RE: New Chrysler Corp. commercial

[Sean B <polecat2@xxxxxxxx>]

What?!?  Catch up to Pontiac?  Everything I've ever read that gives the 
GTO credit for "creating" the musclecar states overwhelmingly that it 
was because Pontiac, as you say, had the "guts to take the risk" of 
PUTTING A BIG ENGINE IN A MIDSIZED CAR, ad infinitum.  That's all the 
writers ever talk about.  Yes, it was risky and took guts--over at GM, 
where this was forbidden.  This was old news over at Chrysler, who had 
been doing just that since 1962, as common practice, mind you, with 
361's, 383's, etc.  So, once this "proved popular, and profitable, did 
the others climb on board," confuses me.  Did Chrysler stop doing this 
briefly, then start up again after the GTO?  Nope.  All Pontiac did was 
MARKET the concept superbly.  In my book, "marketing" a product and 
"creating" a product are two very different things.  John DeLorean, and 
his GTO, were latecomers to Mopar's dance.  They just went home with the 
girl.

Sean


Jim Ozolins wrote:
> 
Chrysler, Ford, and the rest of GM had to catch up to Pontiac after the 
introduction of the GTO. Only Pontiac had the foresight and the guts to 
take the risk, and once it proved popular, and profitable, did the 
others climb on board.


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