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In response to increasing sales of Pontiac's Trans Am, which sold over 46,000 units in 1976 and accounted for half of all Firebird sales, the Z28 was reintroduced as its own model in the spring of 1977 (as a 1977½). The revived Z28 was powered by a 350 cu in (5.7 L) LM1 V8 with four-barrel carburetor producing 185 hp (138 kW; 188 PS) (175 hp ...
The Oshawa Car Assembly plant in the city of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, began producing the new Camaro [21] which went on sale in spring of 2009 as a 2010 model year vehicle. [ 22 ] [ 23 ] The new body used styling cues from the 1969 Camaro, including the grille, roof styling, quarter windows, and side trim.
Produced as a separate trim level, the Citation X-11 was a variant featuring cosmetic, chassis, and powertrain upgrades over the standard Citation. While less powerful than the Camaro Z28 (and later Monte Carlo SS), the Citation X-11 would also take over the role of the similarly sized Chevrolet Monza.
The third-generation Camaro was released for sale in December 1981, beginning production on October 12, 1981. The 1982 model introduced the first Camaros with a hatchback body style, and such options as factory fuel injection, and a four-cylinder engine. The Camaro Z28 was Motor Trend magazine's Car of the Year for 1982. Three models were ...
The GM B platform was introduced in 1926 with the Buick Master Six, and the Oldsmobile Model 30, and had at least 12 major re-engineering and restyling efforts, for the 1937, 1939, 1941, 1949, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1965, 1971, 1977, and 1991 model years; along with interim styling changes for 1942, 1969, and 1980 that included new sheetmetal and revised rooflines.
Featured vehicles include a 1931 Ford Model A Cabriolet hot rod with a DuVall windshield; and a heavily customized Model T that runs on two engines simultaneously, driven by a man named Gordon whose collection also includes a 1973 Dodge Challenger, a 1956 Ford Thunderbird with its original paintjob, a 1979 Chevrolet Camaro Z28, a 1957 Chevrolet, a 1969 Corvette Stingray and a street-legal ...
Additionally, the engines came equipped with a functional cold air induction hood on the 1983-1984 Trans Am, a dual snorkel air cleaner assembly on the 1983-1986 Camaro Z28 and IROC-Z and 1985-1986 Trans Am, a large, single snorkel on the 1983-1988 Monte Carlo SS (also, rare optional dual snorkel in 1987-1988), an aluminum intake manifold, high ...
The 1977 Caprice shared the same 116-inch (2,900 mm) wheelbase of the intermediate-sized Chevrolet Chevelle; 1977 also marked the first model year in history that a midsized car, the Monte Carlo, was larger than a full-sized car; this would be repeated in the 1980s by GM and Chrysler on multiple vehicles, then by Nissan in the early 2000s when ...