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Ford Mustang Heavy Duty Waterproof Car Covers
 The Ford Mustang is a true American legend and it has attained a status that has extended outside of the US and it has come to represent a true piece of Americana, an icon and the epitome of everything that is fantastic about pony cars. The Mustang has a long and intriguing history that stretches right back to 1964 making it the second longest nameplate in production at the company. The name of the vehicle was taken from the World War II era fighter aircraft, the P-51 Mustang, as the cars executive stylist was something of an aviation enthusiast. In creating this unique and powerful car Ford also created the entire classification of pony car, without the Ford Mustang the atypical American muscle vehicle would not exist, without the Ford Mustang there would be no Chevrolet Camaro's, AMC Javelin's or Chrysler Barracuda's. The first generation of Ford Mustang started life as a two seat mid engined roadster prototype that was later converted to feature four seats. In order to make the vehicle affordable to a wide client base but also to keep development costs down Ford chose to utilise many off the shelf and existing components in developing the Mustang and the car was launched to immediate critical acclaim from reviewers and enthusiasts. Initially Ford felt the first generation Mustang would only appeal to a small amount of people and they estimated 100,000 units would sell in the first year, however after one and a half years over a million Mustangs had left the assembly line.
The second generation Ford Mustang came about in the 1970's as a result of harsher pollution regulations and the OPEC oil emargo. Many people were looking for smaller, more efficient cars in order to save money and help the environment so the Ford Mustang was quickly falling out of favour with the general public. By 1973 Ford were ready to roll out a brand new, more fuel efficient Mustang that was based around a combination of the Maverick and Pinto. In a master stroke of fortunate timing the 1973 Energy Crisis took place just months before the new Mustang was launched allowing Ford to embark on a new marketing campaign emphasising the environmentally friendly and efficient nature of the new car compared to the old model. Sadly reviews were not overly favourable as the car was now a jack of all trades and a master of none with the new equipment designed to lower emissions adding a lot to the weight and ruining the handling of the vehicle. In 1979 the third generation of the Ford Mustang was launched. This was designed to go back to roots with the design and mimic the earlier versions of the vehicle that were more successful. This new Mustang was designed by Ford around the fox platform that had been created for the Fairmont and Zephyr, and the interior of the vehicle was given a major overhaul to make it more comfortable, even for passengers riding in the relatively cramped rear of the car. In order to make the new Ford Mustang appeal to enthusiasts the size of the boot and engine bay were both increased to make the car more user friendly and also to allow for easy access to the engine for self servicing. The Ford Mustang continued soldiering on until 1994 when, after fifteen years, the fourth generation of the vehicle was released. This all new Ford Mustang was completely restyled to be a definite new vehicle but it also retained various design elements in order to suggest a common lineage with the Mustangs of old. It was based around the fox-4 platform and came with a 3.8 litre V6 engine mated to a choice of five speed manual or four speed automatic gearboxes. The more powerful Ford Mustang GT featured a 4.6 litre V8 that could eventually output 225 bhp. The fourth generation Ford Mustang was updated in 1999 with what Ford had termed "New Edge" styling and the engineering of the vehicle was updated to make the ride more comfortable. Engine output was increased for both the standard and GT versions of the Mustang and a number of interior changes made things more comfortable for driver and passengers alike. The most recent version of the Ford Mustang is the fifth generation version that was launched in 2005 after being demonstrated at the North American International Motor Show in 2004. The design was carefully sculptured to be modern and aggressive but still be reminiscent of the original 1960's Mustangs that were so loved by the public. A 4.0 litre V6 powers the standard version whilst the GT features a 4.6 litre V8. For 2010 the vehicle was redesigned somewhat with a new exterior resulting in improved aerodynamics.
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