My Favorite Car at NYIAS

How do you know this V6 is smoother than the V6 in the Mustang? What does that mean, anyway? Are you sure you aren’t speculating, and then about the transmission?

Good point raised their Gary with the Mustang and their use of the 6-cylinder. However, much can’t be said regarding this method working for the Corvette. As you would know, the first Vette’s were 6-cylinder only, which was horribly underpowered and hardly athletic. Sales were dismal with 183 sold. 1955 brought the single most important development in the history of the Vette, the small-block V8, and the Corvette has never looked back. As I stated earlier, I do beleive the market has a place for the 6-cylinder Challanger, but when push comes to shove, the V8 Challanger will raine supreme.

V6 ponycars are usually plain, grocery getters, often referred to as the girls’ Stang or the girls’ Camaro. I haven’t seen too many V8s in auto or manual with fuzzy seat and steering wheel covers, flowers/fuzzy dice, vanity mirror, and Tinkerbell plastered on it. But when I go past the cosmetology building on campus, I see alot of V6 ponycars(mainly Mustangs) snuggled in with VW bugs and Civics, all dressed to look “cute” and alot of them carrying pink, sky blue, and alot of other soft colors. Just thought I’d point out the humbler roots of our beloved muscle cars. Even Shelby admitted the Stang was a secretaries car. It wasnt till ‘67 that true ponycar performance began across all lines. With all that said, I have seen a few truly wicked 4 and 6 cylinder ponycars. Slap a turbo or two on and some NOS and before you know it that ride could be pushing 750hp if the internals are right. I forget who, but some company out there is selling turnkey V6 Mustangs pumping out 650hp. Talk bout a ride…

If they want to use a successful proven method six cylinders are exactly how they should begin. For example, the history of the Mustang interestingly enough began the same way. As a matter of fact the Mustangs started out predominately with six cylinders and very plain. The following year they came with a few more ponies under the hood and more options. By the third year there were numerous options and some horsepower. If you look back this is the way each newly designed Mustang got it’s start beginning with plain and each year offering more to attract new buyers. This method has been one of the most successful ever and one of the reasons it has sold more than anyone else. The Japanese manufactures also used this same method. You should have seen the very first Hondas and look at them now. That blue is very close to the Acapulco Blue of my 68 GT500.

My favorite car at the show was the Corvette ZR1. I can’t wait to see one on the street.

Beautiful colour. Really sets of the car. I do agree with you and also predict the 6-cylinder variants to be a good seller. Time will tell.