Despite Ford Motor Company’s announcment of poor sales in August, the Mustang is selling as strong as it ever has. Up 64% over last years numbers, Ford’s top selling ponycar is helping to stabilize the American car manufacturer’s declining truck and SUV sales.
In Ford’s defense, they are running against last year’s numbers when the automaker was offering employee pricing to all the customers. Ford said it sold 253,976 cars and light trucks in August, down from 287,235 in August of last year. That’s not a huge drop considering the circumstances, but then again we are not accountants.
A high-performance version of the 289 engine was introduced late in the 1963 model year as a special order for Ford Fairlanes and Mercury Comets. The engine is informally known as the “HiPo” or the K-code. Starting in June 1964, it became an option for the Mustang.