Factory Muscle Cars Today and Yesterday
A new breed of Pony
When Ford introduced the 1965 Mustang, they not only created a new car, but started a craze.
Before
the introduction of the iconic Ford Mustang, the Big Three s stylists idea of a powerful...
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Factory Muscle Cars Today and Yesterday
A new breed of Pony
When Ford introduced the 1965 Mustang, they not only created a new car, but started a craze.
Before
the introduction of the iconic Ford Mustang, the Big Three s stylists idea of a powerful factory car, was a
vehicle that in many ways, resembled a large metal boat with fins and then stuffed in, the biggest motor
they made.
The Mustang changed all this.
Lee Iacocca, at the time, Vice President of Ford had a vision of the future
for a new sports car that seated 4 people, had bucket seats, a floor mounted shifter, and weighed less
than 2,500 lbs.
Nicely styled, light and quick and priced at only $2,368 f.
o.
b.
Detroit, the car was an instant hit.
In fact,
22,000 of these little pony cars flew out of showroom doors the very first day.
Not only did the buying
public sit up and take notice, so did the competition and it didn t take long for a swarm of other cars to
compete against these soon to be called "pony cars".
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