Camaro ZL1 to be new NASCAR Cup Entry

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by Jus1dab

I thought the Chevy Lumina was the first 4 door sedan raced in NASCAR? (Days of Thunder)

No they were 2 door, Luminas were available as 2 doors and 4 doors but the Taurus was only available as a 4 door. Chevy used the 2 door Lumina.

[BAD DAB]

Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

No they were 2 door, Luminas were available as 2 doors and 4 doors but the Taurus was only available as a 4 door. Chevy used the 2 door Lumina.

Looked it up and you were right. The Taurus was first. They were racing the Luminas a year before they were available to the consumers. The first Luminas were all 4 doors with the 2 door coming 7 to 8 months later. Good debate!

[kev618]

I'm amazed that it actually looks like a Camaro,though that hood scoop will be painted on. I'd love to see Toyota try to make one that looks like a 86. Be pretty hard to do!
Btw, I think this pretty much seals the fate of the Chevy SS. I bet once they're gone the value will skyrocket.

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by kev618

I'm amazed that it actually looks like a Camaro,though that hood scoop will be painted on. I'd love to see Toyota try to make one that looks like a 86. Be pretty hard to do!
Btw, I think this pretty much seals the fate of the Chevy SS. I bet once they're gone the value will skyrocket.

The SS is already out of production, that is why they needed to go to a different car for Nascar Cup racing.
Take a look again at the hood pictures. The hood has the shape of the ZL1 hood, just not as pronounced, not paint or decals.

[102SS]

Now we need them to quit all the repeats at the same tracks and add some road courses.

COTA,VIR Laguna Seca, Sebring, Mid Ohio, Mosport,Road America, and the one in Salt Lake would be good for starters

[Trickskier]

Originally Posted by lafountain

They went away from all cars meeting the same template a while back, so the manufacturer can have some room to play even though there are definitely some requirements they have to meet.

Not true - Chevrolet, Ford, & Toyota all have the same common template for the roof line, front & rear windshield slope, & rear deck lid. NASCAR has allowed teams to use a front bumper, hood, & rear bumper that more resembles stock parts.

[maddoggyusa]

Originally Posted by Jus1dab

Looked it up and you were right. The Taurus was first. They were racing the Luminas a year before they were available to the consumers. The first Luminas were all 4 doors with the 2 door coming 7 to 8 months later. Good debate!

Yes I remember the Taurus being the 1st 4-door in Nascar.

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by Trickskier

Not true - Chevrolet, Ford, & Toyota all have the same common template for the roof line, front & rear windshield slope, & rear deck lid. NASCAR has allowed teams to use a front bumper, hood, & rear bumper that more resembles stock parts.

Correct, plus they now allow some of the side features to be incorporated. Again just not as deep or sharp as the production cars in most cases. The area on the rear quarters behind the tire is supposed to be common though.

[Angrybird 12]

[LS Randy]

Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

Wrong, they are allowing some contouring of the body panels to more closely resemble the production car. They are not as crisp or deep but they are there,look closer..:

Sure looks like a sticker to me...

[Angrybird 12]

Originally Posted by LS Randy

Sure looks like a sticker to me...

Harder to see with the decals on and that angle, but the bodylines are there. Maybe you can see it better on JJ’s car