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If anyone is butt-hurt, today, it's likely someone in the Dearborn World Headquarters of a certain North American-based auto manufacturer...
This Gen-6 Mustang, aka S550, is arguably THE most important version of the car since 4/17/64. It MUST maintain its position as the only true high performance "halo" of this hallowed nameplate, and company. They've spent BILLION$ bringing it to market, and MILLION$ promoting their simultaneous worldwide "reveal". Mulally even managed an appearance on the Top-rated AM network show. A LOT rides on this car...or they wouldn't have gone to all the trouble and expen$e that they have.
Competition in the marketplace has NEVER been fiercer...repeat, NEVER!
Then, in a move reminiscent of the Chicago Auto Show '11 (when they announced the '12 GT 500 would have far more horsies than GM's on-hand "reveal" of the ZL1), they jam Gen-6 VIN #000001 into B-J to go head-to-head with the "phat pig" Z/28 and...DROP THE BALL!
Imagine if the 1st one sold, publically, went a cool MILLION (a drop in the bucket for this car's budget AND importance). "A One-In-A-Million Car! You Can Order YOURS From Mid-$20s..."
A much-followed Ford-fan buff book abbreviated to MM&FF, for "Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, should be re-named "Mulally's Minions & Farley/Fields"...who forgot to sow the proper "seeds" in their "fields"...
IF that car had sold for a cool MILLION, Saturday night, every media/print/electronic outlet in the WORLD would carry that story...for NOTHING! Nada-zero-zilch...
HSB - MBA Marketing 201 - "When an opportunity to get worldwide positive press arises, for the price of one VP's salary, either that VP says 'YES!" or he finds a new job..."
Opportunity lost...
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