This woman owns the first Ford Mustang sold in the US

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As Ford celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Mustang with the unveiling of the all-new sixth-gen design, one Chicago women can lay claim to a piece of Mustang history. According to CBS Chicago, Gail Wise was the first person in the US to buy a Mustang in 1964, and she did so two days before the car was even unveiled to the public.

Wise, then a 22-year-old teacher, went into the Chicago Ford dealership wanting to buy a convertible, and a salesperson ushered her over to car covered by a tarp. That car was a baby blue Mustang convertible, which she still owns today - along with the documentation. After sitting for almost 30 years and undergoing a full restoration, the car now looks to be in original condition. The report says that this $3,400 purchase could be worth anywhere between $100,000 and $250,000. While this worked out well for Mrs. Wise, we wouldn't recommend anyone going into a dark, back room of a dealership hoping to get a jump on the purchase of a 2015 Mustang.

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This woman owns the first Ford Mustang sold in the US originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 11 Dec 2013 11:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Autoblog Podcast #354

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2015 Ford Mustang renders, four-door FT-86, Land Rover Defender ending production, Ford's Vignale trim

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Episode #354 of the Autoblog podcast is here, and this week, Dan Roth and Jeff Ross are joined by Autoblog alum George Kennedy from Boldride.com. Topics include the most recent crop of 2015 Ford Mustang renders, rumors of a four-door Toyota FT-86, the Land Rover Defender winding down production, and what Ford's Vignale trim could mean in the end. We start with what's in the garage and finish up with some of your questions, and for those of you who hung with us live on our UStream channel, thanks for taking the time. You can follow along after the jump with our Q&A. Thanks for listening!

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Autoblog Podcast #354 originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 16 Oct 2013 16:16:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Auto critic calls out Corvette, Mustang and Cherokee faithful

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2014 Chevy Corvette

Most automotive purists fear change, but not without reason. Change, after all, did kill big-block V8s, along with most station wagons and manual transmissions. But change has also brought with it far more performance, safety and fuel economy - not to mention ridding the world of shag carpet interiors, bias-ply tires and those horrible motorized seatbelts of the early '90s.

By this time next year, the Chevy Corvette, Jeep Cherokee and next-generation Ford Mustang will all be on sale and will all, in some way, have angered or offended purists. To those critics, Mark Phelan of the Detroit Free Press is preemptively telling them to stop complaining - at least until they've all been driven. From the Corvette's square taillights and the Cherokee's radical nose to whatever pony car purists will harp on the 2015 Mustang for, Phelan's column points out the positives of automotive evolution and the negatives of staying the course for too long. That's fair enough, but do you think Phelan is on point, or all wet? Head on over to the Detroit Free Press to read his words, then have your say in Comments.

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