64 ½ Mustang Options
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From the News Bureau
FORD DIVISION of Ford Motor Company
From the News Bureau
FORD DIVISION of Ford Motor Company
Rotunda Drive at Southfield Road
P. O. Box 608
Dearborn, Michigan
Telephone 33-77900
FORD MUSTANG OPTIONS
RELEASE PM'S, MONDAY, APRIL 13, 1964
The new Mustang from the Ford Division of Ford Motor Company combines the sporty, the stylish and the practical -- and offers them in any combination or degree.
In effect, through its many standard equipment features and a wide customer choice of options, the new Mustang is actually three cars in one.
Standard equipment features of all Mustangs include color-keyed, all vinyl interior and molded nylon carpeting; foam padded bucket seats; a floor mounted transmission shift lever; padded instrument panel; automatic glove box and courtesy lights; arm rests; cigarette lighter; full wheel covers; and many other standard items which are either unavailable or are extra-cost options on most other makes.
The basic Mustang is particularly suited to the smaller family or to the family looking for a second or third car. It features compact economy and low initial cost with all of the long-life, take-care features of other, more expensive cars. It combines driving fun with a sporty appearance and the practicality of a rear seat and adequate trunk space.
It also provides a highly versatile foundation on which the buyer can literally custom-tailor his own special kind of car.
The Mustang becomes a sports car for street or competition use through a selection of performance options. The performance-minded may select from three V-8 engines ranging up to 271 horsepower. He may add a 4-speed transmission, quick ratio steering, or a Rally-Pac with tachometer and clock. A special handling package -- priced at less than $40 -- includes heavy-duty coil front springs, heavy duty semi-elliptical rear leaf springs, special shock absorbers, an extra-large diameter stabilizer bar in the suspension geometry to provide flat cornering, 6.50 x 14 tires, and the fast-ratio steering gear. He can even order 15-inch wheels and sports tires, limited-slip differential, and a heavy-duty battery.
The Mustang becomes a luxury car with such options as a vinyl-covered hard top, a full-length console between the front bucket seats, a remote-control trunk release, a rear-seat radio speaker, an accent pin stripe around the body sculpturing, tinted glass and air conditioning. Other comfort and convenience options include power brakes and steering, an automatic transmission, and a power operated convertible top.
Standard equipment on all Mustangs includes:
- Accelerator Pedal - Suspended type
- Arm Rests - Front
- Ash Tray - Front
- Body - Platform-unitized, rust-resistant, fully insulated
- Brakes - Self-adjusting
- Bucket Seats - Front, foam-padded
- Carpets, Front and Rear - Molded nylon
- Cigarette Lighter
- Convertible Top - Counterbalanced manual, easy-action latches
- Courtesy Lights - Automatic
- Curved Side Glass
- Door Checks - Two stage
- Door Latches - Bear-Hug safety type
- Engine - 170 Special Six
- Front Fenders - Bolt-on
- Fuel Tank - 16 gallon
- Glove Box Light - Automatic
- Headlining - All vinyl
- Heater and Defroster - Fresh-air
- Hood and Rear Deck Lid - Counterbalanced hinges
- Hood Latch - Single-action, safety-type
- Interior Detail
- Color-Keyed Items:
- Floor carpeting, cowl trim panel, windcord, door lock buttons, seat belts, steering wheel, seats, door trim panels.
- Bright-Finish Items:
- Gear shift lever, convertible header molding, rear view mirror assembly, sun visor bracket and arm, turn signal lever and knob, window regulators, door handles, instrument panel control knobs, seat side shields, instrument bezels.
- Jack, Scissors-Type - Body side jacking
- Lubrication, Chassis - 36,000 mile
- Maintenance - Twice-A-Year or 6,000 mile
- Mirror - Rear view
- Molding, Windshield and Backlite - Full bright metal
- Padded Instrument Panel
- Scuff Plates - Aluminum
- Seat Belts - Color-keyed, metal-to-webbing
- Steering Wheel - Deep-dish, safety-type
- Sun Visors - Dual
- Transmission Lever - Tunnel-Mounted
- Upholstery - All vinyl
- Wheel Cover - Stainless steel, full bright metal
- Windshield Wipers - Extra-wide parallel action
The list of Mustang options and accessories includes the following:
- Accent group (includes body side paint stripe and rocker panel molding)
- Air Conditioning
- Back-up Lights
- Battery - Heavy Duty
- Differential - Limited-Slip Equa-Lock
- Engines
- 164 horsepower V-8
- 210 horsepower V-8
- 271 horsepower V-8
- Engine Compartment Lamp
- Glass
- Tinted with banded windshield
- Windshield only, tinted and banded
- Glove Compartment Door Lock
- Handling Package - Special (standard w/271 HP engine)
- Lake Pipes (Muffler by-pass)
- Parking Brake Warning Lamp
- Power Brakes
- Power Convertible Top
- Power Steering
- Radio, AM Push Button
- Rally Pac (Tachometer and Clock)
- Rear Seat Speaker
- Rear View Mirror, Non-glare inside
- Rear View Mirror, Outside
- Remote Control Trunk Release
- Rocker Panel Molding
- Studio-Sonic Sound System
- Sports Console
- Sun Visors, Padded
- Tires, 5.60/5.90 x 15 sports
- Tonneau Cover
- Transmissions
- Cruise-O-Matic, Three-speed Automatic
- Four-speed Manual
- Trunk Compartment Lamp
- Vinyl Covered Hardtop Roof
- Wheel Covers, Knock-off Hub
- Wheel Covers, Wire
- Windshield Wiper, Two-speed electric with windshield washer
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