Page 74 - Experience Magazine Spring 2022
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Inspiration for the name "Camaro" was
         LOT #736 - 1969 CHEVROLET CAMARO CUSTOM CONVERTIBLE - NO RESERVE
                                                                         said to be derived from Heath's French and
         TAKE A TOUR                                                     English Dictionary as a term that translates
                                                                         to "friend" or "comrade.”
                                                                         Of course, Chevrolet president, Pete Estes,
                                                                         said at the time that its name was "lithe

                             WITH ALL THE RIGHT UPGRADES,                and graceful…in keeping with our other
                                                                         car names beginning with 'C.' It suggests
                       THIS CUSTOM CAMARO IS ROAD READY!                 comradeship of good friends, as a personal
                                                                         car should be to its owner."
                                                                         Shortly after, reporters asked other GM
                                                                         Executives about the name and were told
                                                                         it was literally made up to mean "a small,
                                                                         vicious animal that eats Mustangs."
                                                                         This 1969 Chevrolet Camaro convertible
                                                                         has been given the full Pro-Touring
                                                                         treatment from the front to rear and
                                                                         embraces all those definitions.


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                                                                         UNDER THE HOOD LIVES A SUPERCHARGED 6.2-LITER
                                                                         GM LT4 V8 CRATE ENGINE WHICH HAS BEEN FURTHER
                                                                         CUSTOMIZED WITH PORTED AND POLISHED HEADS.
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