gdelfium, Definitely the latter. The first ones most Long Island, NY dealers had were white coupes with red interiors, AM radios, 6 cylinder engines, automatic transmissions, and power steering. They cost quite a bit more than the $2495 (or something) price plastered all over the newspaper ads, but the combination of low (advertised base) price and sexy good looks brought in the customers, a whole lot of whom turned out to be actual buyers. But the factory ads seemed to be aimed at single women. Don’t forget, way back then, “real” men, enthusiasts, drove full- and intermediate-size cars with big V-8s and 4 speed transmissions. It was only later that the muscle Mustangs came along, and changed the world.
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