Camaro Forty Years

by Holmstrom, Darwin; Newhardt, David; Welburn, Ed

• ISBN13: 9780760328163
• ISBN10: 0760328161
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-09-15
• Publisher: Motorbooks

Summary

On the eve of the introduction of the first Camaro of the twenty-first century, this big book chronicles the rich history of an American muscle-car era icon. Here, accompanied by fabulous photographs of the models that made history, is the full story of Camarors"s forty years. Beginning with Chevrolet's race in the Sixties to capture the emerging youth market, the book follows Chevroletrs"s efforts to come up with a car that could out-muscle the Mustang. The Camaro was that car, and in the years after its introduction in 1967, it set some of the most important performance marks in American automotive history. The classics of the muscle-car era are here--the RS, SS, Z/28, and IROC-Z--along with the models that jumpstarted a new era of American performance in the 1980s. In flashing color and fine detail, Camaro Forty Yearscaptures the innovations and fierce competition, the changes in style and technology that make the story of this legendary car a part of the American automotive story--now opening a new chapter.

Author Biography

Darwin Holmstrom has written or co-written many books on cars and motorcycling, including the best-selling Muscle: America's Legendary Performance Cars, Billy Lane Chop Fiction: It’s not a Motorcycle, Baby, It’s a Chopper, and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Motorcycles.
 
David Newhardt is one of the best automobile photographers working today. He is the author of such best-selling books as Pontiac Firebird Trans Am, and has provided photography for MBI's best-selling titles including Muscle: America's Legendary Performance Cars and Corvette Fifty Years. David lives in Pasadena, California.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Introduction: Birth of the Pony Car

General Motors Reacts

Giving the Camaro Some Berries

The European Camaro

The Best-Handling Car in America

The Last Camaro? Epilogue: The Resurrected Camaro

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