Ford Mustang For Sale

In 1964, Ford Motor Company introduced the world to the...

In 1964, Ford Motor Company introduced the world to the "pony car" with its new Mustang, a model that continues to thrive today. When looking for a Ford Mustang for sale, you'll find a nearly boundless variety of choices appealing to all budgets and tastes. Offering a coupe, convertible and fastback, Mustang made style a primary consideration, but performance has always been part of its DNA, from the GT to the Mach 1 and the iconic Boss 302 of the first generation, and on to the Boss 351 and 429 Cobra Jet of the next. The Mustang II kept the flame burning until the Fox platform debuted for 1979, ushering in a new era of performance that included the now-legendary 5.0 V-8, highlighted in the LX, GT and SVT Cobra models, and don't forget the turbocharged 2.3-liter SVO. The evolution continued with the SN-95, which saw a 351-powered Cobra R; the restyled "New Edge" models followed and introduced us to the Bullitt, a new-age four-cam Mach 1 and the "Terminator" supercharged Cobra. The S-197 returned retro styling to the Mustang starting in 2005, and today, the Coyote V-8 is becoming the latest part of the legend, as Mustang carries on its decades-long evolution while maintaining its original character.

Legendary auto racer Carroll Shelby was famously tapped to develop a race-bred iteration of the Mustang, which yielded the G.T. 350 in 1965 and later, the big-block-powered G.T. 500 beginning for 1967. Shelby later took advantage of Ford's new 428 Cobra Jet engine for the 1968 G.T. 500KR, the last letters standing for "King of the Road." When performance began to wane in Detroit, the Mustang II kept the flame of sporty motoring burning for Ford, yielding the first four-cylinder Mustang, though V-6 options were available and the 302 was added back to the option sheet as well.

The Fox platform debuted for 1979, ushering in a new era of performance that included the now-legendary 5.0 V-8, highlighted in the LX, GT, and SVT Cobra models, and don't forget the turbocharged 2.3-liter SVO. The Fox era concluded with the limited-production Cobra R, a race-bred production model. The evolution continued with the SN-95, which showed early signs of a return to classic Mustang design cues. There was only one coupe body style with this redesign, and no more hatchback, but the convertible continued on. The SN-95 period saw a 351-powered Cobra R for 1995, a last hurrah for the high-performance pushrod V-8 engine in the Mustang. For 1996, Ford's all new "modular" overhead-cam (OHC) V-8 took over, with a single-overhead cam 4.6-liter V-8 for the Mustang GT and a four-cam, four-valve-per-cylinder variation in the Mustang Cobra.

The restyled "New Edge" models followed for 1999 and introduced us to the Bullitt, a modern homage to the iconic Highland Green 1968 fastback driven by Steve McQueen in the movie of the same name. A new-age four-cam Mach 1 would debut for 2003, along with the "Terminator" supercharged Cobra.

The S-197 returned retro styling to the Mustang starting in 2005, and today, the Coyote 5.0-liter V-8 is becoming the latest part of the legend. The Boss 302 would return for 2011 with world-class road course capability rivaling the best from Europe. For 2015, another generation debuted, internally known as the S-550. It brought fresh styling that still harks to Mustang's origins, while also making independent rear suspension (IRS) and other advanced features standard.

Today, Mustang maintains elements of its original character while it continues its decades-long evolution, taking a major step recently with the introduction of the Mustang Mach-E all-electric vehicle (EV).