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jls4561

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2. I desperately wanted that car when I first saw it. The daughter of a friend had one and I thought it was the

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Apr 18, 2025, 03:06 PM

Apr 2025

Coolest thing in the world. My dad said, “Keep your grades up and we’ll talk about it when you’re 16.” I was 6 at the time.
By the time I reached 16, the Mustang was no longer the coolest car on the road.

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On April 17, 1964, the Ford Mustang was introduced to the public at the New York World's Fair. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2025 OP

It has changed a lot over the years. piddyprints Apr 2025 #1

I desperately wanted that car when I first saw it. The daughter of a friend had one and I thought it was the jls4561 Apr 2025 #2

Hell yeah! SheltieLover Apr 2025 #3

My dad had a '64 1/2 beige Mustang with a white interior. Basso8vb Apr 2025 #4

My mom got one of the originals. Biophilic Apr 2025 #5

There Was A Guy Here... ProfessorGAC Apr 2025 #6

I might have seen it at the NYC WF.... electric_blue68 May 2 #7