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BigAls87Z28 · 07-02-2009, 12:36 AM

i added. Camaro beat Mustang in sales for June by over 1k units.
and thats against the refreshened Mustang too.
Camaro sold near 10k units with only 2 models, with less then 7 day supply average, and doesnt have any space in the back or any trunk space.

Wish I had the 30k lying around...1SS/RS Victory Red please.

maroman88 · 07-02-2009, 06:57 AM

looks like w ehave 3 new members this week with a '10

BonzoHansen · 07-02-2009, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28

i added. Camaro beat Mustang in sales for June by over 1k units.
and thats against the refreshened Mustang too.
Camaro sold near 10k units with only 2 models, with less then 7 day supply average, and doesnt have any space in the back or any trunk space.

Wish I had the 30k lying around...1SS/RS Victory Red please.

Lovely, I'm not getting worked up in a lather about early sales.

Al is maroman88 right about spare tire as option?

maroman88 · 07-02-2009, 03:01 PM

http://www.chevrolet.com/vehicles/20...ro/features.do

duno if that link will work... but it says compact spare not avail on the SS models

WildBillyT · 07-02-2009, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by maroman88

http://www.chevrolet.com/vehicles/20...ro/features.do

duno if that link will work... but it says compact spare not avail on the SS models

I guess it's hard to make a compact spare that large?

BigAls87Z28 · 07-02-2009, 07:10 PM

Spare only available on Non RS/SS cars.

87GTA · 07-02-2009, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28

Its not a Z28. It doesnt fit the history.
Trans Am never stayed true to to any engine or performance pedagry. Thats why its dead.

Z28, however, has always been about total performance. It never had a big block to make power, it never used power adders or any sort of massive displacement engines. It was born from homologation racing. Z28 has been the race car for Camaro from day one, born from Trans Am, then following into IROC series in the 70's and till 90.
It continued to do well in SCCA racing series with the 4th gen as well.
The Camaro will enter the SCCAs Koni Challenge in the Grand Sport class, going fender to fender with the Mustang FR500.
THAT Camaro should have a direct relationship with the Z28.

um.. my dad has a friend who owns a big SCCA race shop and has some winning cars and his name is Joe Aquilante well i remember he had camaros and firbirds that he raced and he said that the firebirds handled better then the camaros and he won more races with the firebirds then he did with the camaros! just alittle FYI i mean you can look him up! he is a big name in the SCCA

BigAls87Z28 · 07-02-2009, 08:26 PM

That has nothing to do with the badge, but the race shop setting it up.

Knipps · 07-02-2009, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 87GTA

um.. my dad has a friend who owns a big SCCA race shop and has some winning cars and his name is Joe Aquilante well i remember he had camaros and firbirds that he raced and he said that the firebirds handled better then the camaros and he won more races with the firebirds then he did with the camaros! just alittle FYI i mean you can look him up! he is a big name in the SCCA

what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

87GTA · 07-02-2009, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Knipps

what you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever heard. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

ha ha ok billy madison!!!

87GTA · 07-02-2009, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by BigAls87Z28

That has nothing to do with the badge, but the race shop setting it up.

well it really had to do more with aerodynamics!!
here is the web site and see http://phoenixperformance.net/phoenix_j_aquilante.html

NJ346 · 07-02-2009, 11:12 PM

Good read:

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Chevrolet Camaro outsells the Ford Mustang for first time in 16 years
07/01/2009, 6:07 PM
By Drew Johnson

Chevrolet’s all-new 2010 Camaro is back with a vengeance, dethroning the Ford Mustang as the best-selling pony car during the month of June. The Camaro was one of the loan bright spots for General Motors as demand for the Camaro nearly doubled the automaker’s expectations.

Chevrolet managed to sell 9,320 examples of the Camaro last month, compared to 7,362 June sales for the 2010 Ford Mustang. The last time the Camaro outsold the Mustang in a single month was October 1993, according to Automotive News. The Camaro was all-new for 1993 while the Mustang was awaiting its 1994 redesign.

More of the same could be in store for July and beyond as Chevrolet is struggling to keep up with Camaro demand. Chevrolet initially received 14,000 pre-orders for the Camaro and has since been bombarded with another 25,000 dealer orders. Camaro demand is so high right now that there is only about a 6-9 day supply on the market with most dealers getting at least $500 over sticker.

In addition to its retro good looks, the Camaro’s powertrains are likely behind its strong sales numbers. The base Camaro comes with a 29 mpg 304 horsepower V6 – almost matching the V8 offered in the Mustang GT – while the SS model offers up to 422 horsepower, a figure only topped by the $46,000+ Mustang GT500.

It remains to be seen if the Camaro will be able to hang on for the full-year sales title, an honor the Camaro hasn’t taken home since 1985.