Am I crazy or did I see this Camaro in a Super Chevy issue from 99/2000? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

FutureBumbleBee · 07-09-2009, 02:40 AM

Back when I was in high school, around 99 or 2000, a friend gave me this magazine with an artist rendition of what the new camaro was going to be like. It was orange, and the picture was on the cover and in an article in the magazine. I think it was super chevy might have been something else but I doubt it.

When I saw it it was quite striking because it dropped the trend of extra elongation (last gen was a boat!) for new models and was much more the size of a regular car.. and it also had the very retro look. Like a 69 camaro with very modern features. My memory might have been clouded with the new actual camaro but I distinctly remember it was very close.

But it seems like they had just started planning this camaro in the last 5 years. So did the artist just have really good foresight?

shank0668 · 07-09-2009, 02:55 AM

Probably this

FutureBumbleBee · 07-09-2009, 03:05 AM

Don't think so.. it was more orange and more like an artist drawing than a cgi..

seems like this kind of style must have been on people's minds for a while

DDustiNN · 07-09-2009, 09:25 AM

Could it have been this one?

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12008

I don't know when that sketch was created, but it came with the welcome kit if you pre-ordered.

Rogue Leader · 07-09-2009, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by DDustiNN

Could it have been this one?

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12008

I don't know when that sketch was created, but it came with the welcome kit if you pre-ordered.

Definitely could not have been that one, that was drawn in late 2006 after the original camaro concept was drawn.

I know what he talking about, for many years there were "retro" redesigns floating around in the magazines. I'm sure probably more than one looked vaguely similar to the finished product.

Dr Jkel · 07-09-2009, 09:43 AM

I remember seeing in a magazine around 04/05 with an artist rendering with a little article and the title said " Look out Mustang" but I cannot remember which magazine or eally the date, oh how I wished I had the magazine now.

Spaceballone · 07-09-2009, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by shank0668

Probably this

This was one of the many concept ideas. The first one was orange and it was created not in a magazine but an internet site. This is what got my intrest early on, these ideas were thought up way before the 2006 concept was reveiled. I was in a IT class room in 2005 when these came out. Also it was designed to be released in 07 but got moved to 08 then 09! here is the site with the pics:

http://www.arkansascamaro.com/2007camaro.html

Honestly i love the Orange one but it is kind of small.

Betro02 · 07-09-2009, 10:03 AM

check this link to this old site, you might find it there.
http://www.thepartguy.com/2007_camaro.htm

S8ER01Z · 07-09-2009, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by FutureBumbleBee

Back when I was in high school, around 99 or 2000, a friend gave me this magazine with an artist rendition of what the new camaro was going to be like.

But it seems like they had just started planning this camaro in the last 5 years. So did the artist just have really good foresight?

Gm had planned on dumping the 4th gen before it was redone in 98 and got the LS1 (it was never supposed to end up making it that far).. Some say the canadian auto workers union was the reason and others have their own reasons but the fact was they planned on killing the 4th gen long before they did (articles in 99 were already talking about 2002 as the final year) and already had their sights set on making the next gen car. I remember back in 96 several reviewers were even talking about the 5th gen and what it might be like. If you read up on the plant closing and the 4th gen hiatus you will find there was a 'blackout/hush' of sorts and no one was even allowed to utter the name for several years. That doesn't mean people weren't thinking about it or even working on what it would look like, at least officially.

chrisgalles · 07-09-2009, 10:39 AM

He was talking about this

http://www.popularhotrodding.com/fea...ept/index.html

As soon as I saw this back in the early 2000s...I was like...come on GM. You have to do this.

Spaceballone · 07-09-2009, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by chrisgalles

He was talking about this

http://www.popularhotrodding.com/fea...ept/index.html

As soon as I saw this back in the early 2000s...I was like...come on GM. You have to do this.

Same, those designs were insane!

FutureBumbleBee · 07-09-2009, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DDustiNN

Could it have been this one?

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12008

I don't know when that sketch was created, but it came with the welcome kit if you pre-ordered.

Nope. I wish I still had the magazine. I still have every other magazine except that one... :(

Super83Z · 07-09-2009, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by FutureBumbleBee

Nope. I wish I still had the magazine. I still have every other magazine except that one... :(

Was it red and white? Hand-drawn? Z/28 on the back? I think that was in a Super Chevy I'lll see if I can find it.

novajess1972 · 07-09-2009, 06:43 PM

After seeing the real thing, that pic looks so elementary. LOL.

07-09-2009, 02:40 AM	#1
FutureBumbleBee Drives: 83 Z28, white, slow and dying Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: California Posts: 135	Am I crazy or did I see this Camaro in a Super Chevy issue from 99/2000? Back when I was in high school, around 99 or 2000, a friend gave me this magazine with an artist rendition of what the new camaro was going to be like. It was orange, and the picture was on the cover and in an article in the magazine. I think it was super chevy might have been something else but I doubt it. When I saw it it was quite striking because it dropped the trend of extra elongation (last gen was a boat!) for new models and was much more the size of a regular car.. and it also had the very retro look. Like a 69 camaro with very modern features. My memory might have been clouded with the new actual camaro but I distinctly remember it was very close. But it seems like they had just started planning this camaro in the last 5 years. So did the artist just have really good foresight?

07-09-2009, 09:43 AM	#6
Dr Jkel Roll Tide Drives: 2010 2SS RJT/BLK 6Spd Man Join Date: May 2009 Location: Talladega, Alabama Posts: 4,378	I remember seeing in a magazine around 04/05 with an artist rendering with a little article and the title said " Look out Mustang" but I cannot remember which magazine or eally the date, oh how I wished I had the magazine now. __________________ MUSTANG...Like Bringing a Hot Dog to a Steak Dinner....There is no comparison.

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shank0668 Drives: '14 LML/'06 LJ/'76 Trans Am Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,438 View My Garage	Probably this

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FutureBumbleBee Drives: 83 Z28, white, slow and dying Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: California Posts: 135	Don't think so.. it was more orange and more like an artist drawing than a cgi.. seems like this kind of style must have been on people's minds for a while

07-09-2009, 09:25 AM	#4
DDustiNN Drives: Cars Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 1,986	Could it have been this one? http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12008 I don't know when that sketch was created, but it came with the welcome kit if you pre-ordered.

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Betro02 Drives: Powerful Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Addison IL Posts: 142	check this link to this old site, you might find it there. http://www.thepartguy.com/2007_camaro.htm

07-09-2009, 10:39 AM	#10
chrisgalles TEXAS FIGHT! Drives: Awesome Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Longview, Tx Posts: 1,226	He was talking about this http://www.popularhotrodding.com/fea...ept/index.html As soon as I saw this back in the early 2000s...I was like...come on GM. You have to do this.