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Ford Mustang Fires (2886 words) |
 | In 1979, Ford released an all new Mustang. |
| Fords own design engineers and their design documents evidence that locating the fuel tank under the rear seat is a safer location and that there would be less chance of a post collision fuel fed fire if the tanks were moved there. |
| Indeed, Ford has moved the fuel tank to a safer location in almost all of their modern cars, the only real exceptions being the Mustang and the Crown Victoria (which also has a rear impact fire problem and is the subject of a recent recall to add additional crash shields). |
| Timeline: Ford Thunderbird Celebrates 50 Years Of Heritage - Ford Forums - Mustang Forum, Ford Trucks and Cars (9826 words) |
| Ford Division ushered in 1958 by unveiling the four-passenger Thunderbird before a group of prominent Americans at a New Year’s Eve Party at the exclusive Thunderbird Golf Club in Palm Springs, Calif. The public introduction was later in January. |
| Ford's Fox platform was introduced during the '78 model year on the Fairmont compact replacement for the Maverick and a cleaved-down version of the Fox would underpin the Mustang all the way from '79 to 2004. |
| All Fox platform vehicles were unibody structures with modified MacPherson strut front suspension and a solid rear axle on coil springs. |
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