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Old 09-01-2005, 01:29 PM
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Do any of you guys know the orgins of the word Camaro? Is it a type of animal or something, or is it just a made up word? I'm just curious. Same with Corvette.
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Though the car's name was contrived with no meaning, General Motors researchers found the word in a French dictionary as a slang term for "friend" or "companion." Ford Motor Company researchers discovered other definitions, including "a shrimp-like creature" and an arcane term for "loose bowels"! In some automotive periodicals before official release, it was code-named "Panther".
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Corvette was the name of a warship in the 1700-1800s. Somewhat smaller than a frigate.
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loose bowles also, which ford laughed publically about
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Until the car outperformed all of their comparable offerings year after year.
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Originally Posted by Raven02TA
Though the car's name was contrived with no meaning, General Motors researchers found the word in a French dictionary as a slang term for "friend" or "companion." Ford Motor Company researchers discovered other definitions, including "a shrimp-like creature" and an arcane term for "loose bowels"! In some automotive periodicals before official release, it was code-named "Panther".



thats what I read somewhere too.

http://www.classiccar.com/black_panther1.asp
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I Like the name Panther better,Panther SS does not seem to roll off the as well though,Maybe It needs getting used to.
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Originally Posted by Whisper
Until the car outperformed all of their comparable offerings year after year.
'cept of course 87-93 when Ford dominated GM and almost anything they had except maybe a few GNs.
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Camaro = Friend

No sure which language though, or maybe it was just made up
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Originally Posted by Ferocity02
Camaro = Friend

No sure which language though, or maybe it was just made up
french
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And since these cars were made in Canada, where there are alot of "french" people at, the Camaro=friend seems right.

In Spanish, I believe that Camaro means weak. So no these cars aren't Spanish.
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umm camaro doesnt mean anything in spanish...
maybe you're thinking about cobarde but thats coward
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i think it actually means crack *****....
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Originally Posted by andypdbz
umm camaro doesnt mean anything in spanish...
maybe you're thinking about cobarde but thats coward
My fault Camero in spanish means shrimp. Hey so I was a little off.
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GM marketing THOUGHT it meant "pal" in French, but later it was said that they made a mistake, and it actually doesn't mean anything in French.
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Well if you pronounce it Camara, like a mullet wearin' redneck, then it means a chamber or house.
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Originally Posted by Whisper
Until the car outperformed all of their comparable offerings year after year.
Except when fords 302 would spank chevys pathetic 305 TBI
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(C)an (A)ny (M)ustang (A)nd (R)x7 (O)utrunit? or
(C)an (A)ss (M)ac (A)ny (R)ustang (O)uthere

The best i could think
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Except when fords 302 would spank chevys pathetic 305 TBI

yeah the TBI, not the TPI
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Friend in French huh? I like the name either way
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