Ford Mustang I.
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| Mustang I. | |
| Presentation year: | 1962 |
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| Class : | Sports car |
| Body shape : | Roadster |
| Engine: |
Otto engine : 1.5 liters |
| Length: | 3917 mm |
| Width: | 1575 mm |
| Height: | 996 mm |
| Wheelbase: | 2286 mm |
| Empty weight: | 700 kg |
| Production model: | Ford Mustang |
The Ford Mustang I is a small, open two-seater with an aluminum body and a four-cylinder engine that was built by Ford in 1962 .
Design and development
The original Ford Mustang was a product of the "Fairlane Group", a committee of Ford managers headed by Lee Iacocca . The "Fairlane Group" worked on new product needs and in the summer of 1962 the group created a frame design for a new sports car. With this model, Ford attempted to fill a gap between go-karts and the Chevrolet Corvette, as well as to construct a car in FIA Category 9 (SCCA Class G). Well-known mechanics compared the Ford Mustang I with the imported MG 1600 Mark II sports car and the Sunbeam Alpine Mark II.
Web links
Commons : Ford Mustang I - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
literature
- Clark, Holly. The Man Behind the Pony Series, Finding My Father, with photography by Red Van . Rusk, Texas: ClarkLand Productions: Phil Clark Foundation, 2006. ISBN 978-0-7603-1085-4
- Davis, Michael WR Mustang and the Pony Car Revolution . Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 2014. ISBN 978-1-4671-1152-2
- Fria, Robert A. Mustang Genesis: The Creation of the Pony Car . Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2010. ISBN 978-0-7864-5840-0
- Langworth, Richard M. The Mustangs, 1964-1973: A Collector's Guide . Surrey, UK: Motor Racing Publications, 1984. ISBN 978-0-900549-81-6
- Leffingwell, Randy. American Muscle: Muscle Cars From the Otis Chandler Collection . Minneapolis, Minnesota: Motorbooks International, 2001. ISBN 978-0-7603-1085-4
- Leffingwell, Randy. Mustang: 40 Years . Minneapolis, Minnesota: Crestline; MBI Publishing, 2003. ISBN 978-0-7603-1597-2
- Mueller, Mike. Mustang, 1964 1/2-1973 . Minneapolis, Minnesota: MBI Publishers, 2000. ISBN 978-0-7603-0734-2