Editing Ford Mustang (section)

== In popular culture ==
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The Ford Mustang has been featured in numerous media. Effective [[product placement]] allowed the car to reach "celebrity status in the 1960s".<ref>{{cite web |first=Sreeja |last=VN |url= http://www.ibtimes.com/ford-launches-new-mustang-worldwide-global-design-photos-1496372 |title=Ford Launches New Mustang Worldwide With Global Design |work=International Business Times |date=December 5, 2013 |access-date=December 9, 2017 |archive-date=February 11, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180211120551/http://www.ibtimes.com/ford-launches-new-mustang-worldwide-global-design-photos-1496372 |url-status=live }}</ref> In particular, "movie glamour" assisted in establishing a positive association with the Mustang.<ref>{{cite book|last=Clor |first=John |title=Ford Mustang 2015: The New Generation |year=2015 |publisher=Motorbooks |isbn=978-0-7603-4442-2 |page=71 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=4-k-CgAAQBAJ&q=Movie+glamour+helped+build+the+romance+associated+with+Mustang&pg=PA27 |access-date=December 9, 2017}}</ref> The following are a few notable cases where embedded marketing influenced the sales or other tangible aspect of the vehicle:
* The 1964 movie ''[[The Troops of St. Tropez]]'', was the Ford Mustang's first appearance in a movie. "Contrary to popular belief, the Ford Mustang did not make its cinematic debut in the classic James Bond film Goldfinger. On September 9, 1964, Nicole Cruchot cruised around in a Poppy Red 1964.5 Mustang convertible in the French comedy Le Gendarme de Saint-Tropez. Known to American audiences as The Troops of St. Tropez, Cruchot's character, Geneviève Grad, holds the distinct honor of being the first person to drive a Ford Mustang on the silver screen."<ref>{{cite web|first=Drew|last=Goodman|url=https://www.cjponyparts.com/resources/first-mustang|title=All about the first mustang|date=November 12, 2018|access-date=January 22, 2019|archive-date=January 22, 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190122195615/https://www.cjponyparts.com/resources/first-mustang|url-status=live}}</ref>
* The 1964 movie ''[[Goldfinger (film)|Goldfinger]]'', was the Ford Mustang's second appearance in a [[feature film]] and timed with the car's introduction in the US marketplace.<ref>{{cite book |last=Newhardt |first=David |title=Mustang: The all-American muscle car |year=2003 |publisher=Crestline |isbn=978-0-7603-2732-6 |page=71 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=NczRqdI1sOYC&q=The+first+movie+Mustang+appeared+in+was+the+film+Goldfinger+James+Bond |access-date=December 9, 2017 |archive-date=August 1, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200801195518/https://books.google.com/books?id=NczRqdI1sOYC&q=The+first+movie+Mustang+appeared+in+was+the+film+Goldfinger+James+Bond |url-status=live }}</ref>
* The song "[[Mustang Sally (song)|Mustang Sally]]", first recorded by [[Wilson Pickett]] in 1966 and covered by many other artists since, is about a man who buys a Mustang for his girlfriend, Sally, who ends up preferring the car over him. It has been described by one cultural historian as "free advertising for the Ford Motor Company."<ref>{{cite book |last=Luft |first=Eric v. d. |title=Die at the Right Time!: A Subjective Cultural History of the American Sixties |year=2009 |publisher=Gegensatz Press |isbn=978-1-933237-39-8 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=7ryvnZiTBAAC&pg=PA190 |page=90 |access-date=December 9, 2017 |archive-date=September 14, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914125348/https://books.google.com/books?id=7ryvnZiTBAAC&pg=PA190 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* The TV series ''[[The F.B.I. (TV series)|The F.B.I.]]'' was sponsored by Ford Motor Company. [[Efrem Zimbalist Jr.]] drove new Mustang convertibles during the first four seasons (1965–1969), and viewers can see how the Mustang evolved into a muscle car.