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Get the full story of the original pony car in this expertly written, Ford-licensed, and stunningly illustrated Mustang history featuring commissioned photography and images from Ford’s archives.Performance and competition were in the air at Ford in the early 1960s. But it took Lee Iacocca’s market perception for a vision to coalesce around a single car that could tap the growing youth market. That car was the Ford Mustang. Launched April 15, 1964, it was an immediate hit, blowing past all sales expectations to sell over 400,000 cars in its first year.
Created in cooperation with Ford Motor Company,
Ford Mustang 60 Years recounts an uninterrupted six decades of success in the showroom, on the street, and on the world’s racecourses. Mustang’s seven generations have encompassed every permutation, from economy versions to muscle cars to slick-handling sport coupes to today’s super high-performance Dark Horse and GTD models.
In
Ford Mustang 60 Years, author Donald Farr recounts 60 stories chronicling milestones in the Mustang’s long history, including:
- The initial design and first models
- The Millionth Mustang
- Highlights from every generation
- Carroll Shelby and the GT350
- Starring roles in Bullitt and other movies
- Race cars and pace cars
- Creation of the 2005 Mustang
- Dark Horse and GTD Mustangs
Ford Mustang 60 Years is a must for the bookshelf of any Ford or muscle car enthusiast.
List of contents
Foreword 6
Introduction 8
The First Generation 1962–1973
1. Gale’s Sketch
2. The Clay
3. Mustang No. 1
4. World’s Fair Mustang
5. First Mustang Sold
6. Goldfinger Convertible
7. Setting the Pace
8. Naming the GT350
9. The First Shelby GT350
10. The Flying Mustang
11. Titus Trans-Am Triumph
12. Shelby’s Super Snake
13. KR-8 to Cobra Jet
14. Shelby Steals a Name
15. Bullitt
16. Georgia Shaker
17. Shinoda’s Boss Mach 1
18. One-of-One Boss Shelby
19. Parnelli’s Great Race
20. The Lawman
21. The Lost Boss
22. Eleanor’s Story
The Second Generation,1974–1978
23. Anna Makes Her Point
24. Cobra II Strikes!
25. Sudden Death
The Third Generation,1979–1993
26. The First Saleen
27. Brian Wolfe’s GT
28. Saleen’s Trick or Treat
29. Roush 25th-Anniversary Mustang
30. Bookend Fox-Bodies
31. House of Cars
The Fourth Generation,1994–2004
32. Team Mustang to the Rescue
33. A Woman’s Touch
34. Coletti’s Wild Boss Concept
35. Cobra Sets the Pace
36. First Roush Mustang
37. 20-Car Cobra R
38. Roush Trans-Am Domination
39. Eleanor Reprise
40. From Concept to Bullitt
41. From “Dog” to Terminator
42. Return of the Shaker
The Fifth Generation, 2005–2014
43. Retro Style: 2005 Mustang
44. Mustang Drift King
45. Carroll’s Back: Shelby GT-H
46. Super Snake
47. Cobra Jet Wins Again
48. Iacocca Edition
49. Going for a Grand
50. Give Us a 5.0
51. The Boss Is Back!
52. Carroll’s Last Test Drive
The Sixth Generation 2015–2023
53. World Car
54. 50th-Anniversary Edition
55. GT350: The Legend Returns
56. One in 10 Million
57. New Beast on the Block
58. It’s Electric!
The Seventh Generation 2024
59. Dark Horse: New Name for a New Generation
60. GTD: Rocketship for the Road
Epilogue: Last One Standing
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index
About the author
As editor of the Mustang Club of America’s
Mustang Times magazine,
Donald Farr has been researching and writing about Mustangs for over 40 years. In addition to his magazine work, Farr has authored many books, including
Ford Mustang: America’s Favorite Pony Car,
Mustang Boss 302: Ford’s Trans-Am Pony Car,
Legendary Ford and Mercury Muscle Cars, and co-wrote
How to Restore Your Mustang and the
Mustang Recognition Guide. Farr was inducted into the Mustang Hall of Fame in 2012.
Summary
Ford Mustang 60 Years celebrates six decades of the original pony car in this beautifully illustrated, officially licensed book.
