MORE ON AUTOMOTOTIVE DESIGN:MY FAUX Pony Car
Photos provided by Upsplash When we car enthusiasts speak of the "pony car" the first thing comes to my mind is the beloved 1965 Ford Mustang we all know and love.The 286c.c. engine unit that virtually took the auto industry by surprise or storm whichever you prefer.Ford Motor Company's massive campaign and promotion could read like a success story equivalent to Jeff Bezos' Amazon by todays's standards.The climatic run of the first generation Mustang from 1964 to 1971 has been nothing the likes of in Ford's history since its entry to the car building markets.So what was to follow in the footsteps of the original Pony?You guessed it, the second generation Mustang what Ford call the Fox Platform.If you are a baby boomer you knew what was to come along and have a drastic impact on this second-gen Pony.The 1973 oil crisis . Along with this crisis came other rigors of emissions controls and safety constraints one could say robbed the Mustang of the power plant