Generation 1 · 1967–1969 · F-body
Chevrolet Camaro · 1967–2024 · field guide
The Camaro, decoded.
An evidence-backed reference and owner's field guide to every generation — production numbers, VIN and cowl-tag decoding, rare COPO cars, Trans-Am and NASCAR history, and the people who built “a small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs.”
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Generation 2 · 1970–1981 · F-body
Second Generation
Twelve years on one body — through the fuel crises, and out the other side a sales record.
Generation 3 · 1982–1992 · F-body
Third Generation
The IROC-Z decade — first hatchback, first fuel injection, first (and only) four-cylinder.
Generation 4 · 1993–2002 · F-body
Fourth Generation
LT1 then LS1 — Corvette power, a Quebec plant, and the end of the F-body.
Generation 5 · 2010–2015 · Zeta
Fifth Generation
The comeback — a retro concept, a movie star, and the revival of ZL1 and Z/28.
Generation 6 · 2016–2024 · Alpha
Sixth Generation
The one that nailed it — and the one that said goodbye.
Origins · Long read
The car that almost wasn't approved
GM said no before the Mustang made it say yes.
The name · Long read
What is a Camaro?
A disputed French-slang story, a 14-city press conference, and a line that stuck.
GM engineering · Long read
Corvette and Camaro were never really separate
The same people, and the same engines, moved between them for sixty years.
