November 8, 2009
The 2010 FormulaD Camaro
By Jen Dunnaway
Editor-at-Large
Well, NASCAR’s Nationwide Series might not be getting a Camaro, but Formula Drift sure is! Check out Grunewald Racing’s new drift Camaro, which will be competing in the 2010 season. It’s running a GM LS-A crate motor with internal mods by Hennessey Performance. Carbon fiber front clip, decklid, and spoilers are by Seibon, and the carbon fiber driveshaft is by PST. Aeromotive handles the fuel delivery, AEM the engine management system. It’s also running Eibach MultiPro R-2 coilovers and front and rear sways. Rubber (you guessed it) by Hankook, and the beast will be piloted next year by Conrad Grunewald. Do you think it’ll have anything for the now-veteran drift Mustangs?
November 7, 2009
Nostalgic Camaro SS To Pace 2010 Indy 500?
By Jen Dunnaway
Editor-at-Large
There’s been a slew of 2010 Camaro pace cars in the last year at high-profile motorsports events like Indy and the Daytona 500. The Sprint Cup series ran the ultra-hot Cyber Grey Camaro in a number of the races this season, and it’s become a welcome part of race-day scenery. However, I haven’t seen a pace car at the as hot as this retro-styled SS, made over by KAO Auto Styling as an update of the 1969 Camaro SS that served as the Indy 500 pace car that year. While this one obviously isn’t a convertible, the tribute was pitch-perfect: I love the louvered rear window and the nostalgic fender badging. The graphics indicate it’s going to be the official pace car for next year’s 500 on May 31, but the “For Sale” sticker suggests it’s probably just a concept.
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November 6, 2009
All Up In Their Booth: the General at SEMA
By John Coyle
Deputy Editor
Did you know the General brought back the Camaro for 2010? There’s no way I’d have known,except for the fact that you can’t walk six inches at SEMA without bumping into one. I’m kidding, obviously, and I don’t mean to sound like I’m begrudging my favorite domestic automaker all the fanfare surrounding the return of its legendary muscle car. I think the boys and girls at GM did a great job with the Camaro, and the silver one in the pic below is so hot it makes me want to use expletives. To be honest, I’m a little pissed that we aren’t going to see a NASCAR version, but the Hancoock/Seibon car that’s going to run in Formula D—which is posted after the jump—is wicked, and the ZR1 was a close second for the car I wanted to shoplift from SEMA. Oh, and from the looks of the booth, you’d never know Lutz’s overlords were trying to pawn Hummer off on the Chinese. Tons of pics after the jump.
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Fireball SEMA Day 3! The Finale!
By Fireball Tim
Hollywood Movie Car Design Master
And that’s a wrap for me, folks. Back to LA in the morning, but this was one helluva show. Looks like the hit was the CHEVY CAMARO with about 60 cars appearing. But there were many others that were awesome and heavily involved timewise.
Some final parting shots from North Hall. Not many cars or girls, but some great products for you to check out. Best of Show here.
Big shoutout to the boys and girls of SEMA. They put on another spectacular event. Hot Rods by Rom, Cool Customizable Caliper Covers by MGP, a great new solvent by BIO SOLV and I hung with Todd and db from Motoringfile and White Roof Radio …and of course, the hardcore doods of MOBSTEEL. Check ‘em out…
November 5, 2009
Classic Design Concepts Claims First 2010 Mustang Shaker Hoodscoop
By Jen Dunnaway
Editor-at-Large
…Yeah, they’ve also got a Challenger widebody kit that extends the front fenders 3″ on either side, and parts that’ll dress up your plain-jane C6 Corvette as either a Z06 or a ZR1. And can you name any other booth at SEMA that has a new Camaro, Mustang, Challenger, and Corvette? Talk about covering all your bases. More pics below the jump!
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Fireball SEMA Day 2! Celebrites!
By Fireball Tim
Hollywood Movie Car Design Master
Whew, are my dogs a smokin!’ Pretty sure I’ve walked about 200 miles today, and fended off 200,000 elbows. (Been using my Starbucks cups as defense. Work pretty dang good.) Although the cars were cool, the celebrities showed up in full force! My buddy, MAD MIKE from “Pimp My Ride,” Superstar DAN WOODS from “Chop, Cut, Rebuild,” SuperModel Extraordinaire GENEVIEVE CHAPPELL and TunerSmokin’Hottie CORISSA FURR were struttin’ their gorgeousness.
BEST NEW PRODUCT? LifeTime Oil Filter! They guys really have an awesome product. Never want to buy another filter? Then this is the one for you. Awesome Billet construction and test proven. It gets the Fireball Award!
Rat Rods, my Official Fireball Charger, a bitchin’ Hot Rod from PRO COMP CUSTOMS, super cool bikes, a cool STONEHENGE SERIES Jeep, awesome unique wheels from KURV… and me? I got to hang with my buddy Alan on Car&Driver Radio.
