Poster: FordBoy
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This is the very first Ford Mustang concept design.
The 1962 Ford Mustang I, an aluminum bodied, tube frame mid-engine V4 with a transaxle, independent suspension, and a 90 inch wheelbase debuted October 7, 1962 at the United States Grand Prix in Watkins Glen, New York. Dan Gurney drove the fresh 1,200-pound concept around the track at speeds approaching 120 mph, while Chevrolet's non-functional styling exercise sat aside, ignored. When Ford took aim at the younger sports car buyer, they did it with this Mustang I, a fully functional, hand-built concept designed by Roy Lunn and crafted by Troutman-Barnes of Culver City, California. The engine is a rear mounted 60° V4 with 4-speed transaxle taken from the four wheel drive Ford Taunus (a Ford of Europe product.) It's 1,498 cc’s produces 89 hp at 6600 rpm's, good for 0-60 times of 11.1 seconds and quarter mile estimated at 17.4 seconds at 76 mph. Only the Mustang name and emblem from this concept found their way to production vehicles.
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