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Originally posted by iroc409
for those who want to know, the production of the F body was actually stopped not necessarily due to GM's direct decision to remove the camaro, but due to the fact that they had to close the canadian plant that _produces_ the camaro.
the reason the mustang outsold the camaro is simple. it was a cheap car. you could get into a basic v6 manual stripped mustang cheaper than a base-model camaro. and everyone from 16 y.o. girls to great grandmas were (are) getting in on the action. hell, some families would buy several at a time. and why not get a piece of american history for each kid when it's cheaper than a new corolla?
with the extra price of the camaro generally came extra performance. and the sad part is, it wasn't a whole lot more expensive 
they're both nice cars tho, and i hope the camaro makes a comeback. GM has been replacing it with things like the GTO, SSR (which is a pretty nice replacement, but not the same), and they've got a new roadster concept that could be promising. they even thought about bringing back the bel-air with a mucho retardo I-5 turbo and a body that looked like a cross of a late-model malibu and a poor attempt at retro 57 bel-air convertible. but i see gmc is making a truck with an i-5 now 
in my opinion, over the years, from best to worst, i'd rank it the models this way:
1 - 1st generation
2- 3rd generation (i'm biased ;) )
3 - 4.5 generation
and #4 is tied between 2nd generation and early 4th gens. i've never been a fan of the 2nd gens, but the nasty "geo" front end and ugly wheels they slapped on most 4th gens really made it a poor looker. although some of the slp units with racing strupes and 5-spoke vette wheels looked fairly decent, the rest sucked (even the colors weren't that great on most).
and if anyone's else is wondering, that color combo on the green is a classic color as well
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Interesting. From what I heard, the 4th gen f-body didn't meet 2003 crash standards. That, mixed with poor sales, (Suv's totally outsold them) Chevy discontinued them.
Real shame. With the underestimated HP the LS1 camaros put out, (98+) they were said to be the best performance-dollar car out on the market.
I'd agree, from all i've read at ls1tech.com.