Member meetings only have returned to our usual location at:
Davanni's Roseville, 1905 W Perimeter Dr., Roseville, MN
Planning meetings remain on Zoom the fourth Tuesday of the month.
Davanni's Roseville, 1905 W Perimeter Dr., Roseville, MN
Planning meetings remain on Zoom the fourth Tuesday of the month.
Upcoming Events
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July 31 – CertiFit Car Show – This will be our third annual car show at CertiFit. We are looking forward to a good crowd on a nice warm evening. And Gess What's Cookin'? Oh, that's the food truck that's coming to take care of your dinner needs.
Check them out at https://www.facebook.com/GessWhatsCookin/
July 31 – CertiFit Car Show – This will be our third annual car show at CertiFit. We are looking forward to a good crowd on a nice warm evening. And Gess What's Cookin'? Oh, that's the food truck that's coming to take care of your dinner needs.
Check them out at https://www.facebook.com/GessWhatsCookin/
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August 14 – Muscle Car Bash – See the flyer below for our joint venture car show with the MnChallengers and Northern Star Mustang Club. Bring your Camaro!
Let's show the other clubs what a great club we have.
The Club with the most cars participating gets the honor of having the traveling trophy for the year and bragging rights.
August 14 – Muscle Car Bash – See the flyer below for our joint venture car show with the MnChallengers and Northern Star Mustang Club. Bring your Camaro!
Let's show the other clubs what a great club we have.
The Club with the most cars participating gets the honor of having the traveling trophy for the year and bragging rights.
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September 19 – Building a Fall Classic – It's that time of year again for Building a Fall Classic. All the pieces have come together for our second annual car show in Edina. We will have Gess What's Cookin' coming back for your dinner fare.
Check them out at https://www.facebook.com/GessWhatsCookin/
September 19 – Building a Fall Classic – It's that time of year again for Building a Fall Classic. All the pieces have come together for our second annual car show in Edina. We will have Gess What's Cookin' coming back for your dinner fare.
Check them out at https://www.facebook.com/GessWhatsCookin/
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Additional Events of Interest
Additional Events of Interest
August 7 – Freedom Financial Group First Annual Car Show – One of our new club members is helping to organize the first car show being held at Southwest Christian High School. See the flyer for details.
Current Event Photos
The weekend of July 16-18 we had a group of NCC members at the Street Machine Nationals on Cosgrove Avenue. We even had a member win two awards!
What a great turnout for our clubs first show in a year on Saturday, July 10th! The Northstar Camaro Club had appproximately 150 cars present on a beautiful day for a car show. The MN Vikings Foundation food truck was busy the whole time, feeding our happy crowd. To top it off, the proceeds from the food sales goes to combat childhood hunger in our community. Below is a drone video and pictures from the show.
Talk about a full weekend of events for our club. On Sunday, July 11th we had a relaxing cruise to Hope, MN to check out the Hot Wheels Swap Meet.
Thank you to Chris Stangler from CS Customs for the invite and welcome gifts for our club participants. If you'd like to get a miniature of your own car made,
check out his website. Great gift for your car enthusiast!
It was a beautiful drive on a beautiful day.
Thank you to Chris Stangler from CS Customs for the invite and welcome gifts for our club participants. If you'd like to get a miniature of your own car made,
check out his website. Great gift for your car enthusiast!
It was a beautiful drive on a beautiful day.
(Please see Past Events tab above for previous event photos.)
Motor News
First Images of the 2022 Chevy Camaro with New Vivid Orange Paint
By Sam McCeachern June 17, 2021
General Motors has shared the first image of the 2022 Chevy Camaro finished in the vibrant new Vivid Orange Metallic exterior paint color.
The new Vivid Orange Metallic paint color (RPO code GCF) is set to replace the current orange hue on the Camaro’s color palette, Crush. The Crush orange color is a gloss paint, whereas Vivid Orange has a shinier metallic finish and also appears slightly darker. Chevy has not said how much Vivid Orange Metallic will cost to order, but the Orange hue that it replaces carried a $395 price premium.
Go to the following website for the complete article: https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/06/first-images-of-the-2022-chevy-camaro-with-new-vivid-orange-paint/
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By Sam McCeachern June 17, 2021
General Motors has shared the first image of the 2022 Chevy Camaro finished in the vibrant new Vivid Orange Metallic exterior paint color.
The new Vivid Orange Metallic paint color (RPO code GCF) is set to replace the current orange hue on the Camaro’s color palette, Crush. The Crush orange color is a gloss paint, whereas Vivid Orange has a shinier metallic finish and also appears slightly darker. Chevy has not said how much Vivid Orange Metallic will cost to order, but the Orange hue that it replaces carried a $395 price premium.
Go to the following website for the complete article: https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/06/first-images-of-the-2022-chevy-camaro-with-new-vivid-orange-paint/
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The 4th Gen Chevy Camaro: America's First Modern Muscle Car
By Johnny Hunkins May 26, 2021
The introduction of the 4th gen Chevy Camaro (and Pontiac Firebird) was a watershed moment in the world of factory performance. When the fourth generation of GM's F-body debuted in 1993, it marked a new era of high-tech performance that ushered in new levels of power, handling, value, efficiency, and safety. While incremental improvements in various vehicle benchmarks had taken place over the previous decade, the 4th gen Camaro was the first to implement them collectively in a large-volume performance coupe, making it what we accept today as the first modern muscle car.
