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Penske1 t1_j1eay7m wrote

The Mustang was named after the P-51 Mustang fighter plane so this is a reference to that plane and aviation.

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egordoniv OP t1_j1edfem wrote

Whoa. I thought it was named after the Mustang horse, since there are horse emblems all over the cars.

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RealllTurbulentJuice t1_j1ewx9y wrote

I always assumed the P-51 plane was named after the horse, and the car after the plane.. so its basically both lol

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El_Boberto t1_j1f3xwm wrote

And a Camaro is a, "a small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs.”

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tfctroll t1_j1fw8gz wrote

It's not actually an animal is it? That has to be some marketing bs right?

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El_Boberto t1_j1gwkxm wrote

100% made up. They went all out when they announced the Camaro. They sent out cryptic invites to automotive journalists for the reveal and made up a fake organization for the eradication of panthers, it’s code name during development, and invited them to join. The press conference was the first and last meeting of said organization.

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eatingmyfist t1_j1ejjfy wrote

Not sure why you’re being downvoted, you’re 100% right

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JackieMcFucknuckles t1_j1enyel wrote

Wikipedia says it was named for both although Ford credits the guy who liked the planes as the person who came up with the name.

One of the people who suggested the name apparently liked the planes, but someone in marketing also suggested the name because he liked the horses. I assume the latter is how it got it’s badges.

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A_Tad_Bit_Nefarious t1_j1g6c4f wrote

They could have kept going with that. A Ford Avenger or Ford Spitfire would be pretty neat.

Ford Hurricane? Ford Tomcat.

Oh wait, they do have the Ford Raptor.

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Elikorm t1_j1g3rfx wrote

Me and my family have an ongoing argumejt about this lol

I claim as you do but they say why is there a hose on the logo and what’s the plane named after

I’m taking solace that I’m not the only one who says this

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