It’s been a quarter-century since the last time it happened, but Chevrolet’s reborn Camaro appears set to steal away the yearly pony car sales crown from the Ford Mustang.

According to AutoWeek, the Bowtie Brigade has cleared 75,685 Camaro sales through the end of November, while the Blue Oval has shifted 68,264 units. Extrapolating the monthly sales totals to the end of December, AW estimates that Chevrolet will finish 2010 with around 82,500 sales, besting the Ford’s estimate of 74,500. Trailing the muscle car pack in sales is Dodge’s Challenger lineup, trending at around 36,000 units.

There has certainly been pent-up demand for the Camaro among consumers after its prolonged absence, but what’s even more impressive about its yearly sales total is that if the lead holds, the Chevy will have outsold the Ford and the Dodge with far fewer special editions and no convertible bodystyle like the Mustang. (A droptop Camaro is slated to go on sale next year, and a high-performance Z28 variant is also expected).





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Interesting. Over the years, I've seen the Camaro come and go while the Mustangs held in there. Having owned four Mustangs, over the years, my wife and I still love the Mustang. However, I must admit I like the vintage and the newest Camaros. I'd still pick the Mustang over the Camaro; but, the new Camaro does look nice. As for predicted sales, only time will tell with that. We could see a pent up demand for the Camaro resulting in sales as predicted; or, we could see a lot of Camaros sitting in dealer lots. For sure, the two new Mustangs, V6 and 5.0 V8, should spike sales for the Mustang. Either could sit in my garage.