Donald N. Frey, Designer of the Mustang, Dies at 86

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Donald N. Frey, the engineer who spearheaded the design and development of the Mustang, the spunky, stylish, affordably priced “pony car” that the Ford Motor Company rolled out in the mid-1960s in one of the most successful car introductions in automotive history, died March 5 in Evanston, Ill., where he lived. He was 86.

The cause was a stroke, his son Christopher said.

Though much of the Mustang was borrowed from other Ford vehicles, including a Falcon chassis, the car developed an identity all its own for a younger generation in search of new looks and experiences. It was designed to appeal to both men and women, had a dash of elegance copied from European sports cars, and featured a galloping steed in the middle of its grille that buyers thought was, well, really cool.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/29/us/29frey.html?ref=obituaries

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revvv in peace.

a little lalo

[AmirBagachelles]

I saw a late 70s Mustang 2 on the road the other day, I pointed it out to my teenage sons. They could see the problem immediately.

[Ted O'Reilly]

In the early summer of 1965, the boss at the radio station I was working at bought a brand new, just-introduced Mustang convertible with a 6 cylinder (!) engine and automatic transmission -- a real Hot Looker.

I had just bought off the back of the lot an orphan (someone had ordered it in, but changed his mind) '64 Falcon four door sedan, no chrome, in a baby-poo beige colour but with a small 260 V8, and (get this!) a stick shift. It was undriven but about 18 months old, so I got it for $2,064. (The only new car I've every bought). It pissed off the manager no end that "that ugly piece of crap" would leave him standing at any stoplight, and often did.

[Jazzmoose]

I saw a late 70s Mustang 2 on the road the other day, I pointed it out to my teenage sons. They could see the problem immediately.

A friend of mine in the Navy bought one of those in '79; I guess I was kind of rude when my first response was "WTF were you thinking?"