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1964-1/2 USA Ford Mustang

https://www.automobilemag.com/news/f...pecifications/
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In the early 1960s, Lee Iacocca, vice president and general manager of Ford, envisioned a sporty youth-market car based on the compact Falcon. Developed in record time on a shoe-string budget, Ford introduced the 1965 Mustang at the World's Fair on April 17, 1964, to instant acclaim. Ford planned for 100,000 first-year sales, but dealers sold 22,000 on the first day. The Ford Mustang launched a whole new genre of automobiles, known as pony cars.
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Ford marketed the original Mustang as a 1965 model, though Ford made several production changes to cars built after August 1964, by which time Ford had already sold 120,000. Hobbyists refer to early Mustangs as "1964½" models, while post-August cars are "late" 1965s.
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We were fitting out George M. Humphrey in Detroit - the former site of the Great Lakes Engineering Works that used to build and repair ships. After supper that Friday, a couple of car-loads of us went up town to the Delray Ford Dealer and I saw that red convertible like I eventually got.

A week later in Superior I ordered paying windshield sticker price $3,410 plus tax and title with the Superior WI Ford Dealer with a June delivery. Alas and alack my wheels were built on time. But then there was a nationwide new car transporter strike that was not settled until late in July so it was August before my wheels was delivered then I took two trips off - 10 days - on vacation.

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Underneath the skin the 1964-1/2 Mustang was pure Ford Falcon and the Mustang's were built on the Falcon assembly line as this Ford photograph attests. There were only 2 engines a straight six of I believe 170 CID and the 260 CID V8 that I bought along with a manual 4 speed transmission with 4th being overdrive.

Mustang-4-1560-72.jpg
I took these four black & white Polaroid's August 1964 parked on the street in front of my parent's Duluth Minnesota home.

Mustang-Color-1560-72.jpg
The top two are copies of 1964 Ford ads.
The bottom left is the only evidence I had until I FINALLY found the bottom right picture taken by my Dad January 1965.

When I got the Mustang the top leaked - the dealer said "So what?" Frank Zbaracki recommended the Oldsmobile dealer and they fixed it - "ford had left some sealing off".

Frank Zbaracki owned and operated the Ramsey Oil Company gas station - NOT a "service" station as Frank often said. As a teenager I worked for Frank and he taught me a lot. For decades Frank was a Boy Scout leader and each summer he took his troop on a road trip to somewhere - one year it was Alaska. While Frank was gone I operated his station alone.

In Duluth with my folks after Christmas and New Years January 1965 I planned to leave and drive to Florida. I loaded my luggage into my wheels and was already to go, except the car did not want to go. The rear inner fender top was sitting on top of the rear tires.

I unloaded the wheels and went to see Frank Zbaracki who said "rear air-shocks go to the Chevy dealer" and gave me the name of the man to see. While those were being installed I saw a luggage rack mounted on a Vette trunk lid. And I wondered aloud if one would fit on my Mustang --- and a parts guy said yes and quoted the installed price and I told them to do it. $115 plus tax for the air shocks and luggage rack installed. Then I went to Florida.

The 1964-1/2 models V8 was the 260 CID (4.3L?)

https://www.automobile-catalog.com/m...dtop/1964.html

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1964 Ford Mustang Hardtop 260 V-8 (man. 3) specs

Ford Mustang Hardtop 260 V-8 (man. 3) , model year 1964, version for North America U.S. (since April) (up to September)
manufactured by Ford (USA) in USA
2-door coupe body type
RWD (rear-wheel drive), manual 3-speed gearbox
gasoline (petrol) engine with displacement: 4267 cm3 / 260.4 cui, advertised power: 122 kW / 164 hp / 166 PS ( SAE gross ), torque: 350 Nm / 258 lb-ft, more data: 1964 Ford Mustang Hardtop 260 V-8 (man. 3) Horsepower/Torque Curve
characteristic dimensions: outside length: 4613 mm / 181.6 in, width: 1732 mm / 68.2 in, wheelbase: 2743 mm / 108 in
reference weights: base curb weight: 1307 kg / 2881 lbs
how fast is this car ? top speed: 181 km/h (112 mph) (©theoretical);
accelerations: 0- 60 mph 9.2© s; 0- 100 km/h 9.8© s (simulation ©automobile-catalog.com); 1/4 mile drag time (402 m) 17.2© s (simulation ©automobile-catalog.com) 1964 Ford Mustang Hardtop 260 V-8 (man. 3) Detailed Performance Review
fuel consumption and mileage: average estimated by a-c©: 15 l/100km / 18.8 mpg (imp.) / 15.6 mpg (U.S.) / 6.7 km/l, more data: 1964 Ford Mustang Hardtop 260 V-8 (man. 3).


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