how they came up with the name???
10-14-2004 | 08:28 AM
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how they came up with the name??? Ive always wondered how they came up with the name Trans am and Camaro?? Is there history behind this or was it like a random deal??Anyone know?
10-14-2004 | 09:49 AM
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The Camaro was originally gonna be called Panther,but was then switched to Camaro which came from the french word Cameo which means friend. The Firebird was supposed to be called Banshee. But after finding out what the word meant they decided on Firebird. THe Firebird name was taking from the GM test cars of the fifties that were turbine powered. The Trans Am name was borrowed from the SCCA with a fee attached. Not sure why, the cars couldn't race in the Trans Am circuit because they were allowed a maximum motor size of 305 ci. and the Pontiac Trans Am had a 400.
10-15-2004 | 03:50 AM
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Originally Posted by ChiefBrody
Not sure why, the cars couldn't race in the Trans Am circuit because they were allowed a maximum motor size of 305 ci. and the Pontiac Trans Am had a 400.
. Pontiac had developed a 303ci all aluminum motor for the firebird but I don't think it ever went past the experimental stage though 
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10-15-2004 | 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by ChiefBrody
The Camaro was originally gonna be called Panther,but was then switched to Camaro which came from the french word Cameo which means friend. The Firebird was supposed to be called Banshee. But after finding out what the word meant they decided on Firebird. THe Firebird name was taking from the GM test cars of the fifties that were turbine powered. The Trans Am name was borrowed from the SCCA with a fee attached. Not sure why, the cars couldn't race in the Trans Am circuit because they were allowed a maximum motor size of 305 ci. and the Pontiac Trans Am had a 400.
Nice follow up
Was there a fee for the IROC?
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10-15-2004 | 10:14 AM
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I never heard anything about the Iroc cars. I would say no because they used Camaros specifically for that race during those years (85-90). So it might of been a marketing and advertising thing. Not sure, just my theory.
10-15-2004 | 10:23 AM
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I was thinking about something along these lines for the problem with the Canadian government if they do indeed bring the f-bodies back. Perhaps they could just go with the Oramac, obvious to what it is but inside the legal realm. Just a thought, nice info on the T/A. I owned a 455 T/A a few years ago and never knew about the fee.
10-15-2004 | 10:47 AM
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I was thinking about something along these lines for the problem with the Canadian government if they do indeed bring the f-bodies back. Perhaps they could just go with the Oramac, obvious to what it is but inside the legal realm.
There is no legal reason not to use the Camaro name.
10-15-2004 | 11:09 AM
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Sorry, I stopped keeping up with the posts dealing with that a few months ago. It was tiring to hear all the new theories. I just kinda liked the name Oramac, sounds like a Mortal Kombat character to me.
10-15-2004 | 01:36 PM
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http://www.f-bodyhideout.com/history_cam.htm
http://www.f-bodyhideout.com/history_pon.htm
just some histroy i found and check out their video section, funny *** **** there
http://www.f-bodyhideout.com/history_pon.htm
just some histroy i found and check out their video section, funny *** **** there
