PONY CAR PROGENITOR; Mustang No. 1 returns to kick up its hooves.(Ford 100)(Product/Service Evaluation)
AutoWeek, June, 2003
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Byline: ROGER HART The story, like the car, is legend. In 1961 Lee Iacocca, vice president and general manager of the Ford division, wanted to build an American interpretation of a European sports car. He asked engineers for a lightweight car (less than 2500 pounds) that could seat four and be fitted with bucket seats and a floor-mounted shifter.
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He wanted a powerful engine and a sticker price of less than $2,500. Iacocca's dream became the Mustang, and the car is credited with creating a generation of American fun machines known as pony cars. The first production Mustangs began ...
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