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Old Oct 24, 2014 | 09:47 PM
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Testing 3rd gens with 6thgen.

http://www.gm-efi.com/news/gm-spotte...ng-third-gens/

Friend of mine showed this to me. I'm thinking its fake.
Old Oct 25, 2014 | 12:24 AM
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Re: Testing 3rd gens with 6thgen.

Haha, why GM would be running 30yr old cars as test mules is beyond me. Sounds crazy for sure.
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Re: Testing 3rd gens with 6thgen.

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Haha, why GM would be running 30yr old cars as test mules is beyond me. Sounds crazy for sure.
My theory is, that the third gens are easier to tear apart and add on to than a modern car, and they are cheap, and plentiful. Plus, it is a perfect camouflage for the whole "Whats under the hood" question.
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Re: Testing 3rd gens with 6thgen.

because of this? Testing 3rd gens with 6thgen.-10636031_788961187816907_8113170981339796681_n.jpg

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Old Oct 25, 2014 | 02:36 PM
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Re: Testing 3rd gens with 6thgen.

Here's another link to another forum taking about it. http://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=382111
Old Oct 26, 2014 | 01:54 AM
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Re: Testing 3rd gens with 6thgen.

Yet another...interesting whatever the reason.
http://www.autoblog.com/2014/10/23/c...ing-spy-shots/
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Re: Testing 3rd gens with 6thgen.

I think the red cart is just a mule car to they are using for a test bed for some electronics or whatever. It also gets everyone' s blood going just to mess with us.
Also I will say that the front end front lines of of the camo car sure looks like it could be a clone or the car in the pic I posted above.
Old Oct 26, 2014 | 08:07 AM
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Re: Testing 3rd gens with 6thgen.

Bring back the t tops!!
Old Oct 26, 2014 | 09:01 AM
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Re: Testing 3rd gens with 6thgen.

I know they used 3rd gens in this 6th gen mule testing, but this isn't 3rd gen related. It's more related to the 6th gen.
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