Ford Mustang
Manufacturer	Ford Motor Company
Also called	Mustang
Production	1964-present
Assembly	USA
Class	Pony car
Body style(s)	2-door 2+2 seat coupé
Layout	FR layout

The Ford Mustang is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design development manufacture marketing and sale of Motor vehicles In 2007 more than 73 million motor vehicles Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Car classification is subjective since many vehicles fall into multiple categories or do not fit well into any The pony car is a class of Automobile launched and inspired by the Ford Mustang in 1964 Cars can come in a large variety of different body styles. Some are still in production while others are of historical interest only The term 2+2 (pronounced "two plus two" is a phrase used to describe the configuration of a car with seating for two passengers in the front In Automotive design layout specifies where on the car the Engine and Drive wheels are found Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following Initially based on the contemporary Ford Falcon compact car,^[1] production began in Dearborn, Michigan, on 9 March 1964 and it was introduced to the public on 17 April 1964 at the New York World's Fair. The Ford Falcon was an Automobile produced by Ford Motor Company from 1960 through 1970 A compact (North America small family (European or c-segment car is a classification of cars which are larger than a supermini Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. There have been two World's Fairs in New York City: 1939 New York World's Fair ( 1939 - 1940) at Media exposure included being televised nationally by all three American television networks on 19 April 1964. A television network is a distribution network for Television content whereby a central operation provides programming for many Television stations Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. It also appeared as a character's auto in the James Bond film Goldfinger in September of 1964. Goldfinger (1964 is the third James Bond film, as well as the third to star Sean Connery as MI6 agent James Bond.

The Mustang had the most successful car launching in automobile history, selling, in its first eighteen months, more than one million cars. The Mustang created the "pony car" class of automobiles — the sports car's "long hood, short deck" design. The pony car is a class of Automobile launched and inspired by the Ford Mustang in 1964 It spawned competitors, the Camaro, inspired imported coupés, the Toyota Celica and Ford Capri. The Chevrolet Camaro is a " Pony car " made in North America by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors. The Toyota Celica name has been applied to a series of popular Coupes made by the Japanese company Toyota. Ford Capri was a name used by the Ford Motor Company for three separate Automobile models The Ford Consul Capri coupe produced by Ford of Great The Mustang remains in production after four decades-worth of stylistic and technologic revisions.

Contents 1 First generation (1964–1973) 2 Second generation (1974–1978) 3 Third generation (1979–1993) 4 Fourth generation (1994–2004) 5 Fifth generation (2005–present) 6 Special editions and modified Mustangs 7 Racing 8 Awards 9 See also 10 Notes 11 References 12 External links

First generation (1964–1973)

Main article: First-generation Ford Mustang

First conceived by Ford product manager Donald N. Frey ^[2][3] and championed by Ford Division general manager Lee Iacocca, the Mustang prototype was a two-seat, mid-engine roadster. See also Ford Mustang The first-generation Ford Mustang was a successful Automobile developed sold and manufactured by Ford Motor Company from Donald N Frey (1923 in St Louis Missouri in United States) is an innovator in manufacturing and information systems Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca (born October 15, 1924) is an American businessman most commonly known for his revival of the A roadster, also known as a spyder or spider, is a two-seater car traditionally without a roof (or with a detachable roof and no side or rear windows This would later be remodeled as a four-seat car penned by David Ash and John Oros^[4] in Ford's Lincoln–Mercury Division design studios, which produced the winning design in an intramural design contest called by Iacocca. Lincoln is an American Luxury car manufacturer operated under the Ford Motor Company. Mercury is an Automobile Marque of the Ford Motor Company founded in 1939 by Edsel Ford, son of Henry Ford, to market entry-level-luxury To cut down the development cost and achieve a suggested retail price of US$2,368, the Mustang was based heavily on familiar, yet simple components. The ( manufacturer's) suggested retail price ( MSRP or SRP) list price or recommended retail price ( RRP) (originally The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Much of the chassis, suspension, and drivetrain components were derived from the Ford Falcon and Fairlane. A chassis (plural "chassis" (ˈʃæːsiː ˈtʃæːsiː consists of a framework that supports an inanimate object analogous to an Animal 's Suspension is the term given to the system of springs, Shock absorbers and linkages that connects a Vehicle to its Wheels Suspension The Ford Falcon was an Automobile produced by Ford Motor Company from 1960 through 1970 The Ford Fairlane was an Automobile model sold between 1955 and 1971 by the Ford Motor Company in North America. The car had a unitized platform-type frame, which was taken from the 1964 Falcon, and welded box-section side rails, including welded crossmembers. The Mustang grew larger and heavier with each passing year, culminating with the 1971 to 1973 models that were far different compared to the original 1964 model. The automaker was deluged with mail from fans of the original car who demanded that the Mustang be returned to its original size and concept.

