Chance Logan Loc: New England

Great share and set. Appreciate the history.

black mamba

Hi, Stan, Thanks for the visit,

I, also, have issues with the roof line on this car, particularly that con-cave portion that meets the body at the rear. There's an incongruity there that bothers me.

black mamba

Thanks for the visit, Chance. There's a great bunch of car folks on this forum ( the ladies included ) and it's fun to be a part of the group.

Charley Grimes

Wow!
Great history story.
Swell photos.

Thanks for sharing..

Charley Grimes, Indianapolis

black mamba

Hey, Charley.

Thanks for the visit and comments.

MosheR Loc: New York City

Beautiful machine, Tom. It looks like it's flying even when it's standing still.

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

So pleased that Ford didn’t go with that huge rear “bake the car” rear window and gas cap to match. My favorite design feature of the early Mustang was the ventilation door in the car. Perfect place to stash a six-pack.

Earnest Botello Loc: Hockley, Texas

Great set, Tom.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Interesting story and a wonderful care well shot Tom.

nervous2 Loc: Provo, Utah

Wow! What a great car. Ford hit an absolute homerun with the Mustang. My college roommate bought one. Not sure where he found the money to do so. It was far beyond my means.

Gazz96 Loc: Kapiti Coast, New Zealand

the petrol cap says a lot.

goofybruce

When I was in the Air Force, I bought a 1964 1/2 Mustang convertible (white) from a lieutenant (I was a three-striper) who was being sent to Vietnam. The car was only about 18 months old when I bought it.
In August, 1969, when Hurricane Camille came ashore just west of Biloxi, I parked the car in a lot high above the beach and spent the night in a beachfront hotel (where I worked weekends for the TV station located in the ground-floor "basement").
The next morning, went to the car and saw that a big branch (about 6-8 inches around, had crashed butt-end first through the canvas top and the car had partially filled with water. Of course, being a poor airman, the only insurance I could afford at the time was collision and liability. And, doubly 'of course', the agent said the storm damage was not covered.
I patched the leak (and entire top) with flowered contact paper (it was the late '60s) and drove the car for another few months. Got married in December that year and a couple of months later, bought a new car, selling my 'stang to the owner of a bar just off base.
I got divorced 20 years ago and I still miss my Mustang....

black mamba

Thanks for commenting, Mel.

The market for a Mustang type car was so strong that it really didn't matter what kind of prototype car was, or could have been, developed. It brought a sporting image to those buyers that were desperate to project such an image and it did so at a price point great numbers of buyers could afford. In my opinion, it took Ford to go through several iterations of the car before it was was putting out a product that was worthy of the adulations it had received.

black mamba

Well, if the car was capable of meeting that wish-list item, it darn near had to succeed .

Thanks for the visit.

black mamba

Thanks, Earnest.

It's always a pleasure to hear from you.