Mustang: The First 50 Years

MUSTANG:
It's a legend that still rides the roads today. People want it, some have one but can't get enough, it turns heads as it goes by, and it's become such a icon that it's a character itself. I'm talking about the Ford Mustang. This car has been around for 50 years now and in that lifespan it has been in every type of media and in the hearts of millions. This car embodies both the wild/fast side and the stylish/cruising side of people. It's a car that anyone can appreciate and love, even if you are the person that wants to race it around a track or if you are a grandmother going to pick up some groceries, the Mustang fulfills all needs and does it in style.
 
THE FIRST 50 YEARS:
Here on this 2-DVD set, the Mustang's first 50 years are being shown and talked about. There's some old archival footage of the car as well as full HD video of the Mustang of today. This documentary covers it and it covers it quite well. If you even like the Mustang then you will enjoy watching this documentary. I'm proud to say that at one point in my life I had the honor of having a Mustang to drive, a 1991 5.0 LX, cherry red, with a booming stereo system. Best yet, I had this car when I was in high school and I was the envy of everyone from seniors to freshmen. The power of the Mustang is amazing and I can attest to this because I had people wanting to race me all the time, a girl I was seeing who was usually pretty mellow and calm would turn into someone that was telling me to floor it, and I had people coming up to me just to talk about the car. All that and more happened because I had a Mustang and it was only a coup but just imagine if it was a classic or one of the more high end version.
I could talk about the Mustang all day, especially the one I had, but I'm writing this to talk about the documentary that talks about the car. Which it does very well and in a very interesting way. Though, is it interesting because the car is one that I like and wanted to see or is it interesting because it was shot well, has guests that are informative, and has interesting topics? Why, yes it's both. This documentary pretty much covers the whole history of the car touching on a lot of points. Though they can cover it 100%, the car has been around for 50 years and it would take a lot longer than 2 and half hours to cover that span of time. Still, they do a good job at touching on all the key points of the car and more while keeping it interesting and fun the whole time. I loved the old footage more than I did the new. Sure the new footage is cleaner and has that HD quality picture, but I can go outside, look at a road, and eventually a Mustang will drive by. But to see that old footage of cars so many years ago, that was very cool and very fun to watch. Not that I need to know why this car is so cool and why it has stayed around for so many years and still remains a great sports car, but if I didn't know something, it's covered on this documentary.