The Mustang at 60: An American Icon Stampedes into the Future
Development of the Mustang began in the early 1960s as the brainchild of Allentown native Lee Iacocca,
who was then vice president and general manager of Ford. He wanted to develop an affordable
American sports coupe aimed at the emerging youth market; many dedicated Ford engineers and
designers, notably Gale Halderman, who created the design that won the hearts of millions; proving to
be the right car at the right time. Introduced at the New York World’s Fair on April 17, 1964 creating
“Mustanmania,” which led to sales of 419,000 units in its first year. 60 years later, the new innovative
2024 Mustang remains the world’s lone pony car stampeding into the future….
In this exhibit, which begins April 25 and gallops through mid-October 2024, guests will find examples of
the rare and unique line of Boss Mustangs, as well as Mustangs from 1964 to 2024. At press time, the
exhibitors included:
1964.5 Mustang CV
1965 Mustang HT
1966 Mustang
1968 Mustang Shelby 500
1968 Mustang Shelby KR
Mustang Boss 429
1969 Mustang Boss 302
1969 Mustang Ltd Ed 600
1971 Mustang Boss 351
1978 Mustang II King Cobra
1993 Mustang SVT Cobra
1996 Mustang SVT Cobra Mystic
2006 Mustang SVT Convertible
2015 Mustang GT
2024 Mustang (New)