2024 Mustang
The 7th generation Ford Mustang was revealed last week in downtown Detroit to kick off the 2023 Auto Show. Watching the kick-off live-streamed on-line was OK, but I can’t wait to see the vehicle at the show and to check it out in person. In the meantime, I’ll enjoy this video of the car in action. And check out this article about all 7 generations of Mustangs.
The Detroit auto show used to be held during the dead of winter in January, a terrible time for the show, so it was wisely moved to the early fall at the traditional kick off each new model year. Back when my interest in cars began during the 1950’s, the fall introduction of new models was an annual tradition, primarily because car styling literally changed every year, which made things really interesting. For example, check out this series of styling photos of Chevy's during the 1950’s.
And this collage didn’t even include one of my favorites, the 1958 Chevy Impala.
Check out how the Mustang styling has evolved over the 7 generations since its 1965 introduction.
In honor of its heritage, a graphic on the back window of the new Mustang features a silhouette of every generation going back to 1965.
These days, vehicle styling might change only every 5 years or so. But when there is a major changeover like for the 2024 Mustang, interest peaks especially on social media, where the enthusiasts can make their statements like the following:
The new Mustang continues its racing tradition, including NASCAR, GT Series, NHRA , SRO and IMSA to name a few, with its debut at the 24 Hours of LeMans as featured in the movie Ford v Ferrari about the 1966 race.
Some of the more interesting innovative features of the new Mustang include an electronic drift brake to do spin outs like the pros, a key fob that remotely revs the engine, six driving modes, flat bottom steering wheel and higher roofline for taller drivers like me, twin digital touch screen displays, functional front hood scoop and grill vents, Dark Horse performance model, enhanced engine horsepower; bottom line, technology wrapped in tradition.
Ford Engineering retirees are invited to test drive the new vehicles each year on the Dearborn Test track, an event that makes us all feel decades younger as if we were back in our heyday again. Great fun; can’t wait to drive the new Mustang around the track!
Here’s our first Mustang, a 1968 yellow hard top that my wife drove as our second car. She loved it.
Check out these past blogs about Mustangs.
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