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As editor of the Mustang Club of America's Mustang Times magazine, Donald Farr has been researching and writing about Mustangs for over 40 years. In addition to his magazine work, Farr has authored many books, including Ford Mustang: America's Favorite Pony Car, Mustang Boss 302: Ford's Trans-Am Pony Car, Legendary Ford and Mercury Muscle Cars, and co-wrote How to Restore Your Mustang and the Mustang Recognition Guide. Farr was inducted into the Mustang Hall of Fame in 2012.

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Get the full story of the original pony car in this expertly written, Ford-licensed, and stunningly illustrated Mustang history featuring commissioned photography and images from Ford’s archives.

Performance and competition were in the air at Ford in the early 1960s. But it took Lee Iacocca’s market perception for a vision to coalesce around a single car that could tap the growing youth market. That car was the Ford Mustang. Launched April 15, 1964, it was an immediate hit, blowing past all sales expectations to sell over 400,000 cars in its first year.

Created in cooperation with Ford Motor Company, Ford Mustang 60 Years recounts an uninterrupted six decades of success in the showroom, on the street, and on the world’s racecourses. Mustang’s seven generations have encompassed every permutation, from economy versions to muscle cars to slick-handling sport coupes to today’s super high-performance Dark Horse and GTD models.

In Ford Mustang 60 Years, author Donald Farr recounts 60 stories chronicling milestones in the Mustang’s long history, including:

• The initial design and first models
• The Millionth Mustang
• Highlights from every generation
• Carroll Shelby and the GT350
• Starring roles in Bullitt and other movies
• Race cars and pace cars
• Creation of the 2005 Mustang

• Dark Horse and GTD Mustangs
  Ford Mustang 60 Years is a must for the bookshelf of any Ford or muscle car enthusiast.

  Zusammenfassung
  Ford Mustang 60 Years celebrates six decades of the original pony car in this beautifully illustrated, officially licensed book.

  Inhalt

  Foreword 6
  Introduction 8
  The First Generation 1962–1973

  1. Gale’s Sketch 
  2. The Clay 
  3. Mustang No. 1 
  4. World’s Fair Mustang 
  5. First Mustang Sold 
  6. Goldfinger Convertible 
  7. Setting the Pace 
  8. Naming the GT350 
  9. The First Shelby GT350 
  10. The Flying Mustang 
  11. Titus Trans-Am Triumph 
  12. Shelby’s Super Snake 
  13. KR-8 to Cobra Jet 
  14. Shelby Steals a Name 
  15. Bullitt 
  16. Georgia Shaker 
  17. Shinoda’s Boss Mach 1 
  18. One-of-One Boss Shelby 
  19. Parnelli’s Great Race 
  20. The Lawman 
  21. The Lost Boss 
  22. Eleanor’s Story 
      The Second Generation,1974–1978
  23. Anna Makes Her Point 
  24. Cobra II Strikes! 
  25. Sudden Death
      The Third Generation,1979–1993
  26. The First Saleen 
  27. Brian Wolfe’s GT 
  28. Saleen’s Trick or Treat 
  29. Roush 25th-Anniversary Mustang 
  30. Bookend Fox-Bodies 
  31. House of Cars 
      The Fourth Generation,1994–2004
  32. Team Mustang to the Rescue 
  33. A Woman’s Touch 
  34. Coletti’s Wild Boss Concept 
  35. Cobra Sets the Pace 
  36. First Roush Mustang 
  37. 20-Car Cobra R 
  38. Roush Trans-Am Domination 
  39. Eleanor Reprise 
  40. From Concept to Bullitt 
  41. From “Dog” to Terminator 
  42. Return of the Shaker 
      The Fifth Generation, 2005–2014
  43. Retro Style: 2005 Mustang 
  44. Mustang Drift King 
  45. Carroll’s Back: Shelby GT-H 
  46. Super Snake 
  47. Cobra Jet Wins Again 
  48. Iacocca Edition 
  49. Going for a Grand 
  50. Give Us a 5.0 
  51. The Boss Is Back! 
  52. Carroll’s Last Test Drive
      The Sixth Generation 2015–2023
  53. World Car 
  54. 50th-Anniversary Edition 
  55. GT350: The Legend Returns 
  56. One in 10 Million 
  57. New Beast on the Block 
  58. It’s Electric! 
      The Seventh Generation 2024
  59. Dark Horse: New Name for a New Generation
  60. GTD: Rocketship for the Road 
      Epilogue: Last One Standing 
      Acknowledgments 
      About the Author 
      Index