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I found this on another forum, and if you thought buddy or companion was a let down... well get your crying towel.

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!

 

I forget exactly who said it- but press members once asked what a Camaro was, and were told "It's a small, vicious little creature that eats Mustangs"

 

ive heard this before, but while reading on this apparently this was first said at the camaro's release by one of the GM exec's.

thats kinda cool lol

 

LOL u posted taht as i was typing

 

It took you 7 minutes to type that?