Should the Camaro/vette go the way of the viper? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

lil_chef · 03-10-2009, 03:41 PM

If the worst should happen to GM would you like to see the GM performance cars go the way of the viper?

i think GM (if it goes under) could sell the camaro and vette names so that a separate private company could keep the heritage going.

CamaroScotty · 03-10-2009, 03:47 PM

It won't happen, so I refuse to poll.

Sounds like National Enquirer type predictions.

*GTAHVIT* · 03-10-2009, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lil_chef

If the worst should happen to GM would you like to see the GM performance cars go the way of the viper?

i think GM (if it goes under) could sell the camaro and vette names so that a separate private company could keep the heritage going.

Gah!

this is so hard to be objective on a question like this....

I'd say "maybe" on the Vette... Big maybe. But I think the Camaro, for sure, should stay under Chevy/GM... I truly feel the same about the vette. But, if they had to sell one, I'd say they should sell the Vette off....

But that is an emotional answer with little fact supporting it...

nester7929 · 03-10-2009, 03:54 PM

I'd rather see Ford get a hold of the Corvette than Chrysler or the Japs. If Ford treated the Corvette like the GT40, I think it would be okay. Ford doesn't really have a sports car either, so I can see them picking up the Corvette in the very, very, very remote possibility that it came down to that.

The Camaro would probably go the way of the dinosaurs though. Most companies don't think that muscle/sports is a good way to spend R&D funding right now, and those that do have already produced muscle/sports cars; acquiring the Camaro would just create in-brand competition.

diddiyo · 03-10-2009, 04:09 PM

In Germany they're already selling the Vette under their own "Corvette" brand name.

*DGthe3* · 03-10-2009, 04:12 PM

way of the viper? Unless I'm behind on my auto industry news nothing has happened to the viper.

1_2Many · 03-10-2009, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DGthe3

way of the viper? Unless I'm behind on my auto industry news nothing has happened to the viper.

Yeah...me too. What's going on with the Viper?

lil_chef · 03-10-2009, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by 1_2Many

Yeah...me too. What's going on with the Viper?

i thought i read somewhere that dodge was trying/thinking of selling the viper name/parts to a private company????? i could be wrong

also im not saying GM is going to die, it is a completely "what if" situation. i would rather the camaro and corvette stay under GM. im just asking IF gm would cease to operate would you like to see them built by a different company or let them die an honorable/depressing death

69 Hugger · 03-10-2009, 05:11 PM

I'm with Scotty on this one, so ford guy quit rubbing your hands together about the Vette

nester7929 · 03-10-2009, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by 69 Hugger

I'm with Scotty on this one, so ford guy quit rubbing your hands together about the Vette

It's called a hypothetical. I like the Corvette where it is.

*Camaro_Corvette* · 03-10-2009, 05:43 PM

I refuse to believe that GM is going anywhere. Corvette will live on!

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Originally Posted by 1_2Many

Yeah...me too. What's going on with the Viper?

last I checked they have been trying to sell the name to another company. I figured it wouldn't be a dodge much longer...

*DGthe3* · 03-10-2009, 05:58 PM

I put those efforts up there along with the story last year about them killing off the car.

stovt001 · 03-10-2009, 10:24 PM

Forget just Camaro and Corvette. Even if GM goes under, the valuable brands (at least Chevy and Caddy) will be picked up.

Zabo · 03-10-2009, 11:43 PM

Pontiac Performance Company(PPC) LLC

Lineup:
Cobalt2 Delta II Refit
Camaro6 using a Sigma II Refit (smaller, lighter w/ V8 option)
Tempest V8 Using a Zeta 'II' (Suspension reworking based on current Camaro)
Firebird or "T/A" (2+2 coupe) V8 Only using a Zeta 'II'
Corvette w/ V8 and V12 option

GMPP does the work, Scott runs the show. Everyone wins. /thread.

