Birth of the Mustang

Before the fabled pony car first hit the streets a team of Ford designers and engineers was assembled to create a concept car to test the public's interest in a sporty new car. One of the treats in the video is seeing Phil Clark at work on the original Mustang logo. We also see Clark hard at work shaping the clay on the buck and his sketches adorn the walls of the studio. It's a tribute to an extremely gifted designer who died when he was only 32 but left behind a legacy of automotive design and a daughter, Holly, who's dedicated to making sure the world remembers her father's contribution to the Mustang.

This Ford PR film captures the inside story of the team's efforts that put the first Mustang on the road.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• auto
• autos
• mustang
• ford motor co
• pony cars
• first mustang
• phil clark

[roadkillontheweb]

Do you have anything that features Mustang juniors in your archives? if you do not know what they are check my videos

[mrpitv]

don't have that. Have a young boy in a soap box racer as part of a Pontiac video. the juniors are really great. Thanks for linking.

[mrpitv]

Thank you for letting us know about your father and for your support. best, Michael

[Mustang65NL]

Great Mustang video

Thanks for sharing!

[truthtribe]

Awesome. Have never seen this before. That prototype at the beginning is in the Henry Ford Museum.

[geckotron9000]

go 4rd

[SuperGamesLegend]

Nice roll bar. If you don't care if your head and shoulders are crushed in the event of a rollover that is,,,,

[bossnine]

Yes they did stop for a time.

[Lightwader3338]

@bossnine they didnt stop making camaros

[golfcartracer1]

i cant belive they almost put a v4 in it

[golfcartracer1]

i think this could have infuenced the ford gt

[bossnine]

Thank goodness they didnt stick with the concept.........lets not forget they havent stopped making Mustangs like they did Camaros.

[super1million11]

i wonder how different the mustangs of today would be if they kept this design

[blue6023]

looks like the mach 5.

[svoable]

@roadkillontheweb I love it , I would of love to see the car put into production. Has great potentail. Mustangs Rock even back in 1962