Ford History

Micro Ford · October 10th, 2007, 03:44 PM

Ok as you guys may know by now I am new to the Mustang, I grew up liking imports and working with imports. Now I have seen the light of American Power!!!

I am intrested in lerning more about the history of the mustang, so what I am asking from you is what is the best Mustang, pro's and con's if you got the time.
Thank's for your input.

:award

zers · October 10th, 2007, 04:40 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Mustang

I personally prefer the classics (i own a 65) butt to each his or her own.

Micro Ford · October 10th, 2007, 04:58 PM

Yeah I like the old one and the 05+ GT's.

TheBusher · October 10th, 2007, 06:01 PM

03-04 were good years for the mustang (ei: Terminator, Mach 1)

1TITAN · October 11th, 2007, 01:36 AM

wow u askin for a lot.... lol
i dont know it all ( i come from a mopar family) so someone else can fill in the blanks.

the classic mustangs are bad ass just simply for the fact that you will get looked at ( i know i had a 66' coupe)

the 70's era ones are actually really cool ( in my opinion) cause no one else likes them

the 80's mustang are probally the best cars used in any forms of racing....
because of thier size/weight and compatability to just about any engine and tranny combo

the 90's ... (well the modulare ones i mean) make a pretty good street machine,(i currently own a 2001 mustang GT) they are fairly agile and make decent hp. numbers (considering there size)

then there is the new ones 05+ ( not a fan of the body style) which have the variable valve timing (i think thats what its called)
3 valve per cylinder, and i just has the coolness factor of a new car model

(one thing i dont like about the new one is the fly by wire set up for the throttle body, dont know why i just dont)

but there u go some very general information about the mustang

rk_2000_Z/28 · October 14th, 2007, 02:00 AM

Ford wanted a sports car that was fairly inexpensive to produce and would appeal to all shapes and sizes, men, women, young, and old. Hence the Mustang. This started the 'Pony car' craze and led to other small two door cars that had a base v-6 and then multiple (usually smaller displacement) v-8s like the Camaro, Firebird, Challenger, etc. But none of these had the popularity and success of the Mustang, and that popularity continues to grow today in both mainstream and pop culture. It seems just about every commercial on TV has a S197 Mustang in it!

As you probably know by now, Mustangs come in all shapes and sizes, but for me (and I think a few people will agree with me) the ultimate is the '03-'04 SVT Mustang Cobra. Factory forged interals! Factory supercharger! Typically 360+ RWP and mid 12 second capable...BONE STOCK! Did I mention that they have factory forged internals and there are guys that are running 9's without even cracking a valve cover bolt!?!?!

07stanggt · October 22nd, 2007, 10:43 PM

Ford created a class of car with the mustang, the pony car. Its not really a sports car wasnt really a muscle car for those days. gm answered with the camaro and trams am, dodge made a week attempt to answer with the challenger, that is not to knock the challenger its a cool car but didnt really stand a chance. Ford has dominated this class of car ever since.

The mustang is true to henry ford's original vision. That is "to build a reliable car that everybody can afford." That is what I love about the stang.

The mustang is legendary on the race tracks contrary to some popular opinion on this site. it is and always has been a great road course platform. The shelbys and 302 boss's dominated trams am racing in the 60s and early 70's and the 05 mustang won the grand am cup. the fr500 is still manhandling porshes and beamers this year in that circuit.

The mustang was never really that famous for drag racing as it wasnt original conceived as a muscle car anyway. That is not to say that their werent some stangs with big engines in them, the 427, 428, and 429 cobra jet. Tid bit of info for you the 427 cobra engine was actually a 426 cubic inch engine. Ford called it 427 becuase dodge already had the 426 hemi stamped on the side of cars and ford didnt want to be the same.

The mustang has vanquished all the competition in its class, the challenger and trans am, the gto "twice," and finally buried the camaro.

To this day ford still designs the stang with the goal of making it a very affordable car with a lot of perfomance as the mission. Ford also spends a ton of money with every engine redesign making sure that whatever engine they drop in a mustang it stills sounds like a mustang

there have been more mustangs sold than any other car in the world making it by defintion the most popular car in the world.

It is an american icon.

A living legend.

Odly enough the plain mustangs are as popular as any. Take the 68 fastback gt that was in bullitt. This car was bone stock, green, with factory rims. everyone loves it. the only mod or dress up on this car was it said bullitt where it should say gt. its is the subtleness of the mustangs the lines, the plain but exciting look of the car that people can help but love. it is in fact american in everyway. no a lot of flash or bling and still just a work of art.

another tid bit of info for that movie bullitt is that they used two stangs in that movie and one of them was not a gt. they droped the 390 engine in it. but if you watch the movie on some shots the car has duel exhaust but does not have the cut outs for the exhuast. the one without the cut outs for the exhaust is not a real gt.

