Of all the hot rods you could drive during muscle cars' mid-century golden age, none were quite as rad as the Ford Mustang. The most successful car since the 1920s Model A Ford, the Mustang oozed cool, garnering some famous fans and starring in some sick snaps along the way.
From the assembly line to Farrah Fawcett getting in on the fun, here are 21 four-barrel pics of the Ford Mustang's 1960s and '70s heyday.
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“March 9, 1964: The First Ford Mustang Rolled off the Assembly Line.”
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“Farrah Fawcett and her 1976 Ford Mustang Cobra II.”
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“Farrah Fawcett and her 1976 Ford Mustang Cobra II.”
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“Foxy lady and a 1967 Mustang GT.”
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“My grandpa and his new Ford Mustang (1970).”
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“A 1979 limited edition Mustang coming off the assembly line at the Ford Motor Company Dearborn Assembly Plant.”
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“1964...The first Ford Mustang to come off the assembly line.”
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“Playmate of the Year for 1964 Donna Michelle with the prizes she was awarded, including a pink 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang convertible.”
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“Advertising still of the 1964, first generation Ford Mustang. Beautiful car!”
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“Mustang I at the 1962 Pacific Grand Prix introduced by racing driver Dan Gurney, 1962.”
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“Captain Stanley Tucker, the first ever person to buy a Ford Mustang, and his beloved car, which was also the first Mustang ever made, 1966.”
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“My Dad and His 1969 Mustang, Enhanced with Lightroom.”
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“Two young American women in their swimwear, smiling and posing with a 1969 Ford Mustang coupe sports car: summer months, state of Florida, southern U.S.A., c. 1970s.”
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“Ford Mustang on the roof of the Empire State Building, October, 1965.”
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“Several Mustangs loaded on a train car outside of the Dearborn Assembly Plant, part of Ford's River Rouge complex in 1965.”
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“My Partner with his brand new 66 Mustang.”
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“Roy Lunn (centre) & his team study a model Ford Mustang 1 in 1962.”
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“King City, Ontario, ca 1970... one of my Dad’s favourite cars (1968 Ford Mustang).”
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“1970 Mustang 302 Boss with a Ford C8000 Cab-Over Car Hualer.”
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“California Dreamin - cruising around in a cool Mustang GT on Van Nuys Boulevard back in 1972.”
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“Me with my 1972 Ford Mustang ragtop, 1979.”