Well depending on who you talk to the Camaro was first but in reality the Firebird was first, in development. Becaue of Ford coming out with the Mustang in 64 1/2 Chevy got the nod to build the Camaro first. But the Firebird had been in development since 1962 with several different code names. At one time most know that it was going to be called the Banshee , but during the test phase fro teh name the term Banshee was looked down on because term was thought of as bad becasue how the church looked at it . The name was scraped. The name Firebird was also down on the list but it di make it through. Now the Camaro was also the cheap end like all the Chevys were/are. The Firebird got a better suspension as it got bigger sway bars & it also got stiffer springs that were 1 inch lower then the Camaro. John D. was directly involved with the design of the way it handled & because he was made to wait until after the Camaro was unvailed before he could build & sell the Firebird he was goign to make it BETTER then the Camaro in almost every way. Thats why the Firebids ride & handling is better then the Camaro, & has better interior appointments. So really the Camaro & Firebird are twin sisters just one was born a few min's early then the other. And one was much prettier then the other too. (we know which one)
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02-09-2014, 05:23 AM
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