<VV> monza - Camaro

[J R Read_HML]

Bill got it right.  He even spelled it correctly.

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Later, JR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Elliott" <Corvair at fnader.com>
To: <Daves69vair at aol.com>; "J R Read_HML" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>; 
<virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 1:45 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> monza


> <http://www.f-bodyhideout.com/history_cam.htm>
>
> 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 a failure.
>
>
> 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." It didn't take long
> for the laughter to stop after the introduction of the stunning 1967 
> Camaro!
>
> Bill
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, 11 Aug 2005 13:19:52 -0500, J R Read_HML wrote:
>
>>How about Camero?
>
>>First Camero rolled off the line this date, 1966.
>
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>>Later, JR
>
>>----- Original Message ----- 
>>From: "Bill Elliott" <Corvair at fnader.com>
>>To: <Daves69vair at aol.com>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>>Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 12:36 PM
>>Subject: Re: <VV> monza
>
>
>>> That's actually an easier one:
>>>
>>> http://www.monzanet.it/
>>>
>>> Bill Elliott
>>>
>>>
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