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1965 Ford Mustang Hardtop

You didn’t think I was just going to leave this one out, did you? The original Mustang may not be the most incredible Mustang, or even the prettiest, but it’s the reason all the others are here. It’s the reason Ford aren’t only known for producing sedans and trucks. It’s why they’ve got a dog in the muscle car fight. When you look at a 1965 Mustang, you can see its heritage in the original two-seater Thunderbird, the car which beat the first-gen Corvette into the dirt. It’s a mechanical melange of parts from other Ford parts, an effort to save money on what was an experimental jaunt for the company; the Ford Falcon and Fairlane supply the chassis, suspension and parts of the drivetrain. Despite this, it’s unique. It’s wonderful.

It’s light for a start, the base model which packs a straight-six instead of a V8 weighs just 2570 lbs, and it was innovative. A number of technological firsts had their beginnings in the Mustang. The car had floating bumpers and a torque box, helping to keep everything together at speed. Of course, once you step into this car, you forget all of this instantly. All that matters is the buttery smoothness of the mechanicals and the purity of a car that still feels experimental.

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