78 to 81 camaro thought

I would love to see a '79 Z28 like the one I had. They've done a '77 Z28 so it would seem possible.

I believe the 78 Pontiac has more possibilities than a Camaro would.
As was mentioned in the 3rd Gen Firebird thread, money was an issue.
As much as I hate to admit and say it, the Camaro's are a better seller than the Trans Am as far as JL diecast is concerned.
But at least with the 78 Trans Am, they can make an S&B car and the same goes with the 79. I think they were able to look ahead for these two castings for sure.
just my opinion.
Chris

superduty455 said:

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But at least with the 78 Trans Am, they can make an S&B car and the same goes with the 79. I think they were able to look ahead for these two castings for sure.
just my opinion.
Chris

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S&B With a 78??? I think not, they could with a 77 though, S&B cars were 77s

78 was just a Special Edition those lucky .....

robmcin said:

S&B With a 78??? I think not, they could with a 77 though, S&B cars were 77s

78 was just a Special Edition those lucky .....

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Rob, although you are correct, The only difference would be the headlight grilles. How many folks will notice that but you and I and the other bird fans???
I'm pretty sure they will market that, and call it a 77 since you won't be able to notice the grille at that scale anyway.
You know what I mean though, dontcha??
Chris

The Camaro in any and all years would do good. I've had a zillion requests for that vintage Camaro. Would be a hot item. Do like they did with the Corvettes and fill in all the generational gaps.

What about a two car set per card with one Camaro and one Firebird, both from the same year? And have nearly every year of car included in the releases of the series.

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What about a two car set per card with one Camaro and one Firebird, both from the same year? And have nearly every year of car included in the releases of the series.

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I would buy at least 1 of these for each year.

78REDBIRD said:

I would buy at least 1 of these for each year.

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Me too, as long as they were different colors and not repacks.

Actually, the Camaro and Firebird body lines are different, and just putting a cap on the end for a different front end would not do. The Firebird "crease" in the door is farther up the door than the Camaro. I've seen people try to put a Firebird door on a Camaro, and the line did not match.

Not sure if that holds true for 3rd generation or not.

hmmm, was not aware of that
i do know that the engine hoods would not work either. the firebird is flat...so to speak. while the camaro has the couple sloping areas to the side (for a lack of better description)
guess this wouldn't be as simple as i thought