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Old 03-28-2011, 08:35 AM
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Camaro GTZ Concept

as some may know i have a love affair with the GTZ concept. i've searched around for anything i could get and its always bits and pieces of it. i know there are a few threads mentioning it

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/hist...z-concept.html

(the last post actually has some info)

but i was hoping we could have an actual thread with just information on it and not speculation.

here is what i found.

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*going to try to find out why you can't click/zoom in on the articles.

edit: because that i the size i copied them, thought they were larger. maybe later i'll type up the articles.

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Re: Camaro GTZ Concept

Doesn't look too bad. sort of like a mix between a 3rd and 4th gen, with a dodge avengerish style rear end and a Trans Am spoiler. I'm assuming thats thwere they got the front end idea for the 93-97 Camaros.
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I can't believe the concept car sold so cheap. Someone got a deal. I think it sold when GM was in trouble and selling off its concept cars.

http://www.supercars.net/cars/4354.html

Quote - At the 2009 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction, this unique GM car was sold with a scrap title for $22,000 USD. THe description was as follows: " A concept build off of a 1983 Camaro exterior with a removable front end and custom leather seats/interior with yellow trim. Powered by a 4.3 Liter/230hp 90 degree V6 engine with a T-Borg Warner 5-speed transmission, 4-wheel disc brakes, concept wheels, Goodyear Eagle VR50 P255/50V16 front and rear tires."
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wow if i had the money i would definetly have gotten one.

and with the removable front end, and from what i read in the article, this leads me to believe that the fenders and such were fiberglass.

this thing could be very close to the 3,000lb mark

if thats the case, then with that powerplant and lightweight body, it would be next to the GNX and Sy/Tys.
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Interesting. Never seen or heard of this before. It looks like it basically has a 4th gen front end, a trans am spoiler, and Infiniti taillights (I want to say I30, but I can't remember).
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Re: Camaro GTZ Concept

i want a pair of those rims! LOL i wish i could see one of these in person
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looks like a iroc and a young firebird had a love affair and this is the offspring.
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Re: Camaro GTZ Concept

Originally Posted by budfreak1
Interesting. Never seen or heard of this before. It looks like it basically has a 4th gen front end, a trans am spoiler, and Infiniti taillights (I want to say I30, but I can't remember).
Those would be J30 taillights.
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Those would be J30 taillights.

that's what i keep hearing.

if it happened then us Camaro guys could be doing the sequential tail light mod too haha.
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Amazingly no aftermarket companies replicated the nose or rear end pieces that I know of.
Just think one of these with an lsx in it. Dayyyyyyyyyum
I might have to draw up the nose and see if it could be done easily.
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Originally Posted by Banksy
looks like a iroc and a young firebird had a love affair and this is the offspring.
That's what I was thinking. I have to say I kinda like it.
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Re: Camaro GTZ Concept

I saw the GTZ at the Chevy Vettefest in Chicago back in the day. It was awesome in person and to this day I remember thinking how cool it was. Given where automotive design was headed at that time I thought it was a fantastic evolution of third gen styling.
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Keep in mind that the GTZ was probably a concept vehicle to gauge the public perception of design ideas... It was probably used for styling cues for the 4th gen Camaro.

Likewise In 1988 they took a 3rd Gen Firebird and literally made the concept car for the 1993 Firebird, and it was almost identical to the 4th gen...
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i like the way it looks besides the tail lights it lost me there
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Re: Camaro GTZ Concept

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I can't believe the concept car sold so cheap. Someone got a deal. I think it sold when GM was in trouble and selling off its concept cars.

http://www.supercars.net/cars/4354.html

Quote - At the 2009 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction, this unique GM car was sold with a scrap title for $22,000 USD. THe description was as follows: " A concept build off of a 1983 Camaro exterior with a removable front end and custom leather seats/interior with yellow trim. Powered by a 4.3 Liter/230hp 90 degree V6 engine with a T-Borg Warner 5-speed transmission, 4-wheel disc brakes, concept wheels, Goodyear Eagle VR50 P255/50V16 front and rear tires."
I'm pretty sure the owner of the local GM dealership bought it at the auction. It's now in their showroom in Duncan, B.C.
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