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Published: September 27, 2006
Camaro makes and models are usually divided up into specific generations. From the Camaro's conception as a car designed to compete in the same market as Ford's Mustang, over the years it had to constantly evolve in order to appeal aesthetically and to perform to consumer's standards. Every so many years Chevy would overhaul the design and specifications of its poster performance car.
Each generation included different makes and models that give the Camaro a distinctive, yet always changing style apart from other cars.
The first generation spanned from 1967 to 1970. The first 1967 Camaro was based on Chevrolet's own upcoming '68 Nova. It came equipped with an independent suspension up front with a solid rear axle in the back, drum brakes, slow steering, and a 230-cubic-inch V6 with a three-speed manual transmission that generated all of about 140 horsepower. The base price of this lean and aggressive sport coupe (also available as a convertible) cost approximately $2,466. Other makes and models of the Camaro were offered such as the RS and SS, both with different individual options and trim packages.
First generation Camaros were developed so that they would perform better. They were given 425 horsepower before the end of the decade, not to forget the race-oriented Z/28 with a high compression V8 that produced 290 horsepower and really started turning heads. The '69 Camaro got an exterior and interior overhaul, but it is the of myriad performance equipment to go along with the car that lead some to call the '69 Camaro its best model year.
The second generation spanned from 1970 to 1982. This generation fostered the development of the previous makes and models of the Camaro. The base sport coupe, the Z/28, the Rally Sport (RS), and the Super Sport (SS), were all still being manufactured in 1970. Fighting with emissions regulation and energy shortages, the second generation Camaro would inevitably look and drive much differently than its predecessors. The SS was dropped and called the "Type-LT" which was essentially a bundle of luxury components all in one package. Of all the makes and models of the second generation, horsepower would vary largely: from 110 hp in the base sport (in California) to 190 hp in the Z/28 (except in California where it was only 155 hp).
Concerning the makes and models of the Camaro, by the time Chevy began thinking of a third generation, the RS was dropped and the Type-LT became the Berlinetta. This left only the Z/28 and the base sport coupe along with the Berlinetta.
The third generation of Camaros introduced a MacPherson strut system for the front suspension, came with factory fuel injection, four-speed automatic transmissions, five-speed manual transmissions, four cylinder engines, 16 inch wheels and hatchback bodies. The design of the '82 Camaro was, for the first time since the original, truly new and slightly smaller. The other makes and models of the car gave the buyer different engine options that were hardly as attractive as the new design. The base sport coupe was given a 90 hp 2.5 liter "Iron Duke" four cylinder engine while the Berlinetta was given 112 hp 2.8 liter V6 and the Z/28 came standard with a four-barrel carbureted 5.0 liter small block V8 rated at 145 hp that could be upgraded to 165 hp.
1987 featured the comeback of the Camaro convertible, last available in 1969. The Berlinetta line was dropped in 1987 and named the "LT" option package, yet another example of how frequently Chevy erroneously changed its makes and models through the years.
Engine upgrades were frequent throughout the '80s, and in 1991 law enforcement was given its own Camaro, the B4C pursuit vehicle. The B4C was essentially a Z/28 that was badged as an RS (not Rally Sport) and included the 245 hp 5.7 liter Tuned Port Injection (TPI) V8. Very few of these were ever produced. With an all-new '93 Camaro on its way, the 1992 model was given a "25th Anniversary" badge on its instrument panel along with an optional $175 "Heritage Package" that would include stripes.
The fourth generation would be the last before officially being discontinued in 2002. The makes and models of the '93 Camaro included only two: the base sport coupe with a 160hp 3.4 liter and the Z/28 with the Corvette's 5.7 liter LT1 small-block V8 underrated at 275 horsepower. No convertible option was available. The '93 Z/28 was one of the best perfoming Camaros of all-time, and with its price starting at just under $17,000, it was an amazing bang for the buck. Giving the fourth generation its only thorough exterior makeover, Chevy put out the '98 Camaro. Nevertheless the real news lied in its new engine. An all-aluminum small-block 5.7 liter LS-1 V8 (the same as the Corvette) was rated at 305 hp. The last true model of the Camaro came in '02 where the changes to the body and engine, due to sales, were understandably minimal.
Celebrating the car's 35th anniversary, a special package for the Z28 SS was released as both a coupe and a convertible. A celebration and requiem at the same time: not quit the grand end such an iconic American car deserved. But perhaps soon enough a fifth generation will be added to the legacy of the Chevrolet Camaro.
Huffman, John Pearley. "Generations." Edmunds.com. 16 June 2003. Inside Line. 18 Sept. 2006
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/ar ticleId=66170.
