Ford MustangCoordinates 43.3878018,11.225049
Picture dated May 2009
The first-generation Ford Mustang was manufactured by Ford from March 1964 until 1973.
The introduction of the Mustang created a new class of automobile known as the pony car. The Mustang’s styling, with its long hood and short deck, proved very popular and inspired a host of imitators.
The necessity of meeting cost goals meant that it had to share a maximum number of components with other models in the Ford line. Out of this situation sprang the advantage of an extremely wide availability of options for the Mustang, selected from the Falcon, Fairlane and Galaxie series. The customer had a choice of four engines, three clutches, seven transmissions, two driveshafts, four brake systems, four wheel types and three wheel sizes, three suspension systems, and three steering systems.
In 1969 the Mustang was restyled with body length extended by 3.8 inches (97 mm) (the wheelbase remaining at 108 inches), width increased by almost half an inch, and the Mustang's weight went up markedly too. 1969 was the first model to use quad headlamps placed both inside and outside the grille opening.
The Mustang made its first public appearance on a racetrack as pace car for the 1964 Indianapolis 500. The same year, Mustangs won first and second in class at the Tour de France international rally. In 1969, modified versions of the 428 Mach 1, Boss 429 and Boss 302 took 295 United States Auto Club-certified records at Bonneville Salt Flats. The outing included a 24-hour run on a 10-mile (16 km) course at an average speed of 157 mph (253 km/h).
Movie credits:
Cannonball, 1976; Night Terror, 1977; Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, 2002
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