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Re: Detroit auto show

To: Joe Curry <curry@wolfenet.com>
Subject: Re: Detroit auto show
From: mmcewen@gpu.srv.ualberta.ca (John McEwen)
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 1998 22:55:44 -0500
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
Hi Joe:

The Camaro was originally going to be called the Panther but the name was
probably in conflict with another car.  However I can't remember what that
was - unless Panther Westwinds was in production at that time.

John McEwen



>fred thomas wrote:
>
>> fred thomas wrote:
>> >
>> > Listers, just finished watching the Detroit auto show, WOW, Mishlein
>> > tires in red, green, blue, purple, you name it. Now for 1999 the
>> > chevrolet "Intimidator Monte Carlo" by dale Ernhardt only 700 H.P. O.K.
>> > Joe Curry start making plans now for the spit. The Mitsibushi 600 has a
>> > computer ball for a steering wheel, Chrysler 6 cyc. diesel 100 + MPH with
>> > 70+ MPG. It was a 3 hour show I picked-up on the dish from ABC out of
>> > Detroit. 52 concept cars, really looks great ahead.
>
>  Fred,
>Maybe 700HP Chevy for the next Spit project.  For now, I'm having enough fun
>trying to corral the 1500 in the lil beastie'.
>
>By the way (that's real talk for BTW), anybody know the name that Chevrolet was
>going to use for the Camaro?  Extra points for why they didn't use it!
>
>Joe



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