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Sixties and seventies of last century in the United States and the open countryside straight on the highway more and more mechanical monster, they are fierce and muscular appearance, sound, mad-noise high-powered, so the image is also known as “Muscle
Car (muscle car). “

Muscle cars are no longer the brilliant, but the car enthusiast there are still many people in those days an infinite fascination. May be eager to reproduce the past, peace and prosperity, several major U.S. brand in recent years, the introduction of retro cars are also active. The most obvious example is the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger The return of the troika.

Speaking of Chevrolet Camaro, first thought is that in the movie “Transformers” in a hornet always in the limelight. In order to beat the Ford Mustang sales in North America, the creation of the myth, GM decided to launch a price of tit for tat style, lightweight sports car, so they came into being Camaro. In 1965, the R & D, code-named “Leopard,” a small sports car program was officially launched, but this plan did not start smoothly, until June 28, 1966, the Chevrolet abruptly announced revised plans new sports car, and use “Camaro “instead of” Leopard “code name.

1967

As for the “Camaro” in the end mean? Is said – is a special horse to eat of the ferocious little beasts.

September 12, 1966, the first-generation Chevrolet Camaro sample car debut in Los Angeles, September 29, 1967 shall Camaro into the North American market. The car used rear-drive architecture with the Pontiac
Firebird (Pontiac Firebird) share a common F platform.

In order to beat the Ford Mustang, Chevrolet introduced a variety of power series of exaggerated large displacement models, the first-generation Camaro could be equipped with a variety of V6 and V8 engines, displacement from 4.9L to 7.0L, bent on an attempt to build the field of low-cost sports car a new high-performance market segments.

This meet consumer demand in North America at that time the practice is not wise, or even speed up the direct cause of the decline of the U.S. cars. In improving the process, the first-generation Camaro lightweight body structure has been unable to withstand the weight of high-performance engine, torque, and then in 1969, the first-generation Chevrolet camaro was discontinued.

1969

Second-generation Camaro’s biggest improvements is the increase in body strength, while weight also increased significantly, and power in particular is an astonishing increase of 7.4 liters V8 engine, and this be recorded in the Camaro no longer a family history of being broken, crazy The U.S. engine after the oil crisis era gone forever.

With the Mustang’s position gradually became more distinguished from the second generation Camaro, quickly gained market recognition, since listing in February 1970 put into operation, the second-generation Camaro’s life cycle as long as 11 years.

1970

1971

1975

1976

Production in 1981 is still the third-generation Camaro from GM F platform, of course, the latest and most popular technology has been used, including the four-speed automatic transmission, five-speed manual transmission, 16-inch aluminum alloy wheels and so on. Meanwhile, in order with the same period to confront the Japanese sports car, power powerful supercharged engine, also appeared in the third-generation Camaro’s configuration list.

1984

The third generation camaro has also produced a 11-year period before and after, until it was formally discontinued in 1992, during which, Chevrolet in 1987 and 1992, respectively, introduced the “20th Anniversary Edition” and “25th Anniversary Heritage Edition”, to meet the car Camaro fans to commemorate the legendary demand.

1988

Put into operation in 1993, the fourth-generation Camaro body, that people have not seen the previous three generations of models of classic design elements, but there are still many traditions have been preserved, such as large displacement V8 engine, rear wheel drive structure, 2 and 2 + 2 seat layout and so on.

1999

However, God left the United States car on him, and did not extend longer. From 1993 to 2002, 11-year period, Camaro family ushered in an unprecedented challenges. In fact, this crisis is not only a Camaro is Chevrolet, General Motors, U.S. car crisis. As in Europe, the rapid expansion of Japanese sports car, Camaro’s price advantage narrowing, and finally, the fourth generation camaro was overshadowed by the frustration in the cut-off.

2001

Nevertheless, Camaro fans are still eagerly anticipating its return. Finally, the fourth-generation cut-off four years after the official exhibition of the retro Chevrolet Camaro concept of the first generation of a new concept car, and on August 10 formally announced the fifth-generation Camaro’s production plan.

This model used a newly developed Zeta rear-wheel drive platform, and each will be equipped 300-horsepower 3.6L
V6 engine, 422 hp 6.2L V8 engine and a 400 hp 6.2L
V8 engine. By the “Transformers” shocked the world an opportunity, a new generation Camaro popularity soared, at present, the fifth-generation Camaro has been fully put in the North American market, the future it will be possible by the introduction of Shanghai GM sales, becoming the first Camaro family car sold in China type.

Can not be denied, as the American car culture enrichment, no matter what age stood watching, Camaro and Mustang models like the rich are appealing and worthy of collection of. Of course, in today, they may actually be more appropriate for collection.

(This text from the love of making car network, pictures from the network)