Re: New Chrysler Corp. commercial

["Ben Jr. Morgan" <polara_hotrods@xxxxxxx>]

"John DeLorean, and 
his GTO, were latecomers to Mopar's dance.  They just went home with the 
girl."

Oh GOD its high school all over again!
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Sean B<mailto:polecat2@xxxxxxxx> 
  To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx<mailto:1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> 
  Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 7:00 AM
  Subject: RE: New Chrysler Corp. commercial



  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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