Thread: Grandkids Rod of the future?

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If we could only be around to see what the future rodders will work on......2009 Camero

Besides the grille and tail wing kick up, it kind of has the same lines as the new Mustang.

Nice, but not enough retro for me. They did a better job with the Mustang and the Challenger. Is that a hood scoop on the front of the hood? or is where the sequence flashing L.E.D.'s go????? Is KIT inside???

Lets see ,they made the firing order like ford.....they made the oiling like ford...........they made the exaust ports like a ford,might as well make the outside look like one too. ...whats next ,the distributor in the front.......

I agree, not very retro. Kinda reminds me of a swollen Chrysler Crossfire.

Jack

Based on an article in "Skinned Knuckles" a very fine restorers mag, written by restorers, the late 80s cars will be the last of the restored breed unless its a real labor of love. The later cars have a multitude of plastic parts individual to each model, wiring looms built into the unibody that can't be replaced without cutting, much less parts interchangability. and many more components than the earlier models. Just the tear-down of a 90s with photos and cataloging and bagging took 4 or 5 times the time of a 70s model.
Plus 90s models don't sit in a junk yard for 20 years for extra parts, they go to the crusher pronto.
Of course, there will always be the labor of love and unique and rare cars after the 80s that will that will be restored but the above difficuties will increase costs and time required to discourage the hobbiest restorer.

Am I the only one that thinks a "retro" car should not be an exact replica of the original? The new Mustang looks the same as the old, the Challenger looks exactly the same on a smaller scale and the Camaro uses '69 styling with a modern interpretation. Why would GM want to reproduce the original? That's what all these new steel bodies are for....

------------- but, it is pretty good looking.

Just to clarify...I am a fan of the new camaro and will be buying one. I like that they didn't simply copy the original. The other two are too close to the original imo.