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The Ford Mustang really started something in America. Its modern replica of the 1967 fastback and the convertible sold 165,000 last year and Ford can’t keep up with the demand. No wonder that its rivals are planning the same trick. As Ford introduced the Shelby GT500 versions of the Mustang, with a 475bhp supercharged V8- derived from the engine of the Ford GT, Daimler Chrysler presented the Dodge Challenger, a dead ringer for the 1970 original, and Gm rolled out a new Chevrolet Camaro, picking up the styling theme of the 1969 cars that were so successful in Transam racing. The challenger and Camaro are simply concept cars but both are destined for production. The Dodge is based on the same LX platform as the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger- which means that it uses Mercedes E class components and will feature a 425bhp 6.1 litre Hemi V8. It is likely to be priced somewhere between the $20,000 of the entry level Mustang V6 and the $40,000 GT500.