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The Ford Mustang is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. It was initially based on the second generation North American Ford Falcon, a compact car.Iacocca: An Autobiography, by Lee Iacocca, Chapter VI Production began in Dearborn, Michigan on March 9, 1964 and the car was introduced to the public on April 17, 1964 at the New York World's Fair. It is Ford's second oldest nameplate currently in production next to the F-Series pickup truck line. However the F-series pickup truck has undergone major nameplate changes over the years.

The Mustang was Ford's most successful launch since the Model A.

Executive stylist John Najjar, who was a fan of the World War II P-51 Mustang fighter plane, suggested the name."Ford Mustang Prototype Failed to Appeal to the Crowds", All Ford Mustang News website, May 03 2008. Retrieved on August 25 2008. ?Mustang Racing History?, Ford Corporate Media website. Retrieved on August 25 2008. An alternative view was that the Mustang name was first suggested by Robert J. Eggert, Ford Division market research manager. Eggert, a breeder of quarterhorses, received a birthday present from his wife of the book, The Mustangs by J. Frank Dobie in 1960. Later, the book's title gave him the idea of adding the ?Mustang? name for Ford's new concept car. As the person responsible for Ford's research on potential names, Eggert added ?Mustang? to the list to be tested by focus groups; ?Mustang,? by a wide margin, ? came out on top under the heading: ?Suitability as Name for the Special Car.? Walter T. Murphy, "Toot Toot: The Life of a PR Man," (Birmingham, Michigan, Walmur Publishing 1984), page 125. James Eggert, "Meadowlark Economics: Collected Essays," (Berkeley, California, North Atlantic Books, 2009), page 65-66.Kate Pierce, "Name That Car," (Automotive, May 26, 1994), page C.

The Mustang created the "pony car" class of American automobile ? sports car-like coupes with long hoods and short rear decks ? and gave rise to competitors such as GM's Chevrolet Camaro, AMC's Javelin, and Chrysler's revamped Plymouth Barracuda. It also inspired coupés such as the Toyota Celica and Ford Capri, which were exported to America.

Mustangs grew larger and heavier with each model year until, in response to the 1971-1973 models, fans of the original 1964 design wrote to Ford urging a return to its size and concept.

Although some other pony cars have seen a revival, the Mustang is the only original pony car that has remained in production without interruption after four decades of development and revision.Mustang Ready For the Pony Car War "Mustang is the only one of the original pony cars from the 1960s to live on into the 21st century with no interruption in production."