[JK001]

Not a mistaken case here but somewhat related:

Last fall I took my good friend's 10 y/o boy for a spin in the car. He had a grin for the rest of the day. Loved it! His father called few weeks later with this story. Their neighbor had bought a decked out Tesla and showed them the car. Invited the 10 y/o to sit in it and proudly asked him if has been in a car this nice before. The boy didn't hesitate a second and responded, "uh yeah, I've been in a 1le Camaro!". The Tesla owner was so embarrassed...I got a great laugh out of that.

On another note, I've pulled up to a nice hotel and the valet didn't even offer to park it (not that I'd care to let him). They had number of 6 fugure cars parked upfront, so he clearly recognized it is not in the same league

[DWR]

Originally Posted by Wyzz Kydd

Yeah, I've had a few ask me if mine is a ZL1. I guess the 1LE differences confuse them.

I get this at least once a week... I 100% think it’s the whole 1LE thing that confuses them.

[Alex74]

My 70 year old Dad visiting from the UK told me the car looks like a cross between the Batmobile and Knight Rider.

It may the coolest thing he's ever said to me!

[Mr_Jones]

Originally Posted by JK001

Not a mistaken case here but somewhat related:

I got a nice chuckle out of this one as well. Thanks for sharing!

Originally Posted by Alex74

... cross between the Batmobile and Knight Rider.

It may the coolest thing he's ever said to me!

Agreed!

[Idaho2018GTPremium]

This thread cracks me up. "Dude, nice Mustang". Haha. It did always bug me (when I was a Camaro guy) that the old muscle car in movies or shows was almost always a Mustang. I guess it has more recognition than the Camaro. I mean, who hasn't seen Gone in 60 Seconds? Even being a Camaro guy up until recently, I always thought Eleanor was a sweet ride.

[Martinjlm]

I’ve had a couple interesting exchanges. Several times people have asked “What is a Fifty?”. There are no Camaro badges on my car and the fender badge is “Fifty”. Some people thought it was a completely new nameplate.

The funniest one, though, has more to do with my license plate. It’s “ 50 SS “. A Mustang GT driver asked me if Chevrolet had brought back the 5.0L small block. I got a chuckle out of that. Only a Mustang owner would read that as 5 POINT 0.

[Mr_Jones]

Originally Posted by Martinjlm

The funniest one, though, has more to do with my license plate. It’s “ 50 SS “. A Mustang GT driver asked me if Chevrolet had brought back the 5.0L small block. I got a chuckle out of that. Only a Mustang owner would read that as 5 POINT 0.

...SMDH

[Idaho2018GTPremium]

Originally Posted by Martinjlm

I’ve had a couple interesting exchanges. Several times people have asked “What is a Fifty?”. There are no Camaro badges on my car and the fender badge is “Fifty”. Some people thought it was a completely new nameplate.

The funniest one, though, has more to do with my license plate. It’s “ 50 SS “. A Mustang GT driver asked me if Chevrolet had brought back the 5.0L small block. I got a chuckle out of that. Only a Mustang owner would read that as 5 POINT 0.

Ha, well to be fair; my 87 Camaro Z28 had a 305 TPI in it. That is exactly 5.0.

[Airfuel]

Nice car what is it?

Bugatti Veyron.

How much?

1.8 million. Wanna drive it?

[Mr_Jones]

Looking back I guess I've owned some unique cars over the years. I imagine if you're not a "Car Person" it can be confusing to some.

My VW CC was mistaken for a Benz CLS and my Mazda RX8 was thought to be a Ferrari by this dear lady at Publix. Maybe its been too early to have the Camaro mistaken as I've only had it a month now. Will see what the future holds...

[Idaho2018GTPremium]

Originally Posted by Bulldog SS

My 5 year old grandson calls red SS vert a race car until the top moves and then it's the Batmobile.


THE VERY BEST WAS when my 3 year old grand daughter saw it for the first time
"I love it! I'm ready to go to the PARTY!!!"

Haha, little kids are cute. My youngest kid was with me when I test drove my GT last fall and was 4 at the time. He asked me after he strapped himself into the car seat I put in the back seat (a requirement for me!) if it was a race car. Since it had been a while since I'd driven a car that powerful I said yes, it basically is. It felt like it to me, coming from my lightly modified 300 hp Speed3.

[Idaho2018GTPremium]

Originally Posted by Mr_Jones

Looking back I guess I've owned some unique cars over the years. I imagine if you're not a "Car Person" it can be confusing to some.

My VW CC was mistaken for a Benz CLS and my Mazda RX8 was thought to be a Ferrari by this dear lady at Publix. Maybe its been too early to have the Camaro mistaken as I've only had it a month now. Will see what the future holds...

My wife bought a new '05 RX8 back around the time we met. I loved driving that car except I disliked the lack of low end torque. SS guys like to give the GT a hard time for torque at low rpms, but man, they've never driven a rotary! It was fun to wind out, though. Everything else about the car was pretty cool though. I loved the sporty interior, except what were they thinking with the holes in the sun visors?

[MackSteelPrivateEye]

My cousin saw pictures and said it looked like a Mustang.....but she's a girl.

[Marco Falcone]

I’ve had a couple “That’s a Chevy? What kind?” (My car is de-badged except for black bow ties front/rear.). When I tell them it’s a new Camaro, I always get some version of “That’s awesome/gorgeous/looks so mean” and more than a few “Chevy nailed it with that.”

I get lots of thumbs up and several times a week I get some positive comment at a stop light/sign, especially with the top down.

Also had a couple of people (one in an SS coupe and one in a BMW M3) ask to about my wheels (MRR FS01’s in brushed silver) and to take pics of them so they could look into getting a set.

Love my 18 Vert!