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Ford Mustang - trendsetter among family sports cars
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Created on March 11, 2012
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Summary
Almost three million Ford Mustangs were built between 1963 and 1973 - the success of this US sports car could hardly be better characterized. The concept of building a pretty sports car for the whole family, albeit a small one, was a complete success, despite rustic technology, but not least thanks to low prices and massive performance. This report looks at the history of the US classic Mustang and shows a vehicle from 1965 in detail, supplemented by brochures, press reports, technical specifications (27 pages) and lots of contemporary images.
This article contains the following chapters
- First prototype with mid-engine too expensive
- Second prototype almost at the finish line
- World premiere in Bern!
- Enthusiasm around the world
- A new vehicle category - pony cars
- Design as the primary selling point
- Simple technical basis
- Customized Mustang on demand
- Questionable handling?
- Adhesion to the drive wheels in short supply
- Racing derivations
- Evolution and growth in all dimensions
- Mustang with four-wheel drive, one with a Wankel engine
- Popular classic
- Further information
Estimated reading time: 9min
Preview (beginning of the article)
With a wheelbase of 2.74 meters, it is no more expansive than a modern Audi A4, with a width of 1.73 meters it even undercuts a 10-year-old VW Golf and with a length of 4.61 meters it clearly undercuts most of today's sports cars. The Ford Mustang, which was introduced in 1964, is actually a representative of the compact class, even though the typical American automobile had monumental dimensions in the year of its birth. Compared to the first Ford Mustang prototype, which the Ford makers had designed with a V4 mid-engine, the production Mustang was a whole lot bigger and blessed with enough space to transport a small modern family and their luggage. This was exactly what Lee Iacocca wanted when he outlined the specifications.
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