Mustang Trivia..

[AC Bill]

This photo shows the tach and oil-pressure-gauge pod in place on the dash of a 65 GT350. This early car has the Falcon-type sweep speedometer. Later cars got the GT-type bezel with the round gauge openings. This bezel then became standard on all ’66 Mustangs. The owner of this car has replaced the standard driver seat with one offering more lateral support.

 

[AC Bill]

The trunk of this GT350 shows how the Shelby factory firmly anchored the battery in the right rear of the trunk area. This location aided traction as well as balance.

 

[AC Bill]

1963 sketches of Mustangs that could have been.. [h=2]FOR A LONG TIME, THAT MUSTANG WAS GOING TO BE A COUGAR.[/h] Other names it almost took included Panther and Torino. Rather unsurprisingly, they conducted extensive market research to reach their decision.

 

[AC Bill]

[h=2]THE DECISION TO STICK WITH MUSTANG HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SMU.[/h] The SMU Mustangs fought hard against the Michigan Wolverines on September 28, 1963. They lost, 27-16, but the father of the Mustang, Lee Iacocca, walked into the SMU locker room after the game and told them they fought so tough, Ford was going to name their new sports car after them. Legendary coach Hayden Fry also claims Iacocca gave him the first one off the line for a buck.
[h=2]THERE ARE DIFFERENT STORIES OF THE FIRST MUSTANG SOLD.[/h] The Mustang produced with the lowest serial number to be sold to the public went to this guy, a Canadian airline pilot, Captain Stanley Tucker. However, a few days prior, a woman named Gail Wise managed to snag one from a dealership, with no clue as to how important it was. She still owns it to this day. Then, of course, there's Hayden Fry's claim of the $1 'Stang.

 

[AC Bill]

[h=2]AND IT ALMOST HAD OVAL HEADLIGHTS.[/h] Until August of 1962, the emblem was running eastward and the headlights were straight up ovals. Mercifully this was corrected.
Shown: A pre-Mustang Mustang, whose emblem runs left to right. Note the oval headlights as well.

 

[AC Bill]

[h=2]THE ORIGINAL MACH I HAD A PIVOT SEAT.[/h] We’re not sure how safe that would’ve been, and evidently, neither were the engineers. It was still pretty cool, though. There are so many awesome features on the car they never produced that there's almost definitely a market for them if Ford decided to build a few of them today. *cough* hint *cough* hint *cough*

Shown: The original Mach I prototype's interior.

 

[TrueBlue02058]

The Swivel Drivers Seat in the mid 70s Pontiac Grand Prix was Cool. Not so Cool in a Mustang...