The car "Ford Mustang 1967" has become a cult car. This is the same symbol of US industrial power as the Phantom F-4, or the Apollo spacecraft . Its silhouette is recognizable, and its appearance on the road invariably attracts admiring glances.
Like any outstanding phenomenon, the Ford Mustang has become a legend, as is the story of its creation. The class of cars "Muscle Car", the name of which translates literally as "muscular car" - a typical American phenomenon. A powerful eight-cylinder engine, a very rigid and rationally arranged two-door body, high-load suspensions, and an aggressive appearance are the main signs of such “cars”. Fuel consumption in those years was not of interest to Americans (gasoline was cheap).
In April 1964, Ford launched a massive campaign to promote the new Mustang brand. Advertising made extensive use of electronic media, in particular television. Its main slogan was the phrase that a new generation of Americans needed a new car. Thus, from a vehicle, Ford transformed into an element of the American way of life. This approach to marketing was revolutionary, as were some of the technical solutions used in the design.
Further development of the Mustang lineup led to the creation in three years of a true masterpiece of the American automobile industry - the Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 1967, named after its creator, the famous American car designer and race car driver Carroll Shelby. The car became taller and longer, the radiator grill got a simpler and more elegant form, and overall the car became more luxurious.
The engine 428 "Cobra Jet", with a capacity of 335 "horses" created excellent dynamic characteristics, the speed of a hundred kilometers per hour, "Ford Mustang 1967" gained in just six and a half seconds. The unusual body design remains the standard of technical beauty to this day.
The Ford Mustang Shelby GT 500 was produced as a four-seater coupe, fastback and convertible. Additional options in the form of radio equipment, sun shields, adjustable rear-view mirrors, a tachometer, watches and other items that facilitate driving and increase comfort were provided to the buyer at choice, and design changes were made at dealerships (immediately before the sale). The same applies to the front seats, which could be separate for the passenger and driver, but could be a common "sofa".
Today, the Ford Mustang 1967 is the epitome of the sixties. But sometimes it can be seen on the road. This car immediately catches your eye against the background of faceless foreign cars, most of which are externally worked out on the same model. "Mustangers" idolize their iron horses, they often restore them with their own hands. And, of course, cherish this technique. With the once huge volumes of production of these cars in good condition, not so many have been preserved. Therefore, collectors are looking for them very persistently (sometimes one is assembled from several copies, but its technical condition is brought to perfection).
Prices for the Ford Mustang 1967 vary widely (from ten to fifteen thousand dollars to hundreds of thousands). It depends on the condition of the car, and sometimes on the historical fate of the instance, for example, the fact that some celebrity owned it.