The beginning         The Mustang started it's life when the baby boomers were just starting to drive. A brief scan of the auto industry leaves little choices. Most new cars were those of a kids parents. These cars were usually big and bulky. The new performance cars were the Corvette and the Thunderbird, but these cars were to expensive for a teenager to afford. Other sportier cars were foreign. Like the MG or the Austin Martin, …showed first 75 words of 3615 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3615 total…the Mustang. The models were the fastback and the convertible. The 351 replace the 302 and that gave it 330 hp. The 428 was still standard on the GT 500. The Boss series actually drove the Shelby's out of business.                                                                                                   Page 20 Bibliography Gunnell, John A. Mustang the AFFORDABLE Sports Car. Krause Publications, 1994. Kelly, Steve. A Boss to like, Hot Rod. January 1970. Peterson Publishing Company, Los Angles California. McClurg, Bob. Ford Mustang. Windrow and Greene Automotive, 1992. Reynolds, Bill. Mustang. Crescent Books, 1994.