| The Ford Mustang is a classic automobile that was | | | | World's Fair as the future of the Ford Motor |
| manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. This car | | | | Company's line of vehicles. It is the number 3 oldest |
| was originally meant to be based on the second | | | | nameplate that Ford currently keeps in production |
| generation of the North American Ford Falcon which | | | | newer models. The Ford Mustang is right alongside the |
| was a compact war. However, the car took on a life | | | | F-Series pickup truck line, though this truck has gone |
| of its own during the development of the car making, | | | | through numerous nameplate changes over the years, |
| eventually evolving it into one of the most famous cars | | | | and the Ford Falcon, which are only still in production in |
| in the entire Ford line of vehicles. | | | | Australia and several select parts of Western Europe. |
| In fact, the Ford Mustang has been thought to be the | | | | The name was coined by Ford's Executive stylist, |
| poster child of American motor vehicles. It has been | | | | John Najjar, who got the idea from the World War II |
| noted to be the number one car in United States | | | | fighter jet known as the P-51 Mustang Fighter Jet. |
| history. | | | | Though, it did not become the official name until it was |
| It was introduced on the 17th April of 1964 and was | | | | reinforced by another employee of Ford, a market |
| almost immediately the most successful launch of a | | | | research manager known as Robert J Eggert who |
| car model since the Ford Model A. The Mustang | | | | was a breeder of quarter horses. He got the idea |
| succeeded in created what is now known as the pony | | | | from a birthday present from his wife; a book called |
| car class of North American automobiles. This type of | | | | "The Mustangs" by a J Frank Dobie in mid 1960. Once |
| car is a sports cars that were constructed as coupes | | | | John Najjar and Robert J Eggert corresponded, the |
| with very long hoods and shorter rear decks, giving it | | | | book's title and the name of the fighter jet became the |
| rise to the competitors like GM's Chevrolet Camaro | | | | new name for the Ford concept car now known |
| and the defunct AMC Javelin as well as Chrysler's | | | | across the globe as the Ford Mustang. |
| revamped version of the Plymouth Barracuda. The | | | | This was even though the designer wanted the car to |
| Ford Mustang also inspired more of these coup/ | | | | be known as the Cougar or the Torino. In fact, the |
| sports car hybrids such as the Toyota Celica and the | | | | name Torino was even used during some preliminary |
| Ford Capri, both of which were imported to the United | | | | market advertising campaigns. Henry Ford the second |
| States soon after the Ford Mustang's rise to fame. | | | | wanted it to be known as the T-Bird II as a tribute to |
| The production of the Ford Mustang began in the town | | | | the former T-Bird, but test groups that the Ford Motor |
| of Dearborn Michigan during the 9th of March in 1964, | | | | company tried out all agreed that the name Mustang |
| but the car wasn't released and introduced to the | | | | was far better than the alternatives. |
| public until April the 17th of 1964 at the New York | | | | |