 i had a ss396 noboby that i can remember ever talked about european cars at all it was all muscle cars chevy ford and chrysler and even american motors,who put out a couple of decent ones too
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09-26-2016, 06:50 PM | #35 |
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In 1970 I was 9 yrs old Riding around in my Mom's Mustang.
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09-26-2016, 08:31 PM | #37 |
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With the way the cars back then were put together, and how they almost shook themselves apart above certain speeds, I'm sure whether the taillights were "too Euro" was probably the least of peoples' worries lol
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09-27-2016, 05:25 AM | #38 |
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What we could see on the street or in trade magazines. In 70 we did not have the Internet, car Forums, or instant access to all the auto related information that is shared today online from around the planet. Just to locate the two pictures you posted here in your thread would have been a major effort. Most car related information I picked up was from trade publications - Mechanics Illustrated, Hot Rod, Car and Driver. ... Often, by borrowing from a friend or going to the public library putting on reels on the microfilm reader (that was our equivalent of a Google search). Ron
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09-28-2016, 11:40 AM | #40 |
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I was 10 at the time, but I remember the reception of the 2nd Gen was quite mixed.
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09-28-2016, 12:18 PM | #41 |
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I was in high school at the time and don't remember one guy driving a Camaro. In fact, the only Camaro I know anyone had was a girl I knew and it was a 6 with a 3-speed manual on the column. Muscle cars were Mustangs, GTOs, Chevelle SSs, Chargers and 442s. So the change in the Camaro went unnoticed.For the Chevy dealer's ad in the school annual, the cheerleaders and I were photographed in a Vega!
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09-28-2016, 04:39 PM | #42 |
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Always did like the 70-73 Camaros and been wanting a version like this one ever since toy company Johnny Lightning did this version.
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