The Ford Mustang Through Time

The brainchild of Lee Iacocca, the original Mustang was introduced on April 17, 1964 and became an instant hit. In March 1966, Ford had already sold one million units.

Have you read our first-drive review of the new 2024 Ford Mustang? If not, you should immediately stop whatever you’re doing and check it out. Then you can come back here and take a trip down memory lane with a visual history of the iconic pony car focusing on the first four generations.

Pictured above: 1964.5 Mustang and 1990 Mustang.

1964.5 Ford Mustang

1965 Ford Mustang

1965 Ford Mustang Convertible

1966 Ford Mustang Fastback

1966 Shelby GT-350 H

1967 Ford Mustang GT

1967 Shelby GT500

1968 Ford Mustang GT

1968 Shelby GT500 Convertible 

1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429

1969 Ford Mustang Convertible 

1969 Ford Mustang Mach 1 428

1969 Shelby GT500 Convertible 

1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1

1970 Ford Mustang Boss 302

1970 Ford Mustang

1971 Ford Mustang Boss 351

1971 Ford Mustang Mach 1 429

1972 Ford Mustang Sprint Edition

1972 Ford Mustang Coupe

1973 Ford Mustang Convertible

1974 Ford Mustang II

1975 Ford Mustang II

1976 Ford Mustang II Cobra II

1977 Ford Mustang II

1977 Ford Mustang II

1979 Ford Mustang Cobra

1980 Ford Mustang

1981 Ford Mustang T-Top

1982 Ford Mustang Convertible

1982 Ford Mustang GT 5.0

1984 Ford Mustang SVO

1986 Ford Mustang

1987 Ford Mustang GT

1988 Ford Mustang LX

1990 Ford Mustang LX

1991 Ford Mustang GT Convertible

1993 Ford Mustang Cobra

1994 Ford Mustang

1994 Ford Mustang Convertible

1996 Ford Mustang Cobra

1997 Ford Mustang Convertible

1999 Ford Mustang GT

1999 Ford Mustang Convertible

2000 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra R

2001 Ford Mustang Bullit

2003 Ford Mustang Mach 1

2004 Ford Mustang GT 40th Anniversary Edition

Ford Mustang SVT Cobra with mystichrome paint