MRigney
12-20-03, 04:56 AM
Old Story but never posted it.
The 35th birthday party just goes on and on for Ford Mustang. The U.S. Postal Service today unveiled a 33-cent stamp featuring the 1964 ? Mustang. The wraps came off the Mustang commemorative stamp at the Lone Star Grand National Car Show in Houston, hosted by that city's Mustang Club. The stamp is one of 15 saluting the 1960s as part of the postal service's "Celebrate the Century" program to honor the people, places, events and trends of each decade of this century.
Mustang was introduced 35 years ago at the New York World's Fair. It proved to be a vehicle that changed the course of the American auto industry ? transportation with the attributes of a sports car, yet with a simple design and value for the money. Mustang was an immediate hit, with its long hood and short deck and $2,368 base-price tag. About 22,000 orders were taken the first day Mustang went on sale, and more than 7 million have been sold since. Through August, 1999 Mustang sales were running 22.5 percent ahead of the 1998 pace.
The commemorative stamp is just the latest specialty item marking the success of Mustang. Memorabilia available for the 35th-anniversary year include a 35-piece trading card set; press sheets featuring the trading cards; a poster depicting the first Mustang and the 1999 version; a Mustang Edition Monopoly game; and Midtown Madness, an interactive CD-ROM game featuring the Mustang.
Mustang was among 15 stamps selected during public balloting for stamps to mark the 1960s. The others are man walks on the moon; Super Bowl I; the peace symbol; "I Have a Dream;" the Green Bay Packers; the Beatles; the Vietnam War; the Barbie doll; Roger Maris; the integrated circuit; lasers; Woodstock; Star Trek; and the Peace Corps.
The Mustang commemorative stamp was illustrated, featuring a 1964 ? red convertible, by Keith Birdsong of Muskogee, Okla. It will be dedicated along with the other 1960s stamps Sept. 17 in Green Bay, Wis., and will be available at post offices nationwide or online at www.stampsonline.com.
The 35th birthday party just goes on and on for Ford Mustang. The U.S. Postal Service today unveiled a 33-cent stamp featuring the 1964 ? Mustang. The wraps came off the Mustang commemorative stamp at the Lone Star Grand National Car Show in Houston, hosted by that city's Mustang Club. The stamp is one of 15 saluting the 1960s as part of the postal service's "Celebrate the Century" program to honor the people, places, events and trends of each decade of this century.
Mustang was introduced 35 years ago at the New York World's Fair. It proved to be a vehicle that changed the course of the American auto industry ? transportation with the attributes of a sports car, yet with a simple design and value for the money. Mustang was an immediate hit, with its long hood and short deck and $2,368 base-price tag. About 22,000 orders were taken the first day Mustang went on sale, and more than 7 million have been sold since. Through August, 1999 Mustang sales were running 22.5 percent ahead of the 1998 pace.
The commemorative stamp is just the latest specialty item marking the success of Mustang. Memorabilia available for the 35th-anniversary year include a 35-piece trading card set; press sheets featuring the trading cards; a poster depicting the first Mustang and the 1999 version; a Mustang Edition Monopoly game; and Midtown Madness, an interactive CD-ROM game featuring the Mustang.
Mustang was among 15 stamps selected during public balloting for stamps to mark the 1960s. The others are man walks on the moon; Super Bowl I; the peace symbol; "I Have a Dream;" the Green Bay Packers; the Beatles; the Vietnam War; the Barbie doll; Roger Maris; the integrated circuit; lasers; Woodstock; Star Trek; and the Peace Corps.
The Mustang commemorative stamp was illustrated, featuring a 1964 ? red convertible, by Keith Birdsong of Muskogee, Okla. It will be dedicated along with the other 1960s stamps Sept. 17 in Green Bay, Wis., and will be available at post offices nationwide or online at www.stampsonline.com.