So what does Camaro mean?
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So what does Camaro mean?
You guys should enjoy this...
This is an excerpt from the Camaro official history:
...as the launch date neared, the car still had no
name. It had been called various names by GM, including
Nova, Panther, Chaparral, and Wildcat. Chevy also
considered using the letters "GM" in the name, and came
up with G-Mini, which evolved into GeMini, and finally
Gemini. General Motors Headquarters killed that name,
because they didn't want the letters "GM" used in case
the car was afailure.
Finally, the car was introduced to the press as the
Camaro, considered to be a good name because nobody
knew what it meant. Chevrolet produced an old French
dictionary showing that the word meant "friend" or
"companion", but Ford found an alternate meaning in an
old Spanish dictionary-"a small, shrimp-like creature."
The automotive press had a good laugh over that, and an
even bigger one when one journalist found yet another
meaning-"loose bowels."
This is an excerpt from the Camaro official history:
...as the launch date neared, the car still had no
name. It had been called various names by GM, including
Nova, Panther, Chaparral, and Wildcat. Chevy also
considered using the letters "GM" in the name, and came
up with G-Mini, which evolved into GeMini, and finally
Gemini. General Motors Headquarters killed that name,
because they didn't want the letters "GM" used in case
the car was afailure.
Finally, the car was introduced to the press as the
Camaro, considered to be a good name because nobody
knew what it meant. Chevrolet produced an old French
dictionary showing that the word meant "friend" or
"companion", but Ford found an alternate meaning in an
old Spanish dictionary-"a small, shrimp-like creature."
The automotive press had a good laugh over that, and an
even bigger one when one journalist found yet another
meaning-"loose bowels."
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Re: So what does Camaro mean?
Originally posted by "MinGreyCobra"
General Motors Headquarters killed that name,
because they didn't want the letters "GM" used in case
the car was a failure.
General Motors Headquarters killed that name,
because they didn't want the letters "GM" used in case
the car was a failure.
RIP Impala
RIP Malibu
RIP Camaro
RIP Riveria
RIP Nova
and the list goes on and on....
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Originally posted by "stangerang"
hey .. i have that in one of my books ... what book did you see that in ????
hey .. i have that in one of my books ... what book did you see that in ????
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Re: So what does Camaro mean?
Originally posted by "solo_mata_me"
In case the car was a failure? Man, they have to realize that the names aren't killing the cars, they are killing the cars names with engineering most third world countries would be ashamed of.
RIP Impala
RIP Malibu
RIP Camaro
RIP Riveria
RIP Nova
and the list goes on and on....
Originally Posted by MinGreyCobra
General Motors Headquarters killed that name,
because they didn't want the letters "GM" used in case
the car was a failure.
because they didn't want the letters "GM" used in case
the car was a failure.
RIP Impala
RIP Malibu
RIP Camaro
RIP Riveria
RIP Nova
and the list goes on and on....
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Originally posted by "stangerang"
hey .. i have that in one of my books ... what book did you see that in ????
hey .. i have that in one of my books ... what book did you see that in ????
I don't read them though
I just burn them 
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"There's more flawless engineering in a Camry than all the berlinettas Enzo ever conjured while lying next to mistresses." - John Phillips/Car and Driver
The swapped hatch hotness
Slow Five-Oh Rustang
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Originally posted by "FearThe4Doors"
LOL, they had nova's thru the 80s!
LOL, they had nova's thru the 80s!
Yeah, it just morphed from a a bad ass big block muscle car to a poorly constructed econobox 
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"There's more flawless engineering in a Camry than all the berlinettas Enzo ever conjured while lying next to mistresses." - John Phillips/Car and Driver
The swapped hatch hotness
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"There's more flawless engineering in a Camry than all the berlinettas Enzo ever conjured while lying next to mistresses." - John Phillips/Car and Driver
The swapped hatch hotness
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