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So it's starting to creep up on us; the next generation ponycar wars. For many fans of the late 60's domestic ponycars this is like a dream come true. In a year or so the streets will be flooded with brand new Dodge Challengers, Ford Mustangs and Chevrolet Camaro's. Now, I was too young to be a part of the first ponycar wars so I can't give a first hand account of what happened. But what I can do is tell you what happened after: Cars sucked.

Now don't get me wrong there were some bright spots (the 1970-1981 Camaro/Firebirds), some low spots (Mustang II King Kobra? Com'on!), and some things the mind tries to forget (Dear God Why!?!). But what if you wanted a ponycar, and not the garbage-mobiles that were being produced around that time? Let me take you back to the mid 1980's. I was in junior high and in no place financially to buy a car. I had always wanted a 1971 Plymouth Barracuda, but it was horribly expensive to buy a decent one, (like $5000. Today that might buy you the shell) and who wanted to suffer the humiliation of buying one of the 'weak' 1972-1974 cars? For a thousand bucks you could buy a 1974 Barracuda and pretend you were in a big-block Mopar. Bleh, that felt like cheating. Now those throw-aways are averaging over $10,000 on eBay! Anyways, after a few years I got a job and by my senior year in high school I was ready to buy a ponycar.

By that time I was really starting to notice the late 60's Mustang Fastbacks so I kept that option in mind. I scoffed at this kid in my school that would sell me his almost rust free, runs and drives 1969 Mach 1 for $2500. Too much for a Mustang, I thought. Late 60's Camaro's were starting to heat up price wise by then, but I never had much interest in them at the time, but you could get 'buy-one/get-one free' deals on mid 70's Camaro's and Trans-Ams just about everywhere. Nope. Not distinct enough for my taste. So I started shopping around for my Barracuda, a 'fixer-upper' that I could afford to buy and drive at the same time. A friend found a drivable 1971 Cuda' 383 with the trunk practically gone and in need of a complete restoration for $1500, but I thought it was too much work. So I ended up buying a 1969 Coronet 383 that was rough but workable, and decided I'd just buy my ponycar a little later down the road.

Fast-forward much later down the road, and prices have skyrocketed on just about every ponycar made by the Big 3. How about a nice, drivable 1974 Barracuda 318 for $5000? Ha. No. How about those 1960's Mustang Fastbacks, they made hundreds of thousands of them? Sure, but if you want all the options, like an engine and the floors, it's going to cost you $15,000, if you're lucky. But the good news is the late 60's Camaro's have stabilized in price, say around $15,000 to $20,000, but I'm still not into them. But what if you want something to drive everyday, with air conditioning, and a factory warranty, and air bags? Well the Big 3 have finally (read: about damn time) answered our prayers and will offer us retro-ponies at a price we can afford. Now, that's exciting by itself, but, it will be even better when all three cars are on the road at the same time. Let me put it this way, you can have two of the most educated, docile, friendly 40-something year old's in the world driving those cars, but when a Mustang and a Camaro meet at a stop light, one of those cars is going to lose a tooth. It's not the owners fault.

You can rest assured most of them bought the cars because they loved or used to own one of the originals, or maybe they just want to look cool. Nope... the cars know. I own a 2005 Mustang with the V6. I know it's just a nice driver and not a pavement killer. Every time some kid pulls up next to me in a clapped-out Cavalier or a shiny four door Civic, or even an Aztek for Pete's sake, then suddenly it's on! They rev there engines and try to power break (almost killing the poor things) then break loose when the light turns green. All the while I just hang back in amazement thinking, "why are you trying to blow your car's engine through the hood?" My Mustang laughs at me, because she knows she's the one that picks the fight. If you think I'm overreacting then just watch the first time you see one of the new Dodge Challenger R/T's and Camaro SS' meet at a light. Me? I'm going to enjoy the peace and solidarity while it lasts. As far as never being able to afford my 1971 Cuda', that's ok, maybe they'll make a 2011.

Tom Carillo loves musclecars. Old ones, new ones, he likes them all. Make sure to check out his website about new muscle cars [http://newmusclecars.net].

A Vehicle Manufacturing Company

The Chrysler LLC Corporation was founded as a vehicle manufacturing company in 1925 by Walter P. Chrysler. Between the years of 1998-2007 they were part of the DaimlerChrysler group when the two merged. Daimler was formerly of Daimler-Benz AG and is now known simply as Daimler AG. In August of 2007, the Chrysler side of the merger was sold to an American firm, Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. The new owners have just over 80 percent of the DaimlerChrysler company while Daimler has just under the remaining 19 percent. The company is now known as the Chrysler Group. The company's headquarters, like many other vehicle manufacturing companies, is located in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

The first model manufactured by the new Chrysler Group in 1925 was simply known as the Chrysler. The original Chrysler model was light years ahead of its competition when it was first driven off of the assembly line. It had an oil filter, an air filter, a high compression engine, full pressure lubrication and rubber engine mounts. All of these features were rarely if ever found on vehicles being manufactured at the same time as the Chrysler.

Some of the early models released by Chrysler after their very first model were the Plymouth, the Fargo truck line, the DeSoto and the Imperial. Other popular models manufactured by Chrysler are the Barracuda, which was released only weeks before the first Ford Mustang, and the compact car called the Valiant.

1971 was a big year for Chrysler. The company decided to purchase a stake in Japan's company called Mitsubishi Motors. They bought into the company with a 15 percent stake. The only thing that Chrysler did with their 15 percent stake in the company was change the badge on the cars. They would take off the Mitsubishi logo and place a Chrysler logo on the vehicle and sell it in the United States.

Chrysler hit a low point in the mid to late 1970s because they did not redesign or develop better looking vehicles in terms of body style. They were way behind the models coming out of Japan's Mitsubishi Motors, who had been releasing new body styles since the beginning of the decade. Their business dropped so low that they asked the United States government for a loan in 1979. Their asking price was $1.5 billion. This money would help them avoid falling into bankruptcy. They were granted their loan and were even responsible for producing a variety of pick up trucks for the military called the Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle M-880 series. This and the development of the K car kept Chrysler from going bottom up.

Chrysler's current logo is one of the most recognizable car logos across the globe. It is a winged logo, with rounded off wings expanded to the left and the right with a round symbol in the middle bearing the name Chrysler. The symbol in the middle of the wings is gold, blue and red while the wings are black with a touch of silver.

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