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EAST HARTFORD, Conn.
It was an April day, 56 years ago, that the American automobile industry changed forever.
Ford introduced the Mustang at the World’s Fair in New York on April 17, 1964. That same day, the car went on sale across the country and broke records.
The car was different, in looks and marketing, and was aimed at the younger car buyer. The Mustang and the Plymouth Barracuda, introduced two weeks earlier, were the first pony cars. Camaro, Challenger, Cougar and Firebird followed within the next several years and enjoyed varying degrees of success.