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Ford Mustang - the miracle of Bern
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Created on April 12, 2024
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Bruno von Rotz
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Summary
The Ford Mustang was not first presented in New York in 1964, but in Bern, albeit only a few hours before the official launch in the USA. The early Bern Mustang has survived! The Mustang marked the beginning of a particularly successful chapter in Ford history. This driving report shows the world premiere Mustang in current and historical footage.
This article contains the following chapters
- 60 years later
- The short road to the pony car
- Presentation fireworks
- Technology like in the Falcon
- Sporty interior
- Success story
- Attractive cruiser
Estimated reading time: 8min
Preview (beginning of the article)
In April 1964, the Ford Mustang was presented to the astonished world, more precisely on April 13, 1964 in New York. That's what the books say. However, the first public presentation actually took place a day earlier, in Bern! On April 12, 1964, the Swiss Ford General Director John Hirsch christened the brand-new model with champagne in the presence of the American ambassador in the Kursaal in Bern, after several hundred colorful balloons had risen to reveal a red four-seater convertible. So the world premiere took place in Switzerland, even if the one a day later in New York was probably a little more grandiose.
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