This is a great model of the new Camaro.New color and new price! Updated model! Modeled in 3ds max 8 by be_fast (Zalesskiy Alex). Car modeled with all details. At the front/back wire preview MSmooth turnd OFF. INTERIOR INCLUDED! NEW ENVIRONMENT AND DETAILS. UnRARed model size is12mb.Real car is planned to put on serial manufacture in 2009. I loved this great Chevrolet development and
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Thursday, May 10, 2007
Beautiful Blue 1972 Dodge Challenger
This 1972 Dodge Challenger belongs to Andrea. She bought the 1972 Challenger mostly restored on-line in November of 2005 from the Texas Toy Box when she fell in love with the color and matching interior.
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Thursday, May 3, 2007
Carolina Motor Madness Car Show 2007
Muscle Car Society was at the firt annual Carolina Motor Madness in Fort Mill, SC. It was heald in the parking lot of the Chartlotte Knights stadium by the Tega Cay Lions Club.
It was the first car show that the Lions have ever put together and the turn out was amazing. The Tega Cay Lions Club can really organize an event. They filled the entire parking lot with cars and motorcycles ranging from great looking muscle cars to low riders and cars with hydraulics. Carolina Motor Madness had a great mix of people as the bikers and car buffs mingled and admired the others rides. There were two TV stations covering the event, a live band, food and some demos from some local vendors. Full Throttle Magazine was there covering the motor cycle side of things as well.
We showed up around 10:00am and stayed until they handed out awards at 3:00pm. They had the parking lot sectioned off so there was an area for muscle cars that were competing and an area for muscle cars whose owners did not need to compete to know there cars are awesome. The trophies for Carolina Motor Madness are bronze eagles with their wings spread wide. They are a much needed break from the ususal car show trophies and make a great addition to anyone's trophy case.
There were plenty of muscle car owners there that ranged from the original owners to the those who own daily drivers to those who restore their cars to factory condition. It was a great mix as everyone shared stories and tips. All makes and models were represented. There were Plymouths, Dodges, Camaros, Chevelles, Mustangs, Falcons, and Impalas.
There were a good number of muscle car clubs with good representation at Carolina Motor Madness as well. Carolina Camaro Association was there with three great Camaros. The had some great Mustangs there like Jeremy's 429 Boss Mustang. The sss had a great original 1969 Cougar on display.
We saw some amazing muscle car babes.
To raise money for their charities the Tega Cay Lions Club held a 50/50 raffle, gave away door prizes, some lucky person got a free Muscle Car Society T-Shirt, and you could make a donation to any of the volunteers that were walking around the event.
It was the first car show that the Lions have ever put together and the turn out was amazing. The Tega Cay Lions Club can really organize an event. They filled the entire parking lot with cars and motorcycles ranging from great looking muscle cars to low riders and cars with hydraulics. Carolina Motor Madness had a great mix of people as the bikers and car buffs mingled and admired the others rides. There were two TV stations covering the event, a live band, food and some demos from some local vendors. Full Throttle Magazine was there covering the motor cycle side of things as well.
We showed up around 10:00am and stayed until they handed out awards at 3:00pm. They had the parking lot sectioned off so there was an area for muscle cars that were competing and an area for muscle cars whose owners did not need to compete to know there cars are awesome. The trophies for Carolina Motor Madness are bronze eagles with their wings spread wide. They are a much needed break from the ususal car show trophies and make a great addition to anyone's trophy case.
There were plenty of muscle car owners there that ranged from the original owners to the those who own daily drivers to those who restore their cars to factory condition. It was a great mix as everyone shared stories and tips. All makes and models were represented. There were Plymouths, Dodges, Camaros, Chevelles, Mustangs, Falcons, and Impalas.
There were a good number of muscle car clubs with good representation at Carolina Motor Madness as well. Carolina Camaro Association was there with three great Camaros. The had some great Mustangs there like Jeremy's 429 Boss Mustang. The sss had a great original 1969 Cougar on display.
We saw some amazing muscle car babes.
To raise money for their charities the Tega Cay Lions Club held a 50/50 raffle, gave away door prizes, some lucky person got a free Muscle Car Society T-Shirt, and you could make a donation to any of the volunteers that were walking around the event.
Carolina Motor Madness
Most muscle car shows are not that exciting their first year. Hopefully you get one car club and maybe your friends that own muscle cars to show up, but if you are Steve with the Tega Cay Lions Club the first time you put together a car show you get Carolina Motor Madness.
