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◊ 2007-02-13 23:46 |
How to get killed in Alabama:![]() As well as mount a dead cow onto a Camaro: ![]() |
explorer4x4 ◊ 2007-02-14 00:42 |
It was a RS. Which Clarkson (dunno if he was that serious) that was the second best trim level. However, it was the base model with the optional V8. I even recall them having 2.4L Iron Duke I4 engines as standard for a little while in the 1980s. He (Clarkson) claimed RS meant 'Rally Sport'. Not that Camaro and rally have anything in common whatsoever. |
◊ 2007-02-14 00:44 |
Yeah, kind of like a Pontiac Grand Prix ![]() |
◊ 2007-02-14 02:36 |
It does stand for Rally Sport (and has since the first generation). GM (or really, any of the big three) aren't big on correctly using terms, they just care that it sounds cool (GTO? Trans Am - which, with the 400c.i. engine, wasn't eligible for Trans Am racing, etc.). They also stated in the show that it was an '89, right? |
◊ 2007-02-14 02:46 |
At the end they said that it was a 1989. But on the window the dealer wrote "1991" and it had an airbag which came in 1990. |
explorer4x4 ◊ 2007-02-14 03:49 |
That is the point of a name. To sound cool. When they try to do it right, they make it a dumb name. |
◊ 2007-11-23 00:44 |
1992. 1992 brought a restyled front end, b/c GM was waiting to redesign the Pontiac Firebirds and Chevy Camaros. So 1993 Camaros and Firebirds were really 1992 1/2'S. |
◊ 2008-01-15 17:30 |
"murderers muscle car" |
◊ 2008-03-02 21:56 |
its a 91... it has the airbag (90+) and they mention in the show that there was a title problem where it was listed as an 89 but was really a 91 |
◊ 2008-03-02 21:56 |
oh and btw, its rubbish.... LOL |
◊ 2008-03-16 00:57 |
the drivers door says: 1991 148k full tank good except needs (something i cant read) |
◊ 2009-08-24 16:57 |
What did they want as a reaction from people of Alabama? |
◊ 2009-08-24 17:01 |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHsDa9_HSlA ![]() |
◊ 2010-02-17 03:30 |
Clarkson's car of choice in the U.S. Road Trip 1. Sells it to a New Orleans family at the end. |
◊ 2013-09-08 16:27 |
No, he gives it away to a family. |
◊ 2016-08-03 22:09 |
What that car is is basically a piece of crap beater Camaro that has worn out suspension and electrical problems |
◊ 2024-11-16 18:02 |
Serious question: why do they keep calling it a murderer's car? Is that the perception in the UK? Because here in the US I've never heard that. |
◊ 2024-11-16 18:08 |
don't know.. either frequently used by bad guys in movies or because of people too stupid to drive it properly , crash and die but its only my idea , real answer could be different ( and now that you mention it , i'm curious too ) or a serial killer somewhere had one and the car's image kinda stuck with it -- Last edit: 2024-11-16 18:20:31 |
◊ 2025-01-07 03:07 |
Speaking as someone who has done research into Serial Killers, none of the big ones had a Camaro, white vans tend to be the stereotypical murderer car, and for actual serial killers, Bundy had a Bug, Toy Box killer had a rig, one guy had a C3 Corvette |