Second generation (1974–1978)

Main article: Second-generation Ford Mustang

Pony cars were in disfavor by 1970, buyers preferred cheaper, fuel-efficient compact cars. See also Ford Mustang The much larger 1973 Mustang was a far different car than the original 1964 model The new-for-1974 "Mustang II" model was drastically smaller than the 1973 cars. On assuming the Ford Motor Company presidency, in December of 1970, Lee Iacocca ordered a smaller Mustang for 1974, initial plans required basing the 1974 Mustang on the Ford Maverick, a compact car of like size and power akin to the Falcon's, the Mustang's original base car. Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca (born October 15, 1924) is an American businessman most commonly known for his revival of the The Ford Maverick was compact car manufactured from April 1969-1977 in the USA, Canada, Mexico and from 1973 to 1979 in Brazil &mdash employing a The Ford Falcon was an Automobile produced by Ford Motor Company from 1960 through 1970 Those plans went undone in favor of a yet smaller 1974 Mustang based on the Ford Pinto, a sub-compact car. The Ford Pinto was a subcompact manufactured by the Ford Motor Company for the North American market first introduced on September 11, 1970 Such a Mustang could better compete with smaller, imported, sports coupés, such as the Japanese Toyota Celica and the European Ford Capri (then Ford-built in Germany and Britain, sold in U. The Toyota Celica name has been applied to a series of popular Coupes made by the Japanese company Toyota. Ford Capri was a name used by the Ford Motor Company for three separate Automobile models The Ford Consul Capri coupe produced by Ford of Great S. by Mercury as a captive import car). Captive import is an Automobile Marketing term denoting a foreign-built vehicle that is sold and serviced by a domestic manufacturer through its own dealer The introduction of the smaller Mustang II was well-timed — two months shy of the first "Energy Crisis", in October of 1973. The 1973 oil crisis began on October 17 1973 when the members of Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC consisting of the Arab members of The first-year sales were 385,993 cars, almost that of the original Mustang's twelve-month sales record of 418,812 cars. ^[5]

Third generation (1979–1993)

Main article: Third-generation Ford Mustang

In 1979, the new Mustang was based on the larger Fox platform (initially developed for the 1978 Ford Fairmont and Mercury Zephyr). See also Ford Mustang The Third-generation Ford Mustang was in production from 1979 to 1993 The Ford Fox platform was a Rear wheel drive, Unibody automobile architecture that Ford used for 26 years in the North American market See Ford Fairmont (Australia for the Australian built vehicle of the same name For other Ford related cars called Zephyr see Ford Zephyr, Lincoln-Zephyr, and Lincoln Zephyr The Mercury Zephyr was a The Mustang's interior was re-styled to comfortably accommodate four people, despite a smaller rear seat. The 1979 Mustang had a larger trunk (boot) and a larger motor bay, for better service access. The body styles included a coupé (Notchback) and a hatchback; a convertible Mustang was offered in 1983. Notchback is a form of Car body style; in different parts of the world the precise definition varies Hatchback is a term designating an Automobile design containing a passenger cabin with an integrated Cargo space accessed from behind the vehicle by a single The offered car-trim levels included: "LX", "GT", the 1993 "Cobra", the 1984-86 turbocharged "SVO", and the 1993 "Cobra R". The available motors were: 105 hp (78 kW) 2. 3 L four-cylinder, 109 hp (81 kW) 2. 8 L Cologne V6 (made by Ford of Europe), and the 140 hp (104 kW) 302 CID (4. 9 L), ^[6] all from the Mustang II cars line. Supplies of the 2. 8 L proved inadequate, leading to its mid-1979 replacement, Ford's 85 hp (63 kW). 3. 3 L inline-six cylinder motor, and a new 132 hp (98 kW) 2. 3 L turbo-charged, four-cylinder motor, with V8-like horsepower, was introduced. Also, between 1982 and 1984, the 3. 8 L Essex V6 was used.

