Happy 50th Birthday to Ford’s Mustang. It was April 17, 1964 when Ford officially introduced their new car at the New York World’s Fair and the industry, car enthusiasts, and America haven’t been the same since. Not only did Mustang create the pony car market, with its long-hood-short-deck styling and performance, but it also brought competitors from GM, Chrysler and American Motors. Little did Ford or anyone else know that this car would sell for 50  -- and counting -- profitable years and become woven into America’s character tapestry. Mustang transcends being a mere car because people remember seeing their first one or setting a goal to own one. In the early ‘60s, Ford started market research on a new small car. Lee Iacocca headed up the Fairlane Group, which was an informal executive group researching what would appeal to the emerging youth market. In Mustang: A Complete Guide, published in 1965, Iacocca explained how in one package,...(Read Full Article)