Tuesday, June 24, 2014

50th Anniversary of Ford's Mustang-- Part 3: Symbol of America

Today, Mustang has over 5.5 million fans and has its place in American culture in hundreds of songs.  probably the best-known is Wilson Pickett's "Mustang Sally from 1966.  It has also appeared in some 3,000 TV shows and movies, including the white convertible in James Bonds' movie "Goldfinger" to the new 2015 model in the new film "Built for Speed."

In addition, it has had many incarnations from the jaw-dropping Shelby and Cobra and GT Coupe to the really sad Mustang II.  Right now, the 2015 anniversary model is being made at Ford's assembly plant in Flat Rock, Michigan.

I saw that the very-first production model sold in the U.S. was in Chicago and the woman who bought it still has it.

That's Something to See.  --Cooter

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