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Old Mar 28, 2003 | 01:12 AM
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Is this concept to scale? It looks like it has a dropped suspension and 24-inch rims. Huge rims are cool, and they make any car look more aggressive. However, I don't see any edge to the overall design. On the original Camaro, the wheels accented the recurved sides of the car, but didn't dominate it. Moreover, the thick sidewalls and adequate ground clearance gave the early cars a very tough, purposeful stance.

In the end though, your concept ignores all of the heritage associated with the F2, F3 and F4. It's retro, but not in the same coherent sense as the 2005 Mustang. What I'm seeing a modern, Ferrariesque shape with '67 Camaro details.

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Old Mar 28, 2003 | 10:35 AM
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I like it, don't change a thing.Its a nice blend of old and new, retro yet modern. Looks much better than the Mustang concept.
-The big wheels are a new trend and they are nice. Any production car would probably have 16-17" rims on a V6 or base model with 18"s on the SS-Z28.
Old Mar 28, 2003 | 03:55 PM
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No its not to scale, I started off with the SS concept and im sure everybody knows that that is a BIG car, so alot of the car will look kinda big. I did lower it more than it would be cuz I like lowered rides, and I made the wheels bigger cuz I like big wheels, and I felt everybody else might like it better that way to. I just did this for fun though everybody needs to keep that in mind, its not like I did this expecting it to be built as is. And I agree t-tops are a must, and it would in my mind be very easy to put t-tops on this car.
Old Mar 28, 2003 | 04:16 PM
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Your design brings up a glaring reality not many people here favoring a return to the coupe look (I didn't say retro ) seem to haven't realize: T-tops on a design like this simply won't fly.

If you want retro...er the coupe look, t-tops are going to look ridiculous compared with the more modern look of the 2nd-4th gen greenhouse. And it would look even more of a mongrel by combining a retro lower with a greenhouse that makes a t-top look good. Think of the old Fox Mustang coupe with t-tops (yes they made them) and you kind of have the idea.
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