The First Pony Car
Plymouth fanatics insist that the Baracuda beat the Ford Mustang by about a couple of weeks, the Mustang is widely considered the first "pony car" in automotive history. Pony cars are a class of automobiles first launched in 1964 inspired by larger muscle cars, but engineered to be more compact and affordable.
The Ford Mustang paved the golden way of pony cars–they caught the attention of the consumers and delivered the pony car trend to its success. It was first introduced publicly on the 17th of April in 1964, at the New York World’s Fair. Percieved to be the most successful model ever launched in automobile history, the Ford Mustang gleaned over 22,000 sales on its first day alone and raked over a million sales in its first two years. TheMustang set a trend and inspired a lot of imitators, some of which include: Pontiac Firebird, Mercury Cougar and Chevrolet Camaro. But success was sweetly enjoyed by the Mustang alone.
