Mustang 1964 1/2-1973 - Couverture rigide

Mueller, Mike

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0760307342 ISBN 13 : 9780760307342

Editeur : Motorbooks, 2000

Synopsis

Book by Mueller Mike

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

 When Ford introduced its 1958 Thunderbird, it had something that made purists cringe: a back seat.  What the purists didn’t know was that the idea of a sporty small car was not dead in Dearborn.  In just a few years, Lee Iacocca was busy assembling a team of engineers, designers, and P.R. men that would essentially produce the Ford Mustang. While the Mustang did have a back seat, it was still true to the T-bird’s original concept…a long hood, short deck, lightweight and with a sporty presence that appealed to young people.  Based on the successful Falcon platform, Ford’s new pony car was much more than just a gussied-up economy car.  The car’s styling and performance, combined with an image-building marketing blitz, secured the 1964-1/2 Mustang’s place as the forerunner in its class…a class that came to be known as pony cars.    In the following years, the Mustang got larger and more powerful, and it spawned a legion of imitators, including the Camaro, Firebird, and AMX.  The Mustang answered those challenges with unforgettable performance models like the Cobra Jets, Boss 302s, Boss 429s, and the ultimate ‘60s performance cars, the Shelby Cobra Mustang.

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Ford Mustang. From 1964 1/2 to 1973, those words meant fun and freedom for an entire generation. Sporty, quick, and affordable, the original pony car's reputation was fueled by racing success on drag strips and road courses. Today, these classic Mustangs are among the most popular and sought-after cars of that era.
In this book, Mike Mueller tells the Mustang's story from its design and 1964 introduction up to 1973, when an era ended as the down-sized 1974 Mustang II made its debut. It's an intriguing tale of an American performance icon, the people that created it, and the marketing machine that drove its success.
It's a story that every Mustang fan must own.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Motorbooks
• Date d'édition: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0760307342
• ISBN 13: 9780760307342
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 168