1965 Ford Mustang a Quick Look at Year Two

Ford’s 1965 production of the Mustang offered a few more choices for its many fans. The 2+2 fastback was introduced and Carroll Shelby introduced America to his legendary GT-350 fastback model. Ford also added optional power front disc brakes and upped the performance to the Mustang and added a couple of high performance engines to the options. The 289 ci V-8 with 271 hp gave the Mustang more power and Americans loved it!

Public response to the Ford Mustang was astounding. Even Ford was shocked at America’s voracious appetite for the Mustang. A total of 559,451 Mustangs were sold for the 1965 model year.

Of course, when you put a sporty car with a high performance engine on the road, especially more than 500,000 of them, people are going to race them. In response to this call, Ford introduced the two seatter ‘65 Shelby GT 350 with the 306 HP version of the HiPo motor. This allowed Ford to actively compete with the Chevy Corvette racing head to head.

An interesting fact is that Ford never called Mustangs “64″ or “64 ½” models. These cars are actually ‘65 models, but when those Mustangs became classics, collectors used these designations to be able to differentiate the early ‘65 models (’64 and ‘64 ½) from the late ‘65 models.