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Known to American audiences as The Troops of St. Tropez, Cruchot's character, Geneviève Grad, holds the distinct honor of being the first person to drive a Ford Mustang on the silver screen." [138] The 1964 movie Goldfinger, was the Ford Mustang's second appearance in a feature film and timed with the car's introduction in the US marketplace ...
Carroll Hall Shelby (January 11, 1923 – May 10, 2012) was an American automotive designer, racing driver, and entrepreneur.. Best known as a designer for his involvement with the AC Cobra and Mustang for Ford Motor Company, he also developed the Ford GT40 with racing legend Ken Miles, the car that won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1966, 1967, 1968, and 1969.
The first-generation Ford Mustang was manufactured by Ford from March 1964 until 1973. The introduction of the Mustang created a new class of automobiles known as pony cars . The Mustang's styling, with its long hood and short deck, proved wildly popular and inspired a host of competition.
Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca (/ ˌ aɪ. ə ˈ k oʊ k ə / EYE-ə-KOH-kə; October 15, 1924 – July 2, 2019) was an American automobile executive best known for the development of the Ford Mustang, Continental Mark III, and Ford Pinto cars while at the Ford Motor Company in the 1960s, and for reviving the Chrysler Corporation as its CEO during the 1980s. [1]
Taurus is one of Ford's best-selling models, with 7,000,000 units sold ranks among the 4th best-selling car in Ford's history, behind only the F-150, Model T and Mustang. 1986: Ford of Europe launches the second generation of the Transit van family. Ford Capri ceases production. 1987: Ford acquires Aston Martin Lagonda and Hertz Rent-a-Car ...
In 1979, the Mustang was honored as the official pace car for the 63rd Indianapolis 500. Ford debuted a special car for the occasion, and soon after made a nearly exact replica of that Indy Pace ...
It’s been 60 years since the world was first introduced to the Ford Mustang at the 1964 New York World’s Fair. In the time since, the pony car has come to dominate the segment it birthed ...
In addition to the Mustang race cars Ford has sold directly, there were those built to homologate components for racing. The most famous are the 1969–70 Boss 302, built to dominate Trans Am ...