Anyone know of a "Waikiki Special" 68 rag Camaro? - Page 3

**Kurt S** · #21 10-21-2006, 08:44 AM

Waikiki background - That's Detroit. The Ren Center is right above the guy's head and I *think* that's Stroh's old HQ on the right. A Detroit native should know better than me, I don't go downtown Detroit much....

I've looked at many 4 door hardtops in junkyards. No reinforcement needed, the door posts seem to hold up fine. That area is completely stock on that show car.

**ANDY M** · #22 10-21-2006, 11:13 PM

Kurt, that pic was taken from the south end of Belle Isle.
Or the west end, depending on your point of view.
No way that you could see both the Ren Cen and Strohs from downtown Winsor.

GO TIGERS!!

L-79 Nova · #23 10-22-2006, 07:59 AM

Ren-Cen wasn't built until about 1975 I think.

**ANDY M** · #24 10-22-2006, 07:12 PM

Good point! The clue is the Penobscot building in the middle of the picture. Unmistakable profile for anybody from Detroit to identify.
The Ren Cen should be to the left, but it wasn't built yet.

**Kurt S** · #25 10-23-2006, 08:09 AM

Oops. At least I recognized something of the skyline.

Here's an 72 pic.

Belair62 · #26 10-23-2006, 05:13 PM

Looks like the Edmund Fitzgerald sailing past !!!

D BERGER · #27 02-25-2011, 08:09 PM

The Wakiki Camaro was done by a division of Chevrolet they called "Chevrolet Show and Display". the head of the department in the late 60's was a fellow named Bob Thomas. His department also did the car and engine cutaway displays for the auto shows etc. It was a little unusual because most of the concept or "Dream" cars as we called them back in the day were done by the styling dept. I saw the car on display in the GM building on West Grand Blvd. back in 1968.

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