Ford Mustang Sport Car
The Mustang is the most successful car of the Ford Company. The first Mustang appeared the 17 of April of 1964. With four seats, coupe and convertible were offered like model.
In their first year 418.812 were sold Mustangs. In March of 1966 number 1 million made.
The Mustang is sport cars. Some of the famous models Mustang are Shelby GT 350 and the 500; Boss 302, 429 and 531; the Mustang 2+2 Fastback; and Mach 1.
The Mustang name put a estilista called John Naija after the legendary P-51 Mustang, the airplanes military of World War II.
The First Mustang
A prototype of the first Mustang was used in the race Grand Prix in the United States, New York, in October of 1962.
Lee Iacocca, the father of the Mustang, wanted to create a car that it attracted more people, not only to conductors of racing cars, reason why it decided to make a new American sport car that had reasonable style outside but.
The 9 of March of 1964, the first Mustang was created and the 17 of April already were as it shows in the concessionaires. Ford made sure that there was a Mustang in each Ford concessionaire of the country. The first Mustang was sold by $2,368.
The Mustang caused great sensation and the concessionaires filled of people whom he loved to see the car, the people fought themselves to buy the only one who were available.
At the end of the first year producing Mustangs, Ford had sold 418.812 models.
The Boss
Ford wanted to create a car with a powerful motor to run in races like NASCAR and SCCA. The designer Larry Shinoda put the Boss name to him. Boss 302 and the 429 were Mustang models in 1969 and 1970. Boss 351 became in 1971.
Boss 302 outside came with a group from lights within the salpicadero and another one. They were created of different colors like blue, orange, yellow and target. It had one borders wide throughout the side of the car.
The motor of the 429 had a powerful V-8 motor. The number behind the V indicates the number of cylinders that there are in the motor of the car. Most of the modern cars they have 4 cylinders, V-4. Single 899 models became of Boss 429.
The Mach 1
Match 1 was a Mustang of high benefits. It was a sport car. The super car of the masses was called to him. It was a very popular car, selling 72.458 in the first year.
It was recognized to him by its special form, with rays to the sides. This model was constructed from 1969 to 1972.
The Mustang Shelby
Carroll Shelby was a famous conductor of racing cars. Shelby modified some of the Muntang so that they were possible to be used in the races.
Ford partially sent Mustangs finished to the factory of Shelby in Los Angeles. Shelby altered to the appearance of the cars clearing all emblems and identification, except by a small emblem of Mustang in the frontal part of the salpicadero. More expresses and parts of more high benefit settled in the motor cars.
The first Shelby Mustang was Shelby GT 350 in 1965. It was constructed for races SCCA. These Mustang cars were definitively cars of races and they did not have back seat nor election of the color. All first GT 350 were white with the interior megro. The terminal velocity for these 225 cars was of km/h. GT 350 gained the championship of the SCCA from year 1965 to the 1967.
In year 1967 500 Shelby GT Mustang made. These cars had fiber glass added to the hood, to create one long and pointed nose.
The Shelby was the Mustang fastest and powerful than never they were constructed. Nowadays, those that collect old cars, the most valuable Shelby are one of Mustangs. The Mustang Shelby was made from 1965 to 1970.
Mustang II
The sales of the Mustang had lowered a little. The elegant and thin car was now wider and heavier due to its greater motor.
Iacocca knew that people wanted a car like the original Mustang, reason why decided to design a new model that outside smaller than the Boss and Mach 1.
Iacocca and Hal Sperlich flew to Italy to visit the Ghia Company for ideas. They knew Alexander de Tomaso, who was the one that designed the prototype for Mustang II. This car left in 1974, simultaneously that was a shortage of oil and petroleum. Mustang II was 16.8 cm. shorter than the original Mustang. It had a standard motor V-4, with the option of the V-8 motor. The terminal velocity was 160 Km/h.
368.000 were sold Mustangs II in the first year, nevertheless, the sales lowered in the following years and in 1978 it was requested to Iacocca to leave Ford to him, after 32 years. Last Mustang II was constructed in 1978.
The Mustang of years 80
The convertible Mustang became to make in 1983, after 10 years. It for the first time had a ceiling that could be put and be cleared with an automatic button, instead of doing it manually. Its back window era of crystal instead of plastic. They were sold 23.438 convertibles that year.
In 1984 it was XX the anniversary of Mustang. Ford removed to the market a new model from anniversary, was red with the white interior.
In 1988 and 1989, the production of Mustangs reached a record of 200,000. The Mustang finally had a new style and a new interior. The Maxima speed for these 241 cars km/h was. These new Mustang was quieter, smoother, faster and offered one better handle than the old models.
The Modern Mustang
The Mustang of the years 90 was equal of sport and estilosos that the previous models.
En1993, Ford removed a special Mustang, Cobra. The motor and other systems in the car were controlled by built-in computers. Cobra had a V-8 motor. 107 different versions from Cobra for races SCCA became.
The Mustang Cobras is recognized by their speed and style. The terminal velocity for Cobra R is of 245 Km/h. These cars were designed to run in races. They had back seat, neither electrical radio nor conditioned air or windows.
In 1994, Ford removed to the market a new Mustang, to which it called the fourth Mustang generation.
The Mustang is nowadays very popular cars.
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