Death To Tires! Iranians Are Going Crazy For The Chevy CamaroS
In a country where protesters still regularly chant "death to
America" and burn our flag during rallies, you might think that
American muscle cars would be extremely unpopular. You'd be
wrong! The Iranians can't get enough of the Chevy Camaro and its
muscle-y brethren.  Reuters reports on the surprising and
growing popularity of American muscle cars in the Islamic
Republic, which will be increasingly significant as both Iran's
newer, more moderate-ish leaders and the West seem interested in
thawing their relations and lessening trade sanctions. If that
were to happen, American automakers would surely want a piece of
the Iranian pie; this is a country with 75 million people and a
considerable appetite for new cars thanks to decades of
sanctions.  The Reuters piece says that although American cars
were quite popular in Iran prior to the revolution in 1979, they
really haven't been seen much there in decades. But since last
year, hundreds of new car