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... . _ . Public Relations Product Planning & Styling Staff Ford Motor Company Dearborn, Michigan Logan 3-3000, Ext. 1*117-8 RELEASE OCTOBER J, 1962 X 1 > »«-«*•"'•* Ford'8 spirited new experimental sports car, the Mustang, is aptly named. Mustang horses are "small, hardy, and halfwild." The diminutive twoseater just trotted out of the Ford Motor Company stable fits the description. Under hip high at the peak of its hood (28.8 inches) and less than 13 feet long, the Mustang is powered by a little powerpacked V-k engine that yields exciting performance for driving on the highways or on the race circuits. Mustang is a thoroughbred in its class — which is FIA Category 9» The V-k engine, at 1500 cc (or $l.h cubic inches) fits into the same racing category with such road cars as the Fiat 1500, Lotus 7> MSA 1500 and Sunbeam Alpine. In the words of Gene Bordinat, Ford Motor Company Vice President and Director of Styling, "the Mustang is a clean and functional automotive design to delight the most aesthetic auto purists." Side view of the Mustang reveals a projectile shaped front end with an unbroken ridge of sheet metal that flows from the point of the "bullet" to the snubbedoff rear end. Air scoops are faired into the rear quarters on each side, with horizontal vanes inset to eliminate air ...