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VIDEO: Camaro TV spots through the years -- some more bitchin' than others
Well, all the Camaro buildup is finally set to amount to something this Monday, when the real, final car is unveiled. Frankly, it was getting anti-climactic before the official photos leaked onto the web on Friday afternoon, but we'll look forward to hopefully seeing the SS car in the metal. That one's been conspicuously absent from all the photos that crammed the internet as soon as the dam burst. Anyway, whether you go for an RS with that punchy DI V6, or the SS with its LS3 power, chances are you'll be a happy camper.
So, to celebrate, we've gone and collected all the Camaro television commercials (and one 1980s promo video) we could find and packed them up into our handy new video player. When you're done watching one, pick another from the scrolling list under the main window and enjoy. We don't know how Chevy's gonna market the new car, but we're hoping for something more in line with the cool and dramatic 'Volcano" spot for the first-gen. It's a nostalgia overload, from the '70 "Super Hugger" spots to the cringe-fest 80s-era ads, right up to the 90s cars that spelled the end of the line. Until now.
Now, please excuse us while we hit the weekend classified pages. We've got a sudden craving for some IROC-Z garage candy. After all, this mid-summer weather is just perfect for T-Tops.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
RussianVolga 7:29PM (7/19/2008)
"Because it's not how young you are, but how old you're not."
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Benfolio 9:23PM (7/19/2008)
"MASSIVE 16 inch alloy wheels...."
ROFL!
VP 10:59PM (7/19/2008)
Motortrend has a detailed look about the new camaro & they have some spicy tidbits. According to MT, unless you get a loaded V6 or a V8 you don't get the four auxiliary meters under the radio. The base car gets a storage cubby. They also estimate that the base V6 should get north of 300 ponies.
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/coupes/112_0809_2010_chevrolet_camaro_first_look/index.html
CarbonBlack 2:33PM (7/20/2008)
VP,
thanks for the link!
after reading the article, I like the car even more.
paul34 7:35PM (7/19/2008)
Wow. That first one was simply epic.
I wasn't sure if I was witnessing the creation of the tablets containing the Ten Commandments or what.
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Richard S. 10:58PM (7/19/2008)
Charles Heston on the Camaro: "From my cold dead hands"....
Alex Nunez 7:37PM (7/19/2008)
Just in case anyone's wondering, that text right under the video player is the caption written by the person who originally uploaded the video to YouTube or wherever. It gets sucked in along with the video.
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Benfolio 9:47PM (7/19/2008)
Just in case you're wondering, one of the video links is broken.
CarbonBlack 2:32PM (7/20/2008)
It worked for me.
Benfolio 7:51PM (7/20/2008)
That's because it got fixed.
TriShield 7:41PM (7/19/2008)
I agree, the first one is something else.
Still, none of them can come close to matching this masterpiece for another Chevrolet performance car.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7w0nQB8Hew
"You've never seen anything like this before!"
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Torrent 8:03PM (7/19/2008)
lol that was awesome.
SimbaDogg 7:48PM (7/19/2008)
camaros sure did get ugly once they 90s hit
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Torrent 8:18PM (7/19/2008)
Once they hit 1982, they started getting weird, but I still liked them.
Now I love them (especially the new ones) as much as I do the first 1967 Camaro.
Jack 10:09PM (7/19/2008)
Oh man, did they ever. The nineties weren't kind to automotive design, it seems...
Mr.K 12:21AM (7/20/2008)
I actually love the 4th gen. I like the design, and the car is extremely good value as far as speed goes. Can be made to handle pretty good too. The Trans Am is better though. The V6 firebird is pretty ugly.
TriShield 8:30PM (7/19/2008)
I agree, things went way down hill once the 90s hit.
I've always disliked that generation ever since it debuted because all they did was bloat the 3rd gen. (which was clean and sharp looking) and round off all the edges leaving us with a very fat looking car.
The Firebird has always been the exception though. When it debuted it was the Camaro's ugly brother. By the 2nd gen it was a looker all the way up until it's demise in 2002.
If I were to get a 4th gen. it'd be Pontiac all the way. The best looking Camaros have always been the originals and now the new 5th gen. that reinterprets the Camaro's original, signature styling for today. I've always had a soft spot for IROC-Z Camaros too.
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Benfolio 9:22PM (7/19/2008)
Watched em all. Now I have to go to the bathroom and check the mirror, make sure I didn't grow a mullet.
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Dondonel 9:04PM (7/20/2008)
Do you grow a Bobby Ewing when you drive Mercedes? :P
Hiro11 10:17PM (7/19/2008)
I always despised that snotty kid in the "identifying the car by the sound" ad. "Z-28".... *slaps him*.
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