Ford Mustang

type

 * sports car

competition

 * grand touring

series

 * Trans Am Series
 * Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge
 * IMSA GT Championship

legacy

 * Due to the popularity and legacy of the film Bullitt, special editions have been made ever since
 * Shelby Mustangs have been made ever since the sixties for each generation, including Mustang Cobras, after the legendary Shelby Cobra roadster
 * After the turn of the millennium, Ford redesigned the Mustang after the first generation. They also revived the Boss 302. A team in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge entered these with Trans Am tribute livery.
 * The Mustang has been Ford's choice in Trans Am since the beginning, even after the Oil Crisis of 1973 when the series resorted to using cars also used in IMSA GTO.

trivia

 * initially based on the Ford Falcon
 * one notable model was the sporty "fastback" version with a slotted rear window
 * considered the original "pony car", a smaller muscle car
 * A "Boss" model was offered in the late sixties, after a slang term for "hip" or "cool". It came in the five liter "302" or the seven liter "429". The former competed in the Trans Am Series due to a displacement limit.
 * The Mustang was famously used in the action film Bullitt.
 * Carroll Shelby created sports cars based on the Mustang known as the GT350 and GT500, although they are often simply referred to as Shelby Mustangs.
 * The Mercury Cougar was based on the Mustang
 * Early models were noted for the sequential tail lights which were coordinated with the turn signals. These were revived when the Mustang was given a retro redesign.