Find the rest of the article and more photos here: https://www.hotrod.com/articles/the-4th-gen-chevy-camaro-americas-first-modern-muscle-car/
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By Johnny Hunkins May 26, 2021
The introduction of the 4th gen Chevy Camaro (and Pontiac Firebird) was a watershed moment in the world of factory performance. When the fourth generation of GM's F-body debuted in 1993, it marked a new era of high-tech performance that ushered in new levels of power, handling, value, efficiency, and safety. While incremental improvements in various vehicle benchmarks had taken place over the previous decade, the 4th gen Camaro was the first to implement them collectively in a large-volume performance coupe, making it what we accept today as the first modern muscle car.
Find the rest of the article and more photos here: https://www.hotrod.com/articles/the-4th-gen-chevy-camaro-americas-first-modern-muscle-car/
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These Classic American Cars Will Obliterate Modern Sports Cars
By Mark Lakewood | Posted on 09 May 2021
Americans' hunger for V8 power in the '60s and '70s gave birth to dozens of machines that are still able to embarrass many modern sports cars.
The world has demonstrated immense love for classic cars. We constantly find ourselves looking for hits and misses in cars of the olden days. By good luck, most cars of the early 20th century, down to the early years of the 21st century, have proven to be incredible gems. Gearheads go to extensive lengths to restore vehicles that would otherwise spend their time in the junkyard.
Find the rest of the article and pictures here: https://www.hotcars.com/these-classic-american-cars-will-obliterate-modern-sports-cars/
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By Mark Lakewood | Posted on 09 May 2021
Americans' hunger for V8 power in the '60s and '70s gave birth to dozens of machines that are still able to embarrass many modern sports cars.
The world has demonstrated immense love for classic cars. We constantly find ourselves looking for hits and misses in cars of the olden days. By good luck, most cars of the early 20th century, down to the early years of the 21st century, have proven to be incredible gems. Gearheads go to extensive lengths to restore vehicles that would otherwise spend their time in the junkyard.
Find the rest of the article and pictures here: https://www.hotcars.com/these-classic-american-cars-will-obliterate-modern-sports-cars/
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How the first-generation Chevy Camaro design came to be
By Michael Lamm
March 31, 2020
FIRSTHAND TALES ABOUT THE CAMARO’S ORIGINSThe following feature appeared in the February 1979 issue of Special Interest Autos and was excerpted from (former SIA editor and founder) Mike Lamm’s book, The Great Camaro. We’re reprinting it here because it contains in-depth information about the first-generation Camaro’s development, derived from interviews that Lamm conducted with the people who worked at Chevrolet on this historic project.
Word had come down in early August, 1964, that there would be a Chevrolet sporty car for 1967 to challenge the Mustang directly. General Motors now realized that the 1965 Corvair couldn’t match the Mustang’s engine and option versatility.
The news pleased Chevy general manager Bunkie Knudsen mightily, and GM’s Design Staff, as mentioned, had been hoping for just such an opportunity and wasn’t caught at all unprepared.
The man with overall charge of the F-Car’s styling was GM Design Vice President William L. Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell also oversaw the second-generation Camaro’s styling—the 1970½’s—and he makes no bones about which version he likes best. “The 1970½ Camaro,” he says, “is a designer’s design; but that first series was designed by committee.”
Find the rest of the article here: https://www.rkmotors.com/blog/Panther-Design-Evolution
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By Michael Lamm
March 31, 2020
FIRSTHAND TALES ABOUT THE CAMARO’S ORIGINSThe following feature appeared in the February 1979 issue of Special Interest Autos and was excerpted from (former SIA editor and founder) Mike Lamm’s book, The Great Camaro. We’re reprinting it here because it contains in-depth information about the first-generation Camaro’s development, derived from interviews that Lamm conducted with the people who worked at Chevrolet on this historic project.
Word had come down in early August, 1964, that there would be a Chevrolet sporty car for 1967 to challenge the Mustang directly. General Motors now realized that the 1965 Corvair couldn’t match the Mustang’s engine and option versatility.
The news pleased Chevy general manager Bunkie Knudsen mightily, and GM’s Design Staff, as mentioned, had been hoping for just such an opportunity and wasn’t caught at all unprepared.
The man with overall charge of the F-Car’s styling was GM Design Vice President William L. Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell also oversaw the second-generation Camaro’s styling—the 1970½’s—and he makes no bones about which version he likes best. “The 1970½ Camaro,” he says, “is a designer’s design; but that first series was designed by committee.”
Find the rest of the article here: https://www.rkmotors.com/blog/Panther-Design-Evolution
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Member and Planning Meetings
The Northstar Camaro Club meets the second and fourth Tuesday of every month. Meetings begin at 7:30 pm.
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.
Looking for a car event?
Check out the following links:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/164755116936294/ - Hot Rods and Classics Twin Cities and surrounding shows
https://eventswithcars.com/
https://carshownationals.com/
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