Its funny the stock stangs bring as much attention as the modded ones. most of the time more.

WilltheThrill · October 23rd, 2007, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by rk_2000_Z/28

As you probably know by now, Mustangs come in all shapes and sizes, but for me (and I think a few people will agree with me) the ultimate is the '03-'04 SVT Mustang Cobra. Factory forged interals! Factory supercharger! Typically 360+ RWP and mid 12 second capable...BONE STOCK! Did I mention that they have factory forged internals and there are guys that are running 9's without even cracking a valve cover bolt!?!?!

well said. heres all u need to know Micro Ford.

TERMINATORS WERE MADE BY CHUCK NORRIS AND THEY OWN ALL OTHER MODELS

:award

rk_2000_Z/28 · October 23rd, 2007, 10:55 PM

Originally Posted by WilltheThrill

TERMINATORS WERE MADE BY CHUCK NORRIS AND THEY OWN ALL OTHER MODELS

Well said sir...Well said.

07stanggt · October 23rd, 2007, 10:58 PM

Originally Posted by rk_2000_Z/28

Originally Posted by WilltheThrill

TERMINATORS WERE MADE BY CHUCK NORRIS AND THEY OWN ALL OTHER MODELS

Well said sir...Well said.

Cobra's are awesome. but a GT is a real mustang.

rk_2000_Z/28 · October 25th, 2007, 02:35 PM

Originally Posted by 07stanggt

Originally Posted by rk_2000_Z/28

Originally Posted by WilltheThrill

TERMINATORS WERE MADE BY CHUCK NORRIS AND THEY OWN ALL OTHER MODELS

Well said sir...Well said.

Cobra's are awesome. but a GT is a real mustang.

Sign me up for wanting one of those 'fake' Mustangs then!

HMUSN · October 25th, 2007, 02:37 PM

Cobra not a real mustang?

Hourofpain · October 28th, 2007, 02:15 AM

id splooge on a cobra over a gt anyday

October 10th, 2007, 03:44 PM	#1
Micro Ford Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 44 iTrader: 0 reviews	Ford History Ok as you guys may know by now I am new to the Mustang, I grew up liking imports and working with imports. Now I have seen the light of American Power!!! I am intrested in lerning more about the history of the mustang, so what I am asking from you is what is the best Mustang, pro's and con's if you got the time. Thank's for your input. :award __________________ Though I walk through the valley of rice I shall fear no turbo, for Torque art with me. I may drive civil for a day, but no longer than that...

October 10th, 2007, 04:40 PM	#2
zers Regular 1965 Coupe Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 356 iTrader: 0 reviews	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Mustang I personally prefer the classics (i own a 65) butt to each his or her own. __________________

October 10th, 2007, 04:58 PM	#3
Micro Ford Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 44 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yeah I like the old one and the 05+ GT's. __________________ Though I walk through the valley of rice I shall fear no turbo, for Torque art with me. I may drive civil for a day, but no longer than that...

October 11th, 2007, 01:36 AM	#5
1TITAN Regular 01 mustang gt 13.98@100 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 265 iTrader: 0 reviews	wow u askin for a lot.... lol i dont know it all ( i come from a mopar family) so someone else can fill in the blanks. the classic mustangs are bad ass just simply for the fact that you will get looked at ( i know i had a 66' coupe) the 70's era ones are actually really cool ( in my opinion) cause no one else likes them the 80's mustang are probally the best cars used in any forms of racing.... because of thier size/weight and compatability to just about any engine and tranny combo the 90's ... (well the modulare ones i mean) make a pretty good street machine,(i currently own a 2001 mustang GT) they are fairly agile and make decent hp. numbers (considering there size) then there is the new ones 05+ ( not a fan of the body style) which have the variable valve timing (i think thats what its called) 3 valve per cylinder, and i just has the coolness factor of a new car model (one thing i dont like about the new one is the fly by wire set up for the throttle body, dont know why i just dont) but there u go some very general information about the mustang __________________ destroy in the turns, then obliterate on the straightaway 01 GT 4.6/20 over cold air intake/70 mm throttle body mac longtube headers/custome H pipe/moroso spiral mufflers to side exhaust computer tune race seats / 5 point harness

