MUSCLE CAR COLLECTION : 1965 Ford Mustang Hardtop First Prototype

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

1965 Ford Mustang Hardtop First Prototype

1965 Ford Mustang Prototype Front Photo

Ford Mustang until now has been produced non-stop since 1964-1953 as a fixed and produced model for 9 million units produced from various Ford factories.

There are not many cars that match the number of products such as mustangs that also affect the culture in America and around the world, as well as being revolutionary in the mid 60's.

1965 Ford Mustang Prototype Interior Dashboard Photo

The photographed car is a special car that is the first Mustang Hardtop car, the car is a pre-production prototype car used by as an exercise by the workers who built the model at an assembly plant in Dearborn.

1965 Ford Mustang Prototype Interior Photo

The Ford company built the Mustang in just 18 months, they used the existing parts of previous models such as Ford Fairlane and Ford Falcon to accelerate the development cycle of the car to share the same plafform part as the second generation of Ford Falcon with a smaller rear seat And the front uses a twin bucket seat.

1965 Ford Mustang Prototype Rear Top Photo

The Mustang design brief is filed by Lee Iacocca, he wants to build a car weighing less than 2500lbs, and a tidal length of more than 180 inches, has a floor-mounted shifter, front bucke seta and fit for 4 people. In the 1950s there had been such a car but was large, so the idea was made smaller lighter and more sporty.

1965 Ford Mustang Prototype Rear Photo

On April 16, 1964, the day before it was officially released Mustang car, ford made a massive promotion by contacting 3 major television networks are ABC, NBC and CBS. The next day ford dealers from all over the country are filled by potential buyers Mustang.

1965 Ford Mustang Prototype Side Left Photo

And during the first day of the launch sold 22,000 units. Ford anticipates sales of 100,000 for first year sales. But within 3 months has exceeded the target target of 100,000 units and sold 318,000 at the end of the year. During the 18th after the launch sold as many as 1 million Mustangs and the car became a new genre muscle car in America as American Muscle Car.

1965 Ford Mustang Prototype Side Right Photo

1965 Ford Mustang Prototype Transmission Photo

Launched jointly with Chevrolet Camaro, Pontiac Firebird, AMC Javelin and Dodge Challenger in the 60s launched in America, the Mustang succeeded in influencing Toyota Celica and Ford Capri released in Japan and Europe. And managed to beat Plymouth Barracuda which was released 16 days before the Mustang, and Mustang achieve brilliant success.