A car brand of Ford Motor Company, mainly sports cars.
1962, Ford motor company began to develop the first concept car of Mustang-Mustang I, which is a two-seater sports car with a mid-engine To commemorate the legendary P57 Mustang fighter in North America in World War II, Ford Motor Company named this sports car "Mustang". It made its debut on June 1962, and racer Dan Gurney took part in the American Grand Prix in new york.
Ford arranged the stage for the first performance of Mustang at the new york World Expo in 1964, and since then, Mustang has officially shown its elegance to the whole world. When it was first introduced, the price was $2,368. Ford's timetable is clever. At this time, the postwar baby boomers have just entered the age of buying cars. This generation's requirements for car white are very different from those of their parents. They wanted to show their individuality, and wild horses came into being.
The first mass-produced Mustang was a Wimbledon white roadster with V8 engine.1March 9, 964 rolled off the assembly line. In a promotion in Canada, a Ford dealer in St. John, Newfoundland sold the car to Captain Stanley Tucker, a pilot of Eastern Airlines. Ford traded 1966 1 000,001mustang for the car. The original car is now on display at the Henry Ford Museum in dearborn, Michigan.
Mustang cars came down from the production line and entered the car exhibition hall before they could catch their breath. On the first day, the dealer called more than 22,000 orders. Wild horses weigh only 1,157.4kg.. The Mustang uses a 6-cylinder engine with a size of 2,786.3 cubic centimeters and a floor-shifting three-speed manual gearbox, which can seat four people, and is very attractive in terms of ride comfort and function.
Mustang quickly developed into a car that can't be judged by quantity alone, and some unusual things were staged in places where wild horses were sold everywhere. In Chicago, a dealer had to close early and asked the police to intervene in the influx of Mustang fans. In Garland, Texas, 65,438+05 customers actually bid for the same Mustang. The winning bidder insisted on sleeping in the car for one night, fearing that the car would be bought by others before his check was cashed by the bank. Another restaurant owner invited customers to taste his hot dogs, which sold like wild horses.
Mustang sales are even better than Ford's most optimistic forecast. At the beginning of the car listing, the company expected the annual sales volume to be about 6,543,800+vehicles, but it received 22,000 orders on the first day. In the first 654.38+02 months, the sales volume reached an astonishing 4,654.38+0.7 million. 1964 During Christmas, American parents who were crazy about wild horses also bought 93,000 wild horses for their children. By March 1966, one million vehicles had been sold. What excites Ford most is those who are eager to get their first driver's license. They want their cars to be different, and wild horses can meet this requirement.
Model 1964 1/2 became the ancestor of hood, interior, headlights and spoiler. After decades of tempering, wild horses have achieved idol-like status. Walking side by side with the best cars in Europe, Mustang soon became a legend that can inspire people's desire to win. Wild horses need competition, and so do wild horses. As soon as he left the block, the pony became the champion. 1964 French international gas car rally, wild horses swept the top two.
The cheapest 1965 Mustang costs $537, which is produced for Ford by Powercar Company in Mystic Town, Connecticut. This "interesting" car flying 77.8 cm (70 inches) can be equipped with a 2 1/4 horsepower two-stroke gasoline engine, which can reach 32.2 kilometers per hour, or it can be electric, with a speed of 8.05 kilometers per hour, and it runs very quietly.
Mustang was the first, perhaps the only, car that was lucky enough to park on the observation deck on the 86th floor of the Empire State Building in New York. In the following month 1965 10, Ford's engineers split a flying 966 Mustang convertible into four parts and sent it up by the passenger elevator in the building. 1966 mustang sales hit a record of one million vehicles. At present, as many as 8 million cars have been sold, and Mustang is the best-selling sports car in 17.
By the end of 1960s, Mustang had occupied a leading position in the Pan-American series of American Sports Automobile Club. Throughout the 1960s, the type of engine block and the size of engine changed. At 1969, the mustang has changed a lot in style, and the car is more spacious and luxurious, with more power.
After 70' s and 80' s, Mustang changed from a stocky and magnificent machine to a simple and lively car.
1994 mustang has been greatly improved in shape and has more abundant power. Its high performance comes from the excellent design of Ford Special Vehicle Design Group, and its sales slogan is "True colors do not change". For the rest of the 1990s, Mustang created a nostalgic car with new lines and curved surfaces. Of course, more horsepower.
Racing legends related to mustang include Panelli Jones, who won the 1970 American Sports Auto Club Trans-American Auto Race by driving a Mustang Boss302; John fowles is the most successful driver in the history of NHRA car acceleration. Together with carroll shelby, she built the high-performance achievements of Shelby GT350 and GT500 Mustang cars on roads and tracks.
Wild horses also caused a sensation on the screen, including 007 films Go, D Leading nger and Jin Gangzuan, Bullitt starring Steve mckean, and the original version of Disappear in 60 seconds (1974) and the version made by Nicholas in 2000.
April 2003? On the 6th, new york Mustang grandly launched the 40th anniversary edition of the 2004 Mustang GT coupe, and a brand-new Mustang GT concept car was exhibited at the auto show.
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In order to continue to write the story of 39 years in automobile history and meet the expectations of 8 million customers and many enthusiastic fans, Ford introduced two brand-new concept cars of Mustang GT convertible and coupe at the 2003 North American International Auto Show, which will definitely amaze fans.
Mustang GT concept car can be recognized as a mustang at a glance, and its distinctive modernist appearance will greatly push the modeling design into the future. Like wild horses? The GT concept car, like the concept car, is two sports cars: one is a two-seat coupe and the other is a convertible. Both cars are based on the rear wheel drive system of Ford Thunderbird, which has been greatly modified and shows the design direction of the next generation mustang. It is a bold proof of the eternal value of the American prototype mustang treasured by fans. The powerful posture, smooth surface language and ultra-modern interior design of Mustang concept car set a new standard of American powerhouses and conveyed the soul of Mustang: classic, cool and perfect American powerhouses. Mustang GT concept car absorbed the essence of Mustang, making Mustang popular in American car industry for nearly 40 years. Its appearance design was obviously inspired by the previous export-oriented mustang, and the design team adopted an introspective approach in the design to make the classic design look brand-new. 0_ S N W*X7q
Since 1964, Mustang coupe and convertible have always been inseparable sisters, because they have the overall design trend and different detail styles. The coupe model was born out of 1967 and 1968 fast-backed mustang, while the convertible model reminds people of the modeling clues of the early Shelby Mustang, especially its "display bar" and wide taillights. Tungsten-silver coupe emphasizes the fearless performance of wild horse blood. The metallic red convertible represents wind, sunshine and surfing beaches.