Mustang: 50 years Of Daring Moves – Some Dirty Secrets
Fifty years ago, the first Baby Boomers hit 18 with a ravenous appetite for anything outside the mainstream. The U.S. economy was booming, and the country was yearning to shake off the November 1963 assassination of President Kennedy. Ford Motor couldn’t have timed the entirely new car better. On […]
Ford Motor couldn’t have timed the entirely new car better.
On April 17, 1964, the Ford Mustang sporty car went on sale — and exploded into American culture as no other car had since the Model T.
The Mustang gave Ford a vehicle with a halo that to this day outshines less-exciting models. And it made Ford executive Lee Iacocca look like a genius for promoting production of the iconic model.
The Mustang, which was introduced at the New York World’s Fair, carried a price tag starting at $2,368 — or $17,934 in today’s dollars.
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