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08-19-2007, 12:47 PM #1
ever wonder what the word "camaro" means ?
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The Camaro was initially advertised on Top 40 AM radio stations of the day in an attempt to woo the young adult market. Although it was technically a compact car (by the standards of the time), Camaro may also be classified as an intermediate touring car, a sports car, or a muscle car.
Though the car's name was contrived with no meaning, GM researchers reportedly found the word in a French dictionary as a slang term for "friend" or "companion." In some automotive periodicals before official release, it was code-named "Panther", however, the project designation for the Camaro was XP-836 and some early GM photos show the final Camaro body labeled "Chaparral".[2] Automotive press asked Chevrolet product managers "What is a Camaro?", and they were told it was "a small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs".[3] The name conveniently fit Chevrolet's "C" naming structure that included Corvair, Chevelle, Chevy II, and Corvette.
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08-19-2007, 03:54 PM #2
woow thats a cool find, its not just a freind to me , its mans best freind and a animal that eats stangs LOL
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08-19-2007, 03:54 PM #3
but panther wouldld be that bad of a name of a car hmmm
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08-19-2007, 07:06 PM #4
I always thought it was a vicious animal that ate mustangs and shited ricers
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08-21-2007, 12:57 PM #5
its native choctaw indian tongue for " Fill this F***er up again"
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08-21-2007, 03:41 PM #6
someone already posted this, but it's a cool find none the less for those that didn't know already.....i love my companion haha
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08-23-2007, 11:09 AM #7
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also in some language i read this awhile ago but it also mean shrimp or something stupid. dont know how true this is thou, not everything you read is true!
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08-23-2007, 11:11 AM #8
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08-23-2007, 12:23 PM #9
yeah I heard about the friend thing before, its cool to know the history of your car.
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08-23-2007, 03:35 PM #10
I always thought the word camaro was some kind of fish.
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08-23-2007, 03:45 PM #11
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08-23-2007, 03:51 PM #12
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nah.. probably like a pirahana! lol
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08-24-2007, 10:48 AM #13
More like Jaws
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