Steve started with a small idea of 50 muscle cars at the local Sonic. When the Charlotte Knights minor league baseball team agreed to let them use their 3000 space paved parking lot for the event his idea quickly mushroomed into a much bigger plan. Steve soon got corporate sponsorship, a magazine to cover the event and off he went creating a website and getting the media bandwagon rolling.
Carolina Motor Madness' first show will be a large event with lots of muscle cars, motor cycles and trophies. Not your typical first attempt at a car show.
Carolina Motor Madness provides a muscle car show in Fort Mill, South Carolina.
Find out more at Muscle Car Society.
Steve started with a small idea of 50 muscle cars at the local Sonic. When the Charlotte Knights minor league baseball team agreed to let them use their 3000 space paved parking lot for the event his idea quickly mushroomed into a much bigger plan. Steve soon got corporate sponsorship, a magazine to cover the event and off he went creating a website and getting the media bandwagon rolling.
Carolina Motor Madness' first show will be a large event with lots of muscle cars, motor cycles and trophies. Not your typical first attempt at a car show.
Carolina Motor Madness provides a muscle car show in Fort Mill, South Carolina.
Find out more at Muscle Car Society.
Restored 1969 Corvette Stingray
If you find a 1969 Corvette Stingray today it is a good bet that is not to close to the original car that shipped from the factory almost 40 years ago. Pat O'Neil was lucky enough to find a '69 Corvette Stingray that only had 27,000 miles on it and still had the original factory grease on the suspension and grease pen markings from quality inspectors on the frame. That's pretty close to factory original, but the car had two major problems. The interior was rotted do to water damage and the previous owner painted the car a disco blue metallic fleck.
Pat worked with his brother to restore the interior to the original color and got the fiber optics in the console to work. He had the existing paint media blasted to the gel coat and then repainted it lemans blue, right in his own garage. Pat rebuilt the original 350 small block engine and now it runs like a dream. He takes the T-tops off when the weather permits and drives it on a daily basis. Pat's 1969 Corvette Stingray is as close to the factory as you can get.
Find out more at Muscle Car Society.
Pat worked with his brother to restore the interior to the original color and got the fiber optics in the console to work. He had the existing paint media blasted to the gel coat and then repainted it lemans blue, right in his own garage. Pat rebuilt the original 350 small block engine and now it runs like a dream. He takes the T-tops off when the weather permits and drives it on a daily basis. Pat's 1969 Corvette Stingray is as close to the factory as you can get.
Find out more at Muscle Car Society.
1967 Camaro
The Chevrolet Camaro is a popular pony car made in North America by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors. It was introduced at the start of the 1967 model year to compete Ford's Mustang. The Camaro was an F-body and shared the platform and major components with the Pontiac Firebird. There were four generations of the Camaro produced 1967 until 2002.
Even though the name Camaro has no meaning, GM researchers claimed they found it in a French dictionary as a slang term for "friend" or "companion." GM's offical project designation for the Camaro was XP-836. When the press asked Chevrolet product managers "What is a Camaro?", they answered "a small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs". Camaro fits Chevrolet's "C" naming structure that included Corvair, Chevelle, Chevy II, and Corvette.
The first generation Chevrolet Camaro debuted for the 1967 model year on the new rear-wheel drive GM F-body platform. It was available as a 2-door 2+2 coupe or convertible with a choice of 6 cylinder and V8 engines. The first-gen Camaro ran until the 1969 model year. The Camaro's standard drive train was a 230 c.i. straight 6 cylinder engine rated at 140 horsepower attached to a Saginaw 3 speed manual transmission. A four speed manual transmission was also available. The two-speed "Powerglide" automatic transmission was a popular option in 1967.
The first generation Camaro shared some mechanicals with the 1968 Chevy II Nova. Almost 80 factory and 40 dealer options, including three main packages, were available Including the RS package, the SS package, and the Z/28 package.
Available on all models, the RS was an appearance package that included the hidden headlights, revised taillights, exterior rocker trim, and the RS badges.
The SS package included three engine options. The 350 c.i. V8 engine which was only available in the Camaro in 1967, and the L35 and L78 396 c.i. big block V8's were also available in the Super Sport package. The larger Turbo 400 3 speed was an option on L35 SS Camaros. The SS featured air inlets on the hood that were not functional, dual striping and SS badge on the grille, gas cap, front fenders, and steering wheel. You could order both the SS and RS to create the Camaro SS/RS. A 1967 Camaro SS/RS convertible with a 396 c.i. engine was the pace car at the Indianapolis 500 in white with orange stripes.
