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Phenomenon of Ford Mustang popularity

15 December, 2020

 


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The Ford Mustang can be seen appearing in hundreds of movies. Starting with the 70s movie Bullitt and ending with the well-known Need for Speed movie. According to statistics, the demand for the Ford Mustang is growing each year and these cars can often be seen on the street. So, what’s the secret to the car’s popularity, which has already celebrated its 56th birthday? Let’s find out!

Attractive price. Looking at any lifetime of the Ford Mustang, a similar trend can be seen – the availability of the car. This means that a sporty, powerful car has become no longer an unattainable dream, but a realistic goal that can be bought by any middle-income resident. It is not for nothing that the appearance of the Ford Mustang in the market is called a historic event and a certain decisive turning point in the sports car industry. So, the Ford Mustang has become a reachable dream as well as it has definitely helped to win many people’s sympathy. It is unlikely that the situation has changed much today. The Ford Mustang remains one of the most affordable sports cars for the middle-income person, who wants to feel the power of his/her own car. 

The design that is impossible to forget. Another important nuance of why the Ford Mustang is one of the most popular cars of all time is design. And what is beautiful to look at easily finds its way into our hearts as well. And it really doesn’t depend on how many movies including the Ford Mustang model you have seen in your life. Regardless of age, education and culture, this car is one of those that makes you stop for a moment… Why? Perhaps we unconsciously recognize a piece of genius in these cars. Let’s say, if we took a look at Ford Mustang vehicles for sale, we could easily notice that would be an old model or a brand new one – they have something in common. And the old models don’t look as desperately old as other car manufacturers. Timeless design and cars that do not lose popularity over the years. That’s what is called genius.

The ingenuity of the creators lies in the details. Ford Mustang enthusiasts can attest that Ford Mustang car models simply have a strange attractiveness that cannot be easily described. And it’s not always easy to name what’s so fascinating about these cars in particular. Of course, both the attractive design and the technical parameters of the car have a huge impact. But is that all? It may seem that the design of Ford Mustang models remains unchanged over the years. However, a closer look reveals that the Ford Mustang keeps its models updated to market demand. So while we won’t see any obvious changes here, it’s easy to notice that the Ford Mustang goes hand in hand with comfort, innovation and customer needs. Let’s be honest, changes in details might not draw our attention but the details make up the whole.

 


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ROTARY CHIC

Kerry Bowman readily describes himself as a dyed-in-the-wool Citroën fan and a keen Citroën Car Club member. His Auckland home holds some of the chic French cars and many parts. He has also owned a number of examples of the marque as daily drivers, but he now drives a Birotor GS. They are rare, even in France, and this is a car which was not supposed to see the light of day outside France’s borders, yet somehow this one escaped the buyback to be one of the few survivors out in the world.
It’s a special car Kerry first saw while overseas in the ’70s, indulging an interest sparked early on by his father’s keenness for Citroëns back home in Tauranga. He was keen to see one ‘in the flesh’.
“I got interested in this Birotor when I bought a GS in Paris in 1972. I got in contact with Citroën Cars in Slough, and they got me an invitation to the Earls Court Motor Show where they had the first Birotor prototype on display. I said to a guy on the stand, ‘I’d like one of these,’ and he said I wouldn’t be allowed to get one. Citroën were building them for their own market to test them, and they were only left-hand drive.”

Tradie’s Choice

Clint Wheeler purchased this 1962 Holden FJ Panelvan as an unfinished project, or as he says “a complete basket case”. Collected as nothing more than a bare shell, the rotisserie-mounted and primed shell travelled the length of the country from the Rangiora garage where it had sat dormant for six years to Clint’s Ruakaka workshop. “Mike, the previous owner, was awesome. He stacked the van and parts nicely. I was pretty excited to get the van up north. We cut the locks and got her out to enjoy the northland sun,” says Clint. “The panelvan also came with boxes of assorted parts, some good, some not so good, but they all helped.”