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When you look at a 90's Camaro, mine looks COMPLETELY different. 15 years ago it was 2004, and they were in fact working on the 5th gen. The 5th gen was loosely inspired by the 1969 Camaro. Mine is inspired by the 1967 car. Quote:
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For anyone who "sees" a retro look in my concept, that's absolutely intentional. The title of this thread says it: "Yer Basic Pony Car - Again". I'm going right back to the original 1st gen Camaro. I've tried to pull some heritage elements from other years, but overall I want this car to "feel" like a modernized version of the 67. That car had a clean, somewhat simple shape (which actually had more sophistication to it than you realize until you really start examining it). While mine is obviously not a strict interpretation, it's meant to have that psychological feel to it. I shortened the wheelbase; the car was too long, and I made some better wheels which I think look better. I'm continuing to refine lines and balance the looks of things. I'm STILL struggling with the hood though, but it's gettin' there.
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What I remember of 1960's cars in general was that the overall styling just looked "lighter". Not as much body height from sill bottom to window bottom was probably part of that. I'm thinking that blacking out the sill, or at least part of it, might create a similar visual of a "lighter" body.
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FWIW, I've seen 3rd gen in a couple of the hood iterations. Not necessarily a bad thing, but maybe still a little too recent for what this concept is trying to focus on. Norm
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I think only the bottom 2 or 3 inches, up to that first line, would work better. Visual tricks such as this really need to be on the subtle side. There's only so much can be done in this age where [struck] pedestrian protection ends up being partly or even significantly responsible for defining hood heights, beltlines, and ultimately even tire sizes.
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Let me help out a bit . You take the 6gen Chassis and put it under this body .You be able to see out of car once again have a trunk with a opening to put stuff in it and it looks bad ass.
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Unfortunately that car does not look like a sports car , the Camaro today has evolved into much more then was even dreamt of in the past and will further into the future . The design you show here won't allow it to do that .The next gen Camaro will have no muscle car hues what so ever or retro anything . Look at the 3rd gen and the end of the 2nd gen designs and what was lost in between will give you a hint into the future.
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In addition to what you are calling "evolved", they've also evolved sales down to a level undreamt of too. In fact, unless we start seeing camo models on the roads, the 6th gen may be the last generation of Camaro as we know it. IF they decide to do a 7th gen (and unfortunately that's starting to look like a genuine "if"), it may very well be an electric or hybrid car which is possibly why Al O was moved over to the EV division. My concept proposes a pony car again; fun, sporty, affordable. It could even work as an electric or hybrid. I'm aiming at the 98% of the market that doesn't care about racing and will never go to the track, and doesn't want a $700+ a month car payment for a third car for the family. For Norm: Here's a shot with just the lower area as you suggested, except instead of black, I put white on there which actually doesn't look too bad. In the 60's that white side panel would probably have been aluminum.
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Agreed 2x
This represents the current European thinking about sports cars and is rather mundane IMO (I'm originally from Europe by the way). The trunk opening problem is the easiest to fix, GM just needs to split the taillights like so many other manufacturers, which wouldn't detract any from the muscularity of the original 6th gen design. As to visibility (and trying not to rehash this entire topic for the nth time), the rear view camera on the '19's takes care of any claimed rear visibility issue, front is OK, side could be improved by simply using a narrower B pillar, no need to soften up the entire design.
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For a true 1960's flavor, you'd need a medium to bright silver in your color palette. Norm
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