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Friday, August 11, 2023
Mustang
My first car was a debut issue Ford Mustang. They called a 1964 and a half because it came out halfway through the model year cycle. I bought it used, of course. This may be a '66.
If it's a '66, it's seen some miles because the model's hair is later. Cool as a cucumber, isn't he. Mind you, some men will do ANYTHING to show off their cars...
It's odd to see a mid-60s Mustang in a European or other foreign setting. Tariffs on US cars in Europe and Japan made buying one prohibitively expensive.
I remember the first time I saw a Mustang, it was November 3, 1964, Election Night. My parents and I had just had dinner at the Holiday Inn (that was a big deal for us) and the color TV in the lobby showed that LBJ had won. Then we drove to the Ford dealer and looked at the Mustang. It was under $2,000-Dee Exx
I remember that night. My mother decided to vote at the last minute, and we rushed to the polling place just before it closed. It was Texas, and we knew Johnson would win the state, but she said he was a crook and voted for Goldwater to make a point. Lesser of two evils and all that. We got Civil Rights laws and Vietnam.
Used American cars were popular in Latin America from the 30's to the 70's for their durability and reliability. In Europe, American cars could be mostly seen in Scandinavia and Southern Europe. In France and Italy, the status car was not a Ferrari or a Rolls Royce, it was to own an American luxury car. In Spain, Greece and Turkey, Dodges and Plymouths of the 40's, 50's and 60's were popular with taxi drivers. And I once read an article in an old Life magazine from 1961 where brand new Cadillac's that cost $5000 dollars in the USA would be auctioned to the highest bidders for up to $20,000 dollars in Argentina ! The Mustang was an iconic car of the 1960's and was based on the Ford Falcon to amortize costs and placate the bean-counters :)
If it's a '66, it's seen some miles because the model's hair is later. Cool as a cucumber, isn't he. Mind you, some men will do ANYTHING to show off their cars...
ReplyDeleteThe shoes look later, too.
DeleteHe sports an impressive hood ornament....
ReplyDeleteIt's odd to see a mid-60s Mustang in a European or other foreign setting. Tariffs on US cars in Europe and Japan made buying one prohibitively expensive.
ReplyDeleteMustangs quickly became iconic, and by the time this picture was made, well-to-do Europeans were collecting them.
DeleteVery popular in German and Sweden by the time this photo was taken. Like the man and the car.
DeleteI remember the first time I saw a Mustang, it was November 3, 1964, Election Night. My parents and I had just had dinner at the Holiday Inn (that was a big deal for us) and the color TV in the lobby showed that LBJ had won. Then we drove to the Ford dealer and looked at the Mustang. It was under $2,000-Dee Exx
ReplyDeleteI remember that night. My mother decided to vote at the last minute, and we rushed to the polling place just before it closed. It was Texas, and we knew Johnson would win the state, but she said he was a crook and voted for Goldwater to make a point. Lesser of two evils and all that. We got Civil Rights laws and Vietnam.
DeleteWhat car? I just see one uncut fellow
ReplyDeleteEasy to miss the car, lol.
DeleteUsed American cars were popular in Latin America from the 30's to the 70's for their durability and reliability. In Europe, American cars could be mostly seen in Scandinavia and Southern Europe. In France and Italy, the status car was not a Ferrari or a Rolls Royce, it was to own an American luxury car. In Spain, Greece and Turkey, Dodges and Plymouths of the 40's, 50's and 60's were popular with taxi drivers. And I once read an article in an old Life magazine from 1961 where brand new Cadillac's that cost $5000 dollars in the USA would be auctioned to the highest bidders for up to $20,000 dollars in Argentina !
ReplyDeleteThe Mustang was an iconic car of the 1960's and was based on the Ford Falcon to amortize costs and placate the bean-counters :)
Lee Iacocca masterminded the Mustang program at Ford.
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