Icon Series: Chevrolet Camaro

It's hard to look someone in the eye and tell them you wouldn't like to own a Camaro, and you'd feel bad for lying to yourself as much as the person that asked the question.  It's not a matter of liking another car over the Camaro, I myself have a list of cars I would take in place of one: Mercury Cyclone, Ford Falcon, Pontiac Tempest just to name a few; but that doesn't negate the fact that even if I had those cars to choose from a part of me would still lean toward the Camaro.  I'm going to primarily focus on the first, second, and third generation of Camaros; that being the models and packages produced from 1967 till 1992.  All of the Camaros built in these generations were constructed on the F-body platform that Chevrolet had developed in 1967.  Both Chevrolet and Pontiac had adopted the body style for their line of sport cars; Chevy had the Camaro while Pontiac had the Firebird.  That aside there are alot of reasons why the Camaro is still to this day such an appealing vehicle.
First Generation:
The first generation Camaros had a style and stance to them that still resonates today with automotive enthusiast and collectors; it's the perfect bland of tough exterior and elegant power.  When you look at the car it's practically dripping with power.  Any time I ever see a first generation Camaro I'm under the assumption that it holds a monstrous beast of an engine under the hood.  This isn't a poor assumption, it would be a waste to not install the best engine you could into a car as awe inspiring as that.  More often than not I find that the engine is not original, and of a small power band than the stock power plant it replaced, and sadly I'm not surprised anymore to hear this news.  It's very rare to find a first Gen Camaro with the original engine still running and in a healthy state.  Luckily for myself and enthusiast everywhere there are a wide range of engines that can be dropped into the car once the original is laid to rest.  With the appeal of a sleek, stylish, and powerful car with multiple options for engines; it's no wonder the Camaro is still as popular now as it was in the 1960's. So popular was the first generation body style that it was the inspiration for the newest line of Camaros produced starting in 2010.