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History Of The 1965 Mustang Rims

Summary about 1965 Mustang Rims By Candis Reade

It represented the traditional six-cylinder economy car for the mom and pop crowd, a mini-luxury vehicle for the middle class, and posed as a high performance sports car for the younger set.

1965 Ford Mustang

The history of the 1965 Mustang Rims states it actuality began as a sports car, the first of the Ford ‘pony cars’, and was loosely based on the earlier Ford Falcon. The history of the 1965 Mustang Rims is unique due to the fact that:

1. It broke all sales and production records of not only Ford but other top name cars in that year.

2. It won a Tiffany Gold Medal the first American car to achieve that honor.

3. The Mustang was Motor Trend Car of the Year in 1974 and 1994.

4. The Mustang made the Car and Driver Ten Best List for five nonconsecutive years.

Shortly after the Ford Mustang made its appearance in 1964 it was chosen as the pace car for the 1964 Indianapolis 500. That same year the Ford Mustang won first and second place in the Tour De France international rally. Five 1965 Mustangs, powered by 427 cu. in. Bill Lawton drove the car that won. Road racing was another sport where the 1965 Mustang Rims excelled. In the history of the 1965 Mustang Rims many variants of the that award winning, star crowned, vehicle lit the horizon of the American automobile scene.

There were five of them; the Shelby GT-H, Shelby GT500KR, Shelby CS6/8, Shelby GT500E and the Shelby GT500 ‘Super Snake’. Some of the in-house Ford creations of the Mustang were the ever popular Cobra’s and the High Country Series. Ford also offered a Special Service Package for use by law enforcement.