The 1967 Ford Mustang GTA: The Legend That Would Never Die
Basically, the Ford Mustang is a vehicle made by the Ford Motor Company. The Ford Falcon compact stands as the original "base" for the Ford Mustang line of vehicles which has become definitive of the quality of vehicles produced by Ford.
Mach 9, 1964 stands as the "birthday" of the Ford Mustang, which rolled off the assembly line on this day. The 1967 Ford Mustang GTA stands as an improved version of the Ford Mustang line of vehicles. Until today, the Mustang is still in production, and is known as the most successful vehicle launches in the history of automobiles.
Within an eighteen month period, the Ford Mustang sold over a million vehicles, truly defining the quality and standard of Ford as an automobile manufacturer.
These days, the 1967 Ford Mustang GTA, along with other vintage Ford Mustangs, are quite the collectibles, considering the history of the vehicle. Handed down from generation to generation, or sold to car dealers for restoration, the 1967 Ford Mustang GTA ranks quite popular as a collectible vehicle for tastes particular with class and quality.
The 1967 Ford Mustang GTA saw many revisions from its original 1964 release, the most major of which would be the installation of V8 engines. Bottom line the 1967 Ford Mustang is fast, making it quite the automobile. Three Ford Motor Company plants, Milpitas in California, Dearborn in Michigan and Metuchen in New Jersey, all produced 1.5 million Ford Mustangs in a two year period. This success sales figure left Ford Motor's competition quite unprepared, with General Motors and the Chrysler Corporation feeling the pinch of the Mustang's success.
Chrysler's Plymouth Barracuda, though being known as one of the most revered muscle cars, didn't exactly compete well with Ford's Mustang. It was released a few weeks before the Mustang came out. General Motor's rear-engine Corvair Monza was deemed by General Motors as their "Mustang killer", but it didn't actually reach sales figures close to the Mustang's.
Today the 1967 Ford Mustang GTA stands tall in the hall of fame for automobiles. As a collectible, automobile enthusiasts would turn their heads to the direction of such a magnificent vehicle, whose classic design has endured the test of time, still living in the present, giving us a glimpse of the days way back then.
All in all the 1967 Ford Mustang GTA is a legend that would simply never die, just as what legends are.
