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Old May 6, 2003 | 10:24 PM
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Definitely, Doug.
Old May 6, 2003 | 10:25 PM
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Re: What is that?!

Originally posted by cmc
Here's a close-up:

http://www.machined.net/~chris/whatisthat.jpg

Baffling!


Hmm....from what I can tell, that appears to be a woman.
Old May 6, 2003 | 11:03 PM
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That would be the "perfect" lenght for a new gen Camaro....the lenght that the mustang has..... but ir really looks to me like a Camaro form the back the upper part of the tail lights looks like a 4th gen.......
I don't want to get too much hyped, but I really think that Gm will show the next Camaro at naias 04
Old May 6, 2003 | 11:09 PM
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As long as that car has nothing to do with the Camaro, I'm fine.
Old May 6, 2003 | 11:15 PM
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Originally posted by IZ28
As long as that car has nothing to do with the Camaro, I'm fine.
amen
Old May 6, 2003 | 11:32 PM
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come on guys it looks like it can be a Camaro, not that it is....
and we only can see about 35% of the car.. so why come to conclusion that is not a good looking car. or if is is a great performance car. .. why run and said I hope that isn't a Camaro or anything like that?
I am really starting to think that no matter what GM will develop for a new Camaro it won't be enough
I remember when the SS pics where posted,, many said ohh so ugly... this and that.. then many people said that they saw the car on person and that the pics didn't justified the looks of the car because it was very nice...


Old May 6, 2003 | 11:41 PM
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All I know is....if we had to go through all of this hiatus business to get that...I'll be very disappointed.
Old May 6, 2003 | 11:59 PM
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I think it's awful sweet of them to design a concept for us instead of just... not designing a concept.
Old May 7, 2003 | 04:10 AM
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i agree with doug
Old May 7, 2003 | 05:32 AM
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Besides the 4 round tail lights it doesn't have much of a visual impact to me. As Doug said much of the car (roofline, rear 1/4) reminds me of a mid-90's SN95. :blah:
Old May 7, 2003 | 06:26 AM
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Originally posted by Z28Wilson
Besides the 4 round tail lights it doesn't have much of a visual impact to me. As Doug said much of the car (roofline, rear 1/4) reminds me of a mid-90's SN95. :blah:
KUDOS to you Doug Harden!!!
You have cajones as big as the rims on a 2004 Escalade in LA...

I was chicken to say it, and I admit it too, but now that a couple of you guys have said it too, I'll come out of the closet!

I thought it looked like an SN95 Mustang as well. And given my post a couple weeks back in THIS thread (4th post down) about the GTO, I'll go a step further and say that I think you may be looking at a mock-up of your 2006/7 GTO there guys.

Look at this pic that I based my comments on. Ude Lose must have pulled his great pic of the Cobra and Monaro side by side, as I couldn't link to it anymore, but he had a GREAT pic showing the body contour lines too, especially at the rear edge of the back fender near the taillamps.
Based on my comp photo, and the "spy pic", here's my thoughts...
I think the roofline and b-pillar look incredibly Holden-esque.
The rocker molding below the door looks almost exactly the same as the SLP mockup in my pic.
The "roundnicity" of the rear fender is virtually identical to the GTO.
The ribs on the red car's roofline correspond almost exactly to the crease on the SLP mockup.
The window profiles seem to be identical in size and shape as well.

The taillamps on the red car are considerably different than what I would have expected to see on a GTO, but they really haven't done anything else on the GTO like I was expecting so far, so what's new?

Maybe it's a stretc, but there's my .02 on the Mystical Red Car (behind the big homely chick in the first pic who looks like she just smelled a bad floater or something). I'm only giving 1:1 odds though, not enough to go on to make the odds any higher yet.
Old May 7, 2003 | 06:54 AM
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Wink Guys......

....Let's take a deep breath here.......there ain't NO way GM's leaving a future prototype with even the slightest chance of production in ANY location where there's a camera!

Personally, with a change in front end detail and porportion......I like the small clay mockup they did for the kid!

It has 350Z proportions and would make a keen 5th gen.......for my tastes that is......
Old May 7, 2003 | 06:59 AM
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I have to agree with ProudPony

1) The car is Holden-ish ... and could be the 2006/07 mock up.

Just compare http://osx.wieck.com/pv/WKA/2003/01/...0283942_pv.jpg

and

http://www.machined.net/~chris/whatisthat.jpg

Looks like they are changing the rear bumper, tail lights and that they have covered some of the existing rear side window. Also they have covered some of the B-pillar.


2) The fat ugly chick must have smelt something
Old May 7, 2003 | 07:33 AM
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Re: Guys......

Originally posted by Doug Harden
....Let's take a deep breath here.......there ain't NO way GM's leaving a future prototype with even the slightest chance of production in ANY location where there's a camera!
It is probably likely that we're looking at an old concept/styling exercise, but it's awful interesting! Anybody know what the car may be in 'alsowhatisthat.jpg'?
Old May 7, 2003 | 07:58 AM
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Re: Guys......

Originally posted by Doug Harden
Personally, with a change in front end detail and porportion......I like the small clay mockup they did for the kid!
Ditto that ... and I'm impressed that it's based on what the he submitted to GM. Maybe they should make him CEO for more than a day



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