Autobahning » chevrolet http://autobahning.com Limitless automotive life. Fri, 11 May 2012 22:24:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 GM Dreaming for 1956, Video http://autobahning.com/2009/09/11/gm-dreaming-for-1956-video/ http://autobahning.com/2009/09/11/gm-dreaming-for-1956-video/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:01:12 +0000 admin http://autobahning.com/?p=578 The news about GM struggling to survive this past year is getting outright depressing. Yesterday, all the news outlets started discussing the money-back guarantee commercial featuring Ed Whitacre.  I think it’s a smart move but I’d like to take a moment and take a step back to a time when GM was on top, like the 50’s. That was [...]]]> Motorama 1956The news about GM struggling to survive this past year is getting outright depressing. Yesterday, all the news outlets started discussing the money-back guarantee commercial featuring Ed Whitacre.  I think it’s a smart move but I’d like to take a moment and take a step back to a time when GM was on top, like the 50’s. That was a great era for GM, they were king of the American automotive industry and the authority of design and style. Most importantly, they were flush with cash.  GM produced this expensive short “futuristic” musical film called Design for Dreaming for the 1956 GM Motorama to showcase current and concept models.  The cars featured are exceptionally stunning and still look great today, except for that firebird II rocket car.

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1956 pontiac Club De Mer Concept

1956 Pontiac Club De Mer Concept

 

1956 Cadillac Eldorado Town Car Concept

1956 Cadillac Eldorado Town Car Concept

 

1956 Buick Century Convertible

1956 Buick Century Convertible

 

1956 Chevrolet Corvette

1956 Chevrolet Corvette

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Here’s a very tiny bit of good news for the General.  The Chevrolet Camaro has sold out in Japan before going on sale.  GMAP spokesman Michihiro Yamamori confirmed 120 orders have been placed, which is its quota for the year. The Japanese Camaros are reportedly priced around $45,325 to $56,390 for the beastly, 426 horsepower [...]]]> camaro-ss

Konnichiwa.

Here’s a very tiny bit of good news for the General.  The Chevrolet Camaro has sold out in Japan before going on sale.  GMAP spokesman Michihiro Yamamori confirmed 120 orders have been placed, which is its quota for the year. The Japanese Camaros are reportedly priced around $45,325 to $56,390 for the beastly, 426 horsepower LS3 6.2L V8, muscle car.  2010 Camaro SS has a MSRP $30,245-$33,430 in the US of A.

(Edmunds)

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