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Old 10-25-2005, 01:19 PM
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I have to write a paper for college on the history of the Camaro. It will focus on design (including motor, body, etc.). Does anyone know of any research tools (books, magazines, websites, etc) that would be helpful in writing this paper? I have access to a college interlibrary loan so I can get pretty much anything. I just need some titles, some authors, some sources to look into. I have found a few but need some more if anyone can help me out. Thanks.
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I have a booklet on the whole design/concept/production/testing/etc. of the 4th gen camaro/firebird. Its about 50 pages or so, if not more.

When is it due?
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are u starting at the beginning of the f-body? you could get some info on the Fisher Body group. Hot Rod had a good article on the development of the LS1 a year or 2 ago. if you need, i can go look for the issue number.
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I believe one of the Camaro/Chevy/Hotrod magazines have a huge write up of the Camaro through all of it's generations with the highlight engines and changes to each. Get to Barns and Noble NOW!
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Try this Google. You might want to play around with the search words a little, but it looks promising...
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Thanks....it is due at the end of the month (November). I will definitly look for the Hot Rod issues. What was the name of the booklet, maybe I can find it online somewhere. Also, where can I get pictures of each style of Camaro? Is there a good website out there that has all styles? Or a book, maybe? Most all the photos I have found are not very good quality.
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Google Camaro images, select large images... I show 14,900 to choose from.

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Heres two good sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camaro
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...rticleId=66170
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the info on the LS1 in hot rod is the november 04 issue
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Camaro photo gallery organized by year http://www.camarohighway.com/


I'd like to know more about that booklet too.


Here's some books about Camaro history:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg.../-/0915038331/
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg.../-/0837608767/
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg.../-/0913056103/
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg.../-/0760304262/
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg.../-/0760307830/
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg.../-/1855203820/
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg.../-/1855201453/
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg.../-/0760309663/

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Thanks everybody, very very much, I appreciate your help. I wasn't sure about asking on this site, but I figured it was worth a shot and now I have tons of info (and christmas ideas for my fiance-- and myself!) Thanks again!



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