This is what 7th generation camaro should look like

rburke76 · 06-27-2018, 03:38 PM

The mustang went retro 2005-2014, the challenger is retro 2009-present, I love the 5th and 6th generation camaro, I own a 6th generation camaro, but man I would love the 7th generation camaro to look like the 1970-1973 models!...Six different trims, LT, LS, RS, SS, Z28,ZL1, etc...use 4 cylinder, V6, V8, go crazy! Have up to 20 different color combinations including Orange, Gold, maroon, Green, Brown, copper metallic, black cherry, etc...go crazy!..I love the camaro, let's do retro! Yeah!

Gen6_1Le · 06-27-2018, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by rburke76

The mustang went retro 2005-2014, the challenger is retro 2009-present, I love the 5th and 6th generation camaro, I own a 6th generation camaro, but man I would love the 7th generation camaro to look like the 1970-1973 models!...Six different trims, LT, LS, RS, SS, Z28,ZL1, etc...use 4 cylinder, V6, V8, go crazy! Have up to 20 different color combinations including Orange, Gold, maroon, Green, Brown, copper metallic, black cherry, etc...go crazy!..I love the camaro, let's do retro! Yeah!

Bite your tongue , no more retro Camaros .

gpskinzhut · 06-27-2018, 03:51 PM

No, it's time to do something other than retro.

hotlap · 06-27-2018, 03:55 PM

I love the 70-73 but prefer the early, simpler rear spoiler of the 70. I wonder if they could do a C7 type hatch with that rear profile without losing structural rigidity.

I owned more gen2 f-bodies than all the other generations combined. They were plentiful in my youth

yankee · 06-27-2018, 03:56 PM

Nononono, please leave the past in the past. Thank you

SDG23 · 06-27-2018, 04:03 PM

Hell no, the 2nd gen is the kind of retro that needs to be left alone, don't revive it for the love of God, it's too mullet-y. The Camaro needs to move forward, not back, so maybe it's time to be done with the retro stuff.

yankee · 06-27-2018, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by SDG23

Hell no, the 2nd gen is the kind of retro that needs to be left alone, don't revive it for the love of God, it's too mullet-y. The Camaro needs to move forward, not back, so maybe it's time to be done with the retro stuff.

I very much agree. They had their time.

KMPrenger · 06-27-2018, 04:14 PM

No retro Camaro.

On that note, I'll just say this...the 6th gen Camaro is not retro. Its completely modern, while of course keeping that same long hood, long door, broad shoulder design that makes a Camaro a Camaro.

No need to go back to something actually retro.

my1stchevy · 06-27-2018, 05:05 PM

No thanks. I think I would go for the refresh before going retro.

protovack · 06-27-2018, 05:19 PM

OP, I completely agree with you. The 2nd generation had a timeless look that still appears modern today. A new take on the 2nd-gen, if done right, would be absolutely spectacular. The problem is, everyone is so focused on car fascias looking "mean" and "pissed off" that the innocent elegance of the older models gets forgotten. There are only so many combinations of shapes you can use to design a car. At a certain point everything old becomes new again. I see no reason why we shouldn't resurrect this one.

I see people suggesting that the new Camaro should look like that Buick Avista concept. Which makes me want to vomit, personally.

This would be awesome:

Rock-It Man · 06-27-2018, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by protovack

OP, I completely agree with you. The 2nd generation had a timeless look that still appears modern today. A new take on the 2nd-gen, if done right, would be absolutely spectacular. The problem is, everyone is so focused on car fascias looking "mean" and "pissed off" that the innocent elegance of the older models gets forgotten. There are only so many combinations of shapes you can use to design a car. At a certain point everything old becomes new again. I see no reason why we shouldn't resurrect this one.

I see people suggesting that the new Camaro should look like that Buick Avista concept. Which makes me want to vomit, personally.

This would be awesome:

Unfortunately, crash regulations make something that really looks like Gen2 impossible. Instead it would look hideous like the orange thing above. Reminds me of current Rolls and Bentley fronts, which are about as good looking as a toad.

The original split bumper Gen2 with the big fog lights is the best looking Camaro of all.

Gen6_1Le · 06-27-2018, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by protovack

OP, I completely agree with you. The 2nd generation had a timeless look that still appears modern today. A new take on the 2nd-gen, if done right, would be absolutely spectacular. The problem is, everyone is so focused on car fascias looking "mean" and "pissed off" that the innocent elegance of the older models gets forgotten. There are only so many combinations of shapes you can use to design a car. At a certain point everything old becomes new again. I see no reason why we shouldn't resurrect this one.

I see people suggesting that the new Camaro should look like that Buick Avista concept. Which makes me want to vomit, personally.

This would be awesome:

That would be an insult.

GroundhogSS · 06-27-2018, 06:43 PM

No. There's been too much retro. Move into the future with styling.

twoballscrewball · 06-27-2018, 06:49 PM

My little opinion, the 2016-2018 are a perfect modern blend on 1st gen curves and the future styling. Angualr, but still that muscular classic late 60s early 70s C pillar. Lights rock.

