Ford Mustang

First generation 1964½–1973

Four bodies on one platform. The car grew with every restyle: 181.6 inches long in 1964½, 189.5 inches by 1971.

Every 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 built1967Ford 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 built1969Ford MustangA longer body and four new names: Mach 1, Grandé, Boss 302 and Boss 429.299,824 built1970Ford MustangThe second and last year of the Boss 302 and Boss 429, and a fall to 198,239 cars.198,239 built1971Ford MustangThe biggest first-generation Mustang, and the year the Mach 1 made up almost a quarter of production.151,484 built1972Ford MustangThe first year of net horsepower ratings, and a production total that Maine Mustang and MustangSpecs both get wrong.125,093 built1973Ford MustangThe last first-generation Mustang, and the first rise in production after six falls in a row.134,867 built

Production by year

0200,000400,000600,0001964½1965607,568196619671968196919701971125,09319721973
1964½
121,538
1965
559,451
1966
607,568
1967
472,121
1968
317,404
1969
299,824
1970
198,239
1971
151,484
1972
125,093
1973
134,867

Cars built per model year. 1964½ and 1965 are listed apart, as Maine Mustang and CJ Pony Parts list them, and 1969 to 1971 include the Boss models. See the ruling on what the 1965 total counts.

The numbers as a table
YearBuiltNote
1964½121,538Built March to August 1964, sold as 1965 models
1965559,451Listed apart from the 1964½ cars, see ruling 1965-basis
1966607,568
1967472,121
1968317,404
1969299,824Boss 302 and Boss 429 counted inside the fastbacks
1970198,239190,727 without the Boss 302 and Boss 429, see ruling 1970-total
1971151,484149,678 without the Boss 351, see ruling 1971-total
1972125,093Sources print 125,813 and 125,903, see ruling 1972-total
1973134,867

The bodies and their dimensions1234

BodyWheelbase, inLength, inWidth, inHeight, inWeight, lb
1964½–1966108181.668.251.22,445 (base)
1967–1968108183.670.951.62,758 (base)
1969–1970108187.471.350.53,122 (base)
1971–1973109189.574.150.13,560 (Boss 351)

The totals and their sources

YearBuiltNote
1964½121,538567Built March to August 1964, sold as 1965 models
1965559,451678Listed apart from the 1964½ cars, see ruling 1965-basis
1966607,5686910
1967472,12161112
1968317,4041314
1969299,82471516Boss 302 and Boss 429 counted inside the fastbacks
1970198,2396171819190,727 without the Boss 302 and Boss 429, see ruling 1970-total
1971151,4842021149,678 without the Boss 351, see ruling 1971-total
1972125,0936one sourceSources print 125,813 and 125,903, see ruling 1972-total
1973134,86762223

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