ROAD AND RACE RIVALS

Rivalries. They’re the underpinnings of car culture. Perhaps they’re based in brand loyalty, styling, raw performance, allegiance to a race team or driver, or maybe it’s something less tangible and harder to define. Whatever inspires it, feeling a connection to a particular car is what sparks your passion. And that passion is heightened when your favored machine has a worthy adversary, one that challenges its virtues and maybe tests your loyalty to it too. After all, a close race is always more exciting! Passion is also what collecting is about. So let’s take a look at some models of cars that have sparked some of the most intense automotive rivalries over the years. We’ll toss in a few racing drivers and a few engines too.

MUSCLE MATCHUP: MUSTANG v CAMARO

The most famous American automotive rivalry of the last half-century—and arguably