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The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Chevrolet Camaro (second generation) page on 31 July 2016, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
The second-generation Chevrolet Camaro was produced by Chevrolet from 1970 through the 1981 model years. It was introduced in the spring of 1970 Build information for model 123-12487 was released to the assembly plants in February of that same year. It was longer, lower, and wider than the first generation Camaro. A convertible body-type was no longer available. GM engineers have said the second generation is much more of "A Driver's Car" than its predecessor.
Dubbed "Super Hugger", the second-generation Camaro was developed without the rush of the first generation and benefited from a greater budget justified by the success of the first generation. Although it was an all-new car, the basic mechanical layout of the new Camaro was familiar, engineered much like its predecessor with a unibody structure utilizing a front subframe, A-arm and coil spring front suspension, and rear leaf springs. The chassis and suspension of the second generation were greatly refined in both performance and comfort; base models offered significant advances in sound-proofing, ride isolation, and road-holding. Extensive experience Chevrolet engineers had gained racing the first-generation led directly to advances in second-generation Camaro steering, braking, and balance. Although it began its run with a number of high-performance configurations, as the 1970s progressed, the Camaro grew less powerful, succumbing, like many production cars of the era, to the pressures of tightening emissions regulations and a fuel crisis. Major styling changes were made in 1974 and 1978; 1981 was the final model year for the second-generation Camaro.
| Type & Item # | Name | Details |
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| Die Cast - Hot Wheels K7561-0917D | Camaro Z28 | Camaro, small scale, yellow w/red-orange stripes, "Z28" |
| Model Kit - Revell 7100 | Camaro Street Machine | Hot Rod, 1:25 scale, 2nd Generation |
| Date | Article | Author/Source |
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| 7 January 2016 | New at Summit Racing: Ridetech StreetGrip Suspension Systems for Camaro/Firebird and GM A-Body | Summit Racing Equipment |
