Ford is celebrating the milestone with employee celebrations at its Dearborn headquarters and its Flat Rock Assembly Plant, including flyovers from three WWII-era P-51 Mustang fighter planes and Mustangs produced for more than five decades parading from Dearborn to Flat Rock, where the Mustang currently is manufactured.
During its 54-year production history, Mustang also was built in San Jose, Calif., Metuchen, N.J., and the original Mustang production facility in Dearborn, Mich.
Important Mustang Launches (by model year) 2019 Limited-edition Mustang Bullitt with 480 horsepower 2018 Updated style, new 5.0-liter V8 engine with 460 horsepower and Performance Pack II 2015 All-new sixth generation Mustang, first with independent rear suspension and Shelby GT350 / GT350R with flat-plane crank 5.2-liter V8 2012 First Boss 302 since 1971 returns with 444 horsepower V8 2011 All-new 412-horsepower 5.0-liter V8 Mustang GT debuts 2008 Iconic Bullitt Mustang returns 2007 California Special edition returns 2004 Dearborn Assembly Plant ends 40 years of Mustang production moves to Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Flat Rock, Mich. 2003 Mustang Mach 1 model returns with Ram-Air “Shaker” hood scoop 2001 Debut of Mustang Bullitt limited-edition salute to movie car 2000 SVT Mustang Cobra "R" race version returns 1993 Limited production SVT Mustang Cobra debuts 1984 Mustang SVO debuts 1982 Mustang GT returns after 12-year absence 1979 Euro-styled “Fox” platform Mustang debuts 1976 Cobra II joins the lineup 1974 Mustang II debuts amid gas crisis; no V8 engine offered until 1975 1970 Ram-Air “Shaker” hood offered 1969 High-performance Boss 302 and Boss 429 introduced 1968 Mustang 390 GT stars with Steve McQueen in “Bullitt”; 428 Cobra Jet engine debuts 1965 Shelby GT350 introduced; Mustang 2+2 with full fastback roof debuts
