Upcoming Events
October 12 – AutoMotorPlex Car Clubs of MN - Caffeine & Octane – We are invited again to be a featured car club at the AutoMotorPlex Caffeine & Octane October car show. We'd like you there by 8:00am. This show runs from 9-Noon and is FREE to attend for show cars and spectators. Rock Elm Restaurant will have its food truck present. Let's have another great turnout this year.
November 16 – Tech Session – Wings of the North Air Museum, 14893 Sierra Lane #72D, Flying Cloud Airport, Eden Prairie, MN 55347. Plan to meet at 11am for a 2-hour tour. Admission is $10. We will then head to Lyons Tap for lunch (16180 Flying Cloud Dr., Eden Prairie, MN 55347).
December 14 – Toys for Tots – We will plan for our annual toy binge on December 14th. Meet at 10:00am, Target at the Quarry 1650 New Brighton Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55413. After shopping we will drop off the toys at KARE 11 and head for lunch at the Woodfire Grille in Golden Valley. Donations may be brought to any in-person club meeting. See any Club Officer to contribute a donation. You may also mail a donation to the Club PO Box 651, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379-0561. Please postmark by December 5th or bring it along to Target. We'd love for you to stay to and shop, but we know it's a busy time so you also may just drop off your financial donation there to any Club Officer. Remember, the club makes a matching donation.
November 16 – Tech Session – Wings of the North Air Museum, 14893 Sierra Lane #72D, Flying Cloud Airport, Eden Prairie, MN 55347. Plan to meet at 11am for a 2-hour tour. Admission is $10. We will then head to Lyons Tap for lunch (16180 Flying Cloud Dr., Eden Prairie, MN 55347).
December 14 – Toys for Tots – We will plan for our annual toy binge on December 14th. Meet at 10:00am, Target at the Quarry 1650 New Brighton Blvd., Minneapolis, MN 55413. After shopping we will drop off the toys at KARE 11 and head for lunch at the Woodfire Grille in Golden Valley. Donations may be brought to any in-person club meeting. See any Club Officer to contribute a donation. You may also mail a donation to the Club PO Box 651, Sauk Rapids, MN 56379-0561. Please postmark by December 5th or bring it along to Target. We'd love for you to stay to and shop, but we know it's a busy time so you also may just drop off your financial donation there to any Club Officer. Remember, the club makes a matching donation.
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Additional Events of Interest
Additional Events of Interest
Additional shows--organized or supported by NCC members. Check back later for any new shows. Thank you!
Current Event Photos
We held our Season Ending Cruise on Saturday, October 5th. We rallied the members at the Holiday Station in Hastings with a total of 19 Camaros. We took a leisurely drive down along the Mississippi on the Wisconsin side to Nelson. Then we headed back up to Hastings, stopping for a picnic lunch at Staehli Park Road. It was a beautiful day to end the season before we put our Camaro's to rest for the, dare we say it, winter.
Our annual trip to Warroad to lend our help at The Shed had 20 people in attendance. It is such an honor to be able to help with this awesome collection of vehicles. Club members helped in some minor repairs, "exercising" vehicles you never dreamt of being able to drive in your lifetime, and cleaning them to be ready to show. Thanks Bob and Loralee for inviting the Club up to Warroad again!
Our Third Annual Summer Banquet Boat Cruise left the dock in Stillwater on Sunday, August 25th. Even though it was a hot day, we had a great trip along the St. Croix. What more could you ask for, good company, buffet lunch, and traveling on the river. That's what Minnesota is all about...well, besides cars which is our passion!
The Certifit *Under the Stars* car show was held on Saturday, August 3rd. This was also a first time MSRA voting event. We had the best turnout we've ever had for this show. The two food trucks kept everyone's appetite taken care of. We even had a couple of guest vehicles come, NYPD (movie police vehicle seen in NYPD Blue, Law & Order, and Blue Bloods) a FDNY (911 Tribute vehicle), and a Lakeville retired American LaFrance Century Series firetruck. Thanks to members for their help in planning, support, set-up, registration, and the take-down in record time, all before the storm hit. Until next year...
