<VV> The Corvair that inspired the Mustang

[Bill Elliott]

"Mustang" was the origin of the term; "Corvair" was the origin of the 
idea...

"Big engine" was not necessarily part of the equation... 6 cylinder slushbox 
Mustangs were common and still considered a "Pony Car" (which was really 
just a small fun to drive "performance oriented" car...

Bill

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Houston" <jhouston001 at cfl.rr.com>
To: "Marc Marcoulides" <hharpo at earthlink.net>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 17:23
Subject: Re: <VV> The Corvair that inspired the Mustang


> Has anybody mentioned the source of the term "Pony Car" ??   Mustang =
> horse = small = pony, so small car with big engine = "pony car" ---  
> right??
>
> Jim Houston
>
> Marc Marcoulides wrote:
>> ----, the Mustang was just a tarted up Falcon.
>>
>>
>> but "tarted" very, very well. A success for Ford. The best part of Lee 
>> Iacocca's book is his relating the day Henry fired him. That one chapter 
>> makes reading Lee worthwhile.
>>
>>