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Adjustable License Plate Holder BMW Chevy Chrysler d $21.99 |
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Ford Chevy Chrysler 4″ Standard Bore Piston Rings $25.95 |
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Adjustable License Plate Holder BMW Chevy Chrysler d $21.99 |
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1000lb Chevy Chevrolet Chrysler Engine Cradle Stand V8 $39.99 |
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Adjustable License Plate Holder BMW Chevy Chrysler d $21.99 |
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Titanium Retainers Crower NEW! Chevy Ford Chrysler 3/8 $49.99 |
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Ford Chrysler Early Chevy Fuel Pump Fitting 1/2 – 20 $5.59 |
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1000lb Chevy Chevrolet Chrysler Engine Cradle Stand V8 $45.99 |
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Ford Chrysler Early Chevy Fuel Pump Fitting 1/2 – 20 $5.59 |
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Chrysler Parts Vintage Bar Metal Antique Nostalgic Collectible Tin Sign $9.99 This is a new – Tin Sign Reproduction, Vibrant, vivid, solid colors. Each tin sign comes with holes which makes it for easy hanging in the bar, game room, office, garage or just about anywhere you would like! These signs would also look great framed…. |
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Classic Car Memories $10.49 This is a must have DVD for any car enthusiast. Travel back in time with this amazing collection of vintage films showcasing Detroit’s most memorable automobiles. Vintage films and promotional materials from the 1930’s through the 1960’s help illustrate the golden years of domestic vehicles. Cars showcased include the original Ford Mustang, Chevy Corvair, DeSoto and Plymouth. Watch the automak… |
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Doheny Wood Classic Car Show $17.99 Southern California woodies on sandy beaches under swaying palm trees. What more do you need to know? Fascinating interviews with the owners of featured cars include restoration stories and tips. This video also features general coverage of the entire Doheny Wood classic car show along with historical and woody trivia sprinkled throughout the program. Featured woodies include a 1938 Ford depot hac… |
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Classic Automobile Engine Films Classic Automobile Engine Films is a 4 film DVD. Free Air (1937)- Dramatic depiction of how gasoline and air mix to provide power in the automobile engine. This item is part of the collection: Prelinger Archives Producer: Handy (Jam) Organization Diesel Story (1952)- Traces the development of the diesel from the Otto ‘SILENT’ gas engine of 1877, through Rud… |
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Zippo Hypnotic Speedometer Satin Chrome Lighter, 1591 $16.55 Zippo “Hypnotic Speedometer” Satin Chrome Lighter, 1591… |
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Brand New Axxess By Metra Chto-01 2005-2007 Chevrolet/chrysler/dodge/jeep Receiver Interface – Allows You to Retain Factory Amplifier and Power Convieniance Features When Replacing Factory Radio $89.00 BRAND NEW AXXESS BY METRA CHTO-01 2005-2007 CHEVROLET/CHRYSLER/DODGE/JEEP RECEIVER INTERFACE – ALLOWS YOU TO RETAIN FACTORY AMPLIFIER AND POWER CONVIENIANCE FEATURES WHEN REPLACING FACTORY RADIO Features: For select 2005-2007 Chrysler OEM amplified audio systems |
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GM/Chrysler Speaker Harnesses For select Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Chrysler, Dodge, GMC, Oldsmobile, Plymouth, and Pontiac models $9.99 These harnesses allow you to plug your new speakers into the factory connectors present in your vehicle’s speaker openings. Note: Some aftermarket speakers have terminals that are wider than this harness’s slide-on connectors. You may need to widen the harness’s female slide-on connectors, or use the slide terminals that may be included with the speakers. If you need to connect your new speaker’s… |
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2010 Matchbox 72/100 Austin Mini Van Grey 1:64 $2.79 A school bus has broken down in the city and you’ve got to deliver the parts to fix it. Weaving through rush-hour traffic downtown will be no problem with the super-compact body of your Austin Mini Van. Its spacious back compartment can transport auto parts in no time!… |
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2003 – Maisto – Special Edition – Dodge Viper SRT-10 Convertible – Red Paint / Black Interior – 1:18 Scale – Die Cast Metal – RARE – Out of Production – New – Limited Edition – Collectible $28.77 2003 – Maisto – Special Edition – 2003 Dodge Viper SRT-10 Convertible – Red Paint / Black Interior – 1:18 Scale – Die Cast Metal – Out of Production – New – Mint in PAckage – Limited Edition – Collectible… |
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Maisto – Special Edition – Chrysler PT Cruiser 4 Door – White Paint – 1:18 Scale – Die Cast Metal – Doors, Trunk, Hood Opens – RARE – New – Limited Edition – Collectible $20.79 Maisto – Special Edition – Chrysler PT Cruiser – 4 Door – White in Color – 1:18 Scale – Die Cast Metal – RARE – New – Mint in Package – Limited Edition – Collectible… |
The Chevrolet Camaro Was Almost Done In – What Saved The Camaro From Oblivion ?
