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1964 1/2 mustang
One of the world's most popular cars was introduced to the public on April 17, 1964, at the New York's World Fair. The night before, the new Ford Mustang was the pace car at a stock car race in my hometown--Huntsville, Alabama. The car appeared on the covers of Time and Newsweek. -
1967 mustang
1967 represented the first redesign for Mustang. The front grille kept the running pony in the corral, but vertical and horizontal bars returned, and the grille opening was enlarged. The side scoops, though non-functional, were designed as two smaller scoops with inlets and were painted the body color. -
1969 mustang
Dual headlamps were introduced in 1969, with the extra pair set into the outer area of the grille. The corralled grille pony was replaced with the pony and tribars logo, set off-center to the drivers side. The wheelbase remained 108 inches, but the overall length increased by almost 4 inches, and the width increased by almost half an inch. -
1973
The 1973 Mustang marked the end of the first generation. The fuel crisis had moved buyers' preferences from large, gas-guzzling muscle cars to smaller, more fuel-efficient cars. The turn signals in the grille were turned vertical rather than the horizontal placement on 1971-1972 models. Chrome headlight and taillights bezels replaced the black from 1971-1972. Due to government regulations, the 1973 Mustang would be the last Mustang convertible until 1983. -
1978 mustang
The major change for 1978 was the division of the rear seat cushion, which had been a single cushion in previous years. A fashion accessory package offered only on coupes consisted of "Fresno cloth" seat inserts, illuminated driver visor vanity mirrors, pockets in the door panels, pin stripes, and other fashion features thought to appeal to female buyers. Seven new colors were also added for 1978. -
1981 mustang
1981 would mark the first year in Mustang history that hatchback models outsold coupes. The trend continued through the end of the Mustang's third generation in 1993.
