2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E vs. 1967 Ford Mustang Coupe (The Car Connection)
In 1964, Ford introduced a car that made style and sport affordable and desirable to the masses. In 2020, Ford launched an electric car that made style and sport affordable and desirable to the masses. This is why 56 years and six generations later, Ford bequeaths the Mustang — it’s longest running nameplate — on the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E electric crossover SUV.
The goal of affordability and accessibility started more than a century ago, in 1908 with the launch of the Ford Model T. Numerologists may identify a deeper, cyclical connection: The Model T preceded the Mustang by 56 years; the Mustang preceded the Mach-E by 56 years (the first Mach-Es went on sale last year). At Ford, evolution comes every 56 years. Regardless of your belief system, each vehicle represents the zeitgeist of a cultural crossroads. We took two of them to that intersection to gauge automotive evolution against the more glacial pace of human evolution.
Representing the Electrified Age was the 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E, which was also our Best Car To Buy 2021. My dad’s 1967 Ford Mustang represented the Industrial Age. Why a 1967? Because that’s the year my dad turned 16 and that’s what I had access to.
(photo credit: The Car Connection)
