Friday, April 16, 2010

Ford Mustang: The Camaro's Rival


The Ford Mustang is all around a pony car (if you don't know that is another name for muscle car). Like the Camaro, the mustang has five generations up to this day. The first generation of Mustangs were also produced in the 1960s with the first one being produced in 1964 1/2. Why they did half is beyond me but the "1/2" didn't stick long. The whole intention of the Mustang was to make it a sporty little car with a lot of power, but Ford designed the Mustang to appeal to women.

Like the Camaro, the Mustang's overall appearance altered over the years and the 80s and 90s brought a sporty little compact car that had the option of having a V-8 under the hood from factory. From the beginning, Mustangs were around before the Camaros were. Even the fifth generation Mustang was first produced in 2005 as compared to 2010 for the Camaro. Mustang really started the trend with bringing back old bits of design from the old Mustangs that people really liked. The Mustang has many distinctive body lines that resemble older versions. The grille, cabin area, side air intakes, and even the brake light design are all resemblances of earlier body designs. Like the Camaro, the Mustang has remained a muscle car and is still going on with that trend. Nice job Ford.

2 comments:

  1. Haha, I had no idea what a pony car was, so thanks for informing me. I've always wanted a Mustang ever since I was a little girl. My dad's always told me it won't happen since it has too much power for me, ha. One day though, I will get my Mustang! I never knew Ford made the Mustang for women. I find it a little weird, but then again I love it, so I guess it worked, ha. I like the old versions of the Mustang though.

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  2. Ha ha I like this one though it could be mostly because I have a mustang. It's a 98 mustang and even though its had its problems with getting older I still love it. I have also heard before about how they made it for women and it kind of makes sense to me...I guess since I have one. And yes I do love the power it comes with.

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