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Old 07-24-2001, 01:02 AM   #1
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What does Camaro mean?

Just outta curiousity, anyone know what the word Camaro means??
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French for companion. I think.

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yeah, that's the jist of it, some people take it to mean shrimp or crawfish in latin or spanish, but it was companion or commorade that was the original intent of GM
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camEro=shrimp camAro=friend
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