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Originally Posted by GoldenBear

If you were around in the early 1960s, you'd know that for several years in the late 1950s and early 1960s Ford explored various plans for reviving some equivalent of the original Thunderbird, after the Thunderbird became a four seater, leaving the two seat market to the Corvette.

An impetus for Ford to take action came from Chevrolet, with the popularity of the Chevrolet Corvair, which was introduced in 1960. The initial Corvair had been positioned as an economy car, but the Corvair was much more successful with the plusher trim and sportier image of the new Monza model which included bucket seats and a floor-mounted shifter, starting a trend toward sportier cars with bucket-seats in all sizes from compacts to full-size cars.

Ford initially responded to the compact Corvair Monza with sportier Futura and Futura Sprint versions of its Ford Falcon. Since the Falcon models weren't as successful as Ford thought they could be, Ford created the Mustang. Most of the initial Mustang interior chassis, suspension and drivetrain components were, in fact, taken from the Falcon. The initial Mustang was essentially a Falcon with new, more attractive sheet metal. The Mustang was indeed prompted by the Chevrolet Corvair. And the Camaro was prompted buy the success that Ford had with the Mustang. So in a way, the Camaro was ultimately prompted by the Corvair.

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