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If you are at all a GM Camaro fan, you have probably been trying to keep up with all the rumors flying around about the new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. We have tried to cover about as many of them as we could, but it has certainly been hard to keep up with.

One minute the Camaro is doing good, the next it is being axed because of either the oil crisis or some poor decisions that are being made by GM.

We have been told that we could be seeing a tiny turbo charged 2.0 liter 4-cylinder engine between that massive induction hood of the new Camaro. Then we are told that is completely ridiculous and GM would never tarnish their name with such Baloney.

We have heard about the fire breathing Camaro LS8 Z28 with the 6.2 liter, small block V8 with a roots-style supercharger rated at 500 to 550 horsepower. Next thing we hear, the Z28 is being lowered into a casket with flowers.

We just don’t know what to believe anymore. But this is all set to change in five days… and counting:

To the Many Friends of Camaro:

We know it seems to many of you this day would never arrive, but on Monday, July 21, 2008, at 4:00 PM, EDT, Ed Peper, Chevrolet’s General Manager, and Ed Welburn, GM’s Director of Design, will unveil the details of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro. This unveil will be the first step in answering the many questions (or should we say confirming the many rumors) surrounding the new Camaro.

Due to many factors, we are not able to extend an invitation to the entire Camaro community to join us in person for the dual, simultaneous unveilings that will take place in Warren, MI, and Los Angeles, CA.

We understand many of you may be disappointed not being able to see the car “in the flesh” that day (and therefore give you a reason to meet us at Indy in September); therefore, we are arranging a live webcast of the Warren unveiling on the GM Next website.

On Monday, July 21, just before 4:00 PM, EDT, go to http://camaro.gmnext.com and click on the “Camaro webcast” link at the top of the page (the Camaro link goes live July 17) to tune in the unveiling. If you cannot watch the webcast live, no worries, an archive of the broadcast will be available on GMNext.com and Chevy.com/Camaro.

Speaking of Chevy.com/Camaro, the next evolution of the site will also debut late Monday afternoon. The next evolution will include images of the production model, exclusive production animation, and a downloadable PDF file containing specifications on the 2010 Camaro. After the webcast, come on over and see the changes for yourself.

If all your questions are not answered during the reveal, a web-chat on the 2010 Camaro will take place the next day (Tuesday, July 22) at GMNext.com. The chat will start at 9:30 AM, EDT, and will feature experts from Chevrolet Marketing, Design and Engineering.

Since Camaro’s production announcement in August 2006, many people throughout GM have been passionately developing a car worthy of its heritage that features beautiful styling, segment-leading performance, excellent fuel economy and advanced technology. Quite honestly, we can’t wait to show you all the work on Monday.

Sincerely,

Team Camaro
(Cheryl Pilcher; John Fitzpatrick & Scott Settlemire)

Well, we’ll be all over this like flies on a monkeys caboose, you can be sure of that.

Stay tuned Chevrolet Camaro fans!