Here's a link to a pic. of the Mustang (II?) prototype. This car survives today
and is
housed at The Owl's Head Transportation Museum here in Maine.
http://www.ohtm.org/63must.html
Scott Donnelly
Jan Eyerman wrote:
> Jay,
>
> The Mustang went through several versions before it became a sporty Falcon.
> The first Mustang was a 2 passenger roadster using Ford of Germany components
> and was a true sports car. Therefore, it's competitors were indeed the
> Alpine, MG, Triumph, etc. The "Mustang II" was a sleek four passenger car
> that eventually led to the production Mustang.
>
> Jan
>
> Jay_Laifman@countrywide.com wrote:
> A Mustang press kit is now for sale on eBay. It is from 1962, and it is
> telling sales people how to market the car and gives comparisons to the
> Sunbeam Alpine Mark [sic] II. I'm surprised that they thought those sports
> cars were there primary competition. But, perhaps in looking back, those
> probably were the initial cars they were shooting for when they first
> brought out the car.
>
> Here is the text from the eBay ad and the link:
>
> "Calling all Mustang lovers! This 1962 press kit documents the birth of the
> Mustang! A black and white (halftone) photo shows the first Mustang along
> with its creators, H. L. Misch, VP-Engineering, and Gene Bordinat,
> VP-Styling. The caption claims that it is "the first car built by an
> American manufacturer which fits into the European-dominated popular sports
> car class." Also included in the kit are: the envelope with the Mustang
> logo, two different versions of the Oct. 7, 1962 press release, the
> Mustang's specs sheet, and a chart comparing the Mustang's specs to those
> of the Alfa Romeo Spyder, the Fiat 1500 Cabriolet, the MG 1600 Mark II, the
> Porsche 1600N, the Sunbeam Alpine Mark II, and the Triumph TR4. This is the
> original press kit that was mailed to my father (a newspaper editor)in
> 1962!"
>
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=593079864&r=0&t=0
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