Vehicle Description
2012 Chevrolet Camaro 2SS Convertible
The fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro is a pony car that was
manufactured by American automobile manufacturer Chevrolet from
2010 to 2015 model years. By spring 2005, the first concept car of
the fifth-generation of the Camaro was in development. Several
sketches of both exterior and interior were drawn to show how the
car was going to look; those sketches were shown months later to
the public. Once sketches were finished, the Camaro was constructed
as a clay model which was complete by fall 2005 and was shown to
the public in early 2006. After the public introduction of the
concept cars, Chevrolet started constructing several camouflaged
test mules of the Camaro which were manufactured by Holden costing
about $250,000 each. These vehicles were used for crash testing,
test driving, and to handle extreme weather conditions such as in
Canada, Arizona, and Australia. By January 2008, Chevrolet
announced that the test mules will not be camouflaged, and various
images of the Camaro were released in the same year, including
pre-production models.
GM did the unthinkable at the end of the 2002 model year, they
killed off the Camaro from their line up. The bowtie faithful had 8
long years to wait for the return of the Mustang slayer and in this
writer's humble opinion, the wait was worth it. Retro style, hopped
up horsepower and a slew of options made the new Camaro one for the
record books with 129,405 produced for the 2010 model year return.
The Camaro was back and in a big way, offered for consignment, a
2012 2SS version of the 5th generation Camaro in drop top guise. A
2 time Bronze award winner at the Camaro Nationals and having only
logged 43,829 actual miles and dressed up with some snappy factory
installed options along with a few mild personal customized
touches, we have a winner here waiting for you in our Hallowed
Halls.
Note: VIN Data shows an open recall for this car. NHTSA Recall ID
14V346000
Exterior
The Camaro took on a very menacing look for 2012 with its V shaped
front, deep set headlights, long rear scooped and vented hood,
raked windshield and of course the low convertible top. Our example
is bathed in Silver Ice Metallic and has painted orange side racing
stripes running down the upper beltline of this car. Save for some
tail light bezels and the chrome tipped exhaust the car is devoid
of chrome trimmings. We note a few dings on the bottom of the
driver's door along with scuffs, some heavy, some light on the
lower front fascia. Snappy eggcrate grilles have been inserted in
both the upper and lower front fascia and harken back to the 1969
design. True to form, the RS package is on this ride and consists
of HID headlights with an integrated halo ring, a Nascar inspired
rear spoiler, RS specific taillights and the 20" Midnight Silver
painted aluminum wheels. A black canvas convertible top is on,
along with a rear glass window. Many styling cues harken back to
the most loved 1969 Camaro, fog lamps in the lower valance where
signal makers once resided, and the rear quarter panel gill dress
up which were also an option on the '69 model although not dressed
on our example. The design engineers hit the mark spot on!
Interior
Lowering the top with a flip of a switch, and we see Inferno Orange
leather seats which are within a black bordering tub. These are
high backed buckets and feature some custom embossing on the
headrests, all within a stitched rounded over rectangle panel. A
sea of black carpeting covers the floors and gives some foot
comfort to the rear passengers too. A curved dash which is mostly
black has a white highlighting strip going through the center with
the continuation of the orange stripes through the middle taken
from the exterior's inspiration. A very clean center console races
through the seats and has a series of 4 display gauges in front
right next to where it will rise to the dash center. In this
section we note an AM/FM/CD stereo system from the factory that is
also XM Satellite capable. The driver has a rally wheel to hold on
to and in front is a futuristic styled dash with dual rectangle
gauges and a central display between them. Orange stitching is
throughout the cabin and emulates the 1969 Camaro pace car which
was very popular for its time. Call it retro! A few features of
note are a heads up display, StabilTrack ESP system, Performance
launch control, which was designated in the 2SS equipment
package.
Drivetrain
Under the hood is an all buttoned up silver and black clad 6.2
liter V8. This mill specs out at 426hp. It is fed with EFI and has
a TR6060 6-speed manual transmission. The rear axle weighs in at
3.45 and has limited slip.
Undercarriage
All clean and black underneath with only a hint of road dirt. All
solid steel construction along with cast aluminum parts for the
suspension to save some weight. Front suspension is MacPherson
struts, and the rear is an independent multilink system. Power disc
brakes are on all 4 corners and are Brembo 4 piston caliper brakes.
Original exhaust with showroom condition pipes and mufflers are on
and seen underneath.
Drive-Ability
A fast car able to keep pace with pretty much anything you can
throw at it. It runs very smoothly, has great acceleration, and
fine handling. All functions are working swimmingly save for a
P0499 code to the displayed check engine light and even though I
was tempted to take another lap, I restrained myself for the sake
of preserving the low miles. While Classic Auto Mall represents
that these functions were working at the time of our test drive, we
cannot guarantee these functions will be working at the time of
your purchase.
A very nicely optioned 2012 Camaro SS convertible with nice paint,
nice orange racing stripes, and a black drop top. An orange
highlighted gray and black interior and very low miles are just a
few of the highlights you'll be grabbed by in our East hallway
where this car resides, but...probably not for long!
2G1FT3DW3C9151161
2-Canada
G-General Motors
2-Chevrolet
FT-Camaro 2SS Manual Transmission
3-Convertible
D-Manual Belts, Front & Side Airbags
W-6.2L LS3 V8
3-Check Digit
C-2012
9-Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Assy Plant
151161-Sequential Unit Number
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collectible vehicles for sale via consignment in a climate
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acres!). The largest single location consignment dealer of classic
and collectible vehicles in the country is located in Morgantown,
Pennsylvania, just 1-hour west of Philadelphia off Exit 298 of the
I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike. For more information visit
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anytime for more information or to come see the vehicle in person.
There is no guarantee of mileage. A $299 Dealer Administrative fee
is not included in the advertised price.
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