After much dillydallying, General Motors appears to have decided to bring the convertible variant of the new Chevrolet Camaro as a 2011 model year instead of 2012. Fans have been kept in suspense as GM was indecisive about the car’s market launch date.

A Camaro5 forum member at GM Holden’s e Fishermans Bend plant in Melbourne, Australia, took these scoop photographs of completely undisguised Camaro Convertible models, which appear to be production-ready. It hardly needs it but we’ll wait for an official announcement from GM. The Camaro Convertible will be offered with V6 and V8 engine options. Photo gallery after the jump!

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General Motors confirms that the Chevrolet Camaro Convertible is now headed to production and will be launched in the second quarter of 2011. The trek for the Camaro Convertible was a long and tortuous one. Earlier this year, it was reported to be delayed indefinitely, even canceled.

Last May, word arrived that the car would be launched in the first quarter of 2011. GM’s financial troubles had put the car’s future in jeopardy but now that the new GM is up and running, it is moving ahead with production. GM’s Marty Padgett revealed this update in a special event held recently in Detroit.

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An official letter was sent by General Motors today to dealers informing them of a thirty-day production delay for the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro beginning March 16 this year. The message explained that the reason for the delay is neither legal nor economic, but simply GM’s desire that the “Camaro exceeds the highest quality benchmarks.”

A member of the forum at Camaro5 who is said to have the directive told that the Camaro convertible, which was reported shelved two months ago, will be available for sale as a 2011 model. The document lists the power figures of the bent-eight versions as follows, 400 hp for L99 and 426 for LS3, with October as the month set for the completion of all 10,000 pre-orders. Photo gallery after the jump!

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