Vehicle Description
The Atlanta Showroom is offering this 1965 Ford Mustang. In 1965
the Ford Mustang 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. 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." This 289 V-8 is bolted
to an automatic transmission for top down cruising. The chrome
dress up kit on the engine is a nice touch for the engine bay.
Options include: AM/FM radio, CD Player, Manual convertible top,
Power Steering, Vinyl interior, White Wall tires, and Rally Wheels.
To view the car in greater detail, including 100+ HD photos and HD
video, please visit www.gatewayclassiccars.com. For more
information please call the Atlanta showroom at 678-894-4833
