[Tigers] Tigers and Mustangs

[Tom Parker]

I rode in a '63 Falcon with a 260 V8; it was quick, and fun to drive... but
we KNOW that. And I was in the showroom in New Bedford Mass. when the
Mustang was introduced there  - April 19, 1964... it was my 23rd birthday,
and I WANTED one (but couldn't afford it on an Airman's pay...).

April 17 is the anniversary of the introduction of the Mustang, but 2014 is
the year of the Tiger. (Mine's a - more or less - stock 289; it's quicker
than the 289 'stang, and more fun to drive. But face it, the Tiger, in its
soul is a 260.

Tom
'67 Mark 2


On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 6:34 PM, Ron Fraser <rfraser at bluefrog.com> wrote:

> Rande
>         I agree; the Mustang was not in the showrooms but it was in the
> tooling process and yes I believe the Tiger engine is closer to the Falcon
> Sprint engine.  Fairlane gets a nod because that is where the engine design
> originated.
>
>         My opinion is that Ford was anticipating the Mustang launch and
> they
> were tooling up better parts for the Mustang and the other Ford cars.  I
> could be wrong.  Many of those better parts became part of the Tiger
> engines.
>
> Ron Fraser
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tigers-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of snakebit289
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 5:49 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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