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*The designers at +Ford Motor Company went through dozens of different design proposals…

*The designers at +Ford Motor Company went through dozens of different design proposals before they finally came up with the look that would be the 1965 #mustang *

In early 1961 a group of designers, engineers, planners and marketers gathered to formulate a response to the changing demographics of the auto market as baby boomers were hitting driving age. With a business case in hand for a compact, affordable and stylish sporty car, they set to work creating a new car. Dozens of proposals were tried and discarded before Gale Halderman finally came up with the look that would hit the streets on April 17, 1964.

1965 Ford Mustang: From Sketch to Production (W/Video) – Motor Trend WOT

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Parnelli Jones captures the 1970 TransAm championship in the +Ford Motor Company …

In album Parnelli Jones 1970 TransAm Boss 302 Mustang

Parnelli Jones captures the 1970 TransAm championship in the +Ford Motor Company  #Mustang Boss 302

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Motorsports has always been part of building the performance cred of the +Ford Motor…

Motorsports has always been part of building the performance cred of the +Ford Motor Company #Mustang

One of the most iconic race Mustangs of the last 49 years is the school-bus yellow Boss 302, that Parnelli Jones used to capture the 1970 TransAm championship.

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Back in February 1964, one of the last prototypes of the #Mustang was specially prepared…

Back in February 1964, one of the last prototypes of the #Mustang was specially prepared for the boss as his personal car

This late prototype was equipped with a one-off interior upholstered in Lincoln leather and one of the first K-code HiPo 289 cubic inch V8s especially for Henry Ford II.  He drove it as his personal car for the next year. A decade later Art Cairo lucked out and purchased it through a classified ad and has owned it for the past 39 years. 


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