[Tigers] Tigers and Mustangs

[Tom Witt]

Ironic that the 66-69 Falcons basically took the form of the Mustang with 
the long hood, short(er) trunk and that swoop upwards on the side after the 
door. It was like they took a version of the Mustang and made it for our 
fathers.
Tom

-----Original Message----- 
From: snakebit289
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 2:48 PM
To: tigers at autox.team.net
Subject: [Tigers] Tigers and Mustangs

Mark,
Just two 1965 Mustangs(one hardtop new, a gift -one 2+2 twenty years
later), one '94 GT, one '96 Mustang SVT, only one Tiger.


I'm not worthy.
My point this morning was not how large a fleet I've had, it was how
successful the Mustang sold, compared to Falcon and the other non-Ford
competition. If buyers themselves thought they were only getting a Falcon 
with
less interior space but costing more money, Ford couldn't have enjoyed so 
much
success with Mustang. They bought Mustang on its own merits, mainly style ,
standard equipment, and the ability to transform it with options into a car
that suited their needs.

I think I already covered the Falcon components
earlier. As for the SBF motor guiding the Tiger project, Ron,I'm crediting 
the
'63 Fairlane V8 and '63 Falcon Sprint V8 with influencing Ian Garrad and the
west coast Rootes team. Mustang wasn't in showrooms yet when the famous
yardstick was brought into a Ford dealer.

Rande Bellman
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