Archive for the ‘Ford Mustang’ Category

There was never anything like it before April 17, 1964.  The 2-seat crowd had no choices at Ford since the small Thunderbird had been discontinued in 1957.  The only other choices were either foreign or made of plastic.  Unfortunately, those end-of-war babies who loved traditional ‘sports cars,’ now had babies of their own, and a 2-seater was out of the question, yet they were not completely satisfied with a 4-door ‘blandmobile.’  Many of the parents of these end-of-war babies were now free of the child-rearing burdens, and considered themselves too young for 4-door ‘blandmobiles.’  As a result, the market was over-ripe for a car which could be used for daily transportation chores and, at the same time, has a sporty flair.  Read the rest of this entry »