It sounds to me like there are really two problems here; one is legal and the other practical.
From the legal perspective what you probably had was an "order" and not a contract to purchase the vehicle. That contract is handed to you when you swap $ for car keys. Unfortunately for a contract to be binding, you have to have a few things, one of which is a meeting of the minds. In your mind, you had an enforcible deal. The dealer on the other hand had another name of a potential buyer on a list that wanted a new Camaro. The sales guy who was on your side (don't believe that for a minute, it's called "good cop - bad cop" or "Mutt & Jeffing it") probably didn't have the authority to legally bind the dealership; that authority usually resides with the sales manager or the owner. Sure you can sue the dealership, but you are likely to lose early on in that battle for the reason above stated (and there are others - but all it takes is this one reason).
As to the practical, the dealer doesn't give a rat's behind about the damaged goodwill and whether he has lost 6 potential buyers of cars. He may not even be in business in a year from now given what is going on in the world today. Even if you did sue and win, the reality is your car will be long gone and you would be looking at another one or cash damages. The better tact to take is to move on, find a car at another dealer and tell everyone you can about your "buying experience" with the bad dealer. That will have a more profound affect on the dealer than the threat of a lawsuit or loss of business from 6 relatives. As to the AG or BBB, they won't do a damn thing for you, even if you can get them to listen. And the media won't care either. You don't sound like you fit the profile of a downtrodden citizen being beaten up by Goliath (sp?). And GM is a whole other story. Not enough time to talk about why they will be of no help.
As one reader stated, in about a year you should be able to buy under sticker if they are still building them.
I have a 2ss on "order". We'll see what the dealer wants when it comes in.
Good luck! How much for the vette?
