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John Najjar (Arabic: جون نجار; () November 11, 1918 – () January 6, 2011) was an American designer and executive stylist at Ford Motor Company. He is credited for having co-designed the first prototype of the Ford Mustang known as Ford Mustang I with Philip T. Clark .
Ford Lead Designer and Executive Stylist John Najjar favored a mid-engined configuration, cooled through two separate radiators on the sides of the car. Najjar also proposed the name "Mustang" for the concept vehicle. [9] As an aviation enthusiast, Najjar was familiar with the North American P-51 Mustang fighter. [10]
CJ Pony Parts has also featured multiple vehicles at The SEMA Show including a custom built 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback [3] and 2015 Ford Focus ST on behalf of Ford Motor Company. [4] Aside from Ford Mustang parts, CJ Pony Parts also carries parts for the Ford Focus ST , Ford Fiesta ST , F-150 and early model Ford Bronco along with Jeep ...
A 1969 Ford Mustang Mach I and a P-51 Mustang. Executive stylist John Najjar, who was a fan of the World War II P-51 Mustang fighter plane, is credited by Ford with suggesting the name. [10] [11] Najjar co-designed the first prototype of the Ford Mustang known as the "Ford Mustang I" in 1961, working jointly with fellow Ford stylist Philip T ...
The Mustang's styling, with its long hood and short deck, proved wildly popular and inspired a host of competition. It was introduced on April 17, 1964, as a hardtop and convertible, with the fastback version following in August 1964. Upon introduction, the Mustang, sharing its platform with the Falcon, was slotted into the compact car segment.
The Ford Mustang II is a small, front-engined (V8), open "two-plus-two" concept car built by the Ford Motor Company in 1963. Although bearing the same name as the first generation production Mustang, the four-seater Mustang II which closely resembled the final production variant that would appear in 1964, was intended primarily for the auto show circuit.
Fadel Al-Najjar (born 1985), Jordanian professional basketball player; Fouad Najjar (1930–1992), Lebanese agronomist and politician; Ibrahim Najjar, Lebanese lawyer and politician; Humaid Al-Najar, Emirati footballer; John Najjar, executive stylist at Ford Motor Company and creator of the Ford Mustang; Mansor Al-Najar, Saudi football player
After much consideration at Ford, the Mustang was selected as the platform to offer the highly modified motor in. The Boss 429 engine featured four-bolt main caps, a forged steel crank, forged steel connecting rods, and aluminum cylinder heads with a semi-hemispherical type combustion chamber which Ford called the "crescent".