The Camaro Celebrates 50 Years

This year, the Chevrolet Camaro is celebrating its birthday...and we must say, 50 has never looked better. Since making its debut in 1966, the Camaro has been going strong ever since (we’ll forget about the short break it took in the early parts of the 21st century) and is now entering its sixth generation. Chevrolet plans to celebrate the right way this fall with a few activities and, you guessed it- a 50th Anniversary Special Edition model.

This August, the 2016 Woodward Dream Cruise will be taking place and Chevrolet has many plans for the Camaro. To kick off the celebration, tours of the Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant-where the Camaro is built- will be offered to ticketholders. The “Camaros and Coffee” event will take place the following day at the Joe Louis Arena Riverfront parking lot and on the official day of the event, Chevy will have a special heritage collection of the Camaro on display.

This display will include a viewing of the new 2017 Camaro ZL1, which features a supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 engine with 640 horsepower and 10-speed automatic transmission. The 1LE will also be on display.

In addition to all of this, Chevrolet is also planning to release a 50th Anniversary Special Edition Camaro- which will be available on couples and convertibles with the 2SS or 2LT trims. Available in Nightfall Gray Metallic, each vehicle will promote the car’s birthday with 50th Anniversary logos and badges throughout.

If you’re interested in getting more information about the anniversary or any of the events taking place at the Woodward Dream Cruise, visit www.camarofifty.com!

And as for now, be sure to check back here for more updates and visit us at Chuck Hutton Chevrolet in Memphis, TN to give the 2016 Camaro a test drive!

The 2017 Chevrolet Camaro SS 50th Anniversary Edition Will Pace the Indy 500

Not only will the 50th Anniversary Edition of the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro SS pace the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 this year, but Roger Penske will be driving the Camaro SS during his 50th year as a race team owner.

The 50th Anniversary Edition will be the ninth Camaro and the 27th Chevrolet model to pace the famous race since 1948.

All of the pace cars will have an exclusive Abalone White paint and has “100th Running of the Indianapolis 500” door graphics and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway logo on the rear quarter panels. The Indy 500 50th Anniversary Camaro will have a 455-horsepower 6.2-liter LT1 V-8 engine of the SS.

Below is a list of the past Chevrolet Camaro pace cars:

• 1967 – RS/SS convertible
• 1969 – RS/SS convertible
• 1982 – Z28 coupe
• 1993 – Z28 coupe
• 2009 – SS coupe (2010 model)
• 2010 – SS coupe
• 2011 – SS convertible
• 2014 – Z/28 coupe
• 2016 – Camaro SS (2017 50th Anniversary Edition)


The Indy 500 is scheduled for Sunday, May 29th, 2016.