Big Als Z

I was looking at Hot Rod's creation of a new 69 Camaro Vert called Hot Rod 1. They were gunna put Camaro: Hot Rod 1 on the rear pannel, but they ran into some problems. it says here that, "When the guys finally got it right just before SEMA, word came down that GM wouldn't not allow them to call it Camaro."

??? Why not? I guess they didnt want a Camaro name to go on it, in fear of losing the name much like Ford did with GT40 and Futura?

90 Z28SS

Its a completely brand new aftermarket car . Not coming from GM itself , at a show like SEMA , I could see where they wouldnt want a Camaro name on it . In essense , while not trying take away the cool factor , its like a kit car imo

guionM

No mystery here.

GM has copyrighted the name "Camaro". No one can use it in a business enterprise without permission from GM or without paying GM a fee or royalties.

That's all.

90 Z28SS

If the car was made from a real camaro the story would be different

Big Als Z

Well, they must have some sort of deal, since GM gave them the go on reproduction of the body. I didnt think it was anything crazy, but why would GM approve a Camaro kit car, and not allow it to be called Camaro.

NikiVee

That car looked like a 69 Camaro to me, customized. But a 69 Camaro nevertheless. What else would it be called?

raven05649

Look at the Shelby Cobra Kit cars!! They aren't called Cobra's. Its probably just copyright reasons like guionM pointed out.

Doug Harden

Actually, in addition to that, were the legal issues of proper registration. A fender is one thing, a complete body shell is something else all together...requires some sort of VIN.

Also, GM licenses quality reproduction parts to many aftermarket companies and with this license come the responsibility to build the highest quality reproduction parts. The early examples of these bodies were not quite at that level. Through the license proceedure, that was fixed.

falchulk

They were until just a few years ago when Shelby sued the crap out of every one!!!!

jg95z28

Plus Dynacorn doesn't have the best reputation for quality in some circles.