| The mustang is a four seater car. It was named after wild horses living in the Southwest United States. The wild horses are called mustangs. In the ford Motor Company made the mustang sports cars. In the automobile industry. The mustang is one of the biggest success. |
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In the 1960's the mustang sports car became popular. Some of the best selling models were made by Triumph, MG and Austin Healy. North American carmakers tried to compete with the Europeans. One of the North American carmakers is general motors. Lee Lacocca led the team that designed the mustang. |
| Lacocca is the son of Italian immigrants. 1946 is when Lacocca started working at the Ford Motor Company. He was only 22 years old. Lacocca started as an engineer at Ford. But soon he showed a talent for selling cars. The thing that led him to many productions is his selling abilities. In 1960 Iacocca became ford general manager. Guiding the plans for the new sports car was a huge responsibility. He wanted his sport cars as popular as the Europeans sports cars and the corvette. Iacocca put together a team of men and men with youthful ideas. |
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Ford built the first mustang in three different styles. Faces is what they called the different styles. One of the faces is the affordable. Another face was the luxury mustang. A third face was the sporty mustang. By building three different models, he tried to make everyone a buyer. |
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