Reborn — and Corvette-powered
Generation 4 · F-body · 1993–2002
Fourth Generation
LT1 then LS1 — Corvette power, a Quebec plant, and the end of the F-body.
An all-new body on a revised F-body, built entirely at Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec. The Z28 launched with the Corvette-derived LT1, later the aluminum LS1. “SS” returned as a dealer-delivered SLP-built package rather than a factory RPO.
The whole F-body — Camaro and Firebird — was cancelled in 2002 under an incoming federal head-impact standard, then revived seven years later.
Highlights
- 1993 LT1 Z28 — most powerful Camaro since the 1971 big blocks
- 1996 SLP-built SS returns after 24 years
- 1997 30th Anniversary (106 LT4 SS cars)
- 1998 LS1 and new nose
- 2002 35th Anniversary and F-body discontinuation
Model years
The convertible returns to the fourth gen
First fourth-gen drop-top — modest volume, now a genuinely uncommon car.
SS returns — built by SLP, not Chevrolet
The SS badge comes back after 24 years, as a dealer-delivered SLP conversion.
30th Anniversary — and 106 LT4 cars
The 30th Anniversary edition revives the 1969 pace-car look — and 106 rare LT4-powered SS cars slip out.
LS1 and the new nose
The all-aluminum LS1 replaces the LT1 — the dividing line of the fourth generation.
The generation's low-water mark
The weakest single year of the fourth generation — even as the LS1 gains power.
35th Anniversary — and the end of the F-body
Production stops August 27, 2002 — a hard regulatory deadline, not just slow sales.
Every produced model year in this generation has its own evidence-led record.