Is bigger always better? In the eyes of performance-minded automotive consumers of the 1960s, the answer was a resounding yes. So when Carroll Shelby mated the newly redesigned 1967 Ford Mustang with a modified Police Interceptor 428-cubic-inch engine to create the first big block-powered Shelby GT, performance enthusiasts loved it. In fact, the new big block-powered Shelby GT500 outsold its
There’s nothing quite like the first. The Ford Mustang made its debut at the World’s Fair in New York on April 17, 1964 to enormous fanfare by the driving public. Because of its mid-year launch, the very first Ford Mustang is commonly referred to as the 1964 ½. According to My Classic Garage, Ford executives
If you’re a fan of the #3 Mustang on our list of all-time greats, you can thank…Mopar??? *Gasp* Truth is there is plenty of credit to go around for the 1969 Boss 429 Mustang, but the impetus for the legendary “Boss 9” was Chrysler’s 426 HEMI engine. Ford was looking to develop a hemispherical engine
There certainly have been more powerful Mustangs. There have been better looking ones, too. But you can’t underplay the role of the 1987 Mustang 5.0L in getting Ford’s legendary pony car back on track as a desirable performance vehicle. After a lackluster period from the Mustang II era of the mid-1970s to early Fox-bodies of the
America loves Mustangs. Maybe you don’t. Maybe you’re a Chevy guy. Or a Mopar guy. Or someone who just doesn’t like a good success story. But America-at-large loves the Ford Mustang. Because it pretty much launched the American pony car movement. Because it helped make performance vehicles affordable for a younger generation of car owners in the 1960s. And because
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