Discover which overseas country loves the Mustang most here<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The First American to Buy a Mustang Was an Elementary School Teacher<\/h2>\n
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On April 15, 1964, an elementary school teacher in Park Ridge, Illinois, decided she needed a car. Her name was Gail Wise, and the Wises had always owned Ford convertibles, so she headed to the Ford dealer and asked what drop-tops they had in stock. She paid $3447.50 and left with a blue, 260-powered Mustang \u2026 two days before Lee Iacocca would unveil the car at the New York World\u2019s Fair. Gail\u2019s husband Tom restored her Mustang himself during retirement in 2006 and 2007. \u201cWhen I\u2019m driving it,\u201d says Gail, \u201cI feel like I\u2019m 22 years old again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read Gail\u2019s full story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Ford Traded the Millionth Mustang for VIN #001<\/h2>\n
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Anyone looks good in a Mustang, no matter what they do for a living. Captain Stanley Tucker of St. John\u2019s, Newfoundland, Canada, wrangled his way into buying a display model: a Wimbledon White convertible with the 260 V-8 and a three-speed automatic. Turns out, writes the Detroit Free Press, it was a preproduction model that Ford wanted shipped back to Dearborn. Preproduction models are often crushed, but this one was lucky: One Canadian dealership didn\u2019t get the news, and Tucker drove home with the car.<\/p>\n
Read here<\/a> about Ford\u2019s change of heart, and the Mustang it offered to get #001 back to Dearborn.<\/p>\n
These Lesser-Known Mustangs Are Surprisingly Uncommon<\/h2>\n
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Given the popularity of the original Mustang, it\u2019s no surprise that the model paced the Indianapolis 500 in 1964. As would become tradition, Ford supplied a small number of cars to the Speedway and then built a run of replicas to sell. Confusingly, the 1964 1\/2 Indy Pace Car Replicas were not sold to the public but used in dealer incentive contests.<\/p>\n
To read about six other lesser-known Mustangs of all ages, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
23 First-Gen Mustangs Traveled through Time<\/h2>\n
Click here<\/a><\/p>\n
Okay, so this 1965 Mustang didn\u2019t really see the future. One of 23 used by Ford in its Wonder Rotunda at the 1965\u201365 World\u2019s Fair, this Mustang went round and round on the Disney Magic Skyway, taking an animatronic trip from the Stone Age to a vision of the future: Space City.<\/p>\n
Discover what happened to this particular convertible here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
This Boss 429 Was Sent to War in the Pacific<\/h2>\n
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Even if you didn\u2019t know the history of this Boss 429, it would grab your eye: Fat drag racing slicks, a parachute out back, a giant blower sticking out of the hood, and four exhaust pipes jutting from each side. If you know the history, the car gets infinitely cooler.<\/p>\n
In 1970, Ford worked with Goodyear, Motor Wheels, Hurst, and other speed-parts suppliers to create six \u201cLawman\u201d vehicles: performance-oriented Mustangs that would travel to various military bases in Vietnam, the Philippines, South Korea, and Japan \u201cto bring the latest in automotive performance activities ad equipment to American Servicemen by conducting safety seminars, driving clinics, performance exhibitions and static displays,\u201d according to a period brochure. The 1970 Military Performance Tour, as it was called, wasn\u2019t just an exercise in entertainment: Ford wanted the tour to \u201ccreate a genuine understanding\u201d of what it took to be a good driver.<\/p>\n
Five of the cars were Cobra Jets. The sixth was a Boss 429 \u2026 and you can discover its full story here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
The World\u2019s Most Prolific Mustang Shop Is Run by 30-Year-Old Twins<\/h2>\n
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Cameron Neveu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Based in Chicago, Mustang Brothers is the world\u2019s largest Mustang restoration business, measured by builds completed annually. Founded by Christopher Ingrassia, the shop was originally called Mustang Restorations; now that Christopher is handing the business to his twin sons, Preston and Cody, the shop is called Mustang Brothers. They do everything from ground-up restomods to oil changes on daily drivers.<\/p>\n
Stroll along<\/a> with us as we talk with both generations of the Ingrassias and tour of their sprawling, professional-grade shop.<\/p>\n
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