01-08-2013, 09:11 AM | #1 |
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A Camaro Conversation With Al Oppenheiser
Good morning my fellow Camaro lovers. Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. I havent posted in a bit as I got married and have been up in the mountains with no signal lol.
I was cruising through all of my favorite Chevy sited catching up and I saw a really cool interview with the one and only Al Oppenheiser. Really cool in depth look at his passion about Camaros. https://theblock.com/news/camaro-con...al-oppenheiser Quote:
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01-08-2013, 09:27 AM | #2 |
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First off, congratulations on your recent marriage, and as they would say in the old country "Mozel Tov!" I don't know what that really means as I am not Jewish, but always wanted to say it, Hahahahaha!
Great find. I have always liked reading the blogs and interviews that they post on The Block. I wish and hope that the website becomes more mainstream with auto/Chevy entusaists. |
01-10-2013, 03:03 PM | #3 |
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LOL.. It means good luck I think. Thanks so far its going great. Ya they have some really great content up there. Some awesome photography as well.
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01-10-2013, 03:11 PM | #4 |
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"You know, there was a time I was working on the 2010 Camaro, during the day, and I'd come home and work on the '68 at night. So I was working on Camaros 'round the clock. Occasionally I'd fall asleep on the garage floor about 2 o'clock in the morning. My wife had a series of shoes at the back door she'd throw to wake me up. She'd say "You gotta get up and go to work on the new one!" I live and breathe it. And that's why I've got a dream job."
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01-17-2013, 06:59 PM | #5 |
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Q: Why is the ZL1 the best car on the planet?
A: Because we had a passionate group of engineers and designers put everything we knew about performance technology in the car. From the aerodynamics – the car makes down force – which is rare for a production car, down to the supercharger. To all the features and functions in the performance traction management, such as the magnetic ride control. One of the great things about the magnetic ride control is that it's a peripheral benefit for us, because the car is so set up for the track. It's over a 1G-capable car. Most people don't get to take the car out to Road America, but even still, just driving the car around town on rough roads -- take Michigan roads for instance --that MR really comes into play in "tour mode." It's outstanding. So what's generally designed to enhance performance on the track is also a great feature just driving around on regular roads. The ZL1 literally has every technology trinket you could put on a car – and it's all standard. |
01-18-2013, 08:32 PM | #6 |
The picture of that white camaro, black hood, offset white stripe.....maybe future z/28?
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01-18-2013, 08:49 PM | #7 |
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I'm hoping I can get that Hotweels Blue without the full package. I'm a big fan of the split Rally Stripes and not to hip on the rear quarter pannel flame decals on the Hotwheels version.
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01-19-2013, 12:24 AM | #8 |
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That was a good read! Thanks for posting. I met Al at CF3 last year and he is a really nice guy and a true Camaro enthusiast.
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01-19-2013, 08:15 AM | #9 |
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Fantastic info. I always like hearing more about Al and the History behind the Camaro. What is fun for me is he works 150 feet down the hall from my desk. I have spoken to him a few times and he is a very down to earth person to talk to. He truly does have a passion for the Camaro.
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01-19-2013, 08:58 AM | #10 |
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Love that Hot Wheels blue. Corvette also has an awesome med blue tintcoat for the '14 Stingray. I'm hoping that blue makes it over to the Camaro some day. But not in a expensive package, just as a stand alone premium paint option.
Glad to see he loves the 1st gen. Hopefully the 6th gen goes even more toward the retro 1st gen styling. Pro-tour/de-chrome a '69 Z28 for the styling starting point and the Camaro lovers would go nuts for it. |
01-19-2013, 04:00 PM | #11 |
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Have you not seen that car before? That's the V-6 performance package shown at 2012 SEMA.
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