Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Redesign Features of the 1967 Mustang


An engineering professional with over two decades of experience, Ajoy Kapila has served as a Senior Corporate Optimization Engineer at MillerCoors, LLC, since 2011. Outside of work, Ajoy Kapila enjoys applying his engineering and technological knowledge to modification projects on his 1967 Ford Mustang. 

As the first redesign of the original 1964 model year, the 1967 Mustang featured a longer and wider body along with the same 108-inch wheelbase of its predecessor. The car’s designers, including Chief Engineer Tom Feaheny, worked to enhance the overall ride and handling of the car by revising the front suspension geometry to reduce steering effort and improve precision. 

Changes to the original Mustang’s body style included an enlarged grille opening, more prominent side sculpting, and a wider track. The 1967 Mustang’s interior was also redesigned to feature a new dash and options such as a tilt-away steering wheel. Other available options included cruise control and a fold-down rear seat that came with the fastback model. 

Generally speaking, the 1967 redesign was well received by most critics in its day. Although a number of other popular cars, including the Pontiac Firebird and the Plymouth Barracuda, were among the class of 1967 releases, the Mustang still greatly outsold its nearest competitor.