If only the Camaro or GM could be this innovative!

Indpowr · 05-22-2011, 09:16 PM

Damn this is cool and such a stunning car!

2010-1SS-IBM · 05-22-2011, 09:21 PM

Mmm.... hardtop convertible.....mmmm....

IROCanSS · 05-22-2011, 09:22 PM

looks like an el camino Ferrari once it flips around. Not a fan of that car at all.

The Stig · 05-22-2011, 09:41 PM

That is some fancy technology right there. I don't think it would work with the camaro's body line in trunk. Though I wish it could. I would buy a hard top convertible the second it was offered.

FenwickHockey65 · 05-22-2011, 11:17 PM

This is one of those things Ferrari can do...you know, since they aren't exactly in the business of mass-producing hundreds of thousands of cars a month and also don't have four brands to supply R&D money to.

Rogue Leader · 05-23-2011, 06:33 AM

When you can charge $300k+ for a car you can be that innovative. The day the Camaro is that innovative is the day we all can't get one.

Shifty 6 · 05-23-2011, 07:32 AM

It is innovative, its not that hard to do, Only works if the car is a "targa" style.

Are you guys saying the Pontiac G6 (or whatever it was witht he hardtop convertible) was so much easier to engineer and implement. That thing has like six panels that have to fold perfectly with out making the car weigh an extra 1000 lbs,introducing glass into the equation, and keep it working without binding over the expected life of the car, which is typically 10 years, operating the mechanism (up and down) 3 times per week. It seems relatively easy to make the top back.

Good golly they should have been able to throw a couple of headlight motors left over from the 456 on the back and called it a morning.

Now the Ford MySYNC......

thespymaster · 05-23-2011, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FenwickHockey65

This is one of those things Ferrari can do...you know, since they aren't exactly in the business of mass-producing hundreds of thousands of cars a month and also don't have four brands to supply R&D money to.

Not 100% true.

For the European market, Honda did a similiar vert with the Del Sol

Indpowr · 05-23-2011, 11:04 AM

spy, i remember that car. It was very cool

DevilsReject97 · 05-24-2011, 09:42 AM

Just my .02...

People need to quit wishing for a hard top vert on a muscle car....it's not happening. Cars like the Del Sol are so small the added weight is minimal. The Ferrari....well....when your paying a 250k+ price tag....carbon fiber is your friend...

TOMS1SS · 05-24-2011, 02:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thespymaster

Not 100% true.

For the European market, Honda did a similiar vert with the Del Sol

I bet all that mass in those lifts helped the weight distribution.

Overflow · 05-24-2011, 03:03 PM

Thats pretty cool.

8cd03gro · 05-24-2011, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thespymaster

Not 100% true.

For the European market, Honda did a similiar vert with the Del Sol

Did they just install the front end of a fork lift in the trunk of a del sol to remove a targa top?

liquidsmoke · 05-24-2011, 06:29 PM

Very cool vid. I love hard tops. Not sure how they would do one on the camaro but I'm sure they could come up with something if they wanted to. And I'm sure they could make it affordable too.

05-22-2011, 09:41 PM	#4
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05-24-2011, 09:42 AM	#10
DevilsReject97 Nightmare Drives: Your mom crazy in bed Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Naptown Posts: 2,438	Just my .02... People need to quit wishing for a hard top vert on a muscle car....it's not happening. Cars like the Del Sol are so small the added weight is minimal. The Ferrari....well....when your paying a 250k+ price tag....carbon fiber is your friend... __________________

05-24-2011, 03:03 PM	#12
Overflow Space Shuttle Aficionado Drives: 2016 Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 30,899 View My Garage	Thats pretty cool. __________________

05-22-2011, 09:21 PM	#2
2010-1SS-IBM Drives: 1998 Nissan, 2010 Camaro Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 827	Mmm.... hardtop convertible.....mmmm....

05-22-2011, 09:22 PM	#3
IROCanSS Account Suspended Drives: 89 IROC 350 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Back roads, southern Ohio Posts: 12,504 View My Garage	looks like an el camino Ferrari once it flips around. Not a fan of that car at all.

05-23-2011, 07:32 AM	#7
Shifty 6 Drives: 2010 GTI Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Morton, IL Posts: 679	It is innovative, its not that hard to do, Only works if the car is a "targa" style. Are you guys saying the Pontiac G6 (or whatever it was witht he hardtop convertible) was so much easier to engineer and implement. That thing has like six panels that have to fold perfectly with out making the car weigh an extra 1000 lbs,introducing glass into the equation, and keep it working without binding over the expected life of the car, which is typically 10 years, operating the mechanism (up and down) 3 times per week. It seems relatively easy to make the top back. Good golly they should have been able to throw a couple of headlight motors left over from the 456 on the back and called it a morning. Now the Ford MySYNC......

05-23-2011, 11:04 AM	#9
Indpowr Account Suspended Drives: Corvette C6 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 6,959 View My Garage	spy, i remember that car. It was very cool

05-24-2011, 06:29 PM	#14
liquidsmoke Two Miles An Hour Drives: SIM 2LT RS Join Date: May 2010 Location: chicago Posts: 1,209	Very cool vid. I love hard tops. Not sure how they would do one on the camaro but I'm sure they could come up with something if they wanted to. And I'm sure they could make it affordable too. __________________ expect nothing, but take everything

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