BY Cole, Gerald, and Layne 1960’s Automobiles BY Cole, Gerald, and Layne

Ford Mustang Releasing facts The ford mustang was first released in 1964 Was made by Lee Lacocca First showed at the New York world fair When it was first released it costed around $2,300 420,000 were sold in the first year of the release

The later days of the ford mustang The mustang has had many models made since its first in 1964 They are still making more in 2017 This is a comparison of the 2017 mustang and the 1964

The affect of the mustang on pop culture The Mustang was in James Bond movies It appeared at the Indianapolis 500 It has been in many different movies including Back To The Future II and 2 fast 2 furious

Facts about the mustang The horse power is 300- 435 5.8L V8 engine MPG 18/27 Normally 2 doors 10 models in 2017

The ford mustang’s profit The ford mustang back then cost around $2,300 A new 2017 mustang cost around $22,500 Ford has made 151.8 billion dollars off the ford mustang as it is one of the most iconic muscle cars in history

The Chevy corvair releasing facts The corvair was released in 1960-1969 Costed around $2,500 when released When released was known as the poor Porsche The first model had to fix the axels a lot so the car wouldn't spin out

Why they stop producing the corvair? it leaked oil Engine forced it to spin out The heating system pumped noxious fumes in to the cabin Unsafe at high speeds

The affect of the corvair on pop culture The corvair was in hidden figures The corvair was also in an episode of Scooby doo Lastly it was in the rookies

Facts about the corvair The corvair was 3 speed manual transmission The corvairs sales exceeded 200,000 for each of its first 6 years Had a flat six engine The corvair had a convertible design Was motor trends car of the year In 1960

The corvairs profit The was released with a price of $2,500 Making its profit around 6.5 million dollars The corvair didn’t even compete with the mustang in sales

Other popular cars in the 60’s Some other popular cars in the 60’s include: The Oldsmobile Pontiac tempest Road runner And the barracuda

The Plymouth roadrunner facts Had 2,128 drop top versions made Stopped after 84,000 total An air grabber option was introduced with a fiberglass air duct The air vents could open manually

Pontiac tempest facts Was made in 1961-1970 Looked similar to the Buick skylark In 1964 it was re designed with a mid size frame Was officially released in September of 1961 It appeared under the Lemans nameplate

The barracuda facts The barracuda beat the mustang to market by 2 weeks In 1964-1969 it was replaced with a larger version It had a 180 horsepower Ran a 0-60 in 12.9 seconds 90% of the cars were ordered with a v8 engine

The impact of 1960’s cars Unfortunately automobiles led to less use of the city transit Exhaust fumes released many polluting fumes 1960’s was a huge year for the automobile