SMS 620 Camaro Unveiled and Auctioned

[Bad70supreme]

I HATE the stang looking wheels, and just about everything else on the car

[REAPER SS]

This for $100,000= EPIC FAIL!!!

[jklipan]

Originally Posted by DUGG

Saleen needs to stick with the Mustangs.......he does a better job with them. This Camaro looks totally 2nd rate effort. Sure the horsepower is impressive, but then what? A different hood and some extra braking? Saleen seems to think out of the box on the Mustangs, but for the Camaro, it looks very mediocre at best....my thoughts.

At best this looks like a rushed after thought. The other design would have been an effort worthy to call "American Exotic."

[PercyJWellingtonIII]

Originally Posted by mcdoogle6969

Saleen fell flat on it's face with this one. $100,000? LAUGH OUT LOUD!

Its a 100k tax right off for charity. no one is saying its a sticker showroom price. its a charity auction.

[PercyJWellingtonIII]

Originally Posted by jklipan

At best this looks like a rushed after thought. The other design would have been an effort worthy to call "American Exotic."

A Buck toof Camaro.

[Supercamaro64]

Meh. I dont see anything special. Id probly rather have a stock camaro. I dont hate it, i just dont especially like it either.

[sub zero]

Hey SMS...

U show us before 2 years the concept SMS camaro and after that time u show us know this??? What is this ???

[Maro99]

Wow... Nothing special at all. What a complete failure. More time was spent on the renderings than was spent on the actual car.

[matt]

Originally Posted by jklipan

This concept is wicked! I like the design (save painted wheels and the wing on the back). This is a very cool looking desgin.

that concept came out in 2007 who knows what happened

[Revo1]

Not a fan :/

[orangeonwhite]

Originally Posted by Black1SS

Wow, I would have thought that this car would have "popped" a little more. I am not really that impresses. Especially for $100,000

if this car brought 100k, paul jr will probably do 80k,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,just shows you the bad taste people have in autos and how money /value are a lost art.

[Wondering]

I find it hilarious that all his cars now carry the "SMS" label. The pretentious jerk lost his ass trying to qualify at Indy years back & had to sell his name.

[Butcher]

Wow, I'm kinda surprised at how many clueless people are posting in this thread.

The $100,000 was for three things. 1) The name of the car builder. 2) The first car of a production line. 3) For charity. If the person that bought this car payed the full tax rate, they really only would have payed $64,000 for it. They would have saved $36,000 in taxes. Of course the person that bought this car won't pay anywhere near the full tax rate, so this car probably cost them a little over $80,000. By the way, I would bet that Rick Hendick bought this car.

This car probably has more than just a few bolt-ons. If this car is sold through Chevy dealers, it will probably have a 3/36,000 warranty. That means that they didn't just bolt a supercharger on to it. At a minimum they had to upgrade the clutch, and possibly upgrade the half-shafts. Saleen upgraded the body, interior, motor, drivetrain, brakes, suspension and wheels & tires. Steve probably realized that He would have to keep the price point below that of the ZL1. The only way He could charge more than a ZL1 is if his car out-performed the ZL1 in every way. I doubt Chevy would let that happen. The reason it doesn't look like the rendering is because renderings don't have a price point, but actual production cars do. I'll be curious to see what the MSRP is and what the performance numbers are when this car hits the street. But that's what is great about the car culture. If you think that you can build a better car than SMS for less money, then you are more than welcome to try it.

[Maro99]

Originally Posted by Butcher

Wow, I'm kinda surprised at how many clueless people are posting in this thread.

The $100,000 was for three things. 1) The name of the car builder. 2) The first car of a production line. 3) For charity. If the person that bought this car payed the full tax rate, they really only would have payed $64,000 for it. They would have saved $36,000 in taxes. Of course the person that bought this car won't pay anywhere near the full tax rate, so this car probably cost them a little over $80,000. By the way, I would bet that Rick Hendick bought this car.

This car probably has more than just a few bolt-ons. If this car is sold through Chevy dealers, it will probably have a 3/36,000 warranty. That means that they didn't just bolt a supercharger on to it. At a minimum they had to upgrade the clutch, and possibly upgrade the half-shafts. Saleen upgraded the body, interior, motor, drivetrain, brakes, suspension and wheels & tires. Steve probably realized that He would have to keep the price point below that of the ZL1. The only way He could charge more than a ZL1 is if his car out-performed the ZL1 in every way. I doubt Chevy would let that happen. The reason it doesn't look like the rendering is because renderings don't have a price point, but actual production cars do. I'll be curious to see what the MSRP is and what the performance numbers are when this car hits the street. But that's what is great about the car culture. If you think that you can build a better car than SMS for less money, then you are more than welcome to try it.

You seem to be the clueless one here.. Not much effort put into this car. Basically they Just slapped on some aftermarket parts that was not even made by them and anyone could buy. People were expecting more like what they do with there mustangs. New bumpers, grills, and GFX etc. There are plenty of better built Camaros on this site that cost less.