What’s in store for DAY 3? I’m puttin’ on my battle gear and getting ready for North Hall Antics. We’re filming and an episode for “World of Cars” will be up in a week or so. Make sure you subscribe! Rest assured, insanity will ensue manana…
Conversation with Topo
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
I just met up with Topo over at the DUB booth. We checked out his silver Camaro, and then we walked over to the TIS booth to talk about the yellow Camaro he built for JW Motorsports, which is on the cover of the latest DUB Magazine. See all the pics and a video of Topo talking about the build after the jump!
November 4, 2009
Savini Camaro
By Jen Dunnaway
Editor-at-Large
Of the gaudy 2010 Camaros on the show floor at SEMA–and there’s more than a few–this is one whose appearance I don’t mind so much. I like the smoothed-over look of it, and the minimal exterior flash. However, I’m still on the fence about the matchy-matchy wheels, which I’m guessing were kind of the entire point of the build (it was in the Savini Wheels booth, after all). I dunno, do these work for a new Camaro? Check out the video below the jump.
Tom Nelson Camaro at SEMA
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
The twin turbo 572 big block Chevy in this thing puts out 2,000 hp! Custom turbo, intake and headers by Nelson Racing. The guy who owns this is a friend of CarDomain, so we may get a ride in it after it gets back to Seattle. More pics and a short video after the jump! You can also watch a cool video of Adam Carolla talking to Tom Nelson about this car over at Motorator.
November 3, 2009
Lingenfelter Camaro Unveil
By Jen Dunnaway
Editor-at-Large
Earlier today in the Hotchkis booth, I watched them pull the cover off Lignenfelter’s burly new 750 hp Camaro. Powered by a supercharged Corvette Z06 LS7, it’s both track tuned and streetable, and comes loaded with suspension goodies, including adjustable front and rear sway bars and eliptical aluminum tubing chassis bracing to eliminate wheel hop and other flex-related issues. The Camaro is both badass and ultra refined-looking–I thought the orange 20’s were a nice touch to what otherwise might seem like a fairly button-down demeanor. See video of the reveal below the jump!
NASCAR Nostalgia In The GM Booth
By Jen Dunnaway
Editor-at-Large
GM is making a bit of a hoopla over the 25th anniversary of Hendrick Motorsports, for which they’ll be issuing a Hendrick edition Camaro, limited to a run of 25 units. That car doesn’t seem to be here yet, though there are a couple of other nostalgic NASCAR racers already in place in the booth. I’m thinking that the Hendrick Camaro looks a little plain-jane considering what they might have done with it, but I guess I’ll have to reserve judgment until I can see it in person. Pics and video below the jump!
Sound Choice Audio and Performance Heritage Camaro at SEMA
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Mark Abate of Sound Choice Audio and Performance built this amazing widebody Camaro, with a twin turbo V6 expected to produce around 550 HP. The car rides on 22 inch iFordged wheels and stops with the help of AP Racing brakes. The color is a custom mix of BASF Island Sun and Heritage Golf. More pics and a video with Mark after the jump!
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November 2, 2009
Fireball SEMA Day 1/2…
By Fireball Tim
Hollywood Movie Car Design Master
So, into to Vegas I’ve come for COOL CAR SMACKDOWN!
Snuck in to see some of the best rides up close without the crowd since the show opens tomorrow. They weren’t gonna let me in until I told them who I was. Then, they DEFINITELY didn’t want me to come in. So, I jumped the fire encrusted SEMA fence and was nearly captured by vicious cockerpoos. Whew… The first non-surprise is that there was 250,000 Camaros everywhere. Lame. I mean, if you’re going to SEMA, and you want to stand out, then get the car that EVERYONE else will have. Make sense? Not.
But here’s a sneek anyway for what’s coming this week. So far, the rides are smolderin.’ From cool SCIONS from 5Axis to a Nasty Chrome Green FORD FOCUS from ma buddy Gary Watson at CNC. Nice job, G.
Old school, new school, and Detention. Yea.
Another 2010 Camaro Trans Am Conversion
By Jen Dunnaway
Editor-at-Large
I really dig the period-correct wheels, though I think the nose is a little gnarly. And the hood scoop doesn’t leave much room for the giant screaming firechicken that’d be necessary to complete this look. I think I like the Lingenfelter Trans Am better. How about you? See more angles below the jump.
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November 1, 2009
Photos Don’t Do the Topo Widebody Camaro Justice
By Rob Einaudi
Editor-in-Chief
Especially in the weird afternoon night. Still, I had to get you some pics of this car. It’s the first Topo Camaro I’ve seen in person and it looks great. Topo has two more Camaros at SEMA–I think in the DUB booth. We’ll be catching up with him in a few days, so stay tuned.
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