Mustang Quiz

[ruthless351]

1. What was the only Mustang in the 1971 line up that you could not get with power windows?

2. Why was the BOSS 429 Mustang built?

3. When was the first independent rear suspension put into a Mustang by the factory?

4. Was the SVO available with FACTORY T-Tops?

5. What year was the Mustang first advertized with a 5.0L?

6. Why do 1967 Shelby's have two different locations for lamps in the grille?

7. Name all five special edition Mustangs made in 1969.

8. What years has the Mustang served as The Official Pace Car of the Indianapolis 500?

9. What was the only year that a V8 was not available in a Mustang?

10. What was the only year for the BOSS 351?

11. What was the Mustang named after?

12. What years did the Mustang NOT have the famous running horses anywhere on the car?

13. What year was the last for the fabled 289?

14. Before the 2000 Cobra R, what was the quickest FACTORY Mustang?

15. What day did the Mustang become available to the public?

16. What was the first year of the MACH I?

17. What year did the Mustang first have a overhead cam engine?

18. What was the first year that all Mustangs sold had 5 lug wheels?

19. How many different engines were available during the 1965 production run?

[Silver97]

Well Here we go no one else will do it so I decided to give it a try. I'm a Camaro sort of guy so I had to look up most of these answers hopefully I didn't just make myself look like an ass.

1. What was the only Mustang in the 1971 line up that you could not get with power windows?
   Boss 351 ?
2. Why was the BOSS 429 Mustang built?
   So that Ford could Race it in NASCAR.
3. When was the first independent rear suspension put into a Mustang by the factory?
   2000 SVT Mustang Cobra
4. Was the SVO available with FACTORY T-Tops?
   There are also rumors of a few SVOs with factory T-tops. If these cars exist, they were likely built for Ford execs.
   http://www.mustang-svo.com/svostory.html
5. What year was the Mustang first advertized with a 5.0L?
   1979
6. Why do 1967 Shelby's have two different locations for lamps in the grille?
   Owner's Complained about the Narrow version making it hard to see in the dark.
7. Name all five special edition Mustangs made in 1969.
   BOSS 302, BOSS 429, Grande, MACH 1,
8. What years has the Mustang served as The Official Pace Car of the Indianapolis 500?
   1964,1979,1994,
9. What was the only year that a V8 was not available in a Mustang?
   1974
10. What was the only year for the BOSS 351?
    1971
11. What was the Mustang named after?
    The Revolution of the "Pony Car"
12. What years did the Mustang NOT have the famous running horses anywhere on the car?
    1979-1988
13. What year was the last for the fabled 289?
    1969
14. Before the 2000 Cobra R, what was the quickest FACTORY Mustang?
    1995 Cobra R?
15. What day did the Mustang become available to the public?
    June 26, 1964
16. What was the first year of the MACH I?
    1965
17. What year did the Mustang first have a overhead cam engine?
    1974
18. What was the first year that all Mustangs sold had 5 lug wheels?
    1994
19. How many different engines were available during the 1965 production run?
    3, 170CI I6, 200CI 16, 289CI V8

[ruthless351]

Ok Ok here are the answers....good try silver you got some right.:)

1. What was the only Mustang in the 1971 line up that you could not get with power windows?
   ** 429 MACH 1**
2. Why was the BOSS 429 Mustang built?
   to make the engine eligable for nascar
3. When was the first independent rear suspension put into a Mustang by the factory?
   1965, it was a test mule, 6 were built
4. Was the SVO available with FACTORY T-Tops?
   ** No**
5. What year was the Mustang first advertized with a 5.0L?
   1975
6. Why do 1967 Shelby's have two different locations for lamps in the grille?
   ** It was against some state laws to have lights next to each other in the center of a grille**
7. Name all five special edition Mustangs made in 1969.
   ** MACH I, Grande, BOSS 302, BOSS 429, Twister Special**
8. What years has the Mustang served as The Official Pace Car of the Indianapolis 500?
   ** 1964, 1979, 1994**
9. What was the only year that a V8 was not available in a Mustang?
   1974
10. What was the only year for the BOSS 351?
    ** 1971**
11. What was the Mustang named after?
    ** the North American P51 Mustang (fighter plane)**
12. What years did the Mustang NOT have the famous running horses anywhere on the car?
    1983, 1985, 1986
13. What year was the last for the fabled 289?
    ** 1968**
14. Before the 2000 Cobra R, what was the quickest FACTORY Mustang?
    ** 1971 BOSS 351**
15. What day did the Mustang become available to the public?
    April 17, 1964
16. What was the first year of the MACH I?
    1969
17. What year did the Mustang first have a overhead cam engine?
    ** 1974, the 2.3L**
18. What was the first year that all Mustangs sold had 5 lug wheels?
    1971
19. How many different engines were available during the 1965 production run?
    6, U=170 I6, T=200 I6, F=260 V8 C=289 2V V8, D=289 4V V8 (200 hp), A= 289 4V V8 (210 hp), K=289 Hi-Po V8 (271hp)

[Silver97]

15. What day did the Mustang become available to the public?
    June 26, 1964

That's when it debuted in an auto show but it wasn't available for purchase until June.