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Sep '67: Regular 1968 Mustang production begins. Oct '67: Lee Grey visits Shelby American to borrow Little Red for one week. Lee Grey wants to buy parts from A.0. Smith to modify Mustang coupes at L.A. area dealerships. Oct '67: Lee Grey meets with Lee Iacocca to discuss a Mustang for California. Little Red is there to illustrate his idea. Dec ...
CA-18 Mustang 23. A68-175 (painted as 44-74950 Slender Tender Tall) – privately owned in Wilmington, Delaware. [66] Cavalier Mustang II. 67-14866 Bum Steer – privately owned in Houston, Texas. [67] 67-22579 Mormon Mustang – privately owned in Rexburg, Idaho. [68] 67-22580 Six Shooter – privately owned in Ennis, Montana. [69]
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.
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For 1999, the Mustang was reskinned with Ford's New Edge styling theme with sharper contours, larger wheel arches, and creases in its bodywork, but its basic proportions, interior design, and chassis remained the same as the previous model. The Mustang's powertrains were carried over for 1999, but benefited from new improvements.
Because the Mustang had the same options that the Sprint had for only a small amount more, the Sprint never caught on. Even with the addition of the 289 V8 in late 1964, the Sprint was overshadowed by the Mustang, and was discontinued after 1965. The Mustang dealt Falcon sales in North America a blow from which they would never recover.
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The Ford Mustang Mach 1 is a combination performance and appearance package offered as an option for the Ford Mustang in August 1968 for the 1969 model year.. Over the following years, the package was available with various engines that became more modest as emissions controls, unleaded gas, fleet mileage quotas, and higher gasoline prices undercut the "horsepower wars" that were the origin of ...