1989 Ford Mustang 25th Anniversary Press Release

Twenty-five years of Mustang will be celebrated in the spring by nearly 90 namesake car clubs in the United States.

The Mustang car clubs, most of them members of the Mustang Club of America, will stage a variety of special programs and car shows to honor the popular Ford pony car. Some will be held in conjunction with the American Pony Drive, a cross-county tour of nearly 40 European-owned Mustang models. The caravan will cover over 7,000 miles of cross 17 states, with overnight stops in 25 cities. …

FORD MUSTANG: THE HISTORY OF A LEGEND
The time was right for Ford Mustang. In the early 1960s, a spirit of youth infused the automotive marketplace as World War II baby boomers became car-buying adults.

They wanted cars that were different from those of their parents — cars equipped with bucket seats, floor-mounted stick shifts and high-performance engines. This generation wanted low prices and sportiness, handling and …

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