NEWS: Chevy fans vote 1969 Camaro best Bowtie of all time
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NEWS: Chevy fans vote 1969 Camaro best Bowtie of all time
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There have been a lot of great Chevrolet models over the years. The 1957 Chevy Bel Air, the 1963 Corvette Sting Ray, the 1970 Chevelle SS... lots of fantastic sheet metal on the Bowtie's all-time all-star team.
But while filling out a "best of" team is easy for any Chevy fanboy, choosing one model that rises above all others can be a chore. That didn't stop 124,000 online participants from voting for their all-time number one Chevrolet in honor of the brand's centennial celebration, and the winner clobbered the competition. The 1969 Camaro, which boasted a choice of five V8 engines including the 6.5-liter 396, bested all comers with 25,058 total votes, followed by the 1970 Chevelle SS. With all those classics in Chevy's catalog, modern models like the 2009 Corvette ZR1 and the 2011 Volt never had a chance.
Chevy design boss Tom Peters tends to agree with that vote, calling the 1969 pony car one of the best cars of all-time. Peters has owned a '69 Camaro for 20 years, so his opinion is probably less than objective.Continue reading Chevy fans vote 1969 Camaro best Bowtie of all time
Chevy fans vote 1969 Camaro best Bowtie of all time originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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There have been a lot of great Chevrolet models over the years. The 1957 Chevy Bel Air, the 1963 Corvette Sting Ray, the 1970 Chevelle SS... lots of fantastic sheet metal on the Bowtie's all-time all-star team.
But while filling out a "best of" team is easy for any Chevy fanboy, choosing one model that rises above all others can be a chore. That didn't stop 124,000 online participants from voting for their all-time number one Chevrolet in honor of the brand's centennial celebration, and the winner clobbered the competition. The 1969 Camaro, which boasted a choice of five V8 engines including the 6.5-liter 396, bested all comers with 25,058 total votes, followed by the 1970 Chevelle SS. With all those classics in Chevy's catalog, modern models like the 2009 Corvette ZR1 and the 2011 Volt never had a chance.
Chevy design boss Tom Peters tends to agree with that vote, calling the 1969 pony car one of the best cars of all-time. Peters has owned a '69 Camaro for 20 years, so his opinion is probably less than objective.Continue reading Chevy fans vote 1969 Camaro best Bowtie of all time
Chevy fans vote 1969 Camaro best Bowtie of all time originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Re: NEWS: Chevy fans vote 1969 Camaro best Bowtie of all time
definately my pick.
They could have put up a better version of it though. The SS hood with the holes should have been a cowl hood. The dog dish hub caps usually found on the 1969 Camaro COPO ZL1 while necessary on some cars to be original are usually considered an eye sore. The Rally hub caps and beauty rings look a lot better. I dont know why anyone would pick them when they didnt need to. The spoiler both front and rear also make that car stand out.
Surprised the 67 impala was not in there
They could have put up a better version of it though. The SS hood with the holes should have been a cowl hood. The dog dish hub caps usually found on the 1969 Camaro COPO ZL1 while necessary on some cars to be original are usually considered an eye sore. The Rally hub caps and beauty rings look a lot better. I dont know why anyone would pick them when they didnt need to. The spoiler both front and rear also make that car stand out.
Surprised the 67 impala was not in there
Last edited by 5thgen69camaro; 09-15-2011 at 11:59 AM.
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