Mustang people, bah

**Smittro** · 01-09-2011, 08:43 PM

Originally Posted by Schmalgar

Wow so all GM had to do was stop producing the Camaro for 6 or 7 years to build up demand for it, then hey look they get better sales. I'm sure Ford is pissed, losing one year out of 40-something...

Mustang was also being produced long before Camaro and Bird..

Hell the FIRST "firebird" had a jet engine..

Still was'nt before Mustangs..

Just sayin'..

**Schmalgar** · 01-09-2011, 10:00 PM

Originally Posted by Smittro

Mustang was also being produced long before Camaro and Bird..

Define 'long'... Didn't the Firebird show up just a couple of years after the Mustang? Not so long that it had a long, loyal, established fan base I would think. Back then it was the same as in recent times, the Mustang was less powerful and less costly, thus the secretary buying power kept sales higher for a long time...

Now that the new Mustangs and Camaros are directly competing and the specs are much more similar between them, and since the average secretary and teenager won't be able to afford Mustangs now it'll be interesting to see how the sales fall. Ford may have to drop the power and cost again...

**Marc 85Z28** · 01-10-2011, 05:15 AM

Originally Posted by Smittro

Mustang was also being produced long before Camaro and Bird..

Mustang was introduced 1.5 years before the Fbody. I don't consider that a long time.

**Smittro** · 01-10-2011, 06:28 AM

Originally Posted by Marc 85Z28

Mustang was introduced 1.5 years before the Fbody. I don't consider that a long time.

I thought it was further back than that.. Oh well not a ford guy..

**Smittro** · 01-10-2011, 06:30 AM

Originally Posted by Schmalgar

Define 'long'... Didn't the Firebird show up just a couple of years after the Mustang? Not so long that it had a long, loyal, established fan base I would think. Back then it was the same as in recent times, the Mustang was less powerful and less costly, thus the secretary buying power kept sales higher for a long time...

Now that the new Mustangs and Camaros are directly competing and the specs are much more similar between them, and since the average secretary and teenager won't be able to afford Mustangs now it'll be interesting to see how the sales fall. Ford may have to drop the power and cost again...

Ref post #64 ..

**Smittro** · 01-10-2011, 06:34 AM

Thought this was cool..

First production Mustang.
http://classicponycars.com/images/1st.jpg

Pretty good read
http://classicponycars.com/history.html

**Schmalgar** · 01-10-2011, 06:37 AM

Originally Posted by Smittro

Ref post #64 ..

Bah you should've answered me first and told him to reference your response to me...

**Smittro** · 01-10-2011, 06:40 AM

Originally Posted by Schmalgar

Bah you should've answered me first and told him to reference your response to me...

I click "goto last post" in the forums pages..

**Schmalgar** · 01-10-2011, 06:46 AM

Originally Posted by Smittro

Pretty good read
http://classicponycars.com/history.html

Huh. So Lee Iacocca, the man we most associate with Chrysler, played a major part in giving us the Mustang...? I did not know that...

**Transamws6** · 01-10-2011, 11:32 AM

Originally Posted by INMY01TA

Camaro sales beat Mustang.

Camaro outsells Mustang â€” and America wins - Business - Autos - msnbc.com

Man that doesn't surprise me, and I kind of figured the Camaro was actually outselling the Mustang. The build-up and release of the 5th gen was such a hyped up and well-known process amongst the public, it seemed like a whole lot of people really liked this car and wanted to buy one. I'm sure the Mustang's are going to catch up again in the near future with the new 5.0/V6 options though.

**SiggyZ** · 01-10-2011, 12:03 PM

Mustang, 1964. Camaro/Firebird, 1967.

Originally Posted by Smittro

I thought it was further back than that.. Oh well not a ford guy..

**Smittro** · 01-10-2011, 01:08 PM

Originally Posted by SiggyZ

Mustang, 1964. Camaro/Firebird, 1967.

??? I know, Number 66 there sherlock..

http://www.musclecarclub.com/musclec...istory-1.shtml

**SiggyZ** · 01-10-2011, 01:12 PM

There was a '66 Firebird, Watson?

Originally Posted by Smittro

??? I know, Number 66 there sherlock..

http://www.musclecarclub.com/musclec...istory-1.shtml

**Smittro** · 01-10-2011, 01:23 PM

Originally Posted by SiggyZ

There was a '66 Firebird, Watson?

post number 66!

**Detroit Power** · 01-10-2011, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by SiggyZ

Mustang, 1964-1/2. Camaro/Firebird, 1967.

Just Sayin'.

**Sarge** · 01-10-2011, 03:21 PM

1964 gto

**redbird555** · 01-10-2011, 05:44 PM

Even when the camaro did come out in late 66 as a 67 model it still couldnt outsell the mustang even though it sold over 200,000 cars in a year. And to think none of us would have these cars if it was for Iacocca he came up with the idea for the mustang in 62 and it took 2 years for ford to agree to make it because they didnt think it would sell they only gave it a one yr contract and about 5k units.... 20,000 mustangs sold in the first week of april 64 and it sold over 1 million cars by 66 a record that still stands today so I guess in a way we have to thank ford without them we may not have the fbody. I have 66 stang and i gotta say the style is timeless.

**SiggyZ** · 01-11-2011, 07:05 AM

Don't be a tool. I didn't pay attention to your earlier post on the history of the Mustang.

Originally Posted by Smittro

post number 66!

**mogs01gt** · 01-11-2011, 07:14 AM

Originally Posted by Schmalgar

I don't know why I even try to talk on the Mustang forums. Not trying to start a Mustang flaming thread, but the guys really are arrogant know it alls. They treat new guys like crap, berate them for asking the 'noob' type questions most new guys ask, and act like they were born with knowledge. I should know by now to just stay over here. I am clearly an LS1 guy that has a Mustang, and not the other way around.

Just wanted to let you guys know what you probably already know. LSx guys are much cooler.

Because most forum members are tired of new people not using the search function.....