The Ford Mustang is about to become the newest member of a very exclusive club - vehicles in continuous production for 50 years. This is the first in an online video series celebrating that milestone, and the culture that has formed around the Mustang all across the world, leading up to the 50th birthday of the car on April 17, 2014.
"Where It All Started: The Mustang 1 Concept" turns the clock back to the 1962 debut of the first concept car to wear the pony badge. From there, other episodes lift the lid on Ford's exhaustive Mustang archives, Mustang toys and custom Mustangs, all featuring seldom-seen footage and exclusive new interviews.
" RC Movie Magic: Filming a Chase" takes a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of filmmaker Zach King's recent short-film project "The Cliché RC Action Chase," which went viral earlier this year with nearly three million views on YouTube.
Two radio-controlled scale-model Ford Mustangs star in an action-packed sequence that features drifting around corners, tight racing and helicopter gunships, all without any computer-generated imagery.
More than 9.2 million Ford Mustangs have been built since its 1964 debut and Mustangs have made more than 3000 appearances on film and TV - including "Bullitt" (1968), "Gone in 60 Seconds" (1974 and 2000), "I Am Legend" (2007) and Drive (2011).
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