{"id":498635,"date":"2020-03-03T19:55:06","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T03:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=103511"},"modified":"2024-11-03T01:08:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T01:08:28","slug":"fastback-first-1965-ford-mustang-fastback-serial-number-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/fastback-first-1965-ford-mustang-fastback-serial-number-1\/","title":{"rendered":"1965 Ford Mustang Fastback, Serial Number 1 &#8211; Fastback First"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/13-IMG_2578-e1583287356321.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-697094 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/13-IMG_2578-e1583287356321.jpg\" alt=\"Originally, the Mustang was supposed to be running from left to right. The mistake wasn't discovered until the car was already in production. \" width=\"420\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/13-IMG_2578-e1583287356321.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/13-IMG_2578-e1583287356321-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/13-IMG_2578-e1583287356321-97x100.jpg 97w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/13-IMG_2578-e1583287356321-293x301.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a>Charles Kettering, one time head of research at General Motors, once said: \u201cPeople are very open-minded about new things \u2013 so long as they are exactly like the old ones.\u201d Studebaker tried to prove him wrong but lacked the capacity to make an impression. Then came the Mustang. 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