Love Pony Car History? Catch the New Hardcover Book, MUSTANG UNBRIDLED

With the anniversary of the Ford Mustang’s April 17, 1964, debut at the New York World’s Fair fast approaching, Mustang fans the world over will be excited to know that a soon-to-be-released hardcover Mustang book captures not just the car’s history, but the deeper reasons it has endured. Publishing on April 28, 2026, by Motorbooks, MUSTANG UNBRIDLED: The High-Octane History of Ford’s Legendary Pony Car by Robert M. Kennedy is the first comprehensive, narrative-driven history of the Mustang – from its pre-1964 origins to today’s Dark Horse and GTD.

Kennedy traces the Mustang’s evolution across every generation, unpacking the internal battles, engineering breakthroughs, competition milestones, and marketing strategies that shaped the car’s identity. But he also tackles the bigger question: why the Mustang has survived when so many performance nameplates have disappeared. Drawing on six decades of context, he argues that the Mustang’s staying power comes from a consistent formula – compact, attainable coupes and convertibles; mid-level models that balance luxury and performance; premium variants that deliver exotic capability at real-world prices; and a proudly American spirit that has never wavered, even as the market shifts toward electrification …

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