Camaro Convertible being built

saroyan689 · 08-30-2006, 10:30 PM

Has anyone else seen this? The September 06 issue of GM Hightech Performance on the "Off the Wire" page, a letter starts:

"In May, I had the privilege of attending a paid educational program at GM Warren Tech Center. I saw firsthand the new Camaro convertible being built."

The rest of the letter goes on to say that he understands the new Camaro will be built in Australia and not the USA and being a member of the UAW...blah blah- America is great build it here.

Do we have confirmation on a convertible as well?

NOS2006 · 08-30-2006, 10:37 PM

Uh, IDK about confirmation on a convertible, but it was definitely confirmed to be built in Oshawa, not Australia..

OctaneZ28 · 08-30-2006, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by saroyan689

The rest of the letter goes on to say that he understands the new Camaro will be built in Australia

That right there should tell you something about the credibility of GMHTP.

....or any other car rag for that matter!

ChrisL · 08-30-2006, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by OctaneZ28

That right there should tell you something about the credibility of GMHTP.

I love GMHTP. I left a rant about them on the cz28.com podcast voice mail. Won an Ipod for "call of the month"

Thanks for being clueless GMHTP.

Fbodfather · 08-30-2006, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisL

I love GMHTP. I left a rant about them on the cz28.com podcast voice mail. Won an Ipod for "call of the month"

Thanks for being clueless GMHTP.

well.......their record hasn't been -- shall we say -- sterling, lately!

Australia -- ????

DvBoard · 08-30-2006, 11:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Fbodfather

well.......their record hasn't been -- shall we say -- sterling, lately!

Australia -- ????

When it come to journalism these days, facts are ilrelivant anymore.

30thZ286speed · 08-31-2006, 12:00 AM

Well, one could guess that there might be a convertible concept being prepared for NAIAS coming up in 5 months?

My money is on the convertible not showing up in any form, until after the coupe is in showrooms.

stars1010 · 08-31-2006, 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by 30thZ286speed

Well, one could guess that there might be a convertible concept being prepared for NAIAS coming up in 5 months?

My money is on the convertible not showing up in any form, until after the coupe is in showrooms.

Those are prob some good guesses

detltu · 08-31-2006, 01:23 AM

The whole safety thing Scott has been touting makes me wonder about the convertible. Will it have to fit the rule of max ratings in all safety tests or does that just apply to the basic design?

PWR-TRIP · 08-31-2006, 01:39 AM

I just hope the camaros interior is not cheap plastic one. I seriously hope they pay attention to the car in every detail. Mind you though, even the new C6 corvettes have cheap interior.

Rob V · 08-31-2006, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by saroyan689

the new Camaro will be built in Australia and not the USA and being a member of the UAW...blah blah- America is great build it here.

Yeah, Oshawa, Australia. Didn't you hear that they have one there too? It's run by Kangaroos and Koalas and you get a free case of those huge cans of beer with every tank of gas.

I just love it when people claiming to be a legitimate source, let alone a mass distributed source of print, spread nonsense when even the most uninformed person I work with was aware of the Camaro returning and being built in Ontario.

fredmr39 · 08-31-2006, 02:53 AM

ha....sounds like they're sticking with the same facts they had when they "confirmed" the CAMARO

Good Ph.D · 08-31-2006, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by PWR-TRIP

Mind you though, even the new C6 corvettes have cheap interior.

Compared to what?

Lemme guess, a car that cost twice as much and offers half the performance? GM doesen't seem to be having too much trouble getting rid of them.

Z28Marcus · 08-31-2006, 12:36 PM

Let's all take a deep breath and recall this was a *reader's letter*. Jeez. Calm down. Anyway, GMHTP is way better than other mags out there when it comes to tech articles - their engine buildup articles of late have become quite in-depth and they have Dave Vizard writing for them too (as does PHR).

STOCK1SC · 08-31-2006, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Z28Marcus

Let's all take a deep breath and recall this was a *reader's letter*. Jeez. Calm down. Anyway, GMHTP is way better than other mags out there when it comes to tech articles - their engine buildup articles of late have become quite in-depth and they have Dave Vizard writing for them too (as does PHR).

Yes it is a great mag as long as you flip past any pages that speak of future models or rumors because I can't remember when they got something right.