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Do You Have a Mustang Story?<br />
By: BJ Killeen / Down the Road<br />
There are a lot of seniors who have moved to<br />
Las Vegas from New York. If you’re one of them,<br />
maybe you were lucky enough to have attended<br />
the World’s Fair in 1964.<br />
If you were there on April 17, 1964, you<br />
saw history in the making. That was the<br />
day they introduced the Ford Mustang to<br />
the world.<br />
It was unlike anything else on the<br />
road. Ford called it a pony car, and it<br />
was designed to appeal to a youthful<br />
generation.<br />
Now, 60 years later, the Mustang is still<br />
going strong, and has an audience of<br />
enthusiasts who not only own a car, but<br />
a lifestyle. Everyone has a Mustang story.<br />
Either you owned one or knew someone who did.<br />
This is the only pony car in continuous production for 60 years.<br />
Camaro and Challenger, which came along later, have come and gone<br />
— twice. Only Mustang has remained constant over six decades.<br />
The Mustang’s popularity is (and always has been) because it’s<br />
fun to drive (we’ll just forget about the gas-crisis 1970s for now),<br />
affordable, and inclusive. If you own one, you are part of a community<br />
of enthusiasts who socialize with other owners, participate in car shows,<br />
race the vehicles, and even customize them to suit personal tastes.<br />
Over 10 million Mustangs have been sold worldwide since its<br />
inception and are sold on six of seven continents (Antarctica does not<br />
have any Mustangs, although Ford did try to fly one out there to claim<br />
the continent, but it was cost prohibitive.)<br />
The popular Mustang has appeared in<br />
over 3,000 television shows and movies,<br />
and has been immortalized in songs and<br />
music videos. It’s the most Instagrammed<br />
vehicle, has the most Facebook followers,<br />
and is responsible for over 170 owners’<br />
clubs in the U.S., with over 100 clubs<br />
internationally.<br />
There is truly nothing else like it.<br />
According to Ford, Mustang is more<br />
than a car; it’s a forward-looking icon of<br />
freedom and self-expression. We couldn’t<br />
agree more.<br />
What’s your Mustang story? Drop me an email and let me know.<br />
BJ Killeen has been an automotive journalist for over 30 years.<br />
She welcomes all questions and inquiries, and can be reached at<br />
bjkdtr@gmail.com<br />
22<br />
<strong>May</strong> <strong>2024</strong>
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