When American Muscle is brought up there are two main companies people have in mind Ford and Chevrolet. Ford and Chevrolet are the two biggest companies in American muscle and both the companies compete every year to see who comes out on top. Ford and Chevrolet are one of the biggest feuds in history. Although both companies have had their success over the years Ford and Chevy continue to compete for the title of #1 American Muscle brand.
Ford and Chevrolet start all the way back from the year 1911. On November 3 of 1911 Chevrolet came out with their first car classic six this is the day that Chevrolet and Ford became feuds. Ford had already made its first car back in 1908 called the model T. Model T is what put American muscle on the top …show more content…
As Chevrolet was still under Ford they made a new car to top the model T now Ford had a lot of competition. "In 1927 Ford shut down for 6 months to tool up for the new Model A" (axleaddict). Ford needed to step up their game to get back in place of there top spot on the leaderboard. In 1925 Chevrolet had over ran the American muscle brand for 61 years in income. In the 1900s the biggest thing about cars was how fast they can go. Ford came out with a new car that had double the horsepower then model T called model A, but what Ford didn't expected was their rivals Chevrolet who also came out with a car that had 50 horsepower called the sedan.
As both the companies trying to get the number one spot from each other the Great Depression had started. Ford at this point was up front and was happy of how everything was going. Then Great Depression started and brought its company down. "Ford lost money and saw its market share shrink in the 1930s"(wheels). On the other hand Chevrolet had been profiting and increase its market share. The Great Depression had a big impact in 1930s. "After a profit of $40 million in 1930, Ford lost $88 million in the 1932-1933 period"(wheels) this put Chevrolet on
Ford and Chevrolet start all the way back from the year 1911. On November 3 of 1911 Chevrolet came out with their first car classic six this is the day that Chevrolet and Ford became feuds. Ford had already made its first car back in 1908 called the model T. Model T is what put American muscle on the top …show more content…
As Chevrolet was still under Ford they made a new car to top the model T now Ford had a lot of competition. "In 1927 Ford shut down for 6 months to tool up for the new Model A" (axleaddict). Ford needed to step up their game to get back in place of there top spot on the leaderboard. In 1925 Chevrolet had over ran the American muscle brand for 61 years in income. In the 1900s the biggest thing about cars was how fast they can go. Ford came out with a new car that had double the horsepower then model T called model A, but what Ford didn't expected was their rivals Chevrolet who also came out with a car that had 50 horsepower called the sedan.
As both the companies trying to get the number one spot from each other the Great Depression had started. Ford at this point was up front and was happy of how everything was going. Then Great Depression started and brought its company down. "Ford lost money and saw its market share shrink in the 1930s"(wheels). On the other hand Chevrolet had been profiting and increase its market share. The Great Depression had a big impact in 1930s. "After a profit of $40 million in 1930, Ford lost $88 million in the 1932-1933 period"(wheels) this put Chevrolet on