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Chevrolet Camaro Concept
The Chevrolet Camaro
was introduced in North America by the Chevrolet
Motor Division of General Motors at the start
of the 1967 model year as competition for
the Ford Mustang. Although it was technically
a compact car (by the standards of the time),
the Camaro, like the entire class of Mustang
competitors, was soon known as a pony car.
It may also be classified as an intermediate
touring car, a sports car, or a muscle car.
The car shared the same General Motors "F-Body"
platform and major components with the Pontiac
Firebird, also introduced in 1967. Production
of both cars ceased in 2002.
Though the car's name
was contrived with no meaning, GM 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." Historical examples exist
of Chevrolet product managers being asked
by the automotive press "what is a Camaro?",
with the tongue-in-cheek answer being "a
small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs,"
a sideways reference to the competing Ford
Mustang.
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