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Ford Mustang Voted America's Favorite Car

5 December 1999

    IRVINE, Calif.-- In a recent non-binding poll, Americans have chosen the Ford
Mustang as their all-time favorite car, edging out the Chevy Corvette for top 
honors.  The voting took place this month on the Kelley Blue Book automotive website.  
People were able to cast their vote throughout November from a ballot of over 
1,200 models of cars and trucks made since 1950.

    "This honor is an indication of Mustang's prominence in American society,"
said Alex Kim, Mustang brand manager.  "The Mustang continues to endure as one
of America's favorite cars and true American icons."

    Americans have had love affairs with their cars ever since Henry Ford
cranked out the first Model A in 1903.  This is especially true in the last
half of this century.  We all remember the favorite car we had growing up ...
sitting on Dad's lap in the driveway, pretending to drive ... that cool
convertible that first turned heads in high school.  Then there was the first
car we ever owned, that got washed and waxed every week -- for awhile anyway.
We remember the drive-ins and double-dates and college road trips.  Maybe now
we've graduated to a big SUV or a luxury car full of amenities or maybe it's a
truck that still gets pampered.

    "It was with that love affair for cars in mind that we decided Americans
should be able to choose their all-time personal favorite," said a Kelley 
executive.  "Instead of some board of experts deciding, we wanted this to be 
the people's choice, and the response was overwhelming."

    With all those cars to choose from, the most popular proved to be the Ford
Mustang, with the 1965 model the front-runner.  The 1965 Mustang originally
sold for $2,734; if you had one today, in excellent condition, the Blue Book
value would be $10,500!  The Mustang was tops with both men and women and in
every region of the United States.  Two other Ford products made the list, #11
Ford Full Size Pickup and #12 Ford Thunderbird.