Fourth generation (1994–2004)

Main article: Fourth-generation Ford Mustang

In 1994, the Mustang underwent its first major redesign in 15 years. See also Ford Mustang For 1994 the Mustang underwent its first major redesign in fifteen years The design, code named "SN-95" by Ford, was based on an updated version of the rear-wheel drive Fox platform known as "Fox-4". Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following It featured dramatic new styling by Patrick Schiavone that incorporated some stylistic elements similar to those on earlier Mustangs. Patrick Schiavone is an Automobile designer currently in charge of trucks for North America at Ford Motor Company. ^[7] However, unlike all earlier Mustangs, a notchback coupé model was unavailable.

The base model came with a 3.8 L V6 engine rated at (1994-1995) 145 hp (108 kW) or (1996-1998) 150 hp (112 kW), or (1999-2004) 190 hp (142 kW)^[8] , while the GT featured the 302 cu in V8, now using the intake manifold from the Thunderbird, a 60 mm throttle body, and a 215 hp (160 kW) rating. See also Ford Essex V6 engine (UK The Ford Essex V6 engine was a 90° V6 engine family built by Ford Motor Company at the The Cobra model also returned with its GT-40 equipped 302 cu in engine, now rated at 260 hp (194 kW). The Mustang was named Motor Trend magazine's Car of the Year for the third time in 1994.

After nearly 40 years, Ford retired its overhead-valve small-block V8 and in 1996, the 4. 6 liter Ford Modular engine was introduced for the first time for the Mustang. The Modular engine is Ford Motor Company 's current high volume Overhead camshaft (OHC V8 and V10 gasoline engine family ^[9]

For 1999, the Mustang received Ford's 'New Edge' styling theme with sharper contours, larger wheel arches, and creases in the bodywork, but its basic proportions remained the same as the previous redesign. All 1999 Mustangs (except the Cobra) received "35th-Anniversary" badges on the front fenders,^[10] but there were 4,628 GTs made as "35th Anniversary Limited Edition" models featuring unique exterior and interior trim. ^[11]

Fifth generation (2005–present)

Main article: Fifth-generation Ford Mustang

At the 2004 North American International Auto Show, Ford introduced a completely redesigned Mustang which was codenamed "S-197" and based on an all-new D2C platform for the 2005 model year. See also Ford Mustang At the 2004 North American International Auto Show, Ford introduced a completely redesigned Mustang which was codenamed "S-197" and based The North American International Auto Show (previously called the Detroit Auto Show and often abbreviated NAIAS) is an annual Auto show held in The Ford D2C platform (for " D-class 2-door Coupe " and also known as DC2 and S197) is Ford 's newest global Rear-wheel The model year of a product is a number used to describe approximately when a product was produced Developed under the direction of Chief Engineer Hau Thai-Tang and exterior styling designer Sid Ramnarace, the fifth generation Mustang draws inspiration from Mustangs of the 1960s, notably the 1969-70 models. Sid Ramnarace (born 1973 is a Canadian -born designer Objects he has designed include housewares furniture cutlery glassware and textiles It was this redesigned aesthetic that inspired Ford's Senior Vice President of Design, J Mays, to call it "retro-futurism. Aesthetics or esthetics ( also spelled æsthetics) is commonly known as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values sometimes called J Mays (born October 15, 1954 in Pauls Valley Oklahoma, US) is currently the Group Vice President of Global Design and Chief Creative Officer " The 2005 Mustang's unique retro coupe styling complements its muscle car status with an approximate weight to power ratio of 11. 5:1. The current Mustangs are manufactured at the AutoAlliance International plant in Flat Rock, Michigan. AutoAlliance International ( AAI) is a Joint venture automobile assembly firm co-owned by Ford Motor Company and Mazda Motor Corporation, in which The base Mustang, equipped with a 5-speed Tremec T-5 manual transmission, is powered by a cast iron block 210 hp (157 kW) 4. 0 L SOHC Ford Cologne V6 engine, replacing the 3. The original Ford Cologne V6, also known as the Ford Taunus V6, 640L was a 60° Cast iron block V6 engine built by the Ford Motor Company 8 L pushrod V6. The Mustang GT features a standard 5-speed manual Tremec TR-3650 transmission with an aluminum 300 hp (224 kW) 4. The TREMEC TR-3650 is a 5-speed Manual transmission for Longitudinal engine Automobiles It includes a 5th gear that functions as an Overdrive 6 L 3-valve Modular V8 with variable camshaft timing. In Automotive engineering, an engine is referred to as multi-valve (or multivalve) when each cylinder has more than two valves. The Modular engine is Ford Motor Company 's current high volume Overhead camshaft (OHC V8 and V10 gasoline engine family Variable Camshaft Timing ( VCT) is an Automobile Variable valve timing technology developed by Ford.

