Ford Mustang

Detroit muscle icon

Ford Mustang is an American sports car manufactured by Ford Motor Company since 1964, credited with creating the "pony car" class of affordable, sporty automobiles.

The Mustang became an icon of American automotive culture, associated with youth, freedom, and muscle car performance: He restored a '67 Mustang in his garage.

The name evokes the wild horse of the American West.

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Known to kids · Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G