This weekend I was out driving and actually got the thumbs up from an LS1 Camaro SS driver! I was sitting in the left turn lane, waiting for the green arrow, and this gold Camaro SS with black racing stripes stops in the lane next to me right in the middle of traffic (they had a green light) and waits for me to look over. Now I am ashamed to admit that I was expecting the standard Chevy inferiority complex nonsense, of him doing a ridiculous burnout and being generally obnoxious to show how powerful his car is, but when I looked over, he gave me a huge smile and thumbs up.
Maybe I'm showing my age, but I can remember a time (2 years ago) when someone driving a Camaro wouldn't have turned his head to spit in a Cobra's direction. I just can't believe how much this car has done for Ford's respect. There are actually Chevy guys out there now that don't think Fords are hunks of shit. I couldn't have been more proud. I gave the Camaro SS driver a thumbs up back and then he peeled away gazing at my car in his side mirror as he went.
Remember when the '94-'96 Impala SS came out? That was a Chevy that touched the hearts of other brand owners everywhere. Suddenly there was no more Ford vs. Chevy when that car came up, and even if we Ford boys wouldn't have bought them, we still said, "wow" when we saw one on the street (I still do). Well, now I feel like Ford has come up with a car that is just as capable of breaching brand loyalty and garnering mutual awe from other brand owners. The SVT Lightning was close. I always got crowds of Chevy owners gazing into my engine bay when I had my 2000 Lightning, but they still had their reservations. They would spout lines like, "It's still a Ford", or "Yea, but its a truck." With this car the excuses have stopped. Everyone loves what Ford has done here.
I sincerely hope that GM steps up and gives loyal bowtie boys an equally awe inspiring hunk of iron to compete in the next few years.
Maybe I'm showing my age, but I can remember a time (2 years ago) when someone driving a Camaro wouldn't have turned his head to spit in a Cobra's direction. I just can't believe how much this car has done for Ford's respect. There are actually Chevy guys out there now that don't think Fords are hunks of shit. I couldn't have been more proud. I gave the Camaro SS driver a thumbs up back and then he peeled away gazing at my car in his side mirror as he went.
Remember when the '94-'96 Impala SS came out? That was a Chevy that touched the hearts of other brand owners everywhere. Suddenly there was no more Ford vs. Chevy when that car came up, and even if we Ford boys wouldn't have bought them, we still said, "wow" when we saw one on the street (I still do). Well, now I feel like Ford has come up with a car that is just as capable of breaching brand loyalty and garnering mutual awe from other brand owners. The SVT Lightning was close. I always got crowds of Chevy owners gazing into my engine bay when I had my 2000 Lightning, but they still had their reservations. They would spout lines like, "It's still a Ford", or "Yea, but its a truck." With this car the excuses have stopped. Everyone loves what Ford has done here.
I sincerely hope that GM steps up and gives loyal bowtie boys an equally awe inspiring hunk of iron to compete in the next few years.
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