Lee Iacocca at the Inaugural launch introducing the 1964 Mustang Automobile

THE FORD MUSTANG DEBUTS April 13, 1964 The Ford Mustang debuted this week to an enthusiastic response. Priced from $2,400. over 22,000 orders were made in the first day. The Mustang is the idea of the young vice-president at Ford, Lee Iacocca. The Mustang fondly termed the “Pony Car”will compete with Chevrolet’s Corvair Monza. Lee Iacocca at the Inaugural launch of the 1964 Mustang