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GM's official records aren't perfect either. The biggest flaw I've found in them is the availability of Medium Quasar Blue in '93 but no production number for the number made. I've discussed this with GM customer service and finally somebody in the archive department, and they didn't know what the deal was either. They suggested it was a late availability color (which is possible) yet their records of any Camaros being produced in the color don't exist. If you hang around on ebay or autotrader for a few years like I have, you'll discover there were several in that color.
I've looked at your breakdowns in the past, and I'm sorry to say this, but they're full of errors. I think we can all appreciate the effort you've put into your data sorting, but the end results are wildly inaccurate. Sherwood Green Metallic? Black Rose Metallic? I really have no idea where you found anything supporting these names or their use on 4th gen Camaros. If you only had correct information in your tables, I think they'd be neat and useful.
The Camaro White book is the most reliable for production figures, but even it has its share of inaccuracies. I've found it to be more accurate than other sources however.
Camaroz28.com's production figures can't be trusted, and neither can Compnine's in certain areas.
The one's on my site can be trusted for the most part as can the one's on Camarosource.ca
GM's official records aren't perfect either. The biggest flaw I've found in them is the availability of Medium Quasar Blue in '93 but no production number for the number made. I've discussed this with GM customer service and finally somebody in the archive department, and they didn't know what the deal was either. They suggested it was a late availability color (which is possible) yet their records of any Camaros being produced in the color don't exist. If you hang around on ebay or autotrader for a few years like I have, you'll discover there were several in that color.
I've looked at your breakdowns in the past, and I'm sorry to say this, but they're full of errors. I think we can all appreciate the effort you've put into your data sorting, but the end results are wildly inaccurate. Sherwood Green Metallic? Black Rose Metallic? I really have no idea where you found anything supporting these names or their use on 4th gen Camaros. If you only had correct information in your tables, I think they'd be neat and useful.
The Camaro White book is the most reliable for production figures, but even it has its share of inaccuracies. I've found it to be more accurate than other sources however.
Camaroz28.com's production figures can't be trusted, and neither can Compnine's in certain areas.
The one's on my site can be trusted for the most part as can the one's on Camarosource.ca
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another off topic is the fact they there was a prototype ls1 trans am that had 1996 decals all over it and marked by GM. They are there. Most got crushed or donated to tech schools
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That's mostly true. They were used to test the Corvette LS1, and the chassis was shortened. The museum in Bowling Green might still have the only remaining Cor-camaro. I asked Scott Settlemire about them and several other Camaros, and he believed they were all sent to the crusher.
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That's mostly true. They were used to test the Corvette LS1, and the chassis was shortened. The museum in Bowling Green might still have the only remaining Cor-camaro. I asked Scott Settlemire about them and several other Camaros, and he believed they were all sent to the crusher.
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Have not what? Crushed them? 
I think they were crushed in the late 90s/early 2000s. Some of the show cars like the "Cool-side" Camaro, perhaps the "Play It Loud" Camaro, and some others were crushed in (I believe) 2005.
Here's a pic I have of the Cor-camaro that still hopefully exists. I think I got this from a magazine or book.
I think they were crushed in the late 90s/early 2000s. Some of the show cars like the "Cool-side" Camaro, perhaps the "Play It Loud" Camaro, and some others were crushed in (I believe) 2005.Here's a pic I have of the Cor-camaro that still hopefully exists. I think I got this from a magazine or book.
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Have not what? Crushed them? I think they were crushed in the late 90s/early 2000s. Some of the show cars like the "Cool-side" Camaro, perhaps the "Play It Loud" Camaro, and some others were crushed in (I believe) 2005.
Here's a pic I have of the Cor-camaro that still hopefully exists. I think I got this from a magazine or book.
I think they were crushed in the late 90s/early 2000s. Some of the show cars like the "Cool-side" Camaro, perhaps the "Play It Loud" Camaro, and some others were crushed in (I believe) 2005.Here's a pic I have of the Cor-camaro that still hopefully exists. I think I got this from a magazine or book.
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JohnnyBs98WS6Rag--
GM's official records aren't perfect either.
The Camaro White book is the most reliable for production figures, but even it has its share of inaccuracies. I've found it to be more accurate than other sources however.
Camaroz28.com's production figures can't be trusted........
GM's official records aren't perfect either.
The Camaro White book is the most reliable for production figures, but even it has its share of inaccuracies. I've found it to be more accurate than other sources however.
Camaroz28.com's production figures can't be trusted........
Just going by the RPO codes that showed-up in their database. When the total number of cars built in the "known" production colors didn't add up to the total # of cars built, I went digging for other (potentially undocumented) paint codes. Those were the paint RPO codes I found, and most time they were combined with other paint codes on the same cars (as clearly explained in my breakdowns). Who knows, maybe GM used "19U" and "73U" to mean something completely different than exterior paint color for that model year. However, the RPO code tables out there (and not just CompNine's) cross these codes to those colors. I can't explain why the database contains these anomalies, but I felt it was better to over-research and dig to the bottom of the mystery, document my findings best I can, than it was to ignore that info and present a table that literally would not add up. Seems to me having incomplete and inconsistent data is less credible than having a number breakdown that at least adds up. At least it gets you head scratching rather than omitting info.
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By the way, one other thing worth mentioning is do not trust coffee table books that offer broad overviews of Camaros '67-'10. Those books typically contain the most errors just because of the amount of content they are providing. I've read several of them, and it's just shocking some of the things that are said in them.
Also, RPO decoding won't give you the correct names for the paint colors. Often a color would be used on multiple models and it would be given a public name specific to Camaros, Corvettes, etc. The names on my site are all correct, and you can double check your list if you like by using it. On my page, I dropped the RPO code and just used the paint code. Meaning, paint code 80 is the same thing as RPO code 80U.
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By the way, you have a beautiful car meine96ws6.
