| The Chevrolet Camaro was a compact car | | | | bowels"! In some automotive periodicals |
| introduced in North America by the Chevrolet | | | | before official release, it was code-named |
| Motor Division of General Motors at the start | | | | "Panther".Four distinct generations of the |
| of the 1967 model year as competition for the | | | | car were produced.Generation 11967Sharing |
| Ford Mustang.Although it was technically a | | | | mechanicals with the upcoming 1968 Chevrolet |
| compact (by the standards of the time), the | | | | Nova, the Camaro featured unibody structure. |
| Camaro, like the entire class of Mustang | | | | Chevrolet offered the car in only two body |
| competitiors, was soon known as a pony | | | | styles, a coupe and convertible. Almost 80 |
| car.Though the car's name was contrived with | | | | factory and 40 dealer options including three |
| no meaning, General Motors researchers found | | | | main packages were avaible.* RS Package |
| the word in a French dictionary as a slang | | | | included many cosmetic changes such as RS |
| term for "friend" or "companion." Ford Motor | | | | badging, hidden headlights, blacked out |
| Company researchers discovered other | | | | grill, revised taillights and interior |
| definitions, including "a shrimp-like | | | | trims.* SS Package included modified 5. |
| creature" and an arcane term for "loose | | | | |