2007 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Concept

Last year's North American International Auto Show saw the debut of theDodge Challenger Concept and the Chevrolet Camaro Concept. They were both high-octane, high-performance incarnations of two of our favorite '60s era muscle machines. If their introductions could be summed up as a movie, it'd be a gun slingin' duel from the Wild West. Well, it was a happy ending for both manufacturers; both cars were the stars of the show and given the outright positive response, both automakers committed to putting their respective concepts into production.

At this year's NAIAS, only one will make its return (so far), and you could say that it's not even complete. No, it isn't the production version of the Camaro (that'll probably come at next year's show, or LA), but rather another Camaro concept vehicle that'll have fans trekking across the country to see it in person: the Camaro Convertible Concept.

That V-shaped and egg-crate grille could mean only one thing... (Photo: Chevrolet)

On its first public outing, the Camaro Coupe's sharkysurfaces were covered in a pearlescent silver coat of paint that looked like liquid aluminum - a good match to its pointed V-shaped egg-crate grille, inset headlamps and quad, flat surfaced LED tail lamps. All the details from the bulged hood and Corvette ZO6-inspired intake vent to the large-diameter exhaust tips remained the same on the convertible with the exception of the windshield surround. It's been changed to accommodate the soft-top convertible roof and is finished in a bright anodized surfacing like the door handles and the fuel filler cap. Another

Yup, it's a Camaro all right, but an orange one with gunmetal stripes and no roof. (Photo: Chevrolet)

mandatory addition for the Convertible is a tonneau cover; it's nothing special, just a wrap-around unit in black.

As for the bodywork, you can tell that Ed Welburn and hisdesign team wanted to give the car a fun-loving look that still maintained all the sports-car eating menace of the original concept. For the Convertible, Chevrolet resurrected Hugger Orange, perhaps one of the best-known colors featured on Camaros of past. The triple-layer pearl paint keeps the same brightness, but adds visual depth and is accented by twin gunmetal racing stripes that stretch across the hood and trunk like the markings of a smokey burnout. The 21-inch front and 22-inch rear wheels have spokes painted to match the stripes.

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