Friday April 17th, 1964

[FL SAAC]

On Friday April 17, 1964, Ford rolled out the Mustang, introducing a new class of sporty car to the world. Happy birthday !

[Side-Oilers]

I remember it like it was 56 years ago.  Was walking to school weeks afterward and saw the first Mustang in our neighborhood.  A white coupe.  It was a big deal.

Then the mom of a friend of mine brought home a Caspian Blue 'vert.  That was an ever bigger deal. My first ride in one. 

[FL SAAC]

Happy birthday Mustang !

[Rocket]

My dad was the shop foreman at my hometown Ford dealer, and I worked in the parts department when the first Mustang was delivered. I saw the man park it and went to look at it. The keys were in the ignition, so I yelled at my dad"Let's go for a ride."  He came out and got in the passenger seat, and away we went for about a 6 or 8 block ride. It was a white coupe , 6 cylinder, 3 speed with red interior. I was told that the very first Mustang that every dealer was equiped like that one. Ron

[deathsled]

I was 10 months old when the Mustang was released. I waited a long time to drive one. 15 years for my first car, a 19y9 Mustang Coupe. The wait was worth it.

[Dwathencars]

My father bought a new Ford about every other year, and had ordered a Mustang.  When the first truckload arrived at Allen County Motors in Ft Wayne, In -  he got a call to come pick out which one he wanted.  I went along, I was 12 years old.
My father was a Teamster truck driver (which I remind people that in the 60's meant upper middle class pay, but gone a lot of hours) and he was very frugal.  We drove home a yellow coupe with the only options being seat belts and AM radio.
So it was equipped with a 3 speed with non-synchro first, 170 cu in 6 cyl, and I think a generator. About $1800.  And we were the coolest people around every place we went.
That Mustang and the experiences with it  got me started enjoying fun cars.   

[deathsled]

Great story and thank you for sharing. Looks like you picked up a Cobra along the way among others.

[Bill Collins]

I had turned 15 the month before, was still a year away from my driver's license, but already an avowed motorhead. I got my dad to take me to Francis For Fords in Harrisburg to see it. I remember walking through the showroom door and a seeing my first Mustang ever, a Poppy Red 6 cylinder 3 speed coupe. I sat in it and recall that it was the first car that felt like it fit me.

That September I saw my first fastback in the same showroom, a Twilight Turquoise 289 automatic with a black interior. Then in November my first Shelby ever, again in the same showroom - a '66 carryover 6S101. I got a photo that time.

In the summer of '65 Ford ran a promotion - Send us a dollar and we'll send you a Mustang! So I dug into my lawn mowing money, sent them a buck and became the "original owner" of the Arcadian Blue coupe pictured below. Still have it in the original box sent to my parents' address.

[Side-Oilers]

I had turned 15 the month before, was still a year away from my driver's license, but already an avowed motorhead. I got my dad to take me to Francis For Fords in Harrisburg to see it. I remember walking through the showroom door and a seeing my first Mustang ever, a Poppy Red 6 cylinder 3 speed coupe. I sat in it and recall that it was the first car that felt like it fit me.

That September I saw my first fastback in the same showroom, a Twilight Turquoise 289 automatic with a black interior. Then in November my first Shelby ever, again in the same showroom - a '66 carryover 6S101. I got a photo that time.

In the summer of '65 Ford ran a promotion - Send us a dollar and we'll send you a Mustang! So I dug into my lawn mowing money, sent them a buck and became the "original owner" of the Arcadian Blue coupe pictured below. Still have it in the original box sent to my parents' address.

VERY COOL story and photos!

[FL SAAC]

Great and memorable times

Thanks for sharing

I remember it like it was 56 years ago.  Was walking to school weeks afterward and saw the first Mustang in our neighborhood.  A white coupe.  It was a big deal.

Then the mom of a friend of mine brought home a Caspian Blue 'vert.  That was an ever bigger deal. My first ride in one.

[FL SAAC]

Priceless moments

Thanks for sharing

My dad was the shop foreman at my hometown Ford dealer, and I worked in the parts department when the first Mustang was delivered. I saw the man park it and went to look at it. The keys were in the ignition, so I yelled at my dad"Let's go for a ride."  He came out and got in the passenger seat, and away we went for about a 6 or 8 block ride. It was a white coupe , 6 cylinder, 3 speed with red interior. I was told that the very first Mustang that every dealer was equiped like that one. Ron

[FL SAAC]

It was meant to be

Thanks for sharing

I was 10 months old when the Mustang was released. I waited a long time to drive one. 15 years for my first car, a 19y9 Mustang Coupe. The wait was worth it.

[FL SAAC]

What an experience

Thanks for sharing

My father bought a new Ford about every other year, and had ordered a Mustang.  When the first truckload arrived at Allen County Motors in Ft Wayne, In -  he got a call to come pick out which one he wanted.  I went along, I was 12 years old.
My father was a Teamster truck driver (which I remind people that in the 60's meant upper middle class pay, but gone a lot of hours) and he was very frugal.  We drove home a yellow coupe with the only options being seat belts and AM radio.
So it was equipped with a 3 speed with non-synchro first, 170 cu in 6 cyl, and I think a generator. About $1800.  And we were the coolest people around every place we went.
That Mustang and the experiences with it  got me started enjoying fun cars.

[FL SAAC]

Very kool story and pictures

Thanks for sharing

I had turned 15 the month before, was still a year away from my driver's license, but already an avowed motorhead. I got my dad to take me to Francis For Fords in Harrisburg to see it. I remember walking through the showroom door and a seeing my first Mustang ever, a Poppy Red 6 cylinder 3 speed coupe. I sat in it and recall that it was the first car that felt like it fit me.

That September I saw my first fastback in the same showroom, a Twilight Turquoise 289 automatic with a black interior. Then in November my first Shelby ever, again in the same showroom - a '66 carryover 6S101. I got a photo that time.

In the summer of '65 Ford ran a promotion - Send us a dollar and we'll send you a Mustang! So I dug into my lawn mowing money, sent them a buck and became the "original owner" of the Arcadian Blue coupe pictured below. Still have it in the original box sent to my parents' address.

[FL SAAC]

Again Happy Birthday Mustang lets see what excitement  2021 brings us all !