How did the first Mustang become successful?

In the 1960s, the Ford Mustang launched the Pony car movement, which made

tiny sports vehicles accessible to the general public. Since then, it has grown to be the

most popular sports vehicle in the world, with 10 million units sold worldwide. The

Mustang I concept automobile maintained the traditional "ponycar" proportions of a tall

bonnet, a short back deck, and sharply carved sides while having a mid-engine

arrangement. Ford unveils the Mustang production model at the New York World's Fair.

It bears the famous P51 Mustang fighter plane's name from World War II. Unexpectedly,

a Ford Mustang appears in the newest James Bond movie, Goldfinger. The first in a

long series of high-performance variations is the Shelby GT350, which is the result of

modifications made by American racing icon Carroll Shelby to Mustangs for racing. The

first victory for a V8-powered vehicle and the first of five consecutive victories for

Mustang comes from Norm Beechey in a 1964 Mustang during the 1965 Australian

Touring Car Championship. Finally, in March 1966, Mustang sales surpass the million-

unit threshold and this is considered as the first success of the first mustang.