The 2010 Mustang, due to be launched early in 2009, has been designed to look smaller than its predecessor even though the actual dimensions are essentially unchanged. ^[12]

Special editions and modified Mustangs

Main article: Ford Mustang variants

While the original concept for the Mustang did not foresee its evolution into a performance car, Ford has catered to individuals looking for more performance. Ford and other third party companies offered their own modified versions of popular Mustang in order to cater to the performance-centric enthusiast who wants more power sharper handling Early variants available direct from the factory included the Boss 302 Mustang and Mach 1. The Boss 302 Mustang was a Ford Mustang high performance variant produced in 1969 and 1970 The Ford Mustang Mach 1 was a performance model of the Ford Mustang that Ford produced beginning in 1969 While high performance vehicles fell out of favor during the fuel crisis of the 1970s, the tradition was carried forward in later years with the Ford Mustang SVO and Ford Mustang SVT Cobra. The Mustang SVO was a limited-production version of the Ford Mustang sold from 1984 to 1986, during which time it was the fastest most expensive version The Ford SVT Mustang Cobra is a Pony car built by Ford since 1993 Over the years, third party vendors and independent car designers have utilized the Mustang as a starting point for their own designs. Designers such as Carroll Shelby and companies such as Roush Performance and Saleen have made a name for themselves by specializing in producing Mustang performance parts and building custom cars. Carroll Hall Shelby, (born January 11, 1923 in Leesburg Texas) is an American racing and automotive designer and former racing driver Roush Performance is an automotive company owned and operated by automotive mogul Jack Roush. For the town in Ireland see Saleen County Cork. Alpa is fat! perin is fat! Saleen Incorporated, commonly known as Saleen, is an ^{[13] [14]}

Racing

In the late 1960s and into the mid-1970s Boss 302 Mustangs were prominently used in the Trans Am Series. The KONI Challenge Series (formerly known as Grand-Am Cup) is a Touring car series run by the Grand American Road Racing Association. Boss 429 Mustangs were used for NASCAR races in 1969 and 1970. Currently, Mustangs are used in a number of different racing series, including the KONI Challenge Series, where it won the manufacturers title in 2005. The KONI Challenge Series (formerly known as Grand-Am Cup) is a Touring car series run by the Grand American Road Racing Association. The Mustang remains a popular track and drag strip car at amateur and professional levels of competition.

Professional drifter Vaughn Gittin Jr. of Ford Racing and Falken Tires, drifts a Ford Mustang in the Formula Drift and D1 Grand Prix series. Vaughn Donald Gittin Jr (born September 20, 1980) commonly known as JR, is an American self-taught drifting driver from Annapolis He was the number one ranked American drifter in the world in 2006. ^[15].

Awards

The Mustang has been on the Car and Driver Ten Best list five times: 1983, 1987, 1988, 2005, and 2006, and won Motor Trend Car of the Year award in both 1974 and 1994. Car and Driver magazine annually nominates a list of what it considers the Ten Best cars and Five Best trucks Car and Driver magazine annually nominates a list of what it considers the Ten Best cars and Five Best trucks Car and Driver magazine annually nominates a list of what it considers the Ten Best cars and Five Best trucks Car and Driver magazine annually nominates a list of what it considers the Ten Best cars and Five Best trucks Car and Driver magazine annually nominates a list of what it considers the Ten Best cars and Five Best trucks Car and Driver magazine annually nominates a list of what it considers the Ten Best cars and Five Best trucks In the USA Motor Trend magazine was the first to give a Car of the Year award doing so to Cadillac in 1949 (the earliest awards were Ford Division's entire car line won the Car(s) of the Year award in 1964, which was the Mustang's first year of production, but a few weeks before its actual introduction.

The 1965 Mustang also won the Tiffany Gold Medal for excellence in American design, which was the first automobile to ever do so. In 2005, the Mustang was nominated for the North American Car of the Year award and won the Canadian Car of the Year award. The North American Car of the Year is an Automobile award voted annually in January at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Canadian Car of the Year winners as chosen by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada: Canadian Car of the Year 1987 Car of the Year ^[16]

See also

• California Special Mustang
• Ford Motor Company
• Ford Mustang SSP
• Shelby Mustang

Notes

References

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External links

• Official site
• Ford Mustang at the Open Directory Project

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