[Shotimes] Re: OT New Camaro just slightly retro

[MonsieurBoo@aol.com]

To me, it looks like the hindquarters of the Gen 1 Camaro mated to the  
forequarters of the late 70s Bird -- even though it's not a split grille, it  looks 
like it "oughter have" a vertical bar at the nose.  It strikes me  as a 
somewhat strange "mix 'n' match" of generations.  (Kind of like,  if you look at it 
from the rear you think "396" and if you look at it from the  front, you 
think "455"...) 
 
Whereas, the 'Stang sticks with the '69-70 styling all around and looks  more 
unified.
 
The unique styling element of the "turn of the decade" Cudas and  Challengers 
was their foursquare stance and jacked-up look -- as  if they were lifting 
the front end and just about to pop a wheelie while sitting  still.  This was 
enhanced by the front ends being severely  undercut instead of having skirts and 
spoilers.  The new one has that same  feel, although yep, those rims are also 
too dadburn big. 
 
Of course they also went with those krazy kolors for those few years of  
psychedelia, with the likes of "Panther Pink", "Go Mango", "Top Banana" and  "Plum 
Crazy" (aka "Statutory Grape")  Let's see if they bring those back  too.
 
Cheers,
Mark LaBarre
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