Originally Posted by
gritsngumbo
Seems I remember Ford "calling" them 64 1/2's. My best friend bought one of the first on the market (white with 6 and 3 speed), while I bought a Galaxie 500 390/4 speed.
Some ppl call them 1964 1/2's, Ford never did. There's not one Mustang part number that has a prefix of C4ZZ.
In the spring of 1963, the 2dr HT Fastback Galaxies came out. Enthusiasts (including myself) call 'em 1963 1/2's, Ford never did.
Original Mustang list price with a 170 I-6 and 3 on the floor: $2365.00.
The April LIFE Magazine for the week following 4/23/64 had a story on the new Mustang, it was also supposed to be on the cover, but at the last minute the cover was changed.
Retired General Douglas MacArther died the same week the Mustang was introduced, so LIFE put a famous picture of him taken in the Philippines in 1945 on the cover instead.
"I shall return!" -MacArthur statement made in May 1942 in the Philippines just before he was evacuated.