2019, they messed up the front end and it lost a ton of it's edge, looks like a sedan now. Step backwards. No offense to anyone that likes it, but my opinion.

Gen 7 lower the belt line, fix the front end, shape gets refined, 500HP hybrid V8 with a mode toggle

Lightweight removable, or retractable, hard top.

06-27-2018, 03:38 PM	#1
rburke76 Drives: garnet red Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: northeast Posts: 169	This is what 7th generation camaro should look like The mustang went retro 2005-2014, the challenger is retro 2009-present, I love the 5th and 6th generation camaro, I own a 6th generation camaro, but man I would love the 7th generation camaro to look like the 1970-1973 models!...Six different trims, LT, LS, RS, SS, Z28,ZL1, etc...use 4 cylinder, V6, V8, go crazy! Have up to 20 different color combinations including Orange, Gold, maroon, Green, Brown, copper metallic, black cherry, etc...go crazy!..I love the camaro, let's do retro! Yeah! Attached Images

06-27-2018, 03:51 PM	#3
gpskinzhut Drives: 2017 ZL1 A10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 1,957 View My Garage	No, it's time to do something other than retro. __________________ 2017 ZL1 A10 2017 2SS M6: (SOLD) \|\| 2014 2LT Convertible: (SOLD) \|\| 2010 2LT M6 Supercharged:(SOLD) \|\| 1987 IROC-Z 5.0 M5: (SOLD)

06-27-2018, 03:55 PM	#4
hotlap Drives: 20 1LE 2SS M6 Rally Green Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Franklin WI Posts: 6,632	I love the 70-73 but prefer the early, simpler rear spoiler of the 70. I wonder if they could do a C7 type hatch with that rear profile without losing structural rigidity. I owned more gen2 f-bodies than all the other generations combined. They were plentiful in my youth Attached Images __________________ "the trouble with our liberal friends is not that they're ignorant; it's just that they know so much that isn't so.” Ronald Reagan -

06-27-2018, 04:03 PM	#6
SDG23 Drives: 2017 Camaro SS M6 Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Bluegrass State Posts: 547 View My Garage	Hell no, the 2nd gen is the kind of retro that needs to be left alone, don't revive it for the love of God, it's too mullet-y. The Camaro needs to move forward, not back, so maybe it's time to be done with the retro stuff. __________________ 2017 Camaro 1SS - Bright Yellow - 6spd

06-27-2018, 04:14 PM	#8
KMPrenger Drives: 16 Camaro SS, 15 Colorado Join Date: May 2009 Location: Jefferson City, Missouri Posts: 13,943	No retro Camaro. On that note, I'll just say this...the 6th gen Camaro is not retro. Its completely modern, while of course keeping that same long hood, long door, broad shoulder design that makes a Camaro a Camaro. No need to go back to something actually retro. __________________ 2016 Camaro 1SS - 8-speed - NPP - Black bowties 2010 Camaro 1LT V6 (Sold. I will miss her!)

06-27-2018, 03:56 PM	#5
yankee Drives: 2018 Camaro LT RS, 2015 Mazda 3 Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Toronto Posts: 388	Nononono, please leave the past in the past. Thank you

06-27-2018, 05:05 PM	#9
my1stchevy Drives: 2016 Camaro HBM 2SS NPP MRC Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Illinois Posts: 142	No thanks. I think I would go for the refresh before going retro.

06-27-2018, 05:19 PM	#10
protovack Drives: 2019 2LT 2.0T M6 Riverside Blue Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: WA Posts: 847	OP, I completely agree with you. The 2nd generation had a timeless look that still appears modern today. A new take on the 2nd-gen, if done right, would be absolutely spectacular. The problem is, everyone is so focused on car fascias looking "mean" and "pissed off" that the innocent elegance of the older models gets forgotten. There are only so many combinations of shapes you can use to design a car. At a certain point everything old becomes new again. I see no reason why we shouldn't resurrect this one. I see people suggesting that the new Camaro should look like that Buick Avista concept. Which makes me want to vomit, personally. This would be awesome: Attached Images

06-27-2018, 06:43 PM	#13
GroundhogSS Drives: '17 2SS convertible'20 Yukon Denali Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Cedar Park, Texas Posts: 2,931	No. There's been too much retro. Move into the future with styling. __________________ Richard 2017 2SS SIM convertible, A8, NPP, MRC, 56R wheels, GM CAI, Diode Dynamics Side Markers Delivered: 08/15/2016 #TeamBeckyD

06-27-2018, 06:49 PM	#14
twoballscrewball Drives: 89 Iroc Convertible, 2017 2SS Fifty Join Date: May 2018 Location: NJ Posts: 30	My little opinion, the 2016-2018 are a perfect modern blend on 1st gen curves and the future styling. Angualr, but still that muscular classic late 60s early 70s C pillar. Lights rock. 2019, they messed up the front end and it lost a ton of it's edge, looks like a sedan now. Step backwards. No offense to anyone that likes it, but my opinion. Gen 7 lower the belt line, fix the front end, shape gets refined, 500HP hybrid V8 with a mode toggle Lightweight removable, or retractable, hard top.

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