Classic Ford Mustang

A little away from our usual British and German automobile write-ups, today we are a looking at probably the most iconic American sports car to come out, the Ford Mustang. Trust me, even if you were to ask a kid, chances are he/she knows a Ford Mustang. It’s been the dream of many around the world to own the Ford Mustang. The Mustangs have been attracting attention right from the start of it’s production which was in 1964. There were five generations of the Ford Mustang from 1964 up to the present time and the sixth generation is due to be launched next year but the most iconic generation was definitely the first generation. The Mustang models came in hard-top coupes (below), fastbacks (above) and convertibles (below).

Hard-top Coupe

Convertible

The launch of the Ford Mustang created a generation where other American automobile manufacturers such as Chevrolet and Pontiac too started building cars of similar level of which they were eventually known as ‘American Muscle Cars’ or just simply ‘Muscle Cars’. Chevrolet created the Camaro and Pontiac on the other hand created their Firebird and later the Trans Am. All these cars were FR cars, meaning front engine rear wheel drive. I’m going to be emphasising more on the first generation cars as they were my favourite and I’m sure I’m not the only one who feels that way.

Eleanor

Of all the years, the most notable model was the ’67 Mustang. It shot to fame in the movie ‘Gone is 60 seconds’ which starred Nicholas Cage and the car was nicknamed ‘Eleanor’(pic above). The particular model used was a Shelby model known as the Shelby GT500. Here in Malaysia there are actually quite a number of Mustangs that have been brought in. I’ve personally got close to a Shelby GT 500 ‘Super Snake’ which was just brought in to Malaysia. It was certainly a sight to see the car in person of which I also got the opportunity to sit in it. The pics below are of a ’67 Mustang fastback with a Cobra engine. And the best part is, it’s for sale. Do contact me on the ‘Contact Us’ page... So that’s all from me for today as I’m having a slight cold so obviously concentration is a problem. Haha.. Anyway, enjoy the pics and the video below.

Here I leave you with an ‘Eleanor’ excerpt from ‘Gone in 60 seconds’