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