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© 2017 by Steve Magnante
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: 1964½–1966 Falcon Births a Pony
Number Crunching and Press Commentary
Chapter 2: 1967–1970 Enter the Big-Blocks
Suspension and Brakes
Number Crunching and Press Commentary
Chapter 3: 1971–1973 Too Big, Too Late, But Still Great!
Legend and Lore
Body and Interior
Engine and Driveline
Suspension and Brakes
Number Crunching and Press Commentary
Chapter 4: 1974–1978 The Right Car at the Right Time
Legend and Lore
Body and Interior
Engine and Driveline
Suspension and Brakes
Number Crunching and Press Commentary
Chapter 5: 1979–1993 Of Foxes and Five-Point-Ohs
Legend and Lore
Body and Interior
Engine and Driveline
Suspension and Brakes
Number Crunching and Press Commentary
Chapter 6: 1994–2004 SN95: The Schwarzenegger Mustang
Legend and Lore
Body and Interior
Engine and Driveline
Suspension and Brakes
Number Crunching and Press Commentary
Chapter 7: 2005–2014 Retro Returns with the S197
Legend and Lore
Body and Interior
Engine and Driveline
Suspension and Brakes
Number Crunching and Press Commentary
Chapter 8: 2015 to Present S550: The Pony Goes Global
Legend and Lore
Body and Interior
Engine and Driveline
Suspension and Brakes
Number Crunching and Press Commentary
DEDICATION
This book is dedicated to my late friend, Heather Lee Martin. With her beloved Jack Russell Terrier pup, Anna Bell (Anna Bell Marie when the little dog was misbehaving), Heather selflessly offered help, companionship, and a sympathetic ear. Shown here atop the Empire State Building, the world lost a fine person with her passing in 2016. Embrace and appreciate those you care for and love as often as possible; life can be fleeting. Okay, enough mushy stuff, let’s talk Mustangs!
Born on July 14, 1964, Steve