Tom (R) and Gail Wise ride in Gail's Skylight Blue 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang convertible near their home in Park Ridge, Illinois November 26, 2013. Gail Wise, then using her maiden name of Gail Brown, made the first known retail purchase of a Mustang on April 15, 1964, two days before the model went on sale. Ford will unveil its next-generation 2015 Mustang on December 5, 2013 for the model's 50th anniversary with simultaneous events in Michigan, Shanghai, Sydney, Barcelona, New York and Los Angeles. Picture taken November 26, 2013. REUTERS/John Gress (UNITED STATES - Tags: TRANSPORT SOCIETY)
Ford introduced the Mustang at the New York World’s Fair on this day in 1964.