Five Facts to Know About the Very First Mustang
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Five Facts to Know About the Very First Mustang
If you’re looking to earn your stripes as true Mustang fan, then there are a few things you definitely should know.
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The fact that it is mid-engine didn't hit the top five facts?
The car was also inspired by the desire to compete with the Corvair Monza, which was very successful at the time. While this Mustang variant never saw production, the conventional front engined, rear drive car we all know and love is what actually killed off the Chevy Corvair, not Ralph Nader. Chevy's response to the Mustang was to create the Camaro because it was easier and cheaper to build a conventional car and stuff a V-8 in it than it would be to make the Corvair competitive with the Mustang's V-8 power.
The car was also inspired by the desire to compete with the Corvair Monza, which was very successful at the time. While this Mustang variant never saw production, the conventional front engined, rear drive car we all know and love is what actually killed off the Chevy Corvair, not Ralph Nader. Chevy's response to the Mustang was to create the Camaro because it was easier and cheaper to build a conventional car and stuff a V-8 in it than it would be to make the Corvair competitive with the Mustang's V-8 power.
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The fact that it is mid-engine didn't hit the top five facts?
The car was also inspired by the desire to compete with the Corvair Monza, which was very successful at the time. While this Mustang variant never saw production, the conventional front engined, rear drive car we all know and love is what actually killed off the Chevy Corvair, not Ralph Nader. Chevy's response to the Mustang was to create the Camaro because it was easier and cheaper to build a conventional car and stuff a V-8 in it than it would be to make the Corvair competitive with the Mustang's V-8 power.
The car was also inspired by the desire to compete with the Corvair Monza, which was very successful at the time. While this Mustang variant never saw production, the conventional front engined, rear drive car we all know and love is what actually killed off the Chevy Corvair, not Ralph Nader. Chevy's response to the Mustang was to create the Camaro because it was easier and cheaper to build a conventional car and stuff a V-8 in it than it would be to make the Corvair competitive with the Mustang's V-8 power.
As far as the Mustang Concept car, there was also this one referred to as the Mustang II, which would actually make the 74-78 PintoStang the Mustang III.
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