Oh Shit Fire! Where’d you get that bitchin
Camaro? What chu got in there? 7 liter LS with big cams blower popping out the hood. Bet that thing’s fast as hell. Dang thing’ll blow the dang doors off a dang import no problem.
Can I get a ride in it? Camaro, it’s angry, it’s stylish, it’s
bold and it's loud! From Chevrolet’s point of view, the Camaro
was born out of necessity. From conception to execution, it was created with one purpose
and one purpose alone. To destroy the Mustang. This is everything you need to know to get
up to speed on the Chevy Camaro. (8-bit music plays) This episode of Up To Speed is brought to
you by Vincero watches. Shoutouts to Vincero for sending me this cool
bad boy. It looks good, it's really well engineered. Speaking of really well engineered let's talk
about Camaros. Chevy entered into the 1965 model year looking
to to overtake Ford in all their categories, and their plan was 3-fold... They introduced their Chevelle to compete
with Ford’s Falcon. They completely redesigned the Impala
and And they made them both available with the
race inspired Super Sport package. The nimble Nova and the new Chevelle outsold
Ford in the small and mid-sized market, and the ‘65 Impala dominated the full size American
Market. They sold over one million units. A million. One comma, zero-zero-zero comma
zero-zero-zero. And as far as I can find that record still stands. Full-size, check. Mid-size, check. Small car
Uh check… We won all of the three categories am I right boys? WRONG. What? Mustang. Ford debuted the Mustang in 1964, and created
an entirely new class, the Pony Car. How could Chevy beat Ford in a class that we don't even
have a freakin car for? Guys when we talked in January we said we
wanted to beat Ford in every class. Who was on this? Seth I can't fire you 'cus you are
my brother and I love you but I am mad and I'm not sitting by you at dinner tonight. Here’s a surprise, like almost every other
two door sports car we’ve talked about on this show. Someone at a competing company
saw a mustang and was like “Dang dude, that’s a good idea. We need to do a car like that.” Without delay- the same year, Chevy Head Bucky
Knudsen. Laughs The guy in charge of Chevy Bucky Knudsen took
the guys responsible for the record setting Impala Irv Rybicki and Henry Haga, and told
them to make a new car that would beat the Mustang. Chevy codenamed the project “Panther,”
and the team prioritized aggressive, sleek design a wide wheelbase, and sport inspired
performance. Then, in 1966, Chevy set another record-
this time for the biggest phone call ever, Chevrolet general manager Pete Estes, announced
the Camaro on a 14 city conference call with the press. He says the panther is dead, long
live the Camaro. Click. Straight up hangs up. Everybody in the press is like "I think a Panther
died? What is, what is a Camaro?" Happened, Google it. Estes said that the name Camaro evokes the
camaraderie between man and machine thank you He also claimed the name was French. It’s not French.
When pressed about what the name Camaro actually means he slyly responded, “it's a small, vicious
animal that eats Mustangs.” Estes is the weirdest dude ever. This first generation Camaro was released
in 1967, and it took everything that was great about Chevy’s aggressive new styling in
the Impala and Chevelle, and turned that sh*t up to 11. (Engine revs) It had a recessed grill, innovative
front and rear fenders and was available with up to a 6.5 liter V8. With a Supersport, Rally,
and a Z-28 Packages, the Camaro, from its inception has been associated with performance. Ah yes, the iconic Z-28 performance package-
we’ve all seen it- but what does it mean? Nothing. It’s just the internal Chevy
RPO code for the package. Does it mean anything? Cars are fun. The Camaro was an effort to compete with the
Mustang but Detroit’s a small town, and Ford, aware that Chevy had something up its
sleeve, redesigned their mustang to receive a bigger engine too. Even in its first year,
the Camaro, while an impressive, cool little car was playing catch up to the mustang... Again to compete with the Mustang, the second
generation Camaro came out three short years later. For 1970, it got wider, pushed the
headlights outside of the front grill, had a faster looking rear end, and a more prominent
rear fender. This is the fish face that people love or hate. You know who loved it? Road
and Track Magazine. They named the 1971 SS 350 as one of the 10 best cars in the world
that year. And finally the Camaro outsold the Mustang, though only a slim margin of
one thousand cars. I mean that was close. The Camaro, because of its origins, will always
be compared to the Mustang, but having outsold it in 1970, it could now develop an identity
of its own. Chevy was fine with the Mustang being as American
as Apple Pie. Because that meant the Camaro could be as American as ROCK AND ROLL! The 2nd gen had quite a few facelifts through
its 11 year run. Just like my little brother Tom. Rest in peace. Most notable were the
variations to the grill. The Camaro kept getting more Camaro-y, and while still competing with
the Mustang, it wasn’t in the “hey Mustang buyers, maybe you’ll like this” way. You
now bought a Camaro because you wanted a badass Camaro. (Rock music playing) The third-generation Camaro rolled out for
the 1982 model year. Look, the 60s Camaro looked like the 60s,
the 70s camaro looks like the 70s… and the 80s camaro? I mean freakin look at this thing!
