The Cobra logo appeared for the first time ever on the 1965 Ford Mustang Shelby G.T 350, right in the middle of the steering wheel. Carroll Shelby, who designed the G.T 350, gained automotive popularity thanks in part to his Ford-Powered AC Shelby Cobras; it made sense when he put a hint of those AC […] More »
By: IBxAnders | August 6, 2009
Starting with the 1965 Ford Mustang, the Ford Motor Company released a trim line identified by only two letters: GT. Thanks in part to the Mustang, those two letters have become associated with performance throughout the United States after having been predominantly a European suffix attached to the end of fine Italian sports cars, such […] More »
By: IBxAnders | August 6, 2009
The 1964 Ford Mustang was introduced as an instant success, though few trim lines or options were offered. By 1969, however, Ford recognized the desire for faster and more powerful Mustangs, shown by the vast interest in the factory backed and modified Shelby Mustangs. In accordance with their theme of “Win on Sunday, sell on […] More »
By: IBxAnders | August 5, 2009
The 1964 Ford Mustang entered the automotive world and became an instant success, offering a fairly inexpensive and fun 210hp V8 engine inside something brand new. The Mustang found its way onto television, magazine covers, and even the head of the field at the Indianapolis 500 in its first few years. Few of those appearances […] More »
By: MustangForums Editors | March 18, 2009
Few changes were made for the 2002 Ford Mustang aside from the addition of new color options and a new steering wheel wrap for standard Mustangs. Ford did upgrade the sound system in the 2002 Mustang GT with a powerful new Visteon Mach 1000. In the US, the standard Cobra was left off the slate […] More »
By: MustangForums Editors | March 3, 2009
The 2000 Ford Mustang was the second year of the New Edge Mustang. People were surprised to see the lack of a Cobra option that year, an absence perhaps due to the power output issue of the 1999 Mustang Cobra. There were no changes to the exterior of the 2000 standard or Mustang GT, with […] More »
By: MustangForums Editors | March 3, 2009
The 1999 Ford Mustang officially marked the 35th anniversary of the classic muscle car and the beginning of a new era with yet another redesign. While the prior generation, the SN95, put the Mustang back atop the pony car market, the rest of the performance car market swelled up around the Mustang’s success with entries […] More »
By: MustangForums Editors | March 3, 2009
