Mustang genesis : the creation of the pony car /

Mustang genesis : the creation of the pony car /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Fria, Robert A., 1942-
Imprint:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2010.
Description:	x, 190 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Mustang automobile -- History. Mustang automobile. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8151932

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ISBN:	9780786458400 (hardback : alk. paper) 0786458402 (hardback : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"This work describes how Lee Iacocca and the Fairlane Committee conceptualized and created the new breed of four-seat, sporty "pony" cars, which satisfied pent-up demand and filled a void in the market (more than one million Mustangs were built during the first two years of production)"--Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Foreword
Preface
1. When Johnny Came Marching Home
2. In the Beginning There Was ...
3. A Decade of Decadence
4. The Players
5. 1960 Detroit Compact Revolution
6. Ford Doldrums to the Formative Years
7. The Fairlane Committee
8. Concept Sports Cars
9. Ford's Mustang Experimental Sport Car
10. The Performance Era
Between pages 94 and 95 are 8 pages of color plates containing 17 illustrations
11. Mustang II X-Car
12. "Now, Mr. Ford ...Listen!"
13. Prepare to Launch
14. Let's Build the Mustang
15. Coming April 17, the Unexpected
16. Analysis of the Mustang Project
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index