FORD MUSTANG COMPANY TIMELINE.pptx

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HISTORYIn 1961, Lee Iacocca, vice president and general manager of ord

!ivision, "ad a vision. #is vision $as a car t"at $ould seat four people, "a%uc&et seats, a 'oor mounted s"ifter, %e no more t"an 1(0 inc"es long,$eig" less t"an )*00 pounds, and sell for less t"an +)*00.00. ut of t"isvision, t"e ord -ustang $as %orn.

fter many mont"s of meetings, discussions and mar&et surveys, fund$as /nally approved for t"e -ustang in eptem%er of 196). n -arc" 9,1964 t"e /rst -ustang rolled o of t"e assem%ly line. nly 1( mont"s "adelapsed since t"e -ustang "ad %een approved for production.

In order to &eep production costs do$n, many of t"e -ustang2s

components $ere %orro$ed from t"e alcon, including most of t"e drivetr3it" a multitude of dierent interior, eterior, and drivetrain options, t"e-ustang $ould %e a%le to %e ordered as plain, or as fancy, as economicalas fast, as t"e %uyer $anted. In general, t"e -ustang $as designed foreveryone and $as advertised as 5t"e car to %e designed %y you5.



HERE ARE SOME KEY MOMENTS IN THE HISTORY A

EVOLUTION OF THE FORD MUSTANG.

60s70s(0s90s)000



60’S1964. 8"e /rst mustang $as introduced %y ford motorcompany at t"e $orlds fair in e$ :or&

196*. 8"e /rst -ustang G8 $as introduced.

1966. ales of t"e -ustang passed t"e 1 million mar&.

196(. 8"e 196( -ustang ;90 G8 $as featured in t"e "movie, <ullitt, starring teve -c=ueen.

1969. 8"e -ustang -ac" 1, <oss ;0) $it" )90>"orsepo$er, <oss 4)9 $it" ;7*>"orsepo$er, and t"eGrande luury model $ere added to t"e lineup.



70’S

• 1970. 8"e ram air 5"a&er5 "ood scoop %ecame availa%le for any -

$it" a ;*1>cid or larger ?>( engine.

• 1971. 8"e largest -ustangs ever @oined t"e lineup. 8"ey $ere nearlonger and 600 pounds "eavier t"an t"e earlier -ustangs.

• 197*. 8"e ?>( option returned..

• 197(. 8"e ne$ Aing Bo%ra %ecame t"e /rst -ustang to "ave t"e 5*

rear$ard>facing decal.

• 1979. ne$ -ustang, called o, de%uts $it" a more Curo>type de

$as longer and taller, %ut )00 pounds lig"ter t"an t"e -ustang II.



80’S

• 19(0. 8"e ;0)>cid ?>( engine $as replaced $it" a more economica

small %loc& ?>(.

• 19(;. 8"e -ustang converti%le$as %ac& after %eing a%sent for ten

8"is converti%le "ad a po$er top and a tempered glass rear $indo

• 19(*. ne$ *.0 liter ?>( engine is introduced. It is capa%le of )10

"orsepo$er $it" manual transmission.

• 19(7. not"er redesign for t"e -ustang i$as introduced. 8"is one

ne$ 5aero5 %ody design.

• 19(9. ord cele%rates t"e -ustang2s )*t" anniversary %y adding 5)

to all cars made %et$een pril 17, 19(9 > pril 17, 1990



90’S

• 1990. driver2s side air%ag %ecame standard for all -ustangs.

• 199;. 8"e limited edition -ustang Bo%ra $as introduced during t"

of t"e o %ody design. 8"e racing Bo%ra D model seld out %efore p

%egan on it.

• 199*. 3as t"e /nal year for t"e *.0>liter ?>( engine in t"e -ustang

• 1997. 8"e Eassive nti>8"eft ystem FE8 $as included $it" all m

• 1999. 8"e -ustang received anot"er ma&eover, including a ne$ "o

lig"ts, $"eel arc"s, and s"arper lines.



2000

• )000. 8"e t"ird ?8 -ustang Bo%ra D $as introduced. It $as t"e /rst -usta

"ave a si>speed manual transmission.

•

)00;. revised version of t"e -ustang -ac" 1 $as released. 8"is one "ad 5"a&er5 "ood scoop and a ;0*>"orsepo$er ?>( engine.

• )009. ord -otor Bompany "onored t"e -ustang2s 4*t" anniversary $it" a

in <irming"am, la%ama.

• )011. 8"e Boyote *.0>liter ?>( $as introduced, mar&ing t"e return of t"e -u

option.

)01;. 8"e "el%y G8*00 $as launc"ed. 3it" a superc"arged *.(>liter ?>( an"orsepo$er, it %ecame t"e most po$erful ?>( in t"e $orld

• )014. ord cele%rated its *0t" anniversary %y displaying t"e %rand ne$ )01

converti%le on t"e o%servation dec& of t"e Cmpire tate <uilding in e$ :or

:or& $as $"ere t"e /rst -ustang made its de%ut during t"e 1964 3orld2s a

$ill %e cut into many pieces in order to %e transported %y elevator to t"e top

Cmpire tate <uilding.

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