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Ever since the beginning of time, mankind's greatest rivalries were born out of spite, revenge or pure competition. In American car culture, we have a prime example of such rivalry: Chevrolet Camaro vs. Ford Mustang.
The never-ending fanboy-fueled debate of which is the best pony car ever made in the U.S. will probably never reach a definite conclusion. More recently, this battle royale has creeped in the marketing department of General Motors.
Today, Chevrolet released to the media a birthday card that reads: "Here's to another 50 years of rivalry. Your friend, Camaro." Couple that tongue-in-cheek message with a Camaro on top of which two lit birthday candles sit and you get the extent of GM's sarcastic taunt.
However, this particular rivalry is not the endless bitter feud kind. The decades-long competitiveness between the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang is the very driving force behind the constant improvement of these two American legends.
“For five decades, the Camaro and the Mustang have been battling it out in every possible setting,” said Mark Reuss, executive vice president of GM Global Product Development. “These two cars have been striving to beat each other on the track, on the drag strip and on the streets. That competition is a big part of why both cars are so amazing, and so popular, today.”
Fingers crossed those two legendary nameplates will still be competing 50 years from now on.
Today, Chevrolet released to the media a birthday card that reads: "Here's to another 50 years of rivalry. Your friend, Camaro." Couple that tongue-in-cheek message with a Camaro on top of which two lit birthday candles sit and you get the extent of GM's sarcastic taunt.
However, this particular rivalry is not the endless bitter feud kind. The decades-long competitiveness between the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang is the very driving force behind the constant improvement of these two American legends.
“For five decades, the Camaro and the Mustang have been battling it out in every possible setting,” said Mark Reuss, executive vice president of GM Global Product Development. “These two cars have been striving to beat each other on the track, on the drag strip and on the streets. That competition is a big part of why both cars are so amazing, and so popular, today.”
Fingers crossed those two legendary nameplates will still be competing 50 years from now on.
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