View Poll Results: would you like to see the camaro and vette names carried on even if gm goes?
Yes	12	34.29%
No	8	22.86%
only in the right hands	15	42.86%
Voters: 35. You may not vote on this poll

03-10-2009, 03:41 PM	#1
lil_chef Banned Drives: 2010 Mustang GT Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 1,823	Should the Camaro/vette go the way of the viper? If the worst should happen to GM would you like to see the GM performance cars go the way of the viper? i think GM (if it goes under) could sell the camaro and vette names so that a separate private company could keep the heritage going.

03-10-2009, 04:12 PM	#6
DGthe3 Moderator.ca Drives: 05 Grand Am GT Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Niagara, Canada Posts: 25,372	way of the viper? Unless I'm behind on my auto industry news nothing has happened to the viper. __________________ Note, if I've gotten any facts wrong in the above, just ignore any points I made with them __________________ Originally Posted by FbodFather My sister's dentist's brother's cousin's housekeeper's dog-breeder's nephew sells coffee filters to the company that provides coffee to General Motors...... ........and HE WOULD KNOW!!!! __________________ Camaro Fest sub-forum

03-10-2009, 05:58 PM	#12
DGthe3 Moderator.ca Drives: 05 Grand Am GT Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Niagara, Canada Posts: 25,372	I put those efforts up there along with the story last year about them killing off the car. __________________ Note, if I've gotten any facts wrong in the above, just ignore any points I made with them __________________ Originally Posted by FbodFather My sister's dentist's brother's cousin's housekeeper's dog-breeder's nephew sells coffee filters to the company that provides coffee to General Motors...... ........and HE WOULD KNOW!!!! __________________ Camaro Fest sub-forum

03-10-2009, 10:24 PM	#13
stovt001 Drives: 2006 Cobalt, 2004 Taurus wagon Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: California Posts: 3,812	Forget just Camaro and Corvette. Even if GM goes under, the valuable brands (at least Chevy and Caddy) will be picked up. __________________ "It's kind of fun to do the impossible" - Walt Disney There's a great big beautiful tomorrow shining at the end of every day There's a great big beautiful tomorrow Just a dream away

03-10-2009, 03:47 PM	#2
CamaroScotty Account Suspended Drives: Your new SLP Camaro! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cedarburg, WI Posts: 6,801	It won't happen, so I refuse to poll. Sounds like National Enquirer type predictions.

03-10-2009, 03:54 PM	#4
nester7929 Rice Harvester Drives: 2014 Bright Yellow 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2008 Location: Plainview, TX Posts: 1,449	I'd rather see Ford get a hold of the Corvette than Chrysler or the Japs. If Ford treated the Corvette like the GT40, I think it would be okay. Ford doesn't really have a sports car either, so I can see them picking up the Corvette in the very, very, very remote possibility that it came down to that. The Camaro would probably go the way of the dinosaurs though. Most companies don't think that muscle/sports is a good way to spend R&D funding right now, and those that do have already produced muscle/sports cars; acquiring the Camaro would just create in-brand competition.

03-10-2009, 04:09 PM	#5
diddiyo Drives: . Join Date: May 2008 Location: . Posts: 3,053	In Germany they're already selling the Vette under their own "Corvette" brand name.

03-10-2009, 05:11 PM	#9
69 Hugger Drives: 69 Convertible Camaro Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Sumit Point, WV Posts: 943 View My Garage	I'm with Scotty on this one, so ford guy quit rubbing your hands together about the Vette

03-10-2009, 11:43 PM	#14
Zabo Gunning for Sixth Drives: '03 ZR2 Blazer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Woodhaven, Michigan Posts: 9,358 View My Garage	Pontiac Performance Company(PPC) LLC Lineup: Cobalt2 Delta II Refit Camaro6 using a Sigma II Refit (smaller, lighter w/ V8 option) Tempest V8 Using a Zeta 'II' (Suspension reworking based on current Camaro) Firebird or "T/A" (2+2 coupe) V8 Only using a Zeta 'II' Corvette w/ V8 and V12 option GMPP does the work, Scott runs the show. Everyone wins. /thread.

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