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The Time When a Camaro Got a Ford Badge, Probably to Help the Shelby GT350R-C Race

Chevrolet Camaro with a Ford badge 1 photo
Photo: tylerstig1 on Reddit
That’s right, the Camaro in the image above is wearing a Ford badge sticker over the gold bowtie on its trunk lid. Nevertheless, there might just be a reasonable explanation for this. Bear with us to get our acceptance of “reasonable.”
And no, we’re not talking about an anonymous troll who decided to keep his tailgaters entertained during the daily commute.

The image, which comes from Redditor tylerstig1, easily demonstrates that the background and the foreground of a picture can be equally important. Check out the background and you’ll notice a race team trailer wearing the Multimatic Motorsports colors.

This is Ford’s Canadian racing partner, or, to be more precise, the crew that helps Ford when it comes to developments such as the new Ford GT or the Shelby GT350R-C racecar.

Returning to the Camaro, this is a fifth-generation RS Convertible, a very popular car with rental companies. As a result, it wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to imagine the fifth-gen GM pony car was rented by the Multimatic team in the logistics war that sometimes substitutes the normal activities of such a team. In such a context, the Blue Oval sticker adorning that Camaro's rear end almost seems legit.

On the other hand, we wouldn’t be surprised if this move, coming from Multimatic or not, offended more than a few fans belonging to both camps. After all, there’s an entire group of pony/muscle car buyers who purchase their cars based on the badge and the heritage rather than on the vehicle’s actual assets in comparison to the competition.

With all the comparison tests pitting the 2016 Camaro SS against the S550 Mustang, be it the GT or the Shelby GT350, such fuel is just the right kit of high-octane juice to add to the fire.
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About the author: Andrei Tutu
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In his quest to bring you the most impressive automotive creations, Andrei relies on learning as a superpower. There's quite a bit of room in the garage that is this aficionado's heart, so factory-condition classics and widebody contraptions with turbos poking through the hood can peacefully coexist.
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