Ford introduced the Mustang at the Worlds Fair in New York City on this date in history. The car was on all 3 TV networks two days later and by September, it had made its way into its first movie, “Goldfinger” with Sean Connery. Since then it has been one of the best recognized cars on the road today. With an original sticker price of under$2400 its not uncommon to see these 1964 models in good shape, going for 10 to 15 times that today. Ford was aggressive in its promotion of this car and its sleek look and understated power made it a favorite for filmmakers ever since. As a result, today’s list is the Top Ten Movies with Ford Mustangs in them, at least of those I saw and as always, in my own opinion.
1) Bullitt – Steve McQueen, the ultimate chase scene of all time. While The French Connection might be a better movie, the Mustang was certainly more prominent in Bullitt.
1a) The French Connection - Interestingly enough, Steve McQueen turned down a role in this movie. And a good argument can be made as to which chase scene is better, while I like the lack of sound during the chase in the French Connection, I prefer McQueens a little bit more.
3) The Bond Movies - Goldfinger, Thunderball, Diamonds are Forever, all featured Mustangs and the movies served to enhance the Mustangs image as a sexy choice in cars.
4) Gone in Sixty Seconds - Both of them, although the 2000 version perhaps was a little more famous. Who can ever forget Eleanor?
5) Bull Durham - While we didn’t get to see a lot of the car, it was as nice addition to a good movie.
6) Back to the Future II- Ok, maybe not the best movie, but certainly the best 2015 Mustang I’ve ever seen.
7) Highlander - Not a lot of the mustang, but one of my favorite movies.
8) The Lake House - A quirky movie that didn’t do real well but can grow on you.
9) Ladron que roba a ladron - Mustangs are not just the favorite of American Filmmakers.
10) Disney Films - Princess Diaries II and North Avenue Irregulars showed us that not all movies with Mustangs had to be action flicks.
For a complete list check out The Mustang Source and its complete list of movies sporting this American Classic.
Also, on this day, MGM and the NFL were formed. Fenway Park and Shea both opened on this date (in different years of course), and Rollings Stones released their first album. I was tempted to list the 10 best games at Fenway or the 10 best songs by the Stones, but I am a bit partial to the Mustang.
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