Camaro has changed a lot in 42 years

Camaro has changed a lot in 42 years

In the third of four articles looking at muscle cars available today and  their historic counterparts, we are looking at Chevrolet’s iconic Camaro. The  very first car I personally owned was a beater of a ’69 with a 327 V8 two-barrel  and a gimpy automatic transmission, way back in my CEGEP days. It cost me a  whopping $325, but by golly, it was a 1969!

Using some pieces from the Chevy II Nova parts bin, the engineers at GM  returned a shot over Ford’s wildly popular Mustang and in 1967, the ponycar wars  that continue through today began. But the Camaro mark very nearly didn’t make  it to the road. After 35 years of continuous production, the line was  discontinued at the end of the 2002 model year, the Camaro’s fourth generation.  Enthusiasts were devastated and the future looked dark for the muscle car that  wore a bowtie.

Finish reading the article here: Montreal Gazette