Initially introduced as a hardtop and convertible, with the fastback version put on sale following year. At the time of its introduction the Mustang, sharing its underpinnings with Falcon, was slotted into a compact car segment.
Ford Mustang 1967 Gt500
Ford Mustang 1967
With each revision the Mustang saw an increase in overall dimensions and in engine power. As a result, by 1971 the Mustang had entered the muscle car segment. After an initial surge, sales were steadily declining and Ford began working on a new generation Mustang. When the oil crisis hit in 1973 Ford was prepared, having already designed the smaller Mustang II. This car had no common components with preceding models.
Ford Mustang 1967 Gt500
As Lee Iacocca's assistant general manager and chief engineer, Donald N. Frey, was the head engineer for the Mustang project — supervising the development of the Mustang in a record 18 months — while Iacocca himself championed the project as Ford Division general manager. The Mustang prototype was a two-seat, mid-mounted engine roadster, styled in part by Phil Clark. Stylist John Najjar, in a 1984 interview with David R. Crippen, archivist of the Henry Ford Museum spoke about the genesis of the two-seat prototype:
Ford Mustang 1967 Pictures
The Mustang I was later remodeled as a four-seat car styled under the direction of Project Design Chief Joe Oros and his team of L. David Ash, Gale Halderman, and John Foster — in Ford's Lincoln–Mercury Division design studios, which produced the winning design in an intramural design contest instigated by Iacocca.
1967_Ford_Shelby_Mustang_GT-
1967 Ford Mustang
The design team had been given five goals for the design of the Mustang: it would seat four, have bucket seats and a floor mounted shifter, weigh no more than 2500 pounds and be no more than 180 inches in length, sell for less than $2500, and have multiple power, comfort and luxury options.
Ford Mustang 1967
1967 Ford Mustang Convertible
1967 Ford Mustang Fastback
Within a week we had hammered out a new design. We cut templates and fitted them to the clay model that had been started. We cut right into it, adding or deleting clay to accommodate our new theme, so it wasn't like starting all over. But we knew Lincoln-Mercury would have two models. And Advanced would have five, some they had previously shown and modified, plus a couple extras. But we would only have one model because Ford studio had a production schedule for a good many facelifts and other projects. We couldn't afford the manpower, but we made up for lost time by working around the clock so our model would be ready for the management review.
1967 Ford
Bestand:Ford Mustang 1967 blue
L. David Ash is often credited with the actual styling of the Mustang. Ash, in a 1985 interview speaking of the origin of the Mustang design, when asked the degree of his contribution, said:
1967 Ford Mustang GT 500M
Beside View The Mustang
Mustang Shelby GT: 1965-2011
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1967 Ford Mustang GT500
Ford Mustang 1967 Gt500
Ford Mustang 1967
With each revision the Mustang saw an increase in overall dimensions and in engine power. As a result, by 1971 the Mustang had entered the muscle car segment. After an initial surge, sales were steadily declining and Ford began working on a new generation Mustang. When the oil crisis hit in 1973 Ford was prepared, having already designed the smaller Mustang II. This car had no common components with preceding models.
Ford Mustang 1967 Gt500
As Lee Iacocca's assistant general manager and chief engineer, Donald N. Frey, was the head engineer for the Mustang project — supervising the development of the Mustang in a record 18 months — while Iacocca himself championed the project as Ford Division general manager. The Mustang prototype was a two-seat, mid-mounted engine roadster, styled in part by Phil Clark. Stylist John Najjar, in a 1984 interview with David R. Crippen, archivist of the Henry Ford Museum spoke about the genesis of the two-seat prototype:
Ford Mustang 1967 Pictures
The Mustang I was later remodeled as a four-seat car styled under the direction of Project Design Chief Joe Oros and his team of L. David Ash, Gale Halderman, and John Foster — in Ford's Lincoln–Mercury Division design studios, which produced the winning design in an intramural design contest instigated by Iacocca.
1967_Ford_Shelby_Mustang_GT-
1967 Ford Mustang
The design team had been given five goals for the design of the Mustang: it would seat four, have bucket seats and a floor mounted shifter, weigh no more than 2500 pounds and be no more than 180 inches in length, sell for less than $2500, and have multiple power, comfort and luxury options.
Ford Mustang 1967
1967 Ford Mustang Convertible
1967 Ford Mustang Fastback
Within a week we had hammered out a new design. We cut templates and fitted them to the clay model that had been started. We cut right into it, adding or deleting clay to accommodate our new theme, so it wasn't like starting all over. But we knew Lincoln-Mercury would have two models. And Advanced would have five, some they had previously shown and modified, plus a couple extras. But we would only have one model because Ford studio had a production schedule for a good many facelifts and other projects. We couldn't afford the manpower, but we made up for lost time by working around the clock so our model would be ready for the management review.
1967 Ford
Bestand:Ford Mustang 1967 blue
L. David Ash is often credited with the actual styling of the Mustang. Ash, in a 1985 interview speaking of the origin of the Mustang design, when asked the degree of his contribution, said:
1967 Ford Mustang GT 500M
Beside View The Mustang
Mustang Shelby GT: 1965-2011
richards-1967-ford-mustang
1967 Ford Mustang GT500
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