More than nine million Ford Mustangs have been sold since the 1964.5 Ford Mustang launched the greatest new-car success in history. The Mustang was an instant success after it was first released to the public in March, 1964.

The first 1964.5 Mustangs were released to the public in March of 1964, and by the end of the day 22,000 of them had been sold. Once Ford had sold its one millionth Mustang, only eighteen months after the car went on sale, Ford distributors everywhere began offering sweet 30-day promotion packages.

Those availing themselves of those special sales found themselves the owners of Mustangs with such special features as 200 cubic inch 6-cylinder engines, sports steering wheels, chrome air cleaners, and much more.

For a short period after the inaugural 1964.5 was released, Ford gave buyers the standard 260 cubic inch, 6-cylinder engine, and an option to buy one of two V-8 versions, one of them 260 cubic inch in size and the other with 289 cubic inches. By August, the need for more power became obvious, and Ford dropped the 260 cubic inch engine and went exclusively to three versions of the 289 cubic inch, 4.7 liter engine.

[When Ford launched its new 1964.5 model, in March of 1964, then officially launched the new car at the New York World’s Fair in April of that year, the only body styles it offered were the coupe and the convertible|The Mustang coupe and Mustang convertible were the only models of that popular automobile when it first was launched in March 1964 and officially launched one month later at the New York World’s Fair|Only two versions of the 1964.5 Mustang, the coupe and the convertible, were available the first few months the car was on the market}. Nicknamed the “19- ½” and the “classic pony,” Mustang added a third design, the fastback, once Ford turned exclusively to producing 289 cubic inch engines .

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