From the C/D Archives: 1967 Chevrolet Camaro SS 350 Original Test

-What’s a Camaro? Chevrolet sent us a French-English dictionary which defined “camaro” as a little-known colloquialism meaning “comrade” or “pal.” The word was so little-known that none of our French friends had ever heard of it. Sounds Spanish, they said, so we tried a Spanish-English dictionary. Eureka! “Camaro” is defined as a gratuity, a shrimp or something very much like something else. Perfect! There was even a little quotation which translated: “The shrimp that sleeps is carried away by the stream.” READ MORE ››

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