It's the first of July and that means that sales numbers are starting to be tallied for the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro and 2010 Ford Mustang for the month of June, and it doesn't look good for the Blue Oval. Initial reports indicate that Chevy sold 9,320 Camaros this past month, while Ford only managed to move 7,632 Mustangs off the lot. The other big Detroit muscle car, the 2009 Dodge Challenger, finished in a distant third with only 1,369 units sold.
2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS
The federal government recently passed their "Cash For Clunkers" legislation that gives car buyers up to $4,500 in rebates towards the purchase of a new car if they opt for a fuel-efficient vehicle that is better than their current car. Like pretty much every law to come out of Washington, D.C., the bill is pretty convoluted and confusing. The Ford Motor Company, in an effort to make things a bit simpler, has launched a new section of their website designed to help you figure out if your current car qualifies.
Ford's Cash For Clunkers Eligibility Program
The Ford Motor Company has been running a promotion called '10 Unleashed over the past few months as a way to give Mustang fans a way to live out some of their muscle car dreams behind the wheel of a brand new Mustang. The first one featured a celebrity, drifter Vaughn Gittin while he was visiting Japan, but the new one which has just been released focuses on a blind man who hasn't been behind the wheel of a car in years.
The next round of the 2009 Mustang Challenge racing series will be taking place tomorrow at the Mid-Ohio Sports Cars Course in Lexington, Ohio, as part of the EMCO Gears Classic. Also at the track this weekend will be the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Cars Series race and a KONI Sports Car Challenge race.
Caddell's #1 Ford Mustang FR500S race car
At the Ford Racing Invitational a few days back, Ford showed off a 2010 Mustang GT that was equipped with a new intake manifold developed by Ford Racing. The new manifold fits the company's modular V8 and is going through testing right now with an estimated sales date of this fall, and a price around $650. Why bother with this new manifold? Well, it doesn't add extra power to your car, but it does give you some modding options.