The Camaro is created by the General Motors Company but under the Chevrolet Brand. There are some models that are classified as a Pony Car and some that are known as a Muscle Car – I think the most recognized cars with the Original Chevrolet Wheels are the muscle cars. Anyhow, it first went on sale on September 29, 1966 as the 1967 model. It was originally designed to serve as the competing model to the Ford Mustang.

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enerations of the Camaro that were manufactured before 2002. Before any genuine approved message from Chevy, there were reports circling around April of 1965 that Chevrolet was planning to release a car that would be equal to the competitor of the original Ford Mustang. About a year later on 21st June 1966, there were a rough 200 car journalists that had received a telegram from GM that stated exactly this: “Please save noon of June 28 for important SEPAW meeting. Hope you can be on hand to help scratch a cat. Details will follow (signed) John L. Cutter– Chevrolet Public Relations- SEPAW Secretary.”

The very next day, the same people who received the previous telegram received another one that said, “Society for the Eradication of Panthers from the Automotive World will hold first and last meeting on 28th June (signed) John L. Cutter – Chevrolet Public Relations SEPAW Secretary.” These were the type of telegrams that confused most of the journalists. A week after all these telegrams were sent, GM had a live press conference that was held at the Statler-Hilton Hotel in Detroit.

The General Manager of Chevy at the time, Pete Estes, was the one that started the conference. He made the announcement that there was a new car line being made; project designation XP-836.

He said the name of the vehicle “suggests the comradeship of good friends as a personal car should be to its owner”. He also said that “to us [Chevrolet and GM], the name means just what we think the car will do… Go!” After all the prep that he did to keep the journalist appealed, he reviewed the name “Camaro”. Read the rest of this entry »