The Ford Mustang was introduced on April 17, 1964:
I had some interest in buying one when I was younger–but then I couldn’t afford one. While I could afford a used one now I have no interest.
Anyone here ever own one and/or have any comments about them?
I would love to own a '68 GT500 convertible. Doubt I could ever afford one or even drive one. I drive better when there’s not a big hood in my field of vision.
The soon to arrive sixth generation may be the first I’ve liked since the classics of the 60’s. I’ve not seen one in person yet so I will reserve judgement.
I still wouldn’t buy one. Rent and drive it like it’s stolen, but not buy.
I had a 90 “Ultra blue” GT 5-speed when I was around 21, got in a fair amount of adventures with it. Bought it with 40,000 miles on it, sold it to my dad with about 180,000 miles on it. Still looked and ran great, I was just getting old enough that I was glad to get out of it alive.
I did miss the car, and 10 or 15 years later I bought a 91 GT that was almost identical to my 90. I kept it 4 or 5 years until I realized it just sat in the garage and it was an obligation to drive it once in a while. Sold it for what I paid for it.
Fond memories.
I remember riding my bike to the small town Ford dealer to see the first one in town. Later that year I saw them at the World’s Fair.
In 1970 I purchased a used turquoise '67 for $900. 22,000 miles, 6 with a 3 speed manual. It took me on two round trip cross-country adventures and a stint in the Army.
I’ve owned three in my life. First car was an 86 V6 auto. The damned alternator kept breaking and I kept replacing it.
Then I bought a '67 200 3 speed. That was fun to drive around, but didn’t do it much.
My ex bought a '96 5 speed V6, so we had two sitting around for many years. I think she still has the '67, not so sure about the '96.
I almost bought one in like '05, new, but being 6’1", I didn’t really fit in the damn thing. I’ve thought about buying one here and there, but wouldn’t ever really drive it.
I’ve got a 96 with a 5 liter V8. Love driving it, but I’d rather have one of the classics.
Dad’s red 1970 hardtop was the first car I succesfully drove. Oh to still have it…
My first car in 1993 was a 1968 Mustang Coupe with the 200 CID 6-cylinder and auto tranny. Also had manual drum brakes all 4 corners.
Good times!
I owned one of these. It was pearl white with black racing stripes. Fun car except my girlfriend kept banging her head on the gear shifter every time … er, never mind.
In high school, my friend had a 68 with a 289 and a salvage title that led to very interesting interactions with the police during routine traffic stops.
My other buddy’s mom had a 67 she bought brand-new.
So, I’ve been in some old Mustangs.
“Ford Mustang EcoBoost “fakes” engine noise for distinctive sound”
"While performance may be comparable to big-block engines – especially when fitted to vehicles made with much lighter modern materials such as carbon fiber – the sound of a four-cylinder engine, no matter how turbocharged it may be, simply doesn’t compare to the roar of a more traditional gas-guzzling muscle car engine. Ford has gotten around this problem by implementing what it calls Active Noise Control, a system designed to not just cancel out some less desirable noise for the driver but also to provide him or her a more “authentic” experience behind the wheel of a Mustang.
Dave Perciak, chief engineer for the Ford Mustang, said that there’s no artificial sound created by the system. What Active Noise Control does, Perciak says, is that it brings in sound directly from the engine and plays it through the vehicle’s speakers after it’s “processed.” This processing entails amplifying “the existing engine sound order,” the chief engineer remarked."
http://www.betawired.com/ford-mustang-ecoboost-fakes-engine-noise-for-distinctive-sound/144977/
Does this sound idiotic to anyone else?
You beat me to it!
My first car was a '66. Bright red three speed 6 cylinder fastback. Sure wish I still had it.
I’ve always liked them but really, I’d rather own a 60s Falcon or a Corvair. I nag a friend of mine about his ''67 fastback. It was bought black with a metallic green vinyl interior, and looked nice. He just had to have it painted red, and would do the interior in black. He got the paint job, and the shop did a great job with it, but he’s been procrastinating about the interior re-do for ten years now. For ten years he’s had a red Mustang fastback with a dingy green interior. It’s as bad as it sounds. He seems to take a perverse pleasure in how much people dislike it, even though he doesn’t like it either.
My brothers friend and by extension mine, had a '65 I think. Fire engine red. My brother was driving both a '73 383 mag Charger and later his '74 Road Runner. Ah the early 70’s. The car handles like a couch, but dam, it sure does burn rubber. You weren’t anything, unless you had the Cragar Mag wheels, 60’s on the back at least.
Don’t forget to touch up the lettering on tires.
It’s amazing that I’m still around to right this.
It does to me. Glad I was around when it was, you know, real.
I preferred the MUstang 2. I don’t recall the years, but I owned 3 of them over the years.
Really? That car was an abomination, no offense.
I owned a 2008 GT Premium hardtop in “vapor charcoal” from the summer of 2011 until November of last year. It had 9,000 miles on it when I bought it and was a dream car for me despite it’s foibles (solid rear axle, a joke of a back seat for my two sons, 15mpg driving it nicely) but I absolutely loved that car.
My kids got bigger, I’m dating a girl with a son of her own, I needed something more “Dad-like” so I traded it in on a 2014 Corolla S. I like my Corolla for many things, but driving fun sure isn’t one of them.
I really miss that car.