Musclecarclub.com - Muscle Cars - Chevrolet Camaro. 2006. Musclecarclub.com. 18 Sept. 2006 http://www.musclecarclub.com/musclecars/chevrolet- camaro/chevrolet-camaro.shtml.
The first generation spanned from 1967 to 1970. The first 1967 Camaro was based on Chevrolet's own upcoming '68 Nova. It came equipped with an independent suspension up front with a solid rear axle in the back, drum brakes, slow steering, and a 230-cubic-inch V6 with a three-speed manual transmission that generated all of about 140 horsepower. The base price of this lean and aggressive sport coupe (also available as a convertible) cost approximately $2,466. Other makes and models of the Camaro were offered such as the RS and SS, both with different individual options and trim packages.
First generation Camaros were developed so that they would perform better. They were given 425 horsepower before the end of the decade, not to forget the race-oriented Z/28 with a high compression V8 that produced 290 horsepower and really started turning heads. The '69 Camaro got an exterior and interior overhaul, but it is the of myriad performance equipment to go along with the car that lead some to call the '69 Camaro its best model year.
The second generation spanned from 1970 to 1982. This generation fostered the development of the previous makes and models of the Camaro. The base sport coupe, the Z/28, the Rally Sport (RS), and the Super Sport (SS), were all still being manufactured in 1970. Fighting with emissions regulation and energy shortages, the second generation Camaro would inevitably look and drive much differently than its predecessors. The SS was dropped and called the "Type-LT" which was essentially a bundle of luxury components all in one package. Of all the makes and models of the second generation, horsepower would vary largely: from 110 hp in the base sport (in California) to 190 hp in the Z/28 (except in California where it was only 155 hp).
Concerning the makes and models of the Camaro, by the time Chevy began thinking of a third generation, the RS was dropped and the Type-LT became the Berlinetta. This left only the Z/28 and the base sport coupe along with the Berlinetta.
The third generation of Camaros introduced a MacPherson strut system for the front suspension, came with factory fuel injection, four-speed automatic transmissions, five-speed manual transmissions, four cylinder engines, 16 inch wheels and hatchback bodies. The design of the '82 Camaro was, for the first time since the original, truly new and slightly smaller. The other makes and models of the car gave the buyer different engine options that were hardly as attractive as the new design. The base sport coupe was given a 90 hp 2.5 liter "Iron Duke" four cylinder engine while the Berlinetta was given 112 hp 2.8 liter V6 and the Z/28 came standard with a four-barrel carbureted 5.0 liter small block V8 rated at 145 hp that could be upgraded to 165 hp.
1987 featured the comeback of the Camaro convertible, last available in 1969. The Berlinetta line was dropped in 1987 and named the "LT" option package, yet another example of how frequently Chevy erroneously changed its makes and models through the years.
Engine upgrades were frequent throughout the '80s, and in 1991 law enforcement was given its own Camaro, the B4C pursuit vehicle. The B4C was essentially a Z/28 that was badged as an RS (not Rally Sport) and included the 245 hp 5.7 liter Tuned Port Injection (TPI) V8. Very few of these were ever produced. With an all-new '93 Camaro on its way, the 1992 model was given a "25th Anniversary" badge on its instrument panel along with an optional $175 "Heritage Package" that would include stripes.
The fourth generation would be the last before officially being discontinued in 2002. The makes and models of the '93 Camaro included only two: the base sport coupe with a 160hp 3.4 liter and the Z/28 with the Corvette's 5.7 liter LT1 small-block V8 underrated at 275 horsepower. No convertible option was available. The '93 Z/28 was one of the best perfoming Camaros of all-time, and with its price starting at just under $17,000, it was an amazing bang for the buck. Giving the fourth generation its only thorough exterior makeover, Chevy put out the '98 Camaro. Nevertheless the real news lied in its new engine. An all-aluminum small-block 5.7 liter LS-1 V8 (the same as the Corvette) was rated at 305 hp. The last true model of the Camaro came in '02 where the changes to the body and engine, due to sales, were understandably minimal.
Celebrating the car's 35th anniversary, a special package for the Z28 SS was released as both a coupe and a convertible. A celebration and requiem at the same time: not quit the grand end such an iconic American car deserved. But perhaps soon enough a fifth generation will be added to the legacy of the Chevrolet Camaro.
Huffman, John Pearley. "Generations." Edmunds.com. 16 June 2003. Inside Line. 18 Sept. 2006
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/ar ticleId=66170.
Musclecarclub.com - Muscle Cars - Chevrolet Camaro. 2006. Musclecarclub.com. 18 Sept. 2006 http://www.musclecarclub.com/musclecars/chevrolet- camaro/chevrolet-camaro.shtml.
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