Herbert Misch and Gene Bordinat with the Ford Mustang I Expermental Sports Car, 1962

THF111035 / Herbert Misch and Gene Bordinat with the Ford Mustang I Expermental Sports Car, 1962
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Artifact Overview

While it shared its name with the popular production Ford Mustang introduced in 1964, the 1962 Mustang I was an entirely separate project. The experimental Mustang I allowed Ford to test engineering concepts and -- perhaps more importantly -- show the public that the company promoted excitement and innovation. Ford vice presidents Herbert Misch and Gene Bordinat championed the car.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1962

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.O.19248

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 10.063 in
Width: 7.938 in

Inscriptions

Handwritten in pencil on verso: 1962 Mustang (Experimental) Herbert L. Misch, V. P. Eng. and Res. (Left) Gene Bordinat, V. P. Styling (Right).