What Was the Ford Mustang Named After?
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Ford Mustang Named Germany's Best Selling Sports Coupe
THE MUSTANG MAY HAVE BEEN NAMED AFTER - Colouring The Past
Forty-five years after he introduced the original Ford Mustang Lee Iacocca, introduced the only car that has ever carried his name. Based…
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The Mustang Name
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Re-engineered Mustang Maniac
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How The Mustang Got Its Name Is A Mystery
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Ford Mustang 40th Anniversary (2004) - pictures, information & specs
Do you name your car?
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Ford Mustang Named World's Best-Selling Sports Coupe for the Seventh Year in a Row
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The Mustang Name
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The most valuable Mustangs from every generation - Hagerty Media
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The Mustang Name
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TIL that the Ford Mustang, despite the logo, was named after the WWII fighter plane (P-51 Mustang), not the horse : r/todayilearned