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== Trimming of the 'references in culture' section? == |
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The 'Appearances in pop culture' section is getting pretty large, and seems to have some fairly dubious entries in there. Let's face it, when a car was produced for 35 years, and was an American icon for many of those years, it's going to be all over the place in 'pop culture' - should it be trimmed to some of the more significant entries? [[User:Ayocee|Ayocee]] 01:17, 18 April 2007 (UTC) |
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:This makes a lot of sense to me. Keep it to strictly very notable appearances if you ask me. '''[[User:Roguegeek|Roguegeek]]''' <small>([[User talk:Roguegeek|talk]])</small> 18:43, 19 April 2007 (UTC) |
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::I don't see any dissent, and after looking closer, some of the entries were even duplicates - something that's probably not hard to have happen when the list is as big and poorly-organized as it was. [[User:Ayocee|Ayocee]] 16:28, 20 April 2007 (UTC) |
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::What about the movie [[Better Off Dead]]? I know it's a rather obscure movie, but the Camaro was pretty well known. Pretty much one of the main points of it. I guess you could mention that it appears to have power motors when John Cusack rolls the driver's side window down, you can visibly see the manual crank for the passenger window. It's a black 1967 Camaro, and if you haven't seen the movie, it's a "piece of junk" he bought that sat in his front yard covered, and only at the end was it's identity revealed. It even has its own website, betteroffdeadcamaro.com '''[[User:Zchris87v|<font color="darkorange">Zchris87v</font>]]''' 14:45, 29 May 2007 (UTC) |
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Someone thinks the camaro "found" its way into Transformers? It was a PAID product placement! <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/64.131.210.226|64.131.210.226]] ([[User talk:64.131.210.226|talk]]) 15:56, 3 February 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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== Racing == |
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This is an excellent topic I think we should be expanding. Placed {{tl|expand}} within the section. Maybe we can throw in as much detail as possible for all generations and if it gets big enough, generalize it and expand within the separate generation articles. Thoughts? '''[[User:Roguegeek|Roguegeek]]''' <small>([[User talk:Roguegeek|talk]])</small> 02:15, 16 August 2007 (UTC) |
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== different trim packages? == |
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no mention of the Z28 (zed), thats just evil. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Brandonha|Brandonha]] ([[User talk:Brandonha|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Brandonha|contribs]]) 22:51, 6 September 2007 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> |
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It's more than trim. The trim was somewhat inconsistent and optional, such as the dash package in 1969. The Z/28 was all about the engine and qualifying for 305CI max SCCA Trans-Am racing. Few 1967 Zs were delivered. A few thousand in 1968. !969 was the first 'real' production year. But even the 1967 had the rarest factory option of a cross-ram manifold. The Z/28 was basically a combination of high performance small blocks, with a Corvette cam, and a large bore block with short crank, for high RPM. Here's one site for reference, which really should be included just as a link, if nothing else - http://www.holisticpage.com/camaro/camaros/302.htm . |
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==australia== |
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[[Talk:Fifth-generation Chevrolet Camaro#australia]] |
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==Link suggestions== |
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Suggested external links thread. (and one suggestion) -- [[User:Quiddity|Quiddity]] <small>([[User talk:Quiddity|talk]])</small> 06:13, 11 February 2008 (UTC) |
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* {{imcdb vehicle|make=Chevrolet|model=Camaro|Chevrolet Camaro}} |
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{{list positive}} '''Approve''' - I dig it. '''[[User:Roguegeek|Roguegeek]]''' <small>([[User talk:Roguegeek|talk]])</small> 18:40, 11 February 2008 (UTC) |
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* [http://www.camaros.org/ Camaro Research Group]67-69 Camaro Information [[User:Kurt S2|Kurt S2]] ([[User talk:Kurt S2|talk]]) 05:35, 29 March 2008 (UTC) |
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The Camaro Wiki needs this link: |
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* [http://www.camaro.ca/ Camaro.ca] Canada's Camaro Source - Classifieds, forums, and cool rides. <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/68.144.65.104|68.144.65.104]] ([[User talk:68.144.65.104|talk]]) 22:20, 5 June 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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== About the origins of the name Camaro == |
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Even though it is said that the Camaro name has no intended meaning of its own however a spannish word camarón has a not so flattering meaning: A shrimp! I fell of the chair laughing after reading the following line: Automotive press asked Chevrolet product managers "What is a Camaro?", and they were told it was "a small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs". |
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I'm not sure whether this is accidental or purposefully intended, the word camarón seems as a logical parent word of where the name Camaro would have evolved. As for other spanish names in Chevrolet's models the El Camino ("the road") is another, well known example... <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/80.223.93.188|80.223.93.188]] ([[User talk:80.223.93.188|talk]]) 14:22, 21 August 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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== Maurice Carter - Canadian camaro driver == |
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Back in 1969 A [[Chevrolet Camaro]] Trans Am Race car was campaigned by Chevrolet dealer [[Maurice Carter]] of Maurice Carter Chevrolet-Oldsmobile, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. In 1970, after racing in SCCA Trans Am Series for three years, “Mo” took a new Camaro Z-28 off his lot and ‘race’ prepped the car and entered the 1970 [[Trans Am series]]. Mo earned the highest placed Canadian independent driver score of all the Trans Am racers <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Privateer280370|Privateer280370]] ([[User talk:Privateer280370|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Privateer280370|contribs]]) 14:35, 5 September 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot--> |
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