New The Going Thing: Special-Edition 1969 Ford Mustang Sports Roof, A Special-Edition Ford Drag Squad Lookalike
All of us convey seen Mustang particular editions, such equally Twister Specials, California Specials, High Country Specials, or fifty-fifty something equally esoteric equally a Mustang E
Ford built scores of dissimilar special-edition Mustangs throughout the years, but after to a greater extent than than thirty years of photographing Mustangs, this ’69 is the root particular advertisement known equally The Going Thing I've heard of.
This automobile is extra particular for a twain reasons. Original owner, in addition to a 428 Cobra Jet nether its hood, in addition to a shaker scoop. Of the 109 Going Thing Mustangs, this was the entirely 428 alongside shaker scoop, in addition to bonus, it's a iv speed. Only 22 of them received 428s.
Oh, in addition to it's Petty Blue, equally this was the ane twelvemonth Petty was alongside Ford
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Throughout the sixties, Ford offered enough of national, regional, in addition to local promotions for the Mustang.
The 1968 California Special in addition to 1970 Twister Special are maybe the nearly familiar, but The Going Thing is a fleck to a greater extent than enigmatic.
If that call sounds familiar, it’s because The Going Thing was Ford’s national advertising crusade for the 1969-1970 model year. Ford’s advertising means fifty-fifty commissioned a “Sunshine Pop” grouping (naturally christened “The Going Thing” in addition to organized past times the same squad that afterwards handled The Partridge Family) equally back upward for the campaign, which included 3 LP releases.
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