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Koenig |first=Bill |title=The Mustang at 50: Memorable Product Placement For Ford's Pony Car |url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/billkoenig/2014/04/22/the-mustang-at-50-memorable-product-placement-for-fords-pony-car/#dbc4b9928627 |magazine=Forbes |access-date=December 9, 2017 |archive-date=December 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210072712/https://www.forbes.com/sites/billkoenig/2014/04/22/the-mustang-at-50-memorable-product-placement-for-fords-pony-car/#dbc4b9928627 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* Using real cars, [[Steve McQueen]] drove a debadged Highland Green 1968 Mustang GT fastback with a 390 cubic inch engine and 4 speed transmission in a chase scene, alongside a black 1968 [[Dodge Charger]], in the 1968 film ''[[Bullitt]]''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Mansour |first=David |title=From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late 20th Century |year=2005 |publisher=Andrews McMeel Publishing |location=Kansas City |isbn=978-0-7407-9307-3 |page=328 |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=7GN0E_diWbAC&pg=PA328 |access-date=December 9, 2017 |archive-date=September 14, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160914125544/https://books.google.com/books?id=7GN0E_diWbAC&pg=PA328 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2018/01/14/mustang-bullitt-found-real-mcqueen |title=Found: the real Bullitt Mustang that Steve McQueen tried (and failed) to buy |first=Larry |last=Webster |work=Hagerty |location=US |date=January 14, 2018 |access-date=April 3, 2018 |archive-date=April 3, 2018 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180403174611/https://www.hagerty.com/articles-videos/articles/2018/01/14/mustang-bullitt-found-real-mcqueen |url-status=live }}</ref> Ford has released several special editions of the Mustang paying homage to the movie car.
* A 1971 Mustang (modified to look like a 1973 model), nicknamed "[[Eleanor (automobile)|Eleanor]]", was the feature car in the 1974 car heist film ''[[Gone in 60 Seconds (1974 film)|Gone in 60 Seconds]]''. "Eleanor" returned, as a 1967 Mustang Shelby GT500, in the [[Gone in 60 Seconds (2000 film)|movie's remake in 2000]]. The remake version of Eleanor featured a custom body kit designed by [[Chip Foose]] that has inspired numerous [[Conservation and restoration of road vehicles|restomods]] since.
* The racing video game ''[[Ford Mustang: The Legend Lives]]'', released in 2005, features only Mustangs.<ref>{{cite web|last=Soboleski|first=Brent|title=Ford Mustang: The Legend Lives Review (Xbox)|url= http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/935/Ford-Mustang-The-Legend-Lives/p1/ |work=TeamXbox |date=April 22, 2005 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050426011016/http://reviews.teamxbox.com/xbox/935/Ford-Mustang-The-Legend-Lives/p1/ |archive-date=April 26, 2005 |pages=1–3 |access-date=December 9, 2017}}</ref>
* The 2008 TV movie ''[[Knight Rider (2008 film)|Knight Rider]]'' featured a black 2008 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR as KITT (replacing the [[Pontiac Firebird (third generation)|1982 Pontiac Firebird]] from [[Knight Rider (1982 TV series)|the original series]]), voiced by [[Val Kilmer]].
* The [[David Gelb]] directed documentary ''[[A Faster Horse]]'' covers the creation of the 2015 Mustang.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Faster Horse (2015) |url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_faster_horse/ |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=December 9, 2017 |archive-date=December 4, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171204222105/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/a_faster_horse/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* The 2014 film ''[[Need for Speed (film)|Need for Speed]]'' features, along with a [[Shelby Mustang]] integral to the plot, a 2015 Mustang that briefly appears at the end. Like with ''Goldfinger'', the scene was shot before the car was revealed to the public. A prototype was used and kept secret, with only the actors and film crew allowed to see the car.<ref>{{cite web |title=How Ford Snuck the 2015 Mustang into the Need for Speed Movie—While the Car Was Still Secret (2014) |url= https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a15365655/how-ford-snuck-the-2015-mustang-into-the-need-for-speed-movie-while-the-car-was-still-secret/ |website=CarandDriver |date=March 12, 2014 |access-date=March 11, 2020 |archive-date=March 22, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200322183940/https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a15365655/how-ford-snuck-the-2015-mustang-into-the-need-for-speed-movie-while-the-car-was-still-secret/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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