Northstar Camaro Club Alley
The Street Machine Nationals was held July 19-21. Our Club had a great turnout. We filled all of our parking spots. Every generation of Camaro was represented this year. Way to go Northstar Camaro Club members!
We held our first car show of the season at Cornerstone Chevrolet in Stillwater on Saturday, July 13th. This was our 23rd annual show here. Many thanks to the dealership for hosting and supporting the Northstar Camaro Club for so many years! Despite the iffy weather, (no surprise this year) we had a very good turnout of 120+ vehicles and even more spectators. Our food trucks, Pigs Unlimited and El Burrito Mercado on Wheels, served great food. Thanks to everyone that made this great show a success. We look forward to returning next year.
(Please see Past Events tab above for previous event photos.)
Motor News
Every Chevy Camaro Collector Edition Has This Cool Easter Egg
By Jonathan Lopez MAR 17, 2024
The departure of the sixth-generation Chevy Camaro coincides with the release of several special model variants, including the lust-worthy Chevy Camaro Collector Edition. Taking inspiration from the first-gen Camaro and sporting a variety of unique upgrades and aesthetic enhancements, the Chevy Camaro Collector Edition is a rolling treasure trove for fans of the performance nameplate. As one might expect, GM even hid a cool Easter egg in the Camaro badge.
Find the rest of the article here: https://gmauthority.com/blog/2024/03/every-chevy-camaro-collector-edition-has-this-cool-easter-egg/
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By Jonathan Lopez MAR 17, 2024
The departure of the sixth-generation Chevy Camaro coincides with the release of several special model variants, including the lust-worthy Chevy Camaro Collector Edition. Taking inspiration from the first-gen Camaro and sporting a variety of unique upgrades and aesthetic enhancements, the Chevy Camaro Collector Edition is a rolling treasure trove for fans of the performance nameplate. As one might expect, GM even hid a cool Easter egg in the Camaro badge.
Find the rest of the article here: https://gmauthority.com/blog/2024/03/every-chevy-camaro-collector-edition-has-this-cool-easter-egg/
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The Origins of the Chevrolet Camaro Z/28
By Jeff Koch February 24, 2024
As seen on Hennings.com
How the Trans-Am racing series spawned the showroom superstar.
The Sports Car Club of America caught the pony car zeitgeist with the Trans-American Sedan Championship, better known simply as Trans-Am. Evolved from the SCCA’s A- and B-sedan club-racing categories, the series had two classes that ran on track together; the more relevant of these was the Over 2-liter class...Once he got GM’s blessing to do a version of the upcoming Camaro pony car aimed at Trans-Am competition, Vince Piggins (then an assistant Chevrolet staff engineer) assured SCCA brass that Chevy would enter a car for the ’67 series. The car, the Chevrolet Camaro Z/28, would become the first SCCA Trans-Am-homologated pony car, thus ensuring its place in the history books—even if it never won...
Find the rest of the article here: https://www.hemmings.com/stories/the-origins-of-the-chevrolet-camaro-z28/
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By Jeff Koch February 24, 2024
As seen on Hennings.com
How the Trans-Am racing series spawned the showroom superstar.
The Sports Car Club of America caught the pony car zeitgeist with the Trans-American Sedan Championship, better known simply as Trans-Am. Evolved from the SCCA’s A- and B-sedan club-racing categories, the series had two classes that ran on track together; the more relevant of these was the Over 2-liter class...Once he got GM’s blessing to do a version of the upcoming Camaro pony car aimed at Trans-Am competition, Vince Piggins (then an assistant Chevrolet staff engineer) assured SCCA brass that Chevy would enter a car for the ’67 series. The car, the Chevrolet Camaro Z/28, would become the first SCCA Trans-Am-homologated pony car, thus ensuring its place in the history books—even if it never won...
