Camaro: An American Icon

ISBN: 1412716675

Author: Auto Editors of Consumer Guide

Condition: New

Camaro: An American Icon tells the inside story of a Chevrolet great. The book is filled with authoritative text, interviews with the key people behind the Camaro, design artwork, and page after page of fascinating photos, many drawn from the GM archives. Noted automotive author Gary Witzenburg and the auto editors of Consumer Guide outline Camaro s fast rise to stardom, which was fueled by a winning blend of style, performance, and enthusiast-oriented options like the Rally Sport and Super Sport packages.Camaro: An American Icon follows the Camaro through five eras:The development and introduction of the 1966 Camaro, GM s tardy but bold answer to the 1964 Ford MustangThe second generation Camaro of the 1970s, which survived a near-death experience during the energy crisisThe leaner, meaner third-generation Camaro of the 1980s, which kept the pony car flame burning despite opposing trendsThe 1992 debut of the Gen IV Camaro, which boasted major improvements on the previous designs but stumbled in the age of SUVs and seemed to mark the end of the line for the brandThe exciting development of a new Camaro following an eight-year hiatusThis book offers the perfect way to follow all the twists and turns of the Camaro saga.

• Information on all Chevrolet Camaros manufactured 1967 to 2010 | Rare prototype drawings by Camaro engineers | Beautiful color photography