Ford Mustang

The Mustang is a sports car marketed by Ford since 1964. It has competed in many different forms of racing. It was also used in the film Bullit, noted for its iconic car chase scene. Bullit editions of the Mustang were subsequently created. In its first generation, a sportier "fastback" version was made available. Carrol Shelby created the Shelby Mustang, with the models known as the GT350 and GT500. In the late sixties Ford introduced the Boss Mustang, in 302 and 429 editions. The numbers referred to their displacement in cubic inches. The Mustang replaced the Falcon in Trans Am. The 302 featured a five liter engine, abiding by the Sports Car Club of America's displacement limit. When the Mustang was redesigned using a retro-inspired look, the Boss 302 was revived. This new Boss was used with Trans Am tribute livery in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge. The Shelby Mustang was also used in Trans Am. The Mustang was also used in GT racing. A "Mustang Probe" IMSA GT Prototype was also created. The Mustang competed in IMSA GTO, which featured cars also used in Trans Am at the time. When IMSA GT was first created, the Mustang was classified as a touring car to contrast with the more powerful exotic grand tourers. The Mustang also competed in the Rolex Sports Car Series and currently competes in the Pirelli World Challenge. The Mustang was also credited with being the first "pony car", an even smaller muscle car. The Mustang currently competes in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. A Mustang Cobra was also available, after the Shelby Cobra. Mercury also marketed its own version known as the Mercury Cougar before that model was redesigned based on the Ford Thunderbird.