When the Ford Mustang was released they sold 22,000 units by the end of the first day. Within two years they had sold over 2,000,000 units.

The Mustang created the 'pony car' class of American sports car sedans with long hoods and short rear decks; it gave rise to GM's Camaro and AMC's Javelin. After over four decades, the Mustang is the only original 'pony car' that has remained in production uninterrupted.

According the 'InternetAutoguide' the 2008 Ford Mustang has an average value rating losing almost half its value, just over $10,000 in five years.

The Mustang has never had a name for itself as a particularly economic vehicle but it will still average around 20 MPG and still do 0-60 mph in 5.0 seconds flat.

Fords Mustang has won many awards in the years since its inception; these include 'Motor trend Car of the Year,' and the '2008 Motorist Choice Award.'

Many celebrities are proud to call themselves Mustang owners; these include Jay Leno, President Bill Clinton, Charlie Sheen, Jim Morrison, Funkmaster Flex, Tim Allen and Eminem.

Ford Mustangs have always been a car that people buy and then modify and one of the best modifiers out there is Roush. Roush have created a 435 BHP Mustang with a 4.6 L V8 which can do 0-60 in 4.5 seconds.

Ford's iconic Mustang has appeared in and won many racing events over the last few decades. Most recently it competed in the 'Koni Challenge,' where it won the manufacturers title in 2005 and the Formula Drift and D1 Grand Prix series.

The latest Ford Mustang carries on the tradition of a muscular V8 with 320lbs of torque that is held within a specially tuned chassis built to deal with large amounts of pressure.

The Ford Mustang was initially made famous by debuting on silver screens as the much beloved car of the classic, 'Bullitt,' with Steve McQueen. Since then the car has appeared many times on television in shows like 'Top Gear,' and has done many more movies such as 'When Harry Met Sally.'