And we have another shite Golden Anniversary

[Junkman]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Junkman]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[RoadworkUK]

Probably reached its zenith, as a car, in '69, or as a piece of styling in '72. ("Hogwash!" Says JM)

 

The turn of the Millennium was the Camaro's Fat Elvis period ("Correct" Says JM)

[Asimo]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1985-CHEVROLET-CAMARO-Z28-5-0-V8-AUTO-PX-POSS-/201764776033?hash=item2efa1e2861:g:8lIAAOSw2xRYc~Hy

[dollywobbler]

Third Gen for me please. I just adore them.

[barrett]

I never understood it. The 67-69 is too small to successfully pull off the 'anti-styling' minimalism of the day. The 70 has possibly the greatest ever centre section of an American car (side window shape is a masterpiece of delicate understatement) but is ruined by the fussy front and bulky rear. Everything after that is genuinely hideous.

 

Chrysler owned this period in styling and never put a foot wrong. Chevys (Corvair excepted, natch) generally leave me cold

[RoadworkUK]

The second generation must have been the most prominent example of "OK, let's give this a try" ever known. That bodyshell was given more face and arse-lifts than Joan Taylor could dream of.

 

Mind you, you could say the same of the C3 Corvette.

[Supernaut]

 

 

 

 

 

 

On a side note, I want this one please:

 

[danthecapriman]

Gen 1,2 or 3 for me please. Though the gen 2 are my favourite, particularly the early ones with the big mouth grill design.

[mercrocker]

Gen 1 doesn't work too well for me.   I remember these coming out as a kid and how Mustang-like they then looked.    However, the 1970 model in a shite colour does appeal - but only sans stripes, spoilers and unnecessary adornment.     The wheels on this are not original but apart from the spurious letter-painting are the kind of thing I like..... 

 

 

 

 

Regardless of generation, the Camaro always looked less fussy than the equivalent Firebird/TA.   

 

 

[Station]

They all look fantastic, especially the 80's 'IROC Z' era and the most recent version.

 

90s one is just unpleasant looking, I don't like it but it's still a beast.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

I didn't know Saddam Hussein had a 'maro in 1971. Tchoh!

[Noel Tidybeard]

and next month its the firebirds birthday

[Ghosty]

72/73 for me. The '70 doesn't quite look right being missing the second lights and having the bumper across the grille.

[Supernaut]

 

Is that an Iron Duke?

[Junkman]

I like all of them, except the 4th gen, which admittedly do have their qualities though.

A 1987 IROC-Z, the first one available (albeit optionally) with the seminuclear L98 350 TPI,

is one of only four new cars I ever bought - with that option box ticked.

 

Today I'd fancy a mid to late Seventies Berlinetta, but that boat has sailed a long time ago.

[Junkman]

 

Is that an Iron Duke?

 

It's impossible to tell without looking at the VIN plate or under the bonnet.

[RoadworkUK]

I liked the strange swivelling slimline centre console in early third-generation Berlinettas, complete with tape door. Odd design decision.

 

Sent from my fingers using clumsiness

[mercrocker]

I like all of them, except the 4th gen, which admittedly do have their qualities though.

A 1987 IROC-Z, the first one available (albeit optionally) with the seminuclear L98 350 TPI,

is one of only four new cars I ever bought - with that option box ticked.

 

 

 

JM in post-86 shocker......

[Supernaut]

It's impossible to tell without looking at the VIN plate or under the bonnet.

 

Ah, I thought it was just the Iron Duke that looked so miserable.

[Junkman]

JM in post-86 shocker......

 

One has to buy and drive post 1986 cars in order to inevitably come to the conclusion that all of them are shit, does one not?

Otherwise it would be an unsubstantiated assertion, would it not?

[Guest Breadvan72]

 

 

 

[mercrocker]

One has to buy and drive post 1986 cars in order to inevitably come to the conclusion that all of them are shit, does one not?

Otherwise it would be an unsubstantiated assertion, would it not?

  

Quite so.....unfortunately my 1990 190E has turned out to not only be the newest but also the best MB I have had.   

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Ive always loved the simplicity of these

But the fact they change hands for a quarter of a million dollars across the pond, probably means there aren't any here, even if one made it over between 1969 and now.

[Matt]

This thread needs 100% more Crusher Camaro (best in Speedlines and skinny front wheels guise)

 

[danthecapriman]

Here's a couple from when I went and picked my Mercury up from the shippers.

 

 

 

[inconsistant]

That last picture, the yellow modern one, has the same headlights as an MG6.

 

[406V6]

Mine's a third gen for sure. Firebird flavour please (or should I say flavor).

 

Third Gen Anorak mode on:

 

Is that an Iron Duke?

I'm pretty sure it's a Berlinetta model, identified by the slots in the front panel and the emblem on the B-pillar. The Berlinetta had the 2.8 litre V6 as standard and the 5 litre V8 optional. The Iron Duke 2.5 litre 4-cylinder was only available in the base model so this can't be an Iron Duke if I've correctly id'd it.

[eddyramrod]

Gen 1 or 2 for me please, or 3 at a pinch.  I did get to drive a 3 once, with the 2.8V6, and I would happily own one.  It seemed a very civilised way of out-cooling every Capri or Scirocco I might ever meet.  Sadly I've never driven an earlier model, but that doesn't stop me wanting one more than the one I have driven!

[Junkman]

Quite so.....unfortunately my 1990 190E has turned out to not only be the newest but also the best MB I have had.   

 

Which means it was ever so marginally less woeful than all the others?