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...most talked about - and least seen - auto of the year is the Ford Mustang, a new sports car that the company has been guarding for public introduction on April 13. Thus it was little wonder that Fred Olmsted, the automotive editor of Detroit's Free Press, stopped in astonishment last week when, in a Detroit parking lot, he spotted a red convertible emblazoned with the insignia of a galloping stallion...
Olmsted recognized the car as the top-secret Mustang, rushed to a telephone to summon a photographer. Within less than ten minutes, the Free Press had the first public pictures of the car, and Ford saw its carefully tailored plans for secrecy shattered...
...that is inexpensive, roomy and racy. Confirming what everyone had expected, Ford Division Boss Leelacocca announced that Ford's River Rouge assembly plant in Dearborn would be shut down at week's end un til early March to change over to production of Ford's Mustang (TIME, June 14), scheduled to go on sale in mid-April. Available as hardtop or convertible, the Mustang is aimed at those who like the sports-car look but cannot afford Thunderbirds or Rivieras; it seats four, will sell for less than $2,500 for the six-cylinder version...
...about to be left in the turn, Chrysler has a crash program to bring out its four-seater Barracuda by the time the Mustang is introduced. Priced to match the Mustang, the Barracuda uses a Valiant chassis and engine, but has a racy new Italianate body. At week's end American Motors introduced its new experimental sports car, called the Tarpon. It is the forerunner of a fastback four-seater that the com pany plans to introduce during the '65 model year. Designed more for comfort than for high performance, the new U.S. sports cars have heavier, larger...
...city of Clifton, N.J., take great pride in one participating group, the Clifton High School Mustang Band, which won first prize in marching competition, second prize in symphonic competition, and missed a clean sweep by only one point...