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The ups and downs of the Ford Mustang over five generations
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Created on December 8, 2013
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Bruno von Rotz
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Summary
The Ford Mustang is probably the best-known American sports car, even though it is not actually a sports car at all. It is repeatedly voted the most popular American classic and every child knows it. In 2014, the series Mustang will be 50 years old and this will be celebrated with the sixth edition, reason enough to take a closer look at the previous five generations. This report shows all Mustang models to date, describes special features and shows the vehicles in many pictures.
This article contains the following chapters
- Unknown predecessor
- The pony car par excellence (the first generation)
- Bigger, heavier and stronger (evolution of the first generation)
- Downsizing (the second generation)
- Public success thanks to Euro design (the third generation)
- Round and angular (the fourth generation)
- A new favorite with retro design (the fifth generation)
- Revival of the legend (the sixth generation)
- A comparison of six Mustang generations
- Further information
Estimated reading time: 6min
Preview (beginning of the article)
The Ford Mustang is probably the best-known American sports car, even though it is not actually a sports car at all. It is repeatedly voted the most popular American classic and every child knows it. In 2014, the series Mustang will be 50 years old and this will be celebrated with the sixth edition. Even before the Ford Mustang launched in 1964, there was a Mustang at Ford. As early as 1962, a mid-engined sports car with a racing appearance called the Mustang was presented. The engine came from Germany and had its four cylinders in a V arrangement. The suspension technology benefited from Lotus know-how.
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