Quote:
Originally Posted by CanadianRocky
The Mustang was out for three years before the Camaro in the mid 60's. The Mustang was a square looking car and the Camaro was rounder. Chevy did an excellent job of making a car people would want, and did not copy one thing from Ford, except to build on the phylosophy of the type of car it should be.
History repeats itself. Ford was first with the New Mustang, and Camaro was second. The Mustang is square, and the Camaro is a much rounder car.
One very big difference is that Ford has Carrol Shelby, Jack Roush, Saleen, Steeda, etc, etc. AND they are making money.
And Chevy pretty much as rolled out a breathtaking car all on their own WHILE getting ready to declair bankruptcy.
No doubt in my mind, that once the playing field is level, and Chevy gets the Z28 into production, it will be the same as it was in the 60's.
At the drag strip and on the road courses, Chevy will once again beat the snot out of Ford.
I was at the drag stips during this time, and i saw it again and again. Engine for engine, Chevy motors where the dominating factor in Stock, Super Stock, Modified Production, Gas, Altered and even in Pro Stock in the early days.
I can still remember when Bill Jenkins came out with a small block chevy in Pro stock and the big Blocks struggled to keep up.
Chevrolet is not always the first to do something, but usually they are there at the end and more often than not, dominate.
|
I'll give you points for creativity. Example? The supposed GM domination of Pro Stock during the early years. In the early days you had three years of drag racing before Ford utterly took the place over, those years were 70, 71, and 72. GM won two championships during that time frame in 71 and then again in 72, but they did so by the grace of God in 1971 as Chrysler arguably dominated this class in both 1971 and 1972 with Ford nipping at their heels holding low et records for some time but being less populous in the series overall.
GM only dominated for one season, and this was in 1972 the first full year after the NHRA lowered the displacement limits, a decision which arguably played to their strengths at that time, because of this Ford barely participated in the 72 season in any official capacity and the same can be said of Chrysler. In 1973 Ford returned and won the championship every every year but one until 1981 when Lee Shepherd took the title. Two championships in three years, one by the skin of their proverbial teeth, is not domination. Seven championships in eight years? That is domination.