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Ford Mustang
Year-by-year facts for the first-generation Ford Mustang, 1964½ to 1973. Every figure on these pages carries its source.
Year by year
1964½Ford MustangThe first Mustangs, built from March to August 1964 and sold as 1965 models: 121,538 hardtops and convertibles.121,538 built (disputed)
1965Ford MustangThe first full model year, and the first with a fastback. The 1965 production table lists 559,451 cars.559,451 built (disputed)
1966Ford MustangThe last year of the original body, with 607,568 cars built.607,568 built
1967Ford MustangThe first restyle, the first big-block V8, and almost twice as many fastbacks as in 1966.472,121 built (disputed)
1968Ford MustangThe last year of the 1967–68 body, and the year of the Bullitt car.317,404 built
1969Ford MustangA longer body and four new names: Mach 1, Grandé, Boss 302 and Boss 429.299,824 built
1970Ford MustangThe second and last year of the Boss 302 and Boss 429, and a fall to 198,239 cars.198,239 built
1971Ford MustangThe biggest first-generation Mustang, and the year the Mach 1 made up almost a quarter of production.151,484 built
1972Ford MustangThe first year of net horsepower ratings, and a production total that Maine Mustang and MustangSpecs both get wrong.125,093 built
1973Ford MustangThe last first-generation Mustang, and the first rise in production after six falls in a row.134,867 builtSpecial models
Mach 1
Ford's sporting fastback from 1969 to 1973: a SportsRoof with its own hood, stripes and stronger suspension, sold in far larger numbers than the Boss cars.
1969–1970Boss 302
The Trans-Am homologation Mustang of 1969 and 1970: a 290 hp high-output 302 in a fastback with spoilers and no fake scoops.
1969–1970Boss 429
Built in 1969 and 1970 to qualify Ford's semi-hemispherical 429 for NASCAR: a fastback with a huge scoop, a trunk-mounted battery and a hand-modified engine bay.
1971Boss 351
The last Boss of the first generation, sold for 1971 only, with a 330 hp high-output 351 Cleveland.
1969–1973Grandé
The luxury Mustang of 1969–73: a hardtop with a softer ride, extra insulation, wood-grain trim and, from 1970, a vinyl roof.
1965–1969GT
The GT Equipment Group of 1965–69: a V8 package that began with fog lamps, rocker stripes and disc brakes, until the Mach 1 replaced it.
1965–1970Shelby GT350 and GT500
Carroll Shelby's Mustangs: the GT350 from 1965 and the big-block GT500 from 1967, built until 1969, with the last unsold cars renumbered as 1970 models.