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Frosty · 01-14-2010, 11:13 PM

BTW, GM offers a Camaro shell for drag racing applications.

As far as I know there was a full out drag version of the Challenger...we all see how well that helped sell the car.

What exactly are you basing the lack of Camaro buzz on(I have my theories but I'll play nice)? ANY new model we get all kinds of hype then die down...do you want people blowing GM engineers for the next 5yrs? The buzz over the redesigned Mustang died in about a year then it was business as usual.

I'm sorry but factory drag car products DO NOT sell cars...GM could go build a 1200hp, $200K drag car and I(along with the masses) could care less. I'm either going to buy a new Camaro or I'm not....why would some pet project influence my decision to buy or not buy? Anyone that gets influenced by a drag car like that they can't afford is an idiot.

BTW, the days of 3200lbs cars are LONG gone....WAY LONG gone...there are too many safety requirements and bells and whistles the public wants. Sure, go strip out a Z28 to have nothing in it...GM would sell about 10 of them to die hard enthusiasts.

I still don't buy this super Mustang influencing a single street model sale...one has nothing to do with the other IMO. Some people are using this pet project to rip on GM...then they would be the same people whining that GM spends $$ on stupid stuff....this would be a perfect example. GM would see absolutely no benefit to building some stupid drag car.

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Frosty Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 7,108 iTrader: (1)	BTW, GM offers a Camaro shell for drag racing applications. As far as I know there was a full out drag version of the Challenger...we all see how well that helped sell the car. What exactly are you basing the lack of Camaro buzz on(I have my theories but I'll play nice)? ANY new model we get all kinds of hype then die down...do you want people blowing GM engineers for the next 5yrs? The buzz over the redesigned Mustang died in about a year then it was business as usual. I'm sorry but factory drag car products DO NOT sell cars...GM could go build a 1200hp, $200K drag car and I(along with the masses) could care less. I'm either going to buy a new Camaro or I'm not....why would some pet project influence my decision to buy or not buy? Anyone that gets influenced by a drag car like that they can't afford is an idiot. BTW, the days of 3200lbs cars are LONG gone....WAY LONG gone...there are too many safety requirements and bells and whistles the public wants. Sure, go strip out a Z28 to have nothing in it...GM would sell about 10 of them to die hard enthusiasts. I still don't buy this super Mustang influencing a single street model sale...one has nothing to do with the other IMO. Some people are using this pet project to rip on GM...then they would be the same people whining that GM spends $$ on stupid stuff....this would be a perfect example. GM would see absolutely no benefit to building some stupid drag car. __________________ 2018 Camaro 2SS Redline package, ESC Novi 1500 tuned by EFX, Might Mouse wild catch can, GM STB, smoked ZL1 3rd brake light, Xpel XR Black 35% tint all around, Street Scene front splitter, C7 Carbon ZL1 side skirts, Drake Muscle Car Wickerbill spoiler 2010 Infiniti G37x-Moonlight White w/Graphite interior. Stock...for now. Xpel XR Black tint(hey it's a mod lol) Last edited by Frosty; 01-14-2010 at 11:14 PM.