Is this correct? i was reading a camaro book in a bookstore the other day and this was the number it said was produced in 2001 - I wonder how many were stick shifts like mine?

 

hey do you remember the name of the book by any chance? i think that is the same book i am looking for. in 2002, there were only like 951 tan top convertible Z28 camaros so it is possible.
Josh

 

Sorry, i cant remember. I will probably have a look there at the weekend and get the name of the book

 

hum, do you remmeber what years they covered?

 

CamaroSource:

Production Numbers


Type
Production Numbers

SS
6,332
Automatic (70.9%)
20,558
6-speed manual (19.7%)
5,714
Convertibles
5,328
5-speed manual (9.4%)
2,737
#1 11U Light Pewter Metallic (22.1%)
6,421
#2 41U Onyx Black (18.5%)
6,033
#3 81U Bright Rally Red (19.5%)
5,622
#4 10U Artic White (12.3%)
3,579
Total 29,009

The 2001 model year saw a total of 29,009 Camaro's built for distribution throughout the world. This included 12,652 Camaro's equipped with the LS1 V8 SFI and 16,357 Camaro's with the 3800 V6 SFI. A total of 1,697 of the V6 Camaro's had the Y87 package. A total of 398 Camaro's were ordered with the Y3B SLP RS (Rally Sport) package.

According to Camaro expert Tony Hossain, there was little interest among collectors and enthusiasts in the RS package, since they were more excited about the SS (Super Sport) model with SLP options plus the 35th Anniversary SS option that was due in 2002.

On Sept. 26, 2001, General Motors surprised no one by announcing that it would stop making, at least for the time being, the Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird. GM also said that it would shut down the Canadian plant where both cars were made and that it would take a $300 million pretax charge to its earnings as a result of the move, reducing earnings by $0.35 a share after taxes in the 3rd quarter. Industry analysts saw the discontinuation of the F-body as necessary and overdue. "It was long in coming," Rod Lachc, an analyst at Deutsche Bank, told "The New York Times". He said demand for Camaro's and Firebirds had fallen so much that the plant that produced them, in Ste. Therese, Quebec, was making less than a 3rd of the vehicles it was able to produce. But Camaro enthusiasts saw it as a sad turn of events in Camaro history. GM said that the 1,100 Blue-collar workers at the Canadian plant (plus 300 that had already been laid off) would be eligible for early retirement or that they could stay on the payroll and keep their benefits for up to 3 years. "USA Today" reported that the sale of Camaro's were down 25% through August 2001 (and Firebird sales were down 28%. Despite a write-in campaign to GM, Camaro owners weren't surprised by the announcement. "Naturally, we are going to miss it," Gene Forguson, president of Classic Camaro of Central Florida, commented in "USA Today". "I think they could have taken it to greater heights. But there are millions out there to restore." GM said it would offer a 35th Anniversary Edition Camaro and Collector Edition Firebird Trans Am in 2002. In addition, the company made comments that left the door open for the return of a totally revised F-body at a later date. The use of the term "Hiatus" was used to explain the discontinuation of the F-body which seems to suggest it's "on hold" and due to return at a later date.