Deja vue....1965

[kwhizz]

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Typical GM Exec


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Ken

[ANDY M]

Here is some food for thought, or fat to chew on, depending on your point of view. Thomas Friedman is a Pulitzer prize winning writer, so he's no dummy. This column from last week really stirred up a hornet's nest.
http://forums.autoweek.com/thread.js...9&tstart=0

[moparts]

Is that guy standing in a poppy field?

[bbdon]

Friedman doesn't know what he is talking about, and the Set America Free coalition does not know how to design a car, while they feel free to tell others how it should be done. What a waste of paper.

[Kim_Howie]

Another Tree hugging, Tofu farting liberal!!!!!!

[tirebird]

I totally agree. GM just doesn't get it. Killing the new Camaro will send me to Ford for the new Mustang Cobra.

[JQ]

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I wonder how many Z/28's, and 427 camaros would sell if they brought back the 69 body style with improved handling and suspension. Throw in a new super tuned 302 fuel injected 500 horse or 427 LS-7 motors which would in fact be cheaper to buy than an actual 69's and I would bet my house they could not make these fast enough...You do not need to be a marketing genius to figure that out. Imagine Pontiac coming out with a copy of the 69 trans-am rag top?

[/ QUOTE ] Add me to the waiting list!....

[Charley Lillard]

"I wonder how many Z/28's, and 427 camaros would sell if they brought back the 69 body style with improved handling and suspension."...............So if they came out with something like that how many would buy one ?

[MosportGreen66]

I don't want to offend anyone right now... So please hear me out. I think what Ford did with the Mustang was reinvent the feeling of being American. With the war going on, the Mustang revealing is during a prefect time. The energy and "retro" style of the car bring back memories of the 1960s and 1970s. I am not saying it Ford's only motivation, that would be absurd, but I think it is quite feasible that Ford put the "peddle to the metal" to get the car done based on current conditions we're in. What do you guys think?

[Donutblue]

It is ironic that the chief design engineer Ford is giving credit to is a young lad that came here from Vietnam during the evacuation and did well for himself. Ford may have sat down and looked at the demand for Mustang in 65 and thought maybe they can light that fire again, which it appears they have. But the almighty dollar is behind the drive for any large corporation. Don't forget Dodge, they are really playing up the Hemi for all it's worth and it is working to some extent. Yes, the GM exec's have always been a day late and they never seem to learn from their mistakes. Maybe it's time for GM to change those large CEO $$$$ packages into "stock performance" incentives, and get some fresh young blood there that listens to their customers. Get that Camaro plant cooking again.