History of the Ford Mustang

by Don Levy

The Ford Mustang-How a Pony Grew Into a Stallion! In March 1964 the Ford Mustang debuted as one the most popular cars ever built. It was the car that started the pony car craze and gave us a peek into what the world wou...read more

by Martha Leonard

Forty-three years old and still going strong. That is quite a trick for a horse-but this is a special horse-the Ford Mustang. This pony car was "born" in March, 1964 and introduced at the World's Fair in April. The...read more

by Richard Serra

Growing up as a teen in the 50s was a great time. There was constant change in the designs of the cars that always made the anticipation for seeing what the nest new model would be. The 60s was no different. And then som...read more

by M.L. Brooke

First off, the perennial pony was a calculated success. Ford launched the car with the baby boomer demographic set squarely in it's sights. Ford also knew it needed an answer to the rivals being produced at General Motor...read more

by Fatherspirit

The Ford Mustang, a highly popular muscle and sports car made its debut when the production Mustang was first shown in public inside the Ford Pavilion at the New York World's Fair; that magic date was April 17, 1964. The c...read more

by Brenda Lachman

A classic then, a classic today. The Ford Mustang was the first American Sports car to reach skyrocketing success because of its aerodynamic design and the sound of its engine, the logo of the mustang was a great magnet fo...read more

by Will Robinson

1964 and 1/2 ford released the first pony car, it was more or less a concept but it went in to full production in 1965 with hardtops, convertible,and fastbacks the most popular of all was the fast back with the fold down r...read more

by Steve Martin

The Ford Mustang, named after a fighter plane, first appeared in 1965. It was immediately popular, selling over 20,000 on its first day in the showrooms. Within two years, sales had hit the million mark. The reason for its...read more

by H.G. Hess

Initially, the Ford Mustang was released in 1965 based on the compact Falcon (musclecarclub.com). This model Ford was created mainly to cut production costs. Ford wanted to produce a "pony car", also known as a "baby mus...read more

by Shukhrat Kholtaev

The Ford Mustang was first introduced in 1964, at the World Exhibition of New York, and Americans immediately fell in love with the car. Everyone flocked to Ford showrooms, scrambling to be the first to own a Mustang. Over...read more