Ford Mustang

The **Ford Mustang** is manufactured bi the Ford Motor Company. It wis initially based on the seicont generation North American Ford Falcon, a compact caur. Introduced early on Aprile 17, 1964, the 1965 Mustang wis the automaker's maist successfu launch syne the Model A.

The Mustang creautit the "pony caur" cless o American automobile — sports caur-lik coupes wi lang hoods an short rear decks — an gae rise tae competitors sic as GM's Chevrolet Camaro, AMC's Javelin, an Chrysler's revamped Plymouth Barracuda. It an aa inspired coupés sic as the Toyota Celica an Ford Capri, which wur exportit tae the Unitit States.

The Mustang is Ford's third auldest nameplate in production an haes unnergane several transformations tae its current saxt generation.

## Backgrund
Production o the 1965 Mustang (VIN codit bi Ford an titled as 1965 models) began in Dearborn, Michigan on 9 Mairch 1964 an the caur wis introduced tae the public on 17 Aprile 1964 at the New York World's Fair. It is Ford's third auldest nameplate currently in production next tae the F-Series pickup truck line (which haes unnergane major nameplate chynges ower the years) an the Falcon that is still in production in Australie.

Executive stylist Pres Harris, who wis a fan o the Warld War II P-51 Mustang fechter plane, is believed bi mony tae hae suggestit the name an designed the body. An alternative view wis that Robert J. Eggert, Ford Division mercat research manager, first suggestit the Mustang name. Eggert, a breeder o quarterhorses, received a birthday present frae his wife o the beuk, *The Mustangs* bi J. Frank Dobie in 1960. Later, the beuk’s title gae him the idea o addin the “Mustang” name for Ford’s new concept caur. The designer preferred Cougar or Torino (an an advertisin campaign uisin the Torino name wis actually prepared), while Henry Ford II wantit T-bird II. As the body responsible for Ford’s research on potential names, Eggert addit “Mustang” tae the leet tae be testit bi focus groups; “Mustang,” bi a wide margin, ” came oot on top unner the headin: “Suitability as Name for the Special Car.” The name coud no be uised in Germany, housomeivver, acause it wis awned bi Krupp, which haed manufactured trucks atween 1951 an 1964 wi the name Mustang.  Ford refused tae buy the name for aboot USD$10,000 frae Krupp at the time.  Kreidler, a manufacturer o mopeds, an aa uised the name sae Mustang wis sauld in Germany as the "T-5" till Dizember 1978.
 
Mustangs grew lairger an hivier wi each model year till, in response tae the 1971–1973 models, Ford retourt the caur tae its oreeginal size an concept for 1974. It haes syne seen several platform generations an designs. Awtho some ither pownie caurs hae seen a revival, the Mustang is the anerlie oreeginal pownie caur tae remain in uninterruptit production ower fower decades o development an reveesion.

## Awards
The 1965 Mustang wan the Tiffany Gowd Medal for excellence in American design, the first automobile ever tae dae sae.

The Mustang wis on the Car and Driver Ten Best leet in 1983, 1987, 1988, 2005, an 2006. It wan the Motor Trend Car of the Year awaird in 1974 an 1994.

In 2005 it wis runner-up tae the Chrysler 300 for the North American Caur o the Year awaird an wis named Canadian Caur o the Year.

## See an aa
*California Special Mustang
*Ford Motor Company
*Ford Mustang SSP
*Ford Mustang variants
*Shelby Mustang

## References