GM uncovers the pre-production Camaro
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The production version of the highly anticipated Chevrolet Camaro won’t be officially revealed for some time yet but, in a highly unusual move, GM won’t hide the car from prying spy photographers during test drives anymore.
Magazines and car enthusiasts pay top dollar for “spy shots” of early pre-production cars, which are usually covered in black cloth and stripes of tape to try to hide their appearance, as the cars undergo testing on public roads.
In fact, several companies now specialize in selling these pictures, while car companies do their best - or at least claim to do their best - to keep their future products under wraps.
“It’s really a cat-and-mouse game between spy photographers and car companies that benefits everybody,” said John Neff, editor of Autoblog.com, a Website that posted several Camaro spy photos. (Autoblog.com, like CNNMoney.com, is a Time Warner property.)
Starting now, however, the Chevrolet Camaro isn’t playing coy. Want to take a shot? Go for it, GM says. When Camaro prototypes go out on public roads for testing they’ll be totally naked.
“During this upcoming year, pre-production Camaros will appear both on U.S. and Australian roads as we continue with testing and development,” Chevrolet general manager Ed Peper wrote in a post on GM’s FastLane blog. “So keep those camera phones ready - if you happen to see one, we’d like to hear about it, so please post a comment and include your ’spy photo!’”
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I must say, it doesn’t look as good in this photo as most of the earlier ones I have seen. I think they have done something weird with the rear spoiler. Hopefully we get some better pictures soon.

