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LOWDOWN · 02-04-2010, 03:41 PM

"Copycat Engineering" is nothing new...GM and every other Brand practises it...

1940s-50s V-Dub = 1960 Corvair = 1971 Vega (GM declined to go there in the early-'50s BEFORE VW got a toehold...)

1958 T-Bird (revised '61) = 1963 Riv/'66 Toronado/'67 Eldo (sadly, ALL of them are gone...)

1960 Falcon = 1962 Chevy II/Nova

1962 Fairlane = 1964 Chevelle (wouldn't a G8 with a bowtie make a great Chevelle?)

1964.5 Mustang = 1967 Camaro/Firebird (Mustang uninterrupted, Camaro not-so)

1969 Corolla = 1976 Chevette

1973 Civic = 1982 J-Cars...and then 1987 Sprint (Jap-built by GM affiliate Suzuki)

1977 Accord = 1980 X-Cars...and 1982 A-Cars (and they almost got the X-car right...)

Hyundai Accent = Aveo (also Korean-built initially by GM acquisition Daewoo)

It's nothing new for someone else to carve out a "market" and have others follow...

How long did it take GM to build an extended cab pickup? 15 years after Ford? Even Dodge went there before GM. The Jimmy/Blazer followed the Bronco...

At least the Suburban was relatively "new"... in the '30's...

And the Corvette was an answer to returning WWII/Marshall Plan GI's bringing their Brit sportscars home...and wanting replacements...

...and the Model T was made by WHO?

02-04-2010, 03:41 PM	#246
LOWDOWN Downright Upright Drives: Daily Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Cruisin'... Posts: 4,145	"Copycat Engineering" is nothing new...GM and every other Brand practises it... 1940s-50s V-Dub = 1960 Corvair = 1971 Vega (GM declined to go there in the early-'50s BEFORE VW got a toehold...) 1958 T-Bird (revised '61) = 1963 Riv/'66 Toronado/'67 Eldo (sadly, ALL of them are gone...) 1960 Falcon = 1962 Chevy II/Nova 1962 Fairlane = 1964 Chevelle (wouldn't a G8 with a bowtie make a great Chevelle?) 1964.5 Mustang = 1967 Camaro/Firebird (Mustang uninterrupted, Camaro not-so) 1969 Corolla = 1976 Chevette 1973 Civic = 1982 J-Cars...and then 1987 Sprint (Jap-built by GM affiliate Suzuki) 1977 Accord = 1980 X-Cars...and 1982 A-Cars (and they almost got the X-car right...) Hyundai Accent = Aveo (also Korean-built initially by GM acquisition Daewoo) It's nothing new for someone else to carve out a "market" and have others follow... How long did it take GM to build an extended cab pickup? 15 years after Ford? Even Dodge went there before GM. The Jimmy/Blazer followed the Bronco... At least the Suburban was relatively "new"... in the '30's... And the Corvette was an answer to returning WWII/Marshall Plan GI's bringing their Brit sportscars home...and wanting replacements... ...and the Model T was made by WHO? Last edited by LOWDOWN; 02-04-2010 at 04:40 PM.