Here’s how the Camaro was Chevy’s first and last pony car

In this episode I provide the history of the Chevrolet Camaro, first introduced in 1967 in response to the huge success of the Ford Mustang in 1964. Adapting the same body style name created by the Mustang, it was Chevy's first pony car, and although it sold very well at first, the Mustang sales far outpaced the Camaro, at least in its early years, and it would take until the less-popular Mustang II before the Camaro would sell more than Ford. The second gen from 1970 to 1981 was hurt by strict emission standards that forced losses in power output. Third gen models in 1982 offered the first four-cylinder engine as standard, and V8's that made only 145 horsepower, but gained some improvement in power by the start of the fourth gen in 1993. This would the least popular generation in terms of sales, leading to its cancellation in 2002. However, despite GM's bankruptcy, the Camaro was resurrected in 2009 for the 2010 model year, designed in Australia and with a retro look similar to the first gen. More power options made it the most powerful Camaro ever, but those records would be beaten again with the sixth gen model in 2016. But sales kept slipping to less than 30,000 by 2020, leading to its second and presumably final cancellation in 2023. Background music by Nick Weiss - nickweissmusic.com