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A 101 year old man has recently purchased a brand new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro.  Virgil Coffman decided he just had to have a Transformers edition 2010 Camaro, and so he went to the dealer and bought one.  I’m not sure people should be driving at the ripe old age of 101, but apparently the dealer went the distance and made sure Mr. Coffman was up to the task of driving an automatic, 400 horsepower muscle car.  Thank you for your purchase Mr. Coffman, America thanks you too!

Hennessey takes the “regular” 2010 Camaro SS and drops in the LS9 from the Corvette ZR1, tweaks it up to 725 horsepower and 741 lb-ft of torque, gives it unique wheels, paint stripe, and mild body kit to create the HP700 you see above.  This incredible machine will make its official debut at SEMA 2009 in Las Vegas, where I will be on hand to offer plenty of pics.  For now, head on over to Autoblog for more and stay tuned!

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The legendary Yenko name has been purchased by General Marketing Capital Incorporated (GMCI) and they plan to use it on their first prototype at SEMA, dubbed the “Phase I.”  The car will feature a supercharger good for 600 horsepower, unique stripes, wheels and body modifications, as well as some interior trim as well.  For more on the car, as well as Phase II and III, head on over to Autoblog.

(Image source: Yenko via Autoblog)

According to a recent report on Autos Canada, females are purchasing the new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro in numbers close to males, in some cases almost 50-50.  That’s far better than the previous generation Camaro which was selling in more of a 80-20 ratio, guys to girls.  It’s good to see that the new Camaro is bringing a new audience to the Chevy showroom, and hopefully that good news continues.  For more, head on over to Autos Canada.

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Enjoy the brief video of General Motors’ SEMA 2009 offerings.  You will notice a few shots of the Corvette Grand Sport, a truck or two and a boat-load of Camaros.  That’s right I said it, a boat-load.  Enjoy!

Lingenfelter is now the second company to offer a Trans Am conversion kit for the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, after the Phoenix conversion kit.  The Lingenfelter is a tad different in the fact that it replaces the stock 6.2L V8 of the Camaro with a 455 cubic inch 655 horsepower version of its own motor.  Called the Camaro LTA, it’s not a bad looking kit, but me thinks pricing will be a wee bit too high for most of us regular folks.  For more details, head on over to Autoblog.

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You would think that since the Camaro is based off GM’s global rear wheel drive architecture that was developed in Australia by Holden that the Camaro would be sold down under too?  Well, think again.  The Aussies drive on the left side of the road, requiring cars there to be right hand drive so, no Camaros are available.  Well, Performax International has come up with a solution!  For the low, low, LOW price of $128,500, they will convert a U.S. spec Camaro into a right hand driver, suitable for the Australian roads.  Even though this price is insane, they have already received 6 orders.  Proof that American Muscle knows no bounds…

For the full story, head on over to Carscoop.

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It will be at least a year before the production version of the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro convertible makes its debut, but that doesn’t mean you have to wait till then to own one.  How’s that possible you might be asking?  Simple, Drop Top Customs from sunny Florida will make you one from your Camaro coupe for the low, low, low price of $18,000!  Check out the video below for more information on how they complete this rather nice looking transformation, on a Dodge Challenger.

For a full gallery of the completed product, head on over to Autoblog.

The Trans Am is alive!  Based on the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro, this after-market conversion kit is actually pretty nice.  Check out the videos above and leave your opinions in the comments section!

Consumer Reports has given the 2010 Ford Mustang a “Very Good” rating and a score of 78, compared to the “Very Good” and 71 of the Camaro and the “Good” and 53 of the Challenger.  The news to me is that the Nissan 370Z, Hyundai Genesis Coupe and Subaru Impreza WRX all got “Very Good” ratings yet their scores have not been announced.

Knowing CR, the scores probably went like this: Hyundai Genesis Coupe – 81, Subaru WRX - 85, Nissan 370Z – 94.  Why?  Well the Genesis Coupe is slower than the Mustang, doesn’t look as nice, and doesn’t have as nice of an interior, but it’s built in Korea, so it has to get some extra points from the foreign loving CR staff.  The WRX gets extra points for being from Japan instead of just Korea like the Hyundai, while also getting points for its rally based marketing campaign…even though it is no longer raced in rallies.  The Nissan 370Z might be a more entertaining ride than the Mustang, but what really put it over the top for the CR staff is the fact that it has 14 cup holders.  That seems to be important criteria whenever I read about their other reviews.  Who cares if the car only seats 2, you need options people!

Stay tuned for the final scores, for now, head on over to Jalopnik.

(Image source: Ford Motor Company)