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MoreTacoPie OP t1_j4r06yg wrote
Reply to comment by AsinineLine in TIL in 1967 you could buy a Ford Mustang in 47 different colors by MoreTacoPie
So in the early 1910’s, Henry Ford lived on the same block in Detroit as Rabbi Leo Franklin. The two of them struck up a friendship, and in 1913, Ford asked Albert Kahn, one of the congregants of Franklin’s synagogue and a former Ford employee, to ask Franklin if Franklin wanted a car for use in his rabbinical duties (e.g. visiting the sick). Franklin accepted, and for the next seven years, Ford provided Franklin with a new car every year.
That lasted until 1920, when Ford started publishing “The International Jew” in his newspaper, The Dearborn Independent. This was a highly antisemitic series of articles that promulgated hideous lies regarding the role of Jews in the world. The American Jewish community was horrified, knowing full well that spreading such vicious lies about Jews had historically led to mass murder of Jews. Knowing Ford personally, Franklin was ideally suited to try and convince him to stop publishing the articles — and make that attempt he most certainly did.
Unfortunately, he didn’t succeed. Ford kept running the articles, and Franklin responded by returning the car Ford had given him. Ford was shocked by this, and called Franklin on the phone, wondering why a “good Jew” like Franklin would have any issues with what was being published in The Dearborn Independent.
Ford kept running the articles in the Independent for the next seven years, and when slapped with a libel suit, chose to close the newspaper rather than defend himself. He also kept publishing The International Jew in book form after that point. He only stopped in 1938 after his acceptance of Grand Cross of the German Eagle from Nazi Germany led to a firestorm of protest that negatively impacted sales of Ford cars.
MoreTacoPie OP t1_j4or9ul wrote
Reply to comment by wildstarr in TIL in 1967 you could buy a Ford Mustang in 47 different colors by MoreTacoPie
Which is $22,215.34 today. I have one of these and I’ve had a newer one. I can see why they cost so much more today given how spartan my 67 is.
It’s like driving a machine. New mustangs have so many comforts and doodads, price adds up.
My 67 has like 5 circuits. The most technologically advanced part of the car is the tires. Very little sound deadening. It’s just a big stamped metal box with some paint and vinyl
MoreTacoPie OP t1_j4oqd8i wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL in 1967 you could buy a Ford Mustang in 47 different colors by MoreTacoPie
Yeah I’ve got a 60’s strat that’s this cool seafoam green, looks very much like car paint
MoreTacoPie OP t1_j4on6q2 wrote
Reply to comment by Iron_Chic in TIL in 1967 you could buy a Ford Mustang in 47 different colors by MoreTacoPie
“The color of the sky when it is cold and the geese are honking” is a good color
MoreTacoPie OP t1_j4on27p wrote
Reply to comment by bk15dcx in TIL in 1967 you could buy a Ford Mustang in 47 different colors by MoreTacoPie
What happened to the days of custom ordering a color that they generally didn’t do? I’ve heard how you could submit the right forms to the right department and wind up with a Cleveland engine (the racing one), other people who were able to secure options and colors not generally offered, but still “factory”, as it were
MoreTacoPie OP t1_j4o5hc4 wrote
Reply to comment by FormABruteSquad in TIL in 1967 you could buy a Ford Mustang in 47 different colors by MoreTacoPie
The more obscure it was back then the more valuable it is now
MoreTacoPie OP t1_j4o5d3r wrote
Reply to comment by Drone30389 in TIL in 1967 you could buy a Ford Mustang in 47 different colors by MoreTacoPie
What about the matte gray cars that look like actual primer
Submitted by MoreTacoPie t3_10dxv1x in todayilearned
MoreTacoPie OP t1_j4rd8g4 wrote
Reply to TIL in 1967 you could buy a Ford Mustang in 47 different colors by MoreTacoPie
I’ve got one. Highly recommend. r/classicmustangs