Mustang Forty Years | 
 enlarge | Author: Randy Leffingwell
Publisher: Motorbooks
Category: Book
List Price: $50.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 478341
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 384
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6.8
Dimensions (in): 12.4 x 10.9 x 1.7
ISBN: 0760315973
Dewey Decimal Number: 629
UPC: 752748315976
EAN: 9780760315972
ASIN: 0760315973
Publication Date: October 2003
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Product Description
Ford's Mustang, launched on April 17, 1964, became the Official Car of the Baby Boom. It was a fortuitous accident of timing and a brilliant result of product planning. This sleek, stylish automobile launched the "Pony Car" genre with a staggering 417,000 sales in its first year. Through 40 years of tough competition from Chrysler and General Motors, the Mustang has survived and outlasted them all. Dozens of interviews bring insight to the 40-year-old story, the on-going legend, and the Mustang's future., 2003 marks the 100th Anniversary of Ford Motor Company, and 2004 will be the 40th Anniversary of the Mustang., Filled with exciting, brand-new photography ofsignificant Mustang production models from the first 1964-1/2s to the new 2005 concept GT and Convertible., Startling action photography., Includes interviews with designers, engineers, product planners and racers who made the Mustang the legend it is today. If you decide you can have only one Mustang book in your library, this is the one to have.
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Good coffee table book March 12, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you are a Mustang fun then this is a great choice for a coffee table book with plenty of pictures, especially of the earlier models. It is lacking in the field of specialized descriptions so if you want that you should consider some other options. But for a simple reference book and a great coffee table addition this would be the right choice
Just a big book! July 19, 2006
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Even though I liked this book it was a bit overkill.Its got a lot of rare Mustangs in it and they are big photos too.This is just a big coffee table book.Yeah,its got plenty of photos,most in colour but a little light on text.The author's book that was published by "Motorbooks International" is a great book.Thats the quality this book should have been.
This book is printed on average quality paper.It lets it down a fair bit.For what it is,its a reasonable book but there are better books even by this author.Some people will be pleased with this book.
 The Ultimate Pony Car Book June 27, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is everything you ever wanted to know about Mustangs, including the pre-history (what Ford sports cars led up to the development of the original "64 1/2" Mustang). It tells the complete story of every Mustang model ever made, even the regional one like the "California Special". It also covers every "Hypo" model Shelby made. The title says it's forty years of Mustang history and it doesn't lie. This is the most complete version of the Mustang story I've ever seen in one book.
Great book March 13, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased this item as a gift for a Mustang enthusiast. He loved it. The pictures are amazing. It now sits main stage on his coffee table. It's a great conversation piece.
How Many Ponies Do You Remember? December 7, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Like his Corvette bio, Leffingwell's Mustang story is the best on the market. I happened to like this book more than Leffingwell's Corvette one. There is such a rich history and background surrounding the Mustang's birth. The first chapters look at the Ford company's state after World War II and the effort to rebuilt itself and make a new image. The chapters assess Ford's move to target young people and deal with racing--officially and unofficially. The Thunderbird, the Cobra, and their roles in crafting Ford's sporty image are analyzed in great detail--as are the people behind them. The Mustang's early life from pre-production to sensational release are detailed beautifully. Leffingwell runs into some problems. He gets bogged down having to run parallel stories about the Ford and Shelby lines of Mustangs. Leffingwell floods readers with so many Ford Mustang specials that the simplicity and rhythm he starts the book with are lost. Leffingwell tries to regain it with the 1970s and '80s portions of the book, but rushes so much information in such little space. Detail and info is lost with the 1990s and 2000s models. Leffingwell rushes through them, ignoring outside manufacterers' (Saleen, Roushe) efforts and engineering advances. It's sad that what could have been a masterful work is turned into a fumble. That said, Leffingwell has the best Mustang book on the market. There is enough basic info to help those desiring more knowledge on the original "pony car."
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