Find the rest of the article here: https://www.hemmings.com/stories/the-origins-of-the-chevrolet-camaro-z28/
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Heading to Scottsdale 2024: This 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Yenko CPOP is the Real Deal
By Tara Hurlin January 9, 2024
Don Yenko is a name known by muscle car aficionados, particularly for creating the legendary high-performance Yenko Camaro, albeit he also created more powerful versions of other Chevrolet cars like the Chevelle, Nova, and Corvair. As a result of the Yenko Camaro’s popularity, there are quite a few copycats on the roads in the form of tribute cars, clones, and fake examples that claim to be factory when they are in fact frauds. This example, a Daytona Yellow 1969 Chevrolet Camaro Yenko COPO, is the real deal.
Read the rest of the story here: https://www.hemmings.com/stories/yenko-camaro-copo-heads-to-scottsdale/
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First look: Hendrick Motorsports 40th Anniversary Edition Chevrolet Camaro
By Hendrick Motorpsorts February 16, 2024
Check out the Hendrick Motorsports 40th Anniversary Edition Chevrolet Camaro that was unveiled on Thursday at Daytona International Speedway. Only 40 of these cars will be produced by Hendrick Motorsports. Check out the special car in these photos.
Find the rest of the article here https://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/photos/131930/first-look-hendrick-motorsports-40th-anniversary-edition-chevrolet-camaro#/0
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By Hendrick Motorpsorts February 16, 2024
Check out the Hendrick Motorsports 40th Anniversary Edition Chevrolet Camaro that was unveiled on Thursday at Daytona International Speedway. Only 40 of these cars will be produced by Hendrick Motorsports. Check out the special car in these photos.
Find the rest of the article here https://www.hendrickmotorsports.com/photos/131930/first-look-hendrick-motorsports-40th-anniversary-edition-chevrolet-camaro#/0
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8 of the Greatest Chevrolet Camaros in the model's history
By Brendan McAleer February 13, 2024
The Camaro lives, it dies, it lives again. Now, again, it dies. Or at least, it’s just resting. (Parrots do that, you know.) Yes, Chevrolet’s Mustang-mimic grew to be so much more than an imitation pony car over the decades, creating a huge fanbase that stretched over several generations. Now, the last examples of the sixth-gen car are rolling off the line at the Lansing Grand River assembly plant, heading off to owners who have one last Camaro Summer in the cards.
Read the rest of the article here: https://driving.ca/car-culture/lists/chevrolet-camaro-best-history _______
By Brendan McAleer February 13, 2024
The Camaro lives, it dies, it lives again. Now, again, it dies. Or at least, it’s just resting. (Parrots do that, you know.) Yes, Chevrolet’s Mustang-mimic grew to be so much more than an imitation pony car over the decades, creating a huge fanbase that stretched over several generations. Now, the last examples of the sixth-gen car are rolling off the line at the Lansing Grand River assembly plant, heading off to owners who have one last Camaro Summer in the cards.
Read the rest of the article here: https://driving.ca/car-culture/lists/chevrolet-camaro-best-history _______
Member and Planning Meetings
The Northstar Camaro Club meets the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Meetings begin at 7:30pm.
Member meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month at:
Davanni's Roseville, 1905 W Perimeter Dr., Roseville, MN
Planning meetings are held the fourth Tuesday of the month on ZOOM. All members will receive an email invitation and agenda from our Vice President with a link to attend the Zoom meeting.
Members are welcome to attend both meetings. Topics include both old and new business, and there is usually a presentation or lively discussion relating to our favorite subject--Camaro's!
This is the place to exchange ideas and get to know fellow club members.
The Northstar Camaro Club meets the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Meetings begin at 7:30pm.
Member meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month at:
Davanni's Roseville, 1905 W Perimeter Dr., Roseville, MN
Planning meetings are held the fourth Tuesday of the month on ZOOM. All members will receive an email invitation and agenda from our Vice President with a link to attend the Zoom meeting.
Members are welcome to attend both meetings. Topics include both old and new business, and there is usually a presentation or lively discussion relating to our favorite subject--Camaro's!
This is the place to exchange ideas and get to know fellow club members.
Here's a site you might find of interest for do-it-yourself repairs.
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https://www.facebook.com/groups/164755116936294/ (This is a private group you will need to join to access.)
https://eventswithcars.com/
https://carshownationals.com/
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