The briefing of Mustang Body Style Change by Year

Part one:

The Ford Mustang is as legendary among the bunches of American muscle cars. it first debuted in 1964, with dealers selling 22000 units on the first day alone. This momentum continued, with total sales exceeding 418000 units in the first year of the car's launch.

The products of Ford undoubtedly helped define this style and laid the foundation for powerful and compact sports cars that will continue to be popular in the coming decades. Since 1964, Ford has launched seven generations of Mustang, each of which follows the trend of the times and creates unique yet recognizable models. Now let us take a look back and appreciate the exterior changes of the Ford Mustang over the years.

The first generation of small cylinder car (1964-1966)

The Mustang was envisioned as a sporty, compact, and youth-oriented car. The first Mustang Sedan was launched in April 1964, with convertible body styles and four engine options, ranging from an entry-level 170 ‌ft³ 6 cylinders engine to a 289 ‌ft³ high-performance small cylinder V8 engine (with 271 horsepower).

From a design perspective, the first batch of Mustang were clean and elegant, which dominated muscle cars in the second half of the 1960s. But the Mustang got better: Ford introduced the fastback body in August 1964. The iconic design, featuring an elongated roof and sloping rear window, was first introduced to the Mustang. The new roofline makes the fastback Mustang look sportier.

later the iconic Shelby GT350 Mustang based on the fastback Mustang is built, further consolidating the position of the first Mustang fastback model in automotive history and becoming one of the truly great muscle car designs.

The first generation of large cylinder (1967-1973)

In 1967, the body of the first generation Mustang model underwent its first facelift. The upgrade of mustang body did not have anything particularly special.

In 1969, the Mustang grew bigger, and this once compact car is now 187.4 inches long and 71.3 inches wide. Ford has completely redesigned the front face, with a greater tilt at the front and a smaller pony emblem than the previous version.

In 1971, Ford launched a larger Mustang with a body length of 189.5 inches and a width of 74.1 inches. All these additional bodies have also increased weight without a significant increase in horsepower.

Second generation (1974-1978)

The Ford Mustang were a period of very popularity in the early 1970s, but everything changed in 1974. Ford creates a compact the Mustang II for the 1974 model, and it is much smaller than its predecessor, measuring 175 inches long, 70 inches wide, and weighing approximately 2700 pounds.

However, Ford is not just pursuing smaller body sizes. The engine is now smaller, and car manufacturers only offer four cylinder and six cylinder engines in the Mustang II. However, despite its unsurprisingly mediocre performance, Ford's adventure paid off unexpectedly: The Mustang II has been the best-selling Mustang since 1967.

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Although the success of the Mustang II was short-lived, it is with elegant curves and clean lines still look great, and it is less outdated than the models launched before and after.

To be continued