FbodFather: Question regarding the origins of the Concept Camaro

[35th02ss]

Originally Posted by TAG UR IT

Not just the actual idea, but when did things really start rolling?

I would rather let Scott answer, I don't want to this in my driveway.


As far as his book. He's always joked about writing a book when he retires from GM. If he were to write it now GM would retire him.

We'll have to wait in see..............

[LS9CamaroSS]

Originally Posted by radz282003

If I remember reading correctly, that was a contract from when the car came out in '66. GM couldn't build the car in another plant or something because it had exclusive rights to build only there, so it was almost like GM intentionally killed the car, to get out of the contract, to build somewhere else. It was in Hot Rod or something like that some time ago. I'll see if I can dig that article up and scan it. It was pretty interesting though, even though it was still speculation; like everything up to this point...

Wow that is really wrong... the car wasn't even made in Canada until later in it's life... It was originally made in Norwood Ohio and Van Nuys California... I'm not sure when production was moved to Canada, but it was made in America for a long time before Canada got it... I wouldn't doubt if the 4th gen only was made there due to NAFTA...

[radz28]

I'm not sure of the dates, or even if it had to do with NAFTA but I remember it was something to that effect. I better find it before I have to put my foot in my mouth.

[TAG UR IT]

Originally Posted by LS9CamaroSS

Wow that is really wrong... the car wasn't even made in Canada until later in it's life... It was originally made in Norwood Ohio and Van Nuys California... I'm not sure when production was moved to Canada, but it was made in America for a long time before Canada got it... I wouldn't doubt if the 4th gen only was made there due to NAFTA...

Only 4th Gens were built at St. Therese...93-02's.

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...hlight=Therese

Now...It was posted on this site a while back...if I could only find the St. Therese video. AGH!!!

Mindz...did you post that video?...of St. Therese?

[TAG UR IT]

Originally Posted by TAG UR IT

Only 4th Gens were built at St. Therese...93-02's.

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...hlight=Therese

Now...It was posted on this site a while back...if I could only find the St. Therese video. AGH!!!

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...hlight=Therese

Yup. Even I have difficulty sometimes finding my own posts. It's a little off topic, but still great to watch none-the-less!

[garfin]

Originally Posted by radz282003

If I remember reading correctly, that was a contract from when the car came out in '66. GM couldn't build the car in another plant or something because it had exclusive rights to build only there, so it was almost like GM intentionally killed the car, to get out of the contract, to build somewhere else. It was in Hot Rod or something like that some time ago.

It's a bit of a long read, but fascinating nonetheless... Guy McCoy is a regular contributor on camaroz28.com (guionM).
http://www.popularhotrodding.com/fea...aro/index.html

Best regardSS,

Elie

[Omega94]

Originally Posted by garfin

It's a bit of a long read, but fascinating nonetheless... Guy McCoy is a regular contributor on camaroz28.com (guionM).
http://www.popularhotrodding.com/fea...aro/index.html

Best regardSS,

Elie

HUH! All these years that I've been going to cz28.com...been seeing guionM post...and I own that magazine and have read that article many, MANY times. What a small world!

[radz28]

Thanks Ellie; that's exactly what I was thinking about. I have to read it again though...