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Code Name “Panther”

The Ford Mustang had an extraordinary impact on the automotive industry after its release in April of 1964.

As you might expect, the other major automobile manufacturers immediately got to work on their versions of a pony car so that they could garner their share of this burgeoning new market.

In 1965 rumors began to circulate about the Chevrolet division of General Motors developing a competitor under the code name “Panther”.