1960-70 The Ford Mustang

The 1964 Ford Mustang

P-51 Mustang

Origin: The Ford Mustang is one of the most well-known American car today. If you were to ask someone what the definition of Pure American Muscle was, they would most likely answer the Mustang. The car was so popular that it started its own genre of cars, which are known as "pony" cars. The idea of the Mustang came from Chevrolet's Corvette Stingray and other European sports car manufacturers. Another thing that played a role in its creation was the P-51 Mustang Fighter Plane. This is so due to the fact that one of the cars designers was a huge fan of the plane and decided to name his own creation after it. Ford introduced the Mustang on April 17th 1964 at New York's World Fair. The impact of the Mustangs success was so large that it is compared to the success of the Model A.

Convertible Ford Mustang

Purpose: The Ford Mustang was an addition to Fords line-up which was made to rival cars like the Corvette Stingray. It was also made for racing fans as the car was considered in the sports car category. As mentioned before, the car was extremely popular. This was so because of the way that Ford advertised it; they wanted to attract customers as they wanted to be #1 in world popularity. They did this by giving the car a slogan of: The Car to be Designed by You. This meant that the Mustang was a car that had many varieties of models. There were convertibles, GT's, Fastbacks etc. This resulted to much positive feedback which also made this car a one-of-kind.

The Chevy Camaro; Mustangs biggest Rival

Value: The Ford Mustang was one the most influential cars in American history. This is because the Mustangs success led to an opening of a new genre of cars called "pony" cars. Cars The term Pony car came to be as the logo and name of the Mustang was the Mustang Horse. Ford's incredible success led to many new cars such as Chevy's Camaro, Pontiac's Firebird, and Dodge's Challenger.

2015 Ford Mustang

Limitations: This time period was the era of Martin Luther King Jr. As he was making huge success for the equality of Blacks in the south, there were many other things going on in America a well. The invention of the Mustang does not signify that aspect of the time-period at all as it was the Car had no relevance to it. Despite that the Ford Mustang was still a car that changed America's automotive history.