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Old Sep 3, 2002 | 07:28 PM
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The Last Camaro Ever?

Here is the last 4th gen Camaro to ever be built. It rolled off the line in Quebec on Tuesday August 27, 2002.

Somehow it seems fitting that it is Red with T-Tops

This picture and caption appeared in the Friday August 30, 2002 edition of the Calgary Sun.
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Old Sep 3, 2002 | 07:33 PM
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Old Sep 3, 2002 | 07:38 PM
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I hate to say it but I'm becoming a Mustang fan. Couple of my friends have them and they are fun cars. Plus if GM doesn't have the ***** (or the brains) to keep producing a pony car, then screw them.
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Old Sep 3, 2002 | 07:51 PM
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Oh well........I got mine........:lala: :lala: :lala: :lala:
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Old Sep 3, 2002 | 07:58 PM
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that's the last one? The last one was just bought for 71,000 I thought today? other than the one that went to Gm.

Also, I thought berger was making the last camaros ever... maybe hot rod magazine was wrong.
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Old Sep 3, 2002 | 08:06 PM
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The last Camaro was a Z28 therefore it wouldn't have the SS hood correct??
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Old Sep 3, 2002 | 09:18 PM
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Actually, here is the LAST saleable Camaro off the line. This is the new owner and also with him is Scott Settlemire of Chevrolet.


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Old Sep 3, 2002 | 09:40 PM
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Ha ha ha!!!

This was BOUND to happen

No one will ever know now which is the last one!

Man, I just gotta laugh
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Old Sep 3, 2002 | 09:42 PM
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Ha ha ha!!!

This was BOUND to happen

No one will ever know now which is the last one!

Man, I just gotta laugh
Sure they will. The very last one has no owner and is being kept in a museum or something by Chevy.

The one with the guy in it is the last one available to the public.
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Old Sep 3, 2002 | 09:46 PM
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So your money is on a red Camaro SS with T-Tops sitting in the GM museum, eh?
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Old Sep 3, 2002 | 09:49 PM
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The last ones (I thought) were a red Trans Am convertible, and a red SS convertible... I read that somewhere
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Old Sep 3, 2002 | 09:58 PM
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I read in High Performance Pontiac the last firebird was going to be a black ram air, not sure if it was a coupe or convertable.
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Old Sep 3, 2002 | 10:09 PM
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The last car was a red Z28 convertible. It will go into Chevrolets museum. The 2nd to last car was a red Trans Am convertible. It will go into Pontiac's museum. The 3rd to the last car (the 2nd to last Camaro) is the one pictured with Scott Settlemire. The last SS and Firehawk were done before the last cars came off the line.

SS's and Firehawks come off the line awhile before they are actually SS's and Firehawks. SLP received their last Z28 and Trans Am for modification awhile ago.
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Old Sep 3, 2002 | 10:10 PM
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Originally posted by scottmoyer
The last car was a red Z28 convertible. It will go into Chevrolets museum. The 2nd to last car was a red Trans Am convertible. It will go into Pontiac's museum. The 3rd to the last car (the 2nd to last Camaro) is the one pictured with Scott Settlemire. The last SS and Firehawk were done before the last cars came off the line.
Then what is the red SS?
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Old Sep 3, 2002 | 10:11 PM
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The media screwing up again. They have no clue!
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Old Sep 3, 2002 | 10:12 PM
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Then what is the red SS?
You mean the one in the pic you have? I think its just a pic of any red Camaro with t-tops to show people what they look like. Cause I doubt that GM would take the last one off the line and just sit it outside.
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Old Sep 3, 2002 | 10:17 PM
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Well, it would have to go somewhere for a few minutes anyway, just to get it off the assembly line.
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Old Sep 6, 2002 | 12:26 PM
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It will probably be kept somewhere by some GM Manager/Exec. and then sold on ebay as the last Camaro ever!!!

And then the CAMARO will be back, and they are gonna be:


BIGGER - BADDER - FASTER!!!

Jay
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Old Sep 6, 2002 | 12:57 PM
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like it's great you guys talk about the camaro coming back but if they don't bring back the firebird i think i might cry
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Old Sep 7, 2002 | 09:02 AM
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The actual last one off the line, as in Camaro's was a red T-top Z28 and it is going straight to the museum. I heard the same was done with the last Firebird, as in red with T-tops. There is no-way that red SS is the last one. That is what I heard!! As for the last one off the line to be bought publically, i'm thinking that dude that paid like 71,000 is the last one. I got mine but i wasn't waitin till the end!
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Old Sep 7, 2002 | 09:25 AM
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Originally posted by Slush92RS
The actual last one off the line, as in Camaro's was a red T-top Z28 and it is going straight to the museum. I heard the same was done with the last Firebird, as in red with T-tops.
Wrong! As I said before, the absolute last of both cars were red convertibles, not TTop cars.
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Old Sep 25, 2002 | 04:30 PM
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Better do some more research dude!!!!!
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Old Sep 25, 2002 | 06:12 PM
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They had the last Camaro and Firebird at Bowling Green. Here are pics of the actual cars:

Camaro= Red Z28 Convertible, black top, black leather, 6spd- every option (except SS option)

http://www.dragonsvalley.com/gallery...cp_3706?full=1

Firebird= Trans Am 'vert, same os the Z28.
http://www.dragonsvalley.com/gallery/album13/dcp_3707

Both cars are property of GM and will stay in their collection.
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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 07:29 PM
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I DONT WANNA BE MEAN OR ANYTHING BUT..... YOU GUYS DONT KNOW HOW TO READ. THE CAPTION SIMPLY SAYS, THAT IS THE LAST CAMARO OUT OF THAT PLANT. NOT THE LAST CAMARO EVER. all those post and not another person pointed this out....
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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 07:32 PM
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actually the caption says the last car... not camaro. maybe they are talkin about the plants closing and not about the fbodys?
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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 07:43 PM
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The caption just says the last camaro. It doesn't say that particular car was the last camaro.
Maybe you are the one that can't read. Scott knows what hes talking about when he says the last cars were both red verts, and formul8 has the pics to back it up.
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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 10:21 PM
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whatever the case be, its sad to see it end, and if it comes back it probably wont be the same as it was, just like the impalas, what a name to destroy
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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 10:35 PM
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aite for all u smart asses can u answer this question. why dont they make like 50 cars each different so that way there would be a car with a diff color but same options like a fully loaded ss white a fully loaded ss black then u have t top ones coupe ones drop top ones. and do this for all the models and all the colors and alll the options
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Old Sep 26, 2002 | 11:06 PM
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A Pic of the window sticker!

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Old Sep 28, 2002 | 06:41 PM
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Look,I couldnt give a rats behind about which car came off the line last.The point is here is that GM has made a HUGE BOOBOO by killing the F-body.They went ahead and killed off a North American institution.I know that sales were slow and all but really,give your head a shake GM.Nuff said.BTW Sitting Bull- see ya on Thursday.
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Old Sep 28, 2002 | 06:45 PM
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BTW Sitting Bull- see ya on Thursday.

If these old bones ain't hurtin' too much
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