5th or 6th Gen GMMG SS - What if?????

Post by **daytonajim** » Tue Oct 21, 2014 9:48 pm

Here's food for thought..............

What if the GMMG Registry could find a way to revive the GMMG Name Plate & bring GMMG Cars back?

Or......... Is the GMMG name so tarnished & in the tank that everyone would want to stay away?

Could we find a way to make things good again?

What if the Registry could find a dealer & great engine shop to work with on this project?

Would you be interested?

Would you buy one?

Would you put a deposit down on one?

Maybe limit to about 10 cars per year to keep the numbers really low?

This project would be a massive undertaking but What if?

We'd need investors, a business plan, a lot of research & so much more.

Just thinking................... Jim Smith

Here's the info on the new 6th Gen from Aaron Thornton..................

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/car ... /17599689/

General Motors' redesigned, 2016 Chevrolet Camaro will be smaller than the current model and will be built on GM's Cadillac ATS compact-car chassis, Chevy says.

It also might offer a turbocharged four-cylinder engine, as the rival Ford Mustang does.

The next-generation Camaro goes on sale late next year.

Chevy hasn't provided any teaser photos of the 2016 Camaro and says it doesn't plan to unveil the car at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January. In fact, Chevy says, it hasn't decided where the next-gen car will make its debut.

The current Camaro, launched in 2009 as a 2010 model, uses a rear-drive chassis that's a modified version of a Commodore by Holden, GM's Australian unit.

GM says it'll stop building cars in Australia in 2017 and turn Holden into a marketing operation only, so the Camaro has to shift to a platform that'll continue in production.

Cadillac's ATS coupe, the version of the ATS that's most like a Camaro, is shorter, narrower and weighs less than the current Camaro. It's also smaller than the new-design, 2015 Ford Mustang.

The ATS chassis was developed to make a car that could be a credible rival to the BMW 3-series, so moving to that setup will mean Camaro joins Mustang in emphasizing a European sporty-car driving feel.

It's a striking move for cars that have defined the American sporty coupe for decades. In fact, such cars are called "pony cars" after the pioneering Mustang launched April 17,1964.

Ford developed the 2015 Mustang to broaden its appeal to overseas buyers, hoping to boost sales globally. To target European and Asian shoppers, Ford gave the Mustang a more nimble chassis with independent rear suspension and added a 2.3-liter turbocharged, four-cylinder to the engine lineup that includes V-6 and V-8 engines.

GM's Cadillac ATS offers a turbo four, so a version of that engine would be a natural for the new Camaro, as well.

Post by **daytonajim** » Wed Oct 22, 2014 12:47 am

That's the million dollar question........They'd have to be special.

Post by **daytonajim** » Wed Nov 05, 2014 1:40 am

Doesn't seem to be any interest.......this was just a 'what-if' idea.

napa68 · Post by **napa68** » Thu Nov 06, 2014 1:24 pm

Has anyone thought to contact Matt Berger? If anyone has a bigger bat to swing on the subject, Berger may be a good source of ideas, issues, and hurdles to contemplate.

The biggest issue I see as of now..................the GM / Camaro offerings are far more performance oriented than they were in the 2000-2002 hey day of GMMG. Just my .02.

Tim

Post by **daytonajim** » Fri Nov 07, 2014 1:17 am

Yes - you can order just about anything you want from the factory. I'd guess a number of 5th Gen builders will go away.

NCGuy68 · Post by **NCGuy68** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 12:41 am

@daytonajim wrote:Yes - you can order just about anything you want from the factory. I'd guess a number of 5th Gen builders will go away.

Amen! And I happen to know what GM, Chrysler and the Blue Oval Boyz have to offer Now - And WOW!..

I see no need for anything other then the original GMMG cars and trucks.

They are a wonderful part of GM history now and in the future.

JimLE1301 · Post by **JimLE1301** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 7:34 pm

SLP has built some really nice 5th Gens.

68 RSSS Ragtop · Post by **68 RSSS Ragtop** » Sun Nov 09, 2014 10:25 pm

I think you've answered your own question Jim, but it's still fun to play "what if". Have you seen the 6thGen, it's a cross between a Toyota FRS and Hyundai Tiburon with a cruz/malibu front end. The only thing I look forward to on it is a Twin Turbo V6 option, but that's already in the Cadillac, at least it won't be an import anymore either.