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Ed Welburn Says Camaro Interior Spy Photos Are Bunk, Confirms SS

Matt Hardigree — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:00:00 EDT

Oh Muscle Car Wars, how much teasing will we be forced to endure? GM Design chief Ed Welburn divulged some interesting facts to Bill Bortzfield from Jacksonville.com about the 2009 Chevy Camaro at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance this weekend. Welburn first lets slip that they'll have "the base model and the SS," thereby all but confirming an SS model. He then proceeds to rip into our exclusive and frequently-maligned spy shots of the 2009 Camaro interior and engine bay, saying "The production interior is better than the concept... what has been on the internet were engineering mules... those were the images that leaked out." Is it an excuse, the truth or are they just buying time while they make tweaks? Or perhaps all you unruly fan-boys merely mistook plastic floor sheeting and Holden seating as "production level." Only time will tell. [Jacksonville.com]

The Camaros Are Coming! Shots Of 2009 Chevy Camaro Being Unloaded At LAX

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:01:00 EST

Though it may be a violation of some obscure TSA regulation, we're happy to see shots of the 2009 Chevy Camaro being delivered to LAX as it means the new bowtied muscle car is that much closer. These particular photos were snapped by an attentive member of the Camaro5 forum who happens to work the graveyard shift at the big airport. They even come in camouflaged and non camouflaged versions, which makes us think they were too lazy to rip off the tape before sending it over.

Check out Camaro5 for more pictures of the production Camaro's unofficial welcome to the US of A. And of course, check out our full Muscle Car Wars coverage. (Thanks to Jason for the tip) [Camaro5]

The 2009 Chevy Camaro Comes With 100 Extra Lives?

Ray Wert — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 12:30:00 EST

Like you we've now had some time to really pore over those spy shots of the interior of the 2009 Chevy Camaro we ran on Saturday, so now we've got a number of questions. Chief among them is whether or not the key to turning the traction control nanny all the way off will be to tap in up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, start. Or maybe that just gets us an extra 100 feathered roach clips and a weathered Neil Young backstage pass. Well whatever it may be, in case you missed the hot shot of spy shots, click through again for another look at the 09 Camaro interior. Or hit up the gallery again below.

2009 Chevrolet Camaro Fleet Caught in Australia

Ray Wert — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 17:01:00 EST

So, we finally decided we wanted to look at those shots of the 2009 Chevrolet Camaro testing in Australia we showed you earlier from Edmunds InsideLine at a little higher resolution than what the Inside-Liners are able to offer. So we contacted the good folks who work with "Handy" Hans & Christa Lehmann to determine the pricing of their shots and decided it was well worth it to buy a couple for our loyal readers. What we've determined is that the photographer didn't just catch a single Camaro — but rather an entire fleet of Camaro production cars. As we're sure Admiral Ackbar would say — if he'd been Aussie, of course — "Mate! It's a trap!" Get out of there Lehmanns, save yourselves! Full spy report before they're captured by the evil Empire after the jump.

By now we have all seen the Chevy Camaro concept car at major auto shows. Some lucky magazine editors have even driven early prototypes. But now these spy photos, taken by an amateur photographer, capture a group of the latest Chevy Camaro test cars undergoing testing recently outside Melbourne, Australia.
It might at first seem odd to find the Camaro being tested in Australia, but that is because GM's Australian arm, Holden, is leading the development work on the Camaro. The new Camaro is based on GM's global rear-drive architecture, which also underpin's Holden's VE Commodore range of cars.

The car is getting very close to production-ready and is due on-sale in the States sometime in 2008 as a 2009 model. A convertible version is expected to follow about a year later.

Note also the pair of Mustangs that are traveling with them for benchmarking purposes.

Credit line: Christa Lehmann / Hidden Image

2009 Chevrolet Camaro

Matt Hardigree — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 13:00:00 EST

UPDATE: We bought the durn pictures ourselves and as you can see, it wasn't just a new 2009 Chevy Camaro caught — it was a fleet of them! It seems that spy photos nabbed a pair of Chevy Camaro prototypes testing around Melbourne, Australia. They were, no surprise, accompanied by a pair of Ford Mustangs. From what we can see of the heavily disguised Camaro, it certainly seems to borrow heavily from the Camaro and Camaro prototypes we've already seen. The Camaro is slated for production early in 2009, followed later by a Camaro convertible. Pics of the ~~concept~~ production Camaro fleet caught below and full spy report below the jump.

By now we have all seen the Chevy Camaro concept car at major auto shows. Some lucky magazine editors have even driven early prototypes. But now these spy photos, taken by an amateur photographer, capture a group of the latest Chevy Camaro test cars undergoing testing recently outside Melbourne, Australia.
It might at first seem odd to find the Camaro being tested in Australia, but that is because GM's Australian arm, Holden, is leading the development work on the Camaro. The new Camaro is based on GM's global rear-drive architecture, which also underpin's Holden's VE Commodore range of cars.

The car is getting very close to production-ready and is due on-sale in the States sometime in 2008 as a 2009 model. A convertible version is expected to follow about a year later.

Note also the pair of Mustangs that are traveling with them for benchmarking purposes.

Credit line: Christa Lehmann / Hidden Image

Camaro Production Dates Revealed?

Ray Wert — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:15:00 EST

The very strange-looking man over at The Hollywood Extra is claiming he knows the start dates for production of the new Chevy Camaro. According to this Burlapp character, the production dates are:

February 16th 2009 for the coupe. December 7th 2009 for the convertible.

We guess we'll have to wait and see. All we know is that's a very long time between when they first revealed the new muscle car and when it'll finally start leaving the factory floor. It's been so long we almost forgot we'd first seen the concept car at the Detroit Auto Show — almost two years ago (one year ago for the 'vert)! [The Hollywood Extra]