The Z/28 option package was not mentioned in sales literature and was unknown to most buyers. The Z/28 option included power front disc brakes and a Muncie 4-speed manual transmission. The Z/28 package came with a 302 c.i. small-block V-8 engine modified with a 3" crankshaft with 4" bore, an aluminum intake manifold, and 4-barrel vacuum secondary Holly carburetor of 780 CFM. The Z/28 302 c.i. was designed by Chevy specifically to race in the Trans Am series that required displacement smaller than 305 c.i.'s and that the car be available to the public. Advertised power was listed at 290 horsepower. This was an under rated figure since Chevrolet wanted to keep the horsepower rating at less than 1 horsepower per cubic inch for insurance and racing classes. The factory rating of 290 horsepower occurred at 5300 rpm with peak power for the high-revving 302 c.i. was closer to 360 horsepower with the single four barrel carburetor. The Z/28 package produced up to 400 horsepower with the optional dual four barrel carburetors at 6800-7000 rpm. The Z/28 package also came with suspension upgrades, racing stripes on the hood, and Z/28 emblem. It was also possible to combine the Z/28 package with the RS package. Only 602 Z/28 Camaros were sold in 1967. The 1967 Z28 received air from an open element air cleaner or from an optional cowl plenum duct attached to the side of the air cleaner that ran to the firewall and got air from the cowl vents. 15 inch rally wheels, were included with Z/28s had while all other Camaros had 14 inch wheels.
Find out more at Muscle Car Society.
Even though the name Camaro has no meaning, GM researchers claimed they found it in a French dictionary as a slang term for "friend" or "companion." GM's offical project designation for the Camaro was XP-836. When the press asked Chevrolet product managers "What is a Camaro?", they answered "a small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs". Camaro fits Chevrolet's "C" naming structure that included Corvair, Chevelle, Chevy II, and Corvette.
The first generation Chevrolet Camaro debuted for the 1967 model year on the new rear-wheel drive GM F-body platform. It was available as a 2-door 2+2 coupe or convertible with a choice of 6 cylinder and V8 engines. The first-gen Camaro ran until the 1969 model year. The Camaro's standard drive train was a 230 c.i. straight 6 cylinder engine rated at 140 horsepower attached to a Saginaw 3 speed manual transmission. A four speed manual transmission was also available. The two-speed "Powerglide" automatic transmission was a popular option in 1967.
The first generation Camaro shared some mechanicals with the 1968 Chevy II Nova. Almost 80 factory and 40 dealer options, including three main packages, were available Including the RS package, the SS package, and the Z/28 package.
Available on all models, the RS was an appearance package that included the hidden headlights, revised taillights, exterior rocker trim, and the RS badges.
The SS package included three engine options. The 350 c.i. V8 engine which was only available in the Camaro in 1967, and the L35 and L78 396 c.i. big block V8's were also available in the Super Sport package. The larger Turbo 400 3 speed was an option on L35 SS Camaros. The SS featured air inlets on the hood that were not functional, dual striping and SS badge on the grille, gas cap, front fenders, and steering wheel. You could order both the SS and RS to create the Camaro SS/RS. A 1967 Camaro SS/RS convertible with a 396 c.i. engine was the pace car at the Indianapolis 500 in white with orange stripes.
The Z/28 option package was not mentioned in sales literature and was unknown to most buyers. The Z/28 option included power front disc brakes and a Muncie 4-speed manual transmission. The Z/28 package came with a 302 c.i. small-block V-8 engine modified with a 3" crankshaft with 4" bore, an aluminum intake manifold, and 4-barrel vacuum secondary Holly carburetor of 780 CFM. The Z/28 302 c.i. was designed by Chevy specifically to race in the Trans Am series that required displacement smaller than 305 c.i.'s and that the car be available to the public. Advertised power was listed at 290 horsepower. This was an under rated figure since Chevrolet wanted to keep the horsepower rating at less than 1 horsepower per cubic inch for insurance and racing classes. The factory rating of 290 horsepower occurred at 5300 rpm with peak power for the high-revving 302 c.i. was closer to 360 horsepower with the single four barrel carburetor. The Z/28 package produced up to 400 horsepower with the optional dual four barrel carburetors at 6800-7000 rpm. The Z/28 package also came with suspension upgrades, racing stripes on the hood, and Z/28 emblem. It was also possible to combine the Z/28 package with the RS package. Only 602 Z/28 Camaros were sold in 1967. The 1967 Z28 received air from an open element air cleaner or from an optional cowl plenum duct attached to the side of the air cleaner that ran to the firewall and got air from the cowl vents. 15 inch rally wheels, were included with Z/28s had while all other Camaros had 14 inch wheels.
Find out more at Muscle Car Society.
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