1960-1969 Ford Mustang

Origin: The Ford Mustang is probably the most famous American muscle car today. If you were to ask someone what the definition of Pure American Muscle was, they would most likely answer the Mustang. The car was so popular that it started its own genre of cars, which are known as "pony" cars. The idea of the Mustang was somewhat copied from Chevrolet's Corvette Stingray and other European sports car manufacturers. Another thing that played a role in its creation was the P-51 Mustang Fighter Plane. This is so due to the fact that one of the cars designers was a huge fan of the plane and decided to name his own creation after it. Ford introduced the Mustang on April 17th 1964 at New York's World Fair. The impact of the car was so huge that it is compared to the success of the Model A that ford had also built almost 4 decades ago.

Purpose: The Ford Mustang was an addition to Fords wide range of cars, it was a car which was made to rival cars like the Corvette Stingray. It was also made for racing fans as the car was considered in the sports car category. The car was so popular because  of the way that Ford advertised it; they wanted to attract customers as they wanted to be #1 in world popularity. They did this by giving the car a slogan of: The Car to be designed by You. This meant that the Mustang was a car that had many varieties of models. There were convertibles, GT's, Fastbacks etc. This resulted to much positive feedback which also made this car a one-of-kind.

Value: The Ford Mustang was one the most influential cars in American history. This is because the Mustangs success led to an opening of a new genre of cars called "pony" cars. Cars The term Pony car came to be as the logo and name of the Mustang was the Mustang Horse. Ford's incredible success led to many new cars such as Chevy's Camaro, Pontiac's Firebird, and Dodge's Challenger.

Limitations: This time period was the decade of civil right movements in the US. This was being done for the equality of Blacks in the south, there were many other things going on in America a well. The invention of the Mustang does not signify that aspect of the time-period at all as it was the Car had no relevance to it. Despite that the Ford Mustang was still a car that changed America's automotive history.