Editing Ford Mustang (section)

=== Price and record-breaking sales ===
[[File:1967 Ford Mustang coupe (2015-07-03) 01.jpg|thumb|1967 hardtop]]

To achieve an advertised [[list price]] of {{USD|2,368|year=1965}},{{inflation-fn|US}} the Mustang was based heavily on familiar yet simple components, many of which were already in production for other Ford models.<ref>{{cite journal |url= http://www.hemmings.com/hmn/stories/2005/02/01/hmn_feature7.html |journal=Hemmings Motor News |date=February 2005 |title=1964 1/2–1966 Mustang |first=George |last=Mattar |access-date=June 19, 2015 |archive-date=November 24, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201124124524/https://www.hemmings.com/hmn/stories/2005/02/01/hmn_feature7.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Many (if not most) of the interior, [[chassis]], [[suspension (vehicle)|suspension]], and drivetrain components were derived from those used on [[Ford Falcon (North American)|Ford's Falcon]] and [[Ford Fairlane (North American)|Fairlane]]. This use of common components also shortened the learning curve for assembly and repair workers, while at the same time allowing dealers to pick up the Mustang without also having to invest in additional spare parts inventory to support the new car line. Original sales forecasts projected less than 100,000 units for the first year.<ref name="google30">[[#Mueller|Mueller]], p. 30</ref> This mark was surpassed in three months from rollout.<ref name="Flory" /> Another 318,000 would be sold during the model year (a record),<ref name="Flory" /> and in its first eighteen months, more than one million Mustangs were built.<ref name="google30" />