Pony Car Wars Heating Up!

January 13th, 2006 by CobraMatt

With the release of the Dodge Challenger Concept and Chevy Camaro Concept at the Detroit Auto Show it seems the Pony Car Wars of the 60’s and 70’s could be right around the corner if either of Concepts get built.

“The Challenger draws upon the initial 1970 model as the icon of the series,” said Tom Tremont, Vice President – Advanced Vehicle Design. “The 1970 model is the most sought after by collectors. But instead of merely recreating that car, the designers endeavored to build a Challenger most people see in their mind’s eye — a vehicle without the imperfections like the old car’s tucked-under wheels, long front overhang and imperfect fits. As with all pleasurable memories, you remember the good and screen out the bad”

If built the Dodge Challenger could be seen as early as 2008.

With all the bad pub around GM these days it probably needed a positive spin on things and the release of the Camaro Concept helped a little. The Camaro Concept is just that a concept and GM is hoping it can muster up enough interest to build the car which could be seen as early as 2009 if all goes well.

As for the Pony Wars heating up, it may be a few years until we actually see some competition hit the streets.