Posted on 11/17/2018 7:47:23 AM PST by ETL
The Ford Mustang is an American car manufactured by Ford. It was originally based on the platform of the second generation North American Ford Falcon, a compact car.[1]
The original 1962 Ford Mustang I two-seater concept car had evolved into the 1963 Mustang II four-seater concept car which Ford used to pretest how the public would take interest in the first production Mustang.
The 1963 Mustang II concept car was designed with a variation of the production model's front and rear ends with a roof that was 2.7 inches shorter.[2]
Introduced early on April 17, 1964[3] (16 days after the Plymouth Barracuda), and thus dubbed as a "1964½" by Mustang fans, the 1965 Mustang was the automaker's most successful launch since the Model A.[4]
The Mustang has undergone several transformations to its current sixth generation.
The Mustang created the "pony car" class of American muscle cars, affordable sporty coupes with long hoods and short rear decks,[5] and gave rise to competitors such as the Chevrolet Camaro,[6] Pontiac Firebird, AMC Javelin,[7] Chrysler's revamped Plymouth Barracuda, and the second generation Dodge Challenger.[8]
The Mustang is also credited for inspiring the designs of coupés such as the Toyota Celica and Ford Capri, which were imported to the United States.
As of August 2018, over 10 million Mustangs have been produced in the U.S.[9]
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The ‘74 Mustang chasis was that of their German built compacts.
I had the first one sold in CA. It was a “Piece!”
The timing gear would disintegrate at regular intervals.
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The “Sled.”
Was hurting for brakes!
Poor handling too.
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>> “Sanity finally restored!!” <<
Yes, but only for a very short time!
Seems they can’t do a good thing for more than about 5 years before blowing it completely.
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Look at the specs from the first generation mustang to the 71, 72 and 73.
Different wheel base, different length, different width and different weight.
Vastly different car. I don’t know how anybody could consider a 71 model as a first generation.
Either hate or love the mustang II, but it must be admitted that it was truer to the original mustang pony car then those big Torino type mustangs.
Yes, but only for a very short time! Seems they can’t do a good thing for more than about 5 years before blowing it completely.
Totally agree. I clearly preferred the first several years of the 2000s-retro Mustangs over the last few years. Same with the VW Beetles. The first series of retros had the classic high bubble top like the original VW Bugs. Then, beginning several years ago, they began to "flatten" them out to the point where they almost look like any other crappy-looking modern car on the road today.
IMO, 63-73 had the same basic, original Mustang look, although of course the 69-73s were longer.
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