<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/timewarp/" rel="tag">Time Warp</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/" rel="tag">Convertibles</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupes</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Sports/GTs</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/45-years-of-the-ford-mustang/1498984/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/mustang-timeline-580.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><small>45 years of the Ford Mustang, including timeline - Click above for high-res gallery</small></span><br /></div>
<br />While <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/17/video-hyundai-pays-tribute-to-45-years-of-the-mustang/">some might be celebrating in their own way</a> (Ford to Hyundai: Let us know when you sell nine million Genesis Coupes), the Blue Oval is putting on a huge birthday bash for the Mustang's 45th anniversary. Over 2,500 Mustang enthusiasts, many of whom are driving cross country with their pony cars, are expected to attend four days of festivities at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. Among the revelers will be nine original owners of 1964 1/2 Mustangs who still own their cars.<br /><br />On the schedule is a huge cruise of 500 Mustangs, plenty of track time, car show, a Mustang Challenge race,and more. More details on the event can be found in the press release after the jump or by visiting <a href="http://www.mustangevents.org/">www.MustangEvents.org</a>, but be sure to check out Ford's Mustang timeline graphic in the gallery below.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/45-years-of-the-ford-mustang/">45 Years of the Ford Mustang</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/45-years-of-the-ford-mustang/1498984/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/ford-mustang-timeline_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/45-years-of-the-ford-mustang/1168175/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/11/45yearsofmustang_01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/45-years-of-the-ford-mustang/1168176/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/11/45yearsofmustang_02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/45-years-of-the-ford-mustang/1168177/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/11/45yearsofmustang_03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/45-years-of-the-ford-mustang/1168178/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/11/45yearsofmustang_04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/17/happy-birthday-ford-celebrates-45-years-of-the-mustang/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Happy Birthday! Ford celebrates 45 years of the Mustang</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/17/happy-birthday-ford-celebrates-45-years-of-the-mustang/">Happy Birthday! Ford celebrates 45 years of the Mustang</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:30:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/17/happy-birthday-ford-celebrates-45-years-of-the-mustang/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1518147/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/17/happy-birthday-ford-celebrates-45-years-of-the-mustang/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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<div align="center"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><small>45 years of the Ford Mustang, including timeline - Click above for high-res gallery</small></span><br /></div>
<br />While <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/17/video-hyundai-pays-tribute-to-45-years-of-the-mustang/">some might be celebrating in their own way</a> (Ford to Hyundai: Let us know when you sell nine million Genesis Coupes), the Blue Oval is putting on a huge birthday bash for the Mustang's 45th anniversary. Over 2,500 Mustang enthusiasts, many of whom are driving cross country with their pony cars, are expected to attend four days of festivities at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. Among the revelers will be nine original owners of 1964 1/2 Mustangs who still own their cars.<br /><br />On the schedule is a huge cruise of 500 Mustangs, plenty of track time, car show, a Mustang Challenge race,and more. More details on the event can be found in the press release after the jump or by visiting <a href="http://www.mustangevents.org/">www.MustangEvents.org</a>, but be sure to check out Ford's Mustang timeline graphic in the gallery below.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/45-years-of-the-ford-mustang/">45 Years of the Ford Mustang</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/45-years-of-the-ford-mustang/1498984/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/ford-mustang-timeline_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/45-years-of-the-ford-mustang/1168175/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/11/45yearsofmustang_01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/45-years-of-the-ford-mustang/1168176/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/11/45yearsofmustang_02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/45-years-of-the-ford-mustang/1168177/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/11/45yearsofmustang_03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/45-years-of-the-ford-mustang/1168178/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/11/45yearsofmustang_04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/17/happy-birthday-ford-celebrates-45-years-of-the-mustang/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Happy Birthday! Ford celebrates 45 years of the Mustang</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/17/happy-birthday-ford-celebrates-45-years-of-the-mustang/">Happy Birthday! Ford celebrates 45 years of the Mustang</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:30:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/17/happy-birthday-ford-celebrates-45-years-of-the-mustang/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1518147/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a> | <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/17/happy-birthday-ford-celebrates-45-years-of-the-mustang/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>
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