The car has been featured in songs--such as "Mustang Sally," written and first sung by Detroiter Mack Rice in 1965, before the Wilson Pickett version was released--and in movies like "Bullitt" where Steve McQueen races through the streets of San Francisco in a 1968 Mustang GT 390, or the 2000 release of "Gone in Sixty Seconds" with Angelina Jolie and Nicholas Cage.
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| First shown as a concept vehicle to the members of the press during a product preview in the summer of 2002 and then publicly at the 2003 Detroit Auto Show, the anticipation of the new Mustang's release has been building steadily. (Photo: Ford Motor Company of Canada) |
The 2005 Mustang was first shown as a concept vehicle to the members of the press during a product preview in the summer of 2002 and then publicly at the 2003 Detroit Auto Show, attracting a great deal of attention. The car takes many design cues from the original 1964 ½ model as well as some from the '67 fastback.
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| The GT has a more aggressive nose than the V6, with circular fog lamps in the black grille in line with the headlamps, while the lower fascia is upright, with an "air dam" performance look. (Photo: Ford Motor Company of Canada) |
The 2005 Mustang is based on an all-new platform, rather than the heavy DEW/98 chassis used by the Lincoln LS and Thunderbird, which was rumored for years.
It has "design cues that have helped define Mustangs since the 1960s--C-scoops in the sides, three-element tail lamps and a galloping horse badge in the center of the grille," said J Mays, Ford vice president, Design. "The Mustang's menacing shark-like nose imparts an attitude not seen since the 1967 model, while jeweled, round headlamps in trapezoidal housings."