It’s as 80’s as Reagan and Bush, or crimped hair, or doing cocaine with your boss. Which is
apparently a thing that I totally missed out on. In 1985, for my birthday, the Camaro was chosen
as the official racecar for the International Race Of Champions (I R O C) IROC IROC Ooohhh and to commemorate,
Chevy rebranded the Z28 as the IROC-Z. Jean jackets everywhere rejoiced! The "20th Anniversary Commemorative Edition"
was offered in 1987, as well as a "25th Anniversary Heritage Package" in 1992 . Camaro. They like anniversaries. The fourth-generation Camaro debuted in 1993
on an updated F-body platform. It retained the same characteristics since its introduction
in 1967: a 2-door body with 2+2 seating and an optional T-top roof or convertible. In 1998, the 5.7 L LS1 was the first all-aluminum
engine offered in a Camaro since 1969 and this one made 325 horsepower. Ok I know everyone, like the LS is starting
to get like uh oh my God it's so boring. But, it''s a freakin all aluminum V8 that's the
size of a loaf of bread. Weights less than a B16. If you don't like LS-swapped cars you're a
hater. Don't be a hater. The Camaro was still pushing that aggressive
reputation, but after 2002, production of the F-Body platform was discontinued due to
slowing sales, and a deteriorating market for sports coupes. The Mustang was finally free to prance fancifully
across the roads of the American Countryside without fear of the being stalked by a Camaro. Until… in 2010 after an 8 year hiatus, a
totally re-designed, retro-inspired "brand new” Camaro made its triumphant debut.
Finally, it was Ford’s turn to play catch-up the 2010 Camaro SS had about 100 HP more
than the Mustang GT. That’s not even a fair right? That's like me fighting any man on Earth.
If you want to fight me I'll put twenty-thousand dollars cash on it. You let me know in the
comments, we'll set up a time and a place. The only rule is it's to the death and your
kids gotta watch The car looked great… It looked new and
it wasn't like, “HEY, I’M A CRAZY CAMARO! LOOK HOW CRAZY I LOOK!” It was meticulous
in design and remained true to its 1967 origins. It handled better than ever, and could outpace
the mustang on almost any track. On April 1, 2010, the Camaro was named the
World Car Design of the Year at the World Car of the Year Design Awards. What the f**k. And the winner is, the Chevrolet Camaro. Is this real? Anyway congrats, we did it guys! And the experience of driving it? People love
it. It was lighter and more nimble than the Mustang and in 2016, the Z28 returned, and
made 505 Horsepower! MotorTrend's 2016 car of the year is the all
new Chevrolet Camaro. It was motortrends car of the year. And today, 2017. Happy 50th Camaro. The 50th
anniversary edition had unique interior styling badges. It’s 200 pounds lighter than
the 5th gen, and the 2018 ZL1 drops about 60 pounds more. Add to this the optional 650
horsepower? I’m telling you- it’s a small, vicious animal that devours Mustangs. And
sometimes it turns into a robot and saves Shia Leboof and Megan Fooks. From it’s inception, the Camaro has had
one job and it has done it well. It was designed to rival the Mustang, and aside from an 8
year sabbatical, it has been doing just that for over 50 years. That's everything you need to know to get
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This guy is full of energy, and now I kinda want a Camaro
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I prefer the abridged version.
I freakin love these videos
Man, riding in the Insight and seeing not one, but three Camaros race away from me earlier today.
Just like Dad.
Love the Saab 9-2x in the back.
YES A NEW UP TO SPEED
Dat saab doe
The first gen is still my dream and hopefully I'll make it happen before 30