2 posts tagged “muscle car”

Here’s one for the American Voxers from Autocade: a mid-1960s muscle car from the days when Mercurys were a bit more than Fords with lipstick.

Mercury S-55

Mercury S-55. 1966 (prod. 2,916 hardtop, 669 convertible). 2-door hardtop, 2-door convertible. F/R, 428 in³ (V8). Originally a part of the Monterey range, S-55 “muscle car” (428 in³ quoted at 405 hp) returned in 1966 after two-year absence as a separate line. Lincoln Continental-type styling. Very rare. Independence was short-lived: S-55, with slightly different styling, went back to Monterey range in 1967 (and proved rarer still).

Manufacturing location: St Louis, Missouri, USA

   I didn’t paste the plant information before, but it does exist for most entries.

Since I have blogged about the first six model years of the Mustang, let’s have three more. This is all there is on Autocade at the moment, though I guess the Mustang II will go on next. Note the declining production number—this covers three model years. It was up to the II to restore some sales for the Mustang brand.

Ford Mustang (1971–3)

Ford Mustang. 1971–3 (prod. 409,638). 2-door coupé, 2-door fastback, 2-door convertible. F/R, 250 in³ (6 cyl. OHV), 302, 351, 429 in³ (V8 OHV). Original Mustang platform grown to ridiculous proportions, thanks to intervention of its president Semon ‘Bunkie’ Knudsen. Born during the horsepower race but, when launched in 1970, seemed out of place with rising insurance premiums and emissions’ regulations. Has its admirers but regarded as less collectible than earlier models. Last Boss in 1971; Mach I took the performance mantle for the run. Some luxury in Mustang Grand coupé. Last factory convertible for many years in 1973.