Re: Mustang...Spitfire???

[ArthurK101@aol.com]

In a message dated 13-Mar-99 17:21:52 Eastern Standard Time, spitlist@gte.net
writes:

> In Ford's case it
>  was the Falcon which sprung off the Mustang and with Triumph it was the
>  Herald which offered up the basis for the very successful Spitfire.
>  

Joe, I'm not sure that the Falcon "sprang off the Mustang".  Falcons came out
in the early '60's.  My roommate had a '64 Falcon Sprint (four on the floor
and a V-6 -maybe even a V8).  This car was HOT and was ordered (Dec '63 or Jan
'64) before the Mustang was even available to the general public.  I drove
that baby from Atlanta GA. to Daytona Beach, Fl and can tell you that it was
impressive.  

>From Daytona he and I went (courtesy of a USAF "hop" out of McGuire) to the UK
to pick up my TR4.  So i drove both cars within 10 days of each other.

I believe that the Mustang used many components from the Falcon.  Just a
thought for you.  Cheers.

Art Kelly