The Chevrolet Camaro classic “Pony Car” was almost done in by its own popularity, good fortunes and signs of the times – that was in the early 1970’s. The Camaro – even the “Pony Car” fad had begun to wane – as the decade and allure of the 1960’s ended.
Indeed by the early 70’s the allure of the fantastic 60’s – “If you can remember the 60’s you weren’t there” had all but begun to wane. What then saved the Chevy Camaro Pony Sports car from oblivion?
Indeed by the early 1970’s with the Pony Car popularity on the wane, when all new 1970’s emerged on the scene the manufacturer and maker General Motors (G.M.) had begun to consider whether it should continue the Camaro product line beyond what was then a standard and normal 3 year production run for any new vehicle. Thus the end of the classic Camaro would have been in the 1972 model year. True you might have seen some minor rebadged products with the Camaro badge – but they would have been most poor substitutes, riding on the muscle name, prestige and legend. The Norwood California plant’s production run was even considered to be only traditional Chevrolet Nova automobile products.
To top it off the situation even reached a crisis point when as a result of a strike at the Camaro production factory. The strike lasted six months. When it was all over the result was that years end the production and sales results were at a record low for sales of the Camaro car product. What saved the Camaro from its death roll and demise?
What then saved the Camaro and Firebird from an early death that luckily was averted? Basically the GM executives – of the Chevrolet and Pontiac divisions came to conclusion that these two products – the Camaro and its Pontiac sister, the Firebird, were just too good to lose. Thus from the top down the top brass initiated a major in house publicity “public relations ” campaign . The basis of their understanding and resulting decision that the Camano’s and Firebird were a prestige unique product, who were a major draw of customers of all their product lines into Pontiac and Chevrolet dealerships. The cars were so nice, unique and different from other car companies staid products that people who might never of stepped foot into their dealerships did arrive – if nothing else drawn to see the fancy new Pony Car products. Since a lot of end result of sales of marketing of automobile products is all based on percentages and getting people into dealerships to buy cars it all made valid sense. It all makes valid sense. If only 1 % of the volume of people who came into dealerships to see the new Camaro or Firebird cars actually bought product – that translates into a lot of profitable sales – that were in essence found money and profit.
Like many of General Motor’s decisions of the time, this proved to be more than an excellent decision. For one thing the Ponycar ranks were shrinking were shrinking. The competitors had disappeared or shrunk in stature. The Ford Mustang had shrunk in size with the Mercury Cougar becoming a specialty product, entirely different than before and not servicing a wider market segment. By 1974 the Chrysler Barracuda/Challenger line had vanished from production. Even the AMC Javelin seemed on its way out with a radical departure in styling. Its life was ended by 1975.
In the end the Camaro / Firebird product line was the only Ponycar product left standing. What a wise decision. Thus the Camaro Ponycar line was saved from its own oblivion.
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