Upcoming Events
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 then 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 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. The club will match up to $650 in member donations.
January 18 – Bow Tie Brunch – We will meet at 10am at 22038 Canton Court, Farmington, MN. It is called the "Treasure Chest" by its owner, Karl, past owner of Crystal Lake Automotive. There will be a shop tour with a demonstration. Lunch will be provided.
February 15 or 22 – Winter Banquet – Mark your calendars to come back and check on the date and location for this event. The elves are busy planning.
March 22 – Tech Tour – We will meet at the Minnesota Transportation Museum, 193 Pennsylvania Ave. E., St. Paul, MN. The Museum is the rebuilt Jackson Street Roundhouse. It houses historical collections, active railcar restorations, and railway memorabilia. We will meet there at 10am, tour the museum for 2 hours, and then head to lunch at the Crooked Pint Ale House, 1734 Adolphus St., Maplewood, MN 55117.
April 12-13 – GSTA – Will be at Canterbury Park this year. Let a club officer know if you plan to submit your Camaro for entry. The club will cover half of the entry fee if you are accepted. Official show information is not yet available.
May 17 – Spring Opening Cruise – Exact meeting location is TBD. Most likely heading toward Mankato and also seeing a car collection. Reserve the date for now.
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January 18 – Bow Tie Brunch – We will meet at 10am at 22038 Canton Court, Farmington, MN. It is called the "Treasure Chest" by its owner, Karl, past owner of Crystal Lake Automotive. There will be a shop tour with a demonstration. Lunch will be provided.
February 15 or 22 – Winter Banquet – Mark your calendars to come back and check on the date and location for this event. The elves are busy planning.
March 22 – Tech Tour – We will meet at the Minnesota Transportation Museum, 193 Pennsylvania Ave. E., St. Paul, MN. The Museum is the rebuilt Jackson Street Roundhouse. It houses historical collections, active railcar restorations, and railway memorabilia. We will meet there at 10am, tour the museum for 2 hours, and then head to lunch at the Crooked Pint Ale House, 1734 Adolphus St., Maplewood, MN 55117.
April 12-13 – GSTA – Will be at Canterbury Park this year. Let a club officer know if you plan to submit your Camaro for entry. The club will cover half of the entry fee if you are accepted. Official show information is not yet available.
May 17 – Spring Opening Cruise – Exact meeting location is TBD. Most likely heading toward Mankato and also seeing a car collection. Reserve the date for now.
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Additional Events of Interest
Additional shows--organized or supported by NCC members.
Check back later for any new shows. Thank you!
Check back later for any new shows. Thank you!
Current Event Photos
We had our first Tech Session on Saturday, November 16 at the Wings of the North Air Museum at Flying Cloud Airport. We had about 20 people come. The docents did a great job.! We even got to see a plane under repair in their shop.
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.
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.
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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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