[Chris 96 WS6]

Worth clicking on the link to see the early sketches...

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=109195

Chevrolet's muscular showcar does the family proud

By Rex Roy Email

Date posted: 02-06-2006
As an automotive stylist, designing a Chevrolet Camaro, even a concept Camaro, defines your career. You will either be hailed as the genius who advanced the legend, or blamed as the idiot who screwed up an icon. There's no middle ground.

"I was kind of glad I didn't know how strong of an icon the Camaro was when I was first working on the project," admits Camaro concept chief designer Sangyup Lee. He then scowls at the thought of choking under the pressure of Camaro crazies criticizing his work. MORE

 

[Camaro25thann]

I was just about to post that. What a great article! I love how it ends. . . "Some marketing people asked for more rear legroom and a larger trunk, and we said 'No.'"

 

[Yankee]

I never noticed this before

It has a gas-cap design just like the 68-70 Dodge Charger, very cool touch.

And interesting that this car's chief designer was a Korean, who would've thought?

 

[Chris 96 WS6]

I never made it to the driver's side of the car at NAIAS...there were too many people swarming...so yeah, I never noticed the cap either but I like it.

 

[gettinthere]

I like the cap and that was a good article.

 

[Z28 Autobot]

thats got to be a sweet looking picture blown up on a wall?? very nice with the gas cap

 

[OctaneZ28]

Here's a closeup shot of the gas cap I got at NAIAS...

 

[Z28 Autobot]

that has to make production...

 

[OctaneZ28]

That'd be nice, but I doubt it.
Too many laws will prohibit that from happening.

 

[Mid]

That'd be nice, but I doubt it.
Too many laws will prohibit that from happening.

what laws, and why would it be illegal?

 

[OctaneZ28]

Feds require a certain type of gas cap nowadays.
The location may make production, but I think we'll see a standard fuel door (locking rather than manual I hope) and gas cap.

Then again... I suppose there's a way to incorporate that design into the fuel door... hmm...

 

[Yankee]

If that gas cap design makes it into production, they'll at least have to design it so it doesn't become a water trap. That was one of the biggest problems with the old Mopar design - looked ultra cool but when the car got wet, water would always collect around that area - not a good thing.

 

[fredl11]

Good

Video! I don't see why cap won't make it? Looks ok to me

 

[Phoenix 5.7]

sweet. and if its slightly angled, there could be some sort of drain tube on a production car to aleviate the issue of water collecting