Ford Tough With Chevy Stuff!! An LS3 Powered Mustang!
This classic 65 Mustang Coupe has been outfitted with a Fuel
Injected LS3 V8, Automatic Transmission, Wilwood Disc Brakes on all
four corners, Power Steering, Power Brakes and A/C.
The body has been modified with Wide Body Wheel Arches and a Carbon
Hood Cowl.
The Interior has been redone in Two Tone Black and Gray and an
Alpine Touch Screen Unit with Wireless Car Play has been installed
along with a custom sound system.
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About the Mustang:
The Ford Mustang has been in continuous production since 1964, the
Mustang is currently the longest-produced Ford car nameplate.
Currently in its sixth generation, it is the fifth-best selling
Ford car nameplate. The namesake of the "pony car" automobile
segment, the Mustang was developed as a highly styled line of
sporty coupes and convertibles derived from existing model lines,
initially distinguished by "long hood, short deck" proportions.
Originally predicted to sell 100,000 vehicles yearly, the 1965
Mustang became the most successful vehicle launch since the 1927
Model A. Introduced on April 17, 1964 (16 days after the Plymouth
Barracuda), over 400,000 units in its first year; the one-millionth
Mustang was sold within two years of its launch. In August 2018,
Ford produced the 10-millionth Mustang; matching the first 1965
Mustang, the vehicle was a 2019 Wimbledon White convertible with a
V8 engine.
The success of the Mustang launch would lead to multiple
competitors from other American manufacturers, including the
Chevrolet Camaro and Pontiac Firebird (1967), AMC Javelin (1968),
and Dodge Challenger (1970). The Mustang would also have an effect
on designs of coupes worldwide, leading to the marketing of the
Toyota Celica and Ford Capri in the United States (the latter, by
Lincoln-Mercury). The Mercury Cougar was launched in 1967 as a
higher-trim version of the Mustang; during the 1970s, it was
repackaged as a personal luxury car.
For 1965 to 2004, the Mustang shared chassis commonality with other
Ford model lines, staying rear-wheel drive throughout its
production. From 1965 to 1973, the Mustang was derived from the
1960 Ford Falcon compact. From 1974 to 1978, the Mustang (denoted
Mustang II) was a longer-wheelbase version of the Ford Pinto. From
1979 to 2004, the Mustang shared its Fox platform chassis with 14
other Ford vehicles (becoming the final one to use the Fox
architecture). Since 2005, Ford has produced two generations of the
Mustang, each using a distinct platform unique to the model
line.
Executive stylist John Najjar, who was a fan of the World War II
P-51 Mustang fighter plane, is credited by Ford to have suggested
the name. Najjar co-designed the first prototype of the Ford
Mustang known as Ford Mustang I in 1961, working jointly with
fellow Ford stylist Philip T. Clark. The Mustang I made its formal
debut at the United States Grand Prix in Watkins Glen, New York, on
October 7, 1962, where test driver and contemporary Formula One
race driver Dan Gurney lapped the track in a demonstration using
the second "race" prototype. His lap times were only slightly off
the pace of the F1 race cars.
An alternative view was that Robert J. Eggert, Ford Division market
research manager, first suggested the Mustang name. Eggert, a
breeder of quarterhorses, received a birthday present from his wife
of the book, The Mustangs by J. Frank Dobie in 1960. Later, the
book's title gave him the idea of adding the "Mustang" name for
Ford's new concept car. The designer preferred Cougar (early
styling bucks can be seen wearing a Cougar grille emblem) or Torino
(an advertising campaign using the Torino name was actually
prepared), while Henry Ford II wanted T-bird II. As the person
responsible for Ford's research on potential names, Eggert added
"Mustang" to the list to be tested by focus groups; "Mustang," by a
wide margin, came out on top under the heading: "Suitability as
Name for the Special Car." The name could not be used in Germany,
however, because it was owned by Krupp, which had manufactured
trucks between 1951 and 1964 with the name Mustang. Ford refused to
buy the name for about US$10,000 from Krupp at the time. Kreidler,
a manufacturer of mopeds, also used the name, so Mustang was sold
in Germany as the "T-5" until December 1978.
The Ford Mustang began production five months before the normal
start of the 1965 production year. The early production versions
are often referred to as "1964� models" but all Mustangs were
advertised, VIN coded and titled by Ford as 1965 models, though
minor design updates in August 1964 at the formal start of the 1965
production year contribute to tracking 1964� production data
separately from 1965 data (see data below).20 #fn20 with production
beginning in Dearborn, Michigan, on March 9, 1964.