The first ever Ford Mustang that was sold is surprisingly still running and on the road. The car was sold back in 1964 and even more incredible is that it is still owned by the same person who purchased the car on the special day.
The Ford Mustang was bought by 22 year old third grade teacher Gail Wise back in 1964 on the 15th April for $3400.
Gail Wise bought the car two days before the then completely new Ford Mustang was supposed to go on sale. But for the recent college graduate, it just so happened to be her lucky day. Gail who needed a car to get to her new job went with her parents to the local Ford dealership, where a salesman was all too happy to show her the Mustang hidden in the back.
Technically, he wasn’t supposed to sell it to anyone for another couple of days, but business is business. Up until now, Wise and her husband haven’t heard of anyone else buying a Mustang before April 17, 1964.
Ford Mustang Fun Facts
1. The Ford Mustang I Prototype was debuted on October 7th, 1962 at the Watkins Glen racetrack in New York.
2. The Mustang was premiered on April 17th, 1964 at New York’s World Fair.
3. 22,000 Mustangs were sold within the first day of its release.
4. Within 2 years, over one million Mustangs were sold.
5. The first Mustang off the assembly line was sold (by mistake) to an airplane pilot.
6. When the one year anniversary of the Mustang rolled around, Ford had already sold 418,810 Mustangs.
7. The Fastback Mustang debuted on October. 1st, 1964.
8. Phil Clark is the original designer of the galloping horse logo.
9. John Najjar, the original designer of the Mustang I Prototype supposedly named his design after the P-51 Mustang airplane, but Lee Iacocca has stated a few times that it was directly named after the horse itself, not the airplane.
10. Mustang production began on March. 9th, 1964.
11. The one-millionth Mustang was produced on February. 23rd, 1966.
12. The first 1993 Mustang Cobra was built on December. 17th, 1992.
13. In the late 80s, Ford was considering moving the Mustang over to front-wheel drive. Thankfully, the loyal Mustang fans kept Ford from doing so. The Probe was the replacement that Ford produced.
14. The 1994 Ford Mustang, which introduced the 4th generation Mustangs, was dramatically restyled to awaken its pony car heritage. The hatchback variant was dropped, leaving only a two door coupe and convertible.
15. Inspired by the 1968 movie, the first Mustang Bullitt GT model was offered in 2000 and 2001. It featured unique side scoops, 17-inch “Bullitt”-styled wheels and lowered and specially-tuned suspension.
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