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Old 03-24-2009, 04:08 PM   #1
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Chevrolet Camaro convertible reportedly back on, albeit running late





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The on again, off again roller coaster ride that is General Motors' product development schedule once again apparently has a green light; the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro convertible.
The drop-top Camaro is once again scheduled for a 2011 grand entrance, one year after the first Bowtie pony cars begin rolling off the line in Oshawa.
Motor Trend reported back in November that the convertible Camaro was in trouble due to GM's cash crunch, and last week we learned from The Detroit Bureau that financial problems at a German supplier for the car's roof was threating the model's timetable.
For its part, General Motors insists that the topless Camaro has always been scheduled for one year after the coupe began production, but now Motor Trend is now saying that the Camaro Convertible will probably not arrive until the first quarter of 2011 (likely as a 2012 model).

With a reported 14,000 pre-orders already on the books for the fixed-roof Camaro, GM is looking at some much needed good news in the short term. To better compete with Ford's Mustang and Dodge's Challenger, though, the General will need to make good on a ragtop variant (and perhaps a Z28, although that looks unlikely to happen).
If MT's reports are accurate, the gap between coupe and convertible models is likely to be well over a year, which will be a tough pill for sunlovers to swallow. However, if the production model looks as good as the concept shown above, the Camaro could have all the inertia it needs when the top comes down.

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/24/c...lbeit-running/
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Old 03-24-2009, 04:42 PM   #2
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Old 03-24-2009, 04:43 PM   #3
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I love the Vert thats what i'm waiting for and man is it getting hard.
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Old 03-24-2009, 04:44 PM   #4
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That just sounds terrible edbrick.

Personally I can't wait for my topless gem. I'm going for the first one in California.
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Old 03-24-2009, 04:46 PM   #5
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Terrible as it might be looking at all these HARD tops is getting to me.
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Old 03-24-2009, 04:47 PM   #6
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Looks like they read my post. Silly boys.
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Old 03-24-2009, 04:52 PM   #7
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Looks like they read my post. Silly boys.
information has to come from somewhere... you really think with all of the people that visit this site someone isnt a part of the media?
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Old 03-24-2009, 04:57 PM   #8
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I love the Vert thats what i'm waiting for and man is it getting hard.
haha, he said its getting hard.
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Old 03-24-2009, 05:00 PM   #9
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When I look at the photos of all those Camaros YES I am. My wife owns a 2007 Mustang GT and im tired of riding around in it. I want one but it has to be a Vert.
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Old 03-24-2009, 05:07 PM   #10
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If my signature wasn't a dead giveaway...I'm just thrilled to hear news at all...good OR bad.
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Old 03-24-2009, 05:13 PM   #11
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We are about the same way. Just a state down!
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Old 03-24-2009, 05:21 PM   #12
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That's great!
I guess they read my topless post. LOL
Time to party...
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Old 03-24-2009, 06:17 PM   #13
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Great news! Thanks C5. Looks like Scotty was right once....ah, you already know that.
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