Posted on 08/08/2018 4:37:08 AM PDT by simpson96
CHICAGO (AFP) - The Ford Mustang -- an iconic American brand and a symbol of cool -- will reach a major milestone Wednesday as the 10 millionth vehicle rolls off an assembly line at a Detroit-area plant.
The car celebrated in American song and film, and recognized the world over as an iconic American cultural export, will get a big party at Ford's Michigan headquarters.
It's a turning point for the carmaker, which is banking on the Mustang's wide appeal to help it grow global market share.
US sales of the Mustang are dropping, but they are accelerating overseas in markets such as China and Germany.
To celebrate the Mustang milestone, Ford is appealing to the sense of nostalgia for what is seen as the original "freedom vehicle" that exemplified Americans' love of the open road. After all, the car was named after a horse that roams free in the American West.
"I can think of no other American car that captures the love affair with the automobile that Americans have had... like the Mustang," automotive historian John Heitmann of the University of Dayton told AFP.
"It is as American as one can have an American product."
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I have a picture laying around somewhere of my siblings and I all piled into maybe that very same car at the New York World’s Fair
If I were going to the effort, I’d rather build a Cobra, or even better a Daytona
My favorite. Not really a ‘hit’ but it’s Chuck Berry so...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fy5VlUTgFI
Another one I own on 45. A bit more traditional of the mid 60’s car song style.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MP9I-9pMmQs
That 10 million number is probably a little off due to the 1980s and 1990s. Just like couples who separate for a few years and then get back together, you can’t really count those years toward your anniversary. Just saying...
While home on leave, early summer ‘64. Fellow in the local gin mill had some position in the Fair’s security and would drop off free passes regularly. Spent most evenings of that leave on Bourban St. LOL!
Named after the WW2 fighter plane, not the horse.
Which makes them even cooler.
Huh?
“Named after the WW2 fighter plane, not the horse.”
That’s why they put an airplane emblem on it and call it a cub car.
It’s really old video but here is a little of dear uncle’s Mustang.
Getting him to let me tape what you see was a challenge it itself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rus89hXNO6E
Very nice Shelby there.Years ago I talked my wife into getting a mustang.She is on her 2nd one which is an red 18 6 speed 5.0 convertible and she loves it.She even lets me drive it every once in awhile.All my cars are 50 years old.
Thanks. Nice! Red.... she’s gotta keep an eye on the gauge or at least have a radar detector! LOL
Yeah, I wanted the stripe delete. It also has a glass roof too. 550 HP 5.4 L Supercharged V8.
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