October 14th, 2007, 02:00 AM	#6
rk_2000_Z/28 Forever in our hearts travis_afx 2003 SVT Cobra Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Enid, OK Posts: 4,186 iTrader: 0 reviews	Ford wanted a sports car that was fairly inexpensive to produce and would appeal to all shapes and sizes, men, women, young, and old. Hence the Mustang. This started the 'Pony car' craze and led to other small two door cars that had a base v-6 and then multiple (usually smaller displacement) v-8s like the Camaro, Firebird, Challenger, etc. But none of these had the popularity and success of the Mustang, and that popularity continues to grow today in both mainstream and pop culture. It seems just about every commercial on TV has a S197 Mustang in it! As you probably know by now, Mustangs come in all shapes and sizes, but for me (and I think a few people will agree with me) the ultimate is the '03-'04 SVT Mustang Cobra. Factory forged interals! Factory supercharger! Typically 360+ RWP and mid 12 second capable...BONE STOCK! Did I mention that they have factory forged internals and there are guys that are running 9's without even cracking a valve cover bolt!?!?! __________________ 03 Cobra-Slow 02 SS, 00 Z/28-Gone Rest In Peace Travis Billings

October 10th, 2007, 06:01 PM	#4
TheBusher Hardcore Enthusiast 2002 Chevrolet Impala ??? Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado Posts: 2,242 iTrader: 0 reviews	03-04 were good years for the mustang (ei: Terminator, Mach 1)

October 22nd, 2007, 10:43 PM	#7
07stanggt I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2007 GT Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Ellicott City, MD Posts: 11,951 iTrader: 1 reviews	Ford created a class of car with the mustang, the pony car. Its not really a sports car wasnt really a muscle car for those days. gm answered with the camaro and trams am, dodge made a week attempt to answer with the challenger, that is not to knock the challenger its a cool car but didnt really stand a chance. Ford has dominated this class of car ever since. The mustang is true to henry ford's original vision. That is "to build a reliable car that everybody can afford." That is what I love about the stang. The mustang is legendary on the race tracks contrary to some popular opinion on this site. it is and always has been a great road course platform. The shelbys and 302 boss's dominated trams am racing in the 60s and early 70's and the 05 mustang won the grand am cup. the fr500 is still manhandling porshes and beamers this year in that circuit. The mustang was never really that famous for drag racing as it wasnt original conceived as a muscle car anyway. That is not to say that their werent some stangs with big engines in them, the 427, 428, and 429 cobra jet. Tid bit of info for you the 427 cobra engine was actually a 426 cubic inch engine. Ford called it 427 becuase dodge already had the 426 hemi stamped on the side of cars and ford didnt want to be the same. The mustang has vanquished all the competition in its class, the challenger and trans am, the gto "twice," and finally buried the camaro. To this day ford still designs the stang with the goal of making it a very affordable car with a lot of perfomance as the mission. Ford also spends a ton of money with every engine redesign making sure that whatever engine they drop in a mustang it stills sounds like a mustang there have been more mustangs sold than any other car in the world making it by defintion the most popular car in the world. It is an american icon. A living legend. Odly enough the plain mustangs are as popular as any. Take the 68 fastback gt that was in bullitt. This car was bone stock, green, with factory rims. everyone loves it. the only mod or dress up on this car was it said bullitt where it should say gt. its is the subtleness of the mustangs the lines, the plain but exciting look of the car that people can help but love. it is in fact american in everyway. no a lot of flash or bling and still just a work of art. another tid bit of info for that movie bullitt is that they used two stangs in that movie and one of them was not a gt. they droped the 390 engine in it. but if you watch the movie on some shots the car has duel exhaust but does not have the cut outs for the exhuast. the one without the cut outs for the exhaust is not a real gt. Its funny the stock stangs bring as much attention as the modded ones. most of the time more.

October 25th, 2007, 02:37 PM	#12
HMUSN Doc 1986 SVO Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 36,836 iTrader: 9 reviews	Cobra not a real mustang? __________________

October 28th, 2007, 02:15 AM	#13
Hourofpain Hardcore Enthusiast 2005 Torrid Red GTO m6 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 1,526 iTrader: 0 reviews	id splooge on a cobra over a gt anyday __________________ 1996 Cobra To be sold... 2005 M6 Twin Turbo GTO Torrid Red Fully Forged LS2 Block Built to handle 1000RWHP. Fully ported Dart Heads. Edelbrock Jr Intake. Custom cut upper intake plenum. APS twin Turbo System with APS twin Fuel pumps.

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