Classic Mustangs For Sale
The Ford Mustang was launched on Friday April 17, 1964 and has become one of the great icons of the American automobile industry. It was to be a new bread of car known as the 'pony car' that embodied a new spirit of freedom and fun. A coupe, a convertible and later to become an out and out muscle car. The Mustang was an instant success and it was not long before people were queuing up to buy one. One million Mustangs were produced from 1964 to Feb. 1966 so it is not surprising that there are so many of these classic mustangs for sale.
Initially it was the low entry cost 6-cylinder model that drew the attention of would be buyers but it was not long before the focus was given to the V-8 powered models. The mustangs ambition in motor sport was highlighted by inclusion as the 1964 Indianapolis 500 Pace Car. There seemed only one way to go and that was to beef-up the mustang and grow it into a high performance machine. It was not long before this classic american car was being customized and raced in many different forms.
In 1965 the name of Carroll Shelby came into the frame with Mustang GT350, a two-door fastback with a high performance 289-ci V-8 engine. Coming from a racer like Shelby this was a race ready machine and the R version was fully striped down and ready for the track. The 1966 GT350 was a step back to the more refined model that would have a wider appeal to the road going public whilst looking the part with its broad racing stripes.
The major upgrade came in 1967 with the introduction of the big-block GT500 with a 428-ci V-8 and twin 4-barrel Holley carburetors. This model certainly had bite and was well worth the Cobra brand brought by Shelby from his earlier race cars.