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A history of Ford's original pony car

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Gail Wise's 1965 Ford Mustang Convertible in summer 1964. She is thought to be the first person to buy a Mustang.

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Gail Wise with her restored 1965 Mustang, pictured in 2010.

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1965 Ford Mustang hardtop in the Ford Pavilion at the 1964 World's Fair in New York.

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1964-1/2 MustangFord

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1965 Ford Mustang GTFord

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1965 Ford Mustang advertisementFord

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Ford placed a 1966 Mustang convertible on the observation deck of the Empire State Building. At the time it was the first car ever to be put on the observation deck, and the biggest and heaviest object ever on display there.

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1966 Shelby Mustang GT-350H.Ford

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1968 Ford Mustang Bullitt FastbackFord

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1968 Ford Mustang GT 500 KRFord

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1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429

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1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429Ford

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1971 Boss 351Ford

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1973 Ford Mustang Q-CodeFord

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1974 Ford Mustang II.

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1975.5 Ford Mustang II special paint editionFord

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1976 Ford Mustang Cobra IIFord

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1978 Ford Mustang King CobraFord

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1980 Ford MustangFord

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1981 Ford Mustang advertisementFord

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1983 Ford Mustang GT ConvertibleFord

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Ford Mustang 1988Ford

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Ford Mustang 1990Ford

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1995 Ford Mustang 'Boss Is Back' poster artFord

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2000 Ford Mustang Cobra RFord

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This replica of the 1968 Mustang Fastback GT 390 that co-starred with Steve McQueen in the movie Bullitt retraces some of the original San Francisco streets from the movie's chase scene.

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2001 Mustang Bullitt GT

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2004 Mustang GT

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2006 Ford Shelby GT-HFord

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2008 Ford Mustang GT ConvertibleFord

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One-of-a-kind 2013 Shelby GT500 Cobra built to commemorate the late Carroll Shelby.The new GT500 Cobra sports an 850-horsepower Ford Racing supercharged V8, Shelby American wide-body kit, and is finished in Cobra historical Guardsman Blue/Wimbledon White stripe finish

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2014 Ford Shelby GT500 produces 662 horsepower from its aluminum 5.8-liter supercharged V8.

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2014 Mustang V6

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