A Camaro Animal
Pete Estes who was general manager at the time went as far as to.
A camaro animal. Even Road Runner makes sense. When asked what a Camaro is at the launch of the car in 1966 Chevrolet executives answered A Camaro is a small animal that eats Mustangs. My name is Camaro my foster mum calls me Aero for short and I am a puppy bursting at the seams with love.
Chevy Camaro - A Small Vicious Animal That Eats Mustangs. Editors Contribution 200 1 vote Rate this definition. This animal of a Camaro now produces 1300 horsepower at the crank and 1111 horsepower at the rear wheels.
I have always wondered where the name Camaro came from but no one seems to know. Camaro Porsche Lexus and Mercedes All dogs are microchipped neuteredspayed current on all vaccines heartworm tested and started on Tri Heart Plus Vectra 3D. A Mustang is a wild horse.
Automotive press asked Chevrolet product managers what is a Camaro and were told it was a small vicious animal that eats Mustangs an obvious reference to the extremely successful Ford Mustang that created and dominated the Pony car market GM was entering. As much vintage Americana as the Ford motor companys Mustang on which it was blatantly based GMs Chevrolet Camaro would become a part of automotive lore. A Thunderbird makes sense even if it isnt a real bird.
For the next 36 years it would carry its part faithfully in the pony car wars. Built specifically to appeal to the Baby Boomer generation that was just coming of age and looking for cars completely unlike their. Camaro has no meaning other than an animal that eats Mustangs.
Taking the fight to Ford directly GM were determined to beat the Mustang and boy did they pull out all the stops. The first generation Chevrolet Camaro was GMs answer to Fords new segment. Jan 17 2007.