A Tribute to Ste. Therese --

-- for those who have asked to see it again.......

http://videos.camaroz28.com/video/wm/88b82956-a7b0-4d4c-9cb5-996e01673aef.htm

When do we get to see the next video with the first 5th gens running down the new line...ok fine I'll settle for watching the tooling go in.

Sad but not quite as bad knowing the '09 is on the way.

Godspeed F-body and St. Therese!

Nice tribute. I wish there had been one for the Van Nuys plant which is only 10 minutes from my front doorstep. But of course that predates the internet as we now know it.

I used to love cruising by there in high school and seeing the "Home of the Camaro and Firebird" sign. Van Nuys had the longest production run of f-bodies didn't it?

Didn't bring a tear to my eye (guess I'm not an enthusiasts, eh Jason? ;) ), but it was sad nonetheless & the video was very well made.

Awesome video, it really hits home and makes you feel for the folks who made the f-body what it was. I'm really glad people take time to make tributes like that, especially since cars and assembly lines are just innatimate objects in the eyes of most.

When do we get to see the next video with the first 5th gens running down the new line...ok fine I'll settle for watching the tooling go in.

QFT

I remember the day it closed pretty well. It was August 28th 2002 the day of my 21rst birthday I even kept the newspaper of that day since it was on the front page... 'Cars Came with Attitude' was the title with a picture of a couple of fourth gens :cool:

Sad day indeed..... I watched them dismantle the plant.....

Very nice video. I feel for those who punched out for the last time the day the final Camaro rolled off the line.

On the other hand..........

Let us not forget that the new Camaro will bring new jobs and provide a much brighter future for GM Canada (and GM as a whole). Let's be honest, based on everything we've heard and seen, the 5th gen will be such a better car than the last 4th gen that rolled off there's no comparison. From performance to quality and reliability, the 5th gen will be the best Camaro ever, and that's something to be proud of.

Sometimes I think that if GM had changed and improved the previous Camaro (all generations) to keep up and ahead of the times, they would have never had to cease production and cut those jobs to begin with. What if the Camaro went to a spaceframe unitbody platform with a fully independent rear suspension cira 1995? What if they improved fit and finish to eliminate those nasty rattles, shakes, and leaky t-tops by the early 1990's? What if the base V6 all the way back to the early 80's was the 3.8, and by 1992 they used GM's 3.4 DOHC 24 valve (who remembers THAT engine?)?

Anywho, just glad to see the Camaro coming back better than ever.

Sometimes I think that if GM had changed and improved the previous Camaro (all generations) to keep up and ahead of the times, they would have never had to cease production and cut those jobs to begin with. What if the Camaro went to a spaceframe unitbody platform with a fully independent rear suspension cira 1995? What if they improved fit and finish to eliminate those nasty rattles, shakes, and leaky t-tops by the early 1990's? What if the base V6 all the way back to the early 80's was the 3.8, and by 1992 they used GM's 3.4 DOHC 24 valve (who remembers THAT engine?)?



Probably like every other time - cost. As long as the bean counters have a major say in what is going on, the engineers will never completely be able to have their way and do everything they would like to do.

Here's a thought, as sort of a "bookend" to the Ste. Therese video, I hope GM would have the foresight to make a bit of mini-documentary regarding the retooling of Oshawa. :canada:
It would be great to the see the build-up leading to the first Camaro coming down the line and then actually seeing some of the first cars built. What a great promotional film that would be! :thumb:
Videos don't always have to be sad and about endings!;)

.....Here's a thought, as sort of a "bookend" to the Ste. Therese video, I hope GM would have the foresight to make a bit of mini-documentary regarding the retooling of Oshawa. :canada:
It would be great to the see the build-up leading to the first Camaro coming down the line and then actually seeing some of the first cars built. What a great promotional film that would be! :thumb:
Videos don't always have to be sad and about endings!;)

I already expecting there to be some content like this on the DVD that I'm sure GM is working on to go along with this release........

Great vid, for a sec I thought the last VIN said 18436572--I was like :thumb:

Great vid, for a sec I thought the last VIN said 18436572--I was like :thumb:


You mean it didn't have the 2 - 7 swap? JK :)

Were ALL Camaro/Firebirds made there?

Were ALL Camaro/Firebirds made there?


No -- all of the 4th gen cars were built at Ste. Therese.

The 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gens were built at both Van Nuys, California (suburb of Los Angeles) and Norwood, Ohio. (suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio)

That was sad, I almost cried a bit. Is there a way we can download the video to our own computers?

Workers from the Ste, Therese were given the option to relocate to the Oshawa plant when there production line came to a halt. I have meet some of these workers that have made the move to another province to work.Some even choosed to leave there family members behind and return home on the weekends. Managment personal have also relocated.The Oshawa plant has started to assemble the preproduction team .Plant construction is going full speed ahead.

Nice video. The picture of the last Camaro going down the line, and the one firebird in the parking lot made me choke up a little. :)