A little car trivia

[Ric]

What was the Ford mustang named for or after? anyone have any ideas?

 

[CZLawnCare]

I own one and have no clue actually lol, im guessing after the horse?

 

[Rivets]

There are two answers going around for many years. One, Clark the designer, put a horse in his emblem design, which resulted in the Mustang name. Two, it was named after the Mustang P51 fighter plane. Take your pick.

 

[Ric]

Rivets is right It was named after the Mustang P51 fighter plane.

 

[Rivets]

That's only if you don't believe Lee Iococca, who says it was the horse, wild and free.

 

[Ric]

John Najjar is credited by Ford to have suggested the name Mustang for the car, he was a fan of the P51. I heard it on Tv to night on a car show program. I'm like CZ, I thought it was after a horse.:laughing:

 

[Two-Stroke]

And that hot new (new in mid-1960s) class of cars became "pony cars" even though the competitors included Camaros, Barracudas, and Javelins. :laughing:

It was a heady time for car design -- before the rise of government regulation. :thumbdown:

 

[JSB33]

That's only if you don't believe Lee Iococca, who says it was the horse, wild and free.

I don't believe much of what Lido says :laughing:

 

[midnite rider]

Well, even though, they did not put the P-51, one of if not the greatest prop driven planes, in their emblem but stuck with the pony.

They went on to model varients of Mach 1, Boss, Shelby, Cobra, GT, Anniversary models, SVO, Bullitt, Grande and Ghia.
Roush, Hurst, Saleen, ect were made by separate companies and Shelby was the only factory calaboration.

 

[CZLawnCare]

Heres a pic of my '02 mustang, who else is driving one on this forum?