Classic American - January 2014 UK, Tygodniki, prasa, magazyny, Tygodniki, prasa, magazyny

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Mustang mania!
Welcome to our Mustang Special. You might
think we’re jumping the gun a bit as the
Mustang wasn’t launched until April 1964;
however, we ﬁgured we’d get a head start, and
that since this is our ﬁrst issue dated 2014, now is
as good a time as any to celebrate what is quite
simply the most famous American car ever!
For Ford that combination of Iacocca, the
Sixties and a whole new generation reaching
driving age, made the launch of the Mustang the
perfect storm. Everything was right –the car, the
way it was marketed and the economic
landscape back then. It made ‘Lee’ Iacocca’s
reputation (wouldn’t you rather be remembered
as the man that gave the world the Mustang
rather than the minivan, his other great claim to
automotive fame?) and even made Ford cool
again, erasing the ignominy of the Edsel debacle
of only a few years earlier.
Remarkably, Mustang is one of the few
American nameplates to have remained in
production continuously for 50 years and so it’s
for that reason – and the fact it’s probably one of
the best-loved American cars in the UK – that
we’ve decided to dedicate this issue to the one
and only original pony car, the Ford Mustang.
We’ve tried to cover as many bases as we can:
from how to buy the perfect ﬁrst generation car,
to part one of our Mustang history, as well as
several features on great examples of the genre,
including the late, great 5.0 Fox-platformed
Mustang, which to this day remains an evergreen
favourite among UK Mustang fans.
And the timing couldn’t be better either,
because the day this issue went to print was the
day Ford revealed its new sixth generation
Mustang. As well as Ford’s Dearborn, Michigan
HQ, it was launched simultaneously in ﬁve cities
around the globe (New York; Los Angeles; Sydney;
Barcelona and Shanghai) marking its
transformation into a global model.
Just think, you’ll be able to pop down to your
local Ford dealer and buy a new Mustang. I leave
that thought with you… please don’t hesitate to
get in touch and let us know your thoughts on
this, via email, Facebook, fax or just a plain good
old fashioned letter!
Don’t worry if Mustangs aren’t your bag
though, ’cos there’s lots of other good stuff to
get your teeth into, including Ford’s forgotten
Fox-bodies, a beautiful mid-Fifties Chrysler, a
super slick 1948 Chevy fastback, our report from
the Classic Motor Show at the NEC and the
announcement of this year’s Footman James Car
of the Year winner. As many of you will buy this
edition just before December 25, have a great
Christmas... and see you in 2014!
Ben Klemenzson
Viewpoint
bklemenzson@mortons.co.uk
2015 Mustang GT.
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Contents
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January 2014
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Regulars
6 News
12 Letters
14 Tony Oksien
16 Across the Pond
18 From Here to
Obscurity
20 Subscription Offer
91 Discoveries
95 Readers’ Rides
99 Drive Buy
103 Behind the Wheel
106 Reviews
110 Club News
112 Events & Cruises
118 Merchandise
120 Back Issues
121 Service Directory
126 Private Classiﬁeds
136 Ad Gallery
138 Next Month &
Credits
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55
Features
23 Mustang History
–Part One
32 1965 Mustang
Convertible
39 Buying the Perfect
1st Gen Mustang
44 Doing the Gumball
Rally in a Mustang
48 1970 Ford Mustang
Boss 302
55 Bargain Buy
Fox-bodied Fords
62 1991 Mustang GT
68 1965 Mustang
Pace Car
73 1956 Chrysler
Windsor
79 Classic Motor Show
& Car of the Year
86 1948 Chevrolet
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