More than 587 Camaros tried a Guinness World Record attempt to form the largest car mosaic.
Camaro owners and fans are descending on GM Canada’s Oshawa Assembly Plant this weekend to celebrate the sales-leading pony car. GM estimated a crowd of more than 2,000 Camaro enthusiasts and people from the local community visited the plant today.
In addition to today’s plant tour, the Homecoming Weekend includes the 23rd annual Camaro Nationals event in the parking lot all weekend. It’s hosted by the Ontario Camaro Club.
“Camaro owners are some of our most passionate and loyal customers and we’re thrilled to show our appreciation to them with this event,” said Kevin Williams, president and managing director, General Motors of Canada.
“As well, we owe a debt of gratitude to Canadians for their support, especially over the past few years, and today’s plant open house is a small way we can say thank you for the chance we’ve been given to show what this company can really do.”
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About Ken Zino
Ken Zino, editor and publisher of AutoInformed, is a versatile auto industry participant with global experience spanning decades in print and broadcast journalism, as well as social media. He has automobile testing, marketing, public relations and communications experience. He is past president of The International Motor Press Assn, the Detroit Press Club, founding member and first President of the Automotive Press Assn. He is a member of APA, IMPA and the Midwest Automotive Press Assn.
He also brings an historical perspective while citing their contemporary relevance of the work of legendary auto writers such as Ken Purdy, Jim Dunne or Jerry Flint, or writers such as Red Smith, Mark Twain, Thomas Jefferson – all to bring perspective to a chaotic automotive universe.
Above all, decades after he first drove a car, Zino still revels in the sound of the exhaust as the throttle is blipped during a downshift and the driver’s rush that occurs when the entry, apex and exit points of a turn are smoothly and swiftly crossed. It’s the beginning of a perfect lap.
AutoInformed has an editorial philosophy that loves transportation machines of all kinds while promoting critical thinking about the future use of cars and trucks.
Zino builds AutoInformed from his background in automotive journalism starting at Hearst Publishing in New York City on Motor and MotorTech Magazines and car testing where he reviewed hundreds of vehicles in his decade-long stint as the Detroit Bureau Chief of Road & Track magazine. Zino has also worked in Europe, and Asia – now the largest automotive market in the world with China at its center.
