Comparing The Phony Car War Between The Camaro And Mustang

The pony car war between the Camaro and Mustang was slowly coming to a standstill with impending government regulations and rising fuel prices. In 1970, the Camaro underwent it’s first major design change since it’s original introduction, thus marking the beginning of the second generation of the car. This second generation Camaro was a completely new car but it shared much of the same mechanical technology as the original. Chevrolet improved the chassis of the Camaro to perform better and also be more comfortable. Throughout the nineteen seventies, automobile safety regulations and rising oil prices would have an effect on the Camaro. In 1973, the Camaro’s front bumper was then forced to be revised to fulfill new standards put in place by

That being said, starting in 1975, the Camaro, along with all the Chevrolet car models, required what is called a catalytic converter to be fitted to the exhaust system. This device called a catalytic converter takes much of pollutants out of the exiting gases from a cars engine. Another factor that continued to change the Camaro was the oil crisis of the seventies. Automobile fuel efficiency became very important. Millions of Americans would spend hours waiting to purchase fuel. This, along with the other regulations came at a price for the Camaro. The Camaro lost a significant amount of horsepower during the seventies and was no longer the sporty and fun car it originated as. For the most part, the main regulation changes and the automobile industry shift towards different styles of cars were over and now the Camaro would move forward from this point after relatively drastic change. The car was far from what it was originally intended to be, and would take years for the Camaro to regain what it had lost. The year 1982 marked the beginning of the third generation of the

Starting at that time, the production of the Camaro would move from America to Canada. This would be an interesting move because the car was very important to Americans who usually prefer domestically built products but the Camaro did not suffer from the factory being in Canada. Although the Camaro still had many positive features going for it, sales were declining. In 2002 Chevrolet stopped production of the Camaro. In August of 2006, General Motors, the automobile group that included Chevrolet, CEO Rick Wagoner announced an all new version of the Camaro would be returning. A concept car of the new Camaro was shown to the public the same year. In a quote from the CEO, Rick Wagoner, he says, “As evidence that we’re not completely brain-dead, GM will build the Chevy Camaro”. The makes sense even as the CEO knows, the Camaro was a very popular car that was in demand by many people. This generation of Camaro gained popularity from more than just the cars features or advertising scheme. In 2007, the Camaro played a large role in the movie Transformers. This helped the car to gain even more popularity than it already had. Chevrolet even introduced a special version of the Camaro that resembled the car from the