Ford Motor Company has sold over 10 million Mustangs in the last 46 years and 100 million more memories with adolescent indulgence, magic and the timing of the Friday before a memorable campaign. Now, the fifth generation Mustang assembly line in 2011 and built in Ford showrooms across the country, many who lived and rejoiced Mustang Mystic wonder how it all began. The first Ford Mustang leaves the assembly line in Dearborn, Michigan, March 9, 1964 year. A month later, April 17, 1964, Mustang debuted in the world. But the journey from drawing board to the assembly line and positions on the American scene actually started a few years ago in the fertile imagination of a young man named Lee Iacocca.Iacocca was the organization of Ford in 1946. Although an engineer, he quickly realized his passion and his personal future was for sale. Iacocca years as a foreman and allows retailers to promote a series of negative sales of Ford. In 1956, 56 to $ 56, the hype of the new 1956 Ford customers could buy only $ 56 a month, has drawn the attention of management. Robert McNamara, the then Vice President Ford was named the division in Detroit. After that, the experienced sales Iacocca once helped another direction Fast Lane. In 1960, President Ford, Henry Ford II, is promoted to vice president and general manager of Ford Division. Iacocca has long been thought that this idea does not make a good sports car. He argued that this is a good style, nice little car will attract more and more baby boomers, in the conduct of America.was developed by a series of presentations to members of the Board, Ford Mustang I prototype in 1962. It ‘was a mid-engined two-seater roadster, called the P-51 Mustang fighter, the legendary World War II. On October 7, 1962, took a pilot and a prototype Mustang Dan Gurney at the UP Grand Prix of Watkins Glen in New York. Iacocca wanted, but more practical vehicle that is cheap to produce and generate income will be. Based on his time at Ford Field as the head of the district, knew that success would be the last of three things: style, performance and low price.After numerous projects rewritten in 1964 ½ Mustang. Chassis, suspension and transmission were made by the Ford Falcon, but the vehicle went off a long hood, wheel arches complete, functional and high-mounted rear grille Mustang with the heart of a free spirit. Total extra cost option gives customers the opportunity to get a Mustang for the regulation and will bring significant additional benefits for Ford automotive legends, the other name for the first Mustang and Cougar, Thunderbird II, T-Bird II, Torino, Turin, T-5. Ford Mustang executives agree that the low-functioning perfectly, beautifully decorated vehicle, but was called into question the image of the veterans of World War II as a logo.After months of deliberation, decided that the image of galloping horse is the best of the free spirit of the car and the buyer should be represented. In addition, the greeting of a galloping horse in the Mustang logo is in the opposite direction to run, horse racing at the railroad tracks. Although purists argue that the Ford Mustang Plymouth Barracuda hit the market within two weeks he had never seen a car full American buyers or experienced anything like this to start marketing and advertising blitz of the 1964 ½ Ford Mustang arise. The official press release announced the style and features of expensive European road cars in the U.S. series-Price, compact, economical and quality, combined traditional Ford Mustang – a new line of cars from the Ford division of Ford Motor Company.Ford Mustang really solid model of the living room of journalists and writers in early January 1964 pending the Yellow Book. Information and photos provided by Ford under the embargo, which means that journalists have decided to reveal all the details to the public version. However, the embargo does not preclude the parties fulfilled their publications to speculate on the new Mustang will be delivered or how it might seem. This was part of the plan of the producer expectations and excitement for customers to build up to three months before the release of the Mustang. Ford has also released information about a number of important publications. Detroit Free Press earlier termination Mars anonymous Walter Buhl Ford II, grandson of Chairman Henry Ford II received a prototype of the Mustang convertible to dinner in downtown Detroit. Photos appeared in the newspaper just Time and Newsweek.
