where did they come up with IROC and what is it? also what is a camero. is it just names they came up with for cars?

BTW i know this probably sounds like the stupidest question ever asked...

 

a little research says iroc is international race of champions...why did they call the cars iroc

i still dont know where camero came from...

 

First of all the Iroc races were using Camaros for the races in those years. GM paid to use the name.

Camaro comes from a French dialect and means friend. Chevy was really into using 'C' Names in the '60s.

 

IROC is the "International Race Of Champions" Its a race series, that at the time of the IROC-Z, used Camaros. When the IROC series quit using Camaros, Chevy dropped the name. They currently use Trans Am's, but I don't think they plan on making a T/A IROC...

 

i had a 1988 iroc-z camaro 5.7, i liked it alot too bad i wrecked it

i wanted one ever since i saw them racing on tv..

 

That would be a double-whammy for GM! GM already has to pay to use the moniker "Trans-Am" which was derived from the SCCA's Trans-Am racing series.

 

I heard that it means shrimp when spelled that way! What that has to do with Chevrolet's Camaro, I don't know.

 

well maybe i didnt spell it right. CAMARO

 

It means Friend in french.
The org name was to be Panther but they thought it would be to close to Cougar. So they desided to name it Camaro & its been a friend to all of us F-body lovers every since.

 

Just a side note:The IROC racing series had been using Camaros since '74 till the name moniker's demise in '90. Camero...geeze..I would like to know what illiterate inbred came up with that name for the Camaro.

 

ok we know what it means [camareo] but why did they think of it?

 

Do a search!

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...ht=name+camaro

 

We're wondering ,or at least I am,why are these idiotic tards still calling Camaros CAMERO!? It's one of the most baffling questions in the fbody world! the name is on the car sooo... WHY DO THEY DO IT? :lala:

 

first: dont make fun of the way i spell camaro. Camero, camareo, camaro, you know wtf im talking about.

second: i dont drive a camaro, i drive a firebird trans am.

 

Other people with T/As don't seem to have a spelling problem. Just messing with ya.Anyway I thought you were also making fun of those people too? CAMARO

 

You know spelling it Camero is a good way to find lots of stuff on Ebay even with the stuff spelt right in front of them lol

 

Yep,my diecast car collection has grown more quicker than anticipated doing it that way.

 

Our promo models has as well. last count we had 36. But thats just plastic promos Not including the Diecast & hot wheels & JLs that are running around our house.

 

I just started collecting promos,only have 4 but I do have 982 diecasts 587 being Camaros of different scales.

 

I just paid $140 for a 1970 Promo so that will take things up to 37 promos.

Keep an eye out for a guy on ebay with the Name Wheat. he sells a group of them at a time for a pretty good price & hes good to deal with.

 

thanks

 

You are welcome sometimes when he sells agroup of promos they are the same year sometimes even the same color. (which is ok because you can sell them later) When we get this we normally Donate them to our car club for NW Harvest.

 

the local chevrolet dealership in my town spells it that way in all of their ads. i called them once and asked why they were doing it, but they didnt have an answer for me

 

thats hillarious. at least im not a dealer

 

A dealer that was at Super Chevy had a 35th anniversary camaro there for sale & they spelt it CAMERO as well. We as Camaro lovers went over & told them that they better change it or they will get a rash of chit from the Camaro owners. They did it was funny too.