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2009 Camaro Concept

A few days ago pictures were posted of the Camaro Concept destined for Detroit. The pictures showed a heavy retro design--imagine that! Many of the sites that had posted the photos have since yanked them down. Does this make the pictures the "real deal?" Who's to say ;-) ? What I have seen is a lot of whining by people who wanted to see the photos, but seemingly can't use Google for themselves :-) Of course, you can still find the photos online if you know where to click. So, if you do happen to find the photos, you can make the judgment call for yourself. Or just be patient and wait less than a month.

Here is an interesting take on the supposedly leaked pics. I have no idea if this is also the "real deal" but it presents the other side of the coin when it comes to leaks (fictional or not). Before looking at the photos consider this:

"To my fellow enthusiasts. I think I'm pleased, for the most part, as to the comments I'm hearing. Yes, there will always be a few that have harsh words....that's to be expected. I still look forward with great relish to watching the faces and expressions of my fellow enthusiasts as they see the concept in person for the first time....(you have no idea of how much I look forward to it.......)Now.........why am I upset? (let's forget the Corp. position for a moment, shall we?)How many times have you met someone......and your first impression was "Well, if he/she wasn't >all sweaty/dressed poorly/bad-hair-day/20 pounds overweight/bad mood/ --insert anything bad here -- <...........he/she would be a knockout...........See what I mean? First impressions are oh-so important. We did not get the chance to control a first impression. The pictures you saw are obviously not of a finished product.WE won't go into the financial impact this will have on GM....but suffice to say it will.We do want your input.......but there's a proper way to get that. Your input, believe it or not, has been somewhat compromised in that, again, you did not see a finished product.Moreover, it started a firestorm of controversy on several sites..and people started flinging insults back and forth.....and in a few cases, some close friends were summarily flamed beyond recognition. Because of someones' (that's plural, by the way) poor judgement, people are now mad at each other. That is even MORE unfortunate.So........yup.......I am beyond angry at the GM or contract employee that allowed these photos to be posted. I suppose I will eventually lose some of my anger at a few webmasters that also played a part in this scenario.All that said..........I hope you like what you saw. It is not the finished concept...and moreover, you can never adequately or fairly judge a product by a picture......esp. one like you saw. I hope that each of you will get to see the concept in person as it tours the country to several autoshows and events.......and that you are even more excited and enthused.I hope that there's a lot of good that comes from this unfortunate experience......and that now, most, if not all of you can plainly see that 'The Future Indeed Looks Bright!'" source