1965 Ford T5 'Mustang' [76A]

1965 Ford T5 [76A] in Derrick, TV Series, 1974-1998 Ep. 91

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin: — Made for:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
Lateef ◊ 2015-07-01 22:01
Mr. Cop ◊ 2015-07-18 17:57	Can somebody explain to me why Mustang for german market named T5?
3loader ◊ 2015-07-18 18:06	[/quote] Ans wrote In Germany between 1964-78,the Mustang was called the T-5 due to Krupp having the rights to the "Mustang" name. When the copyright expired in 1979, Ford used the name Mustang in Germany.
cl82 ◊ 2015-07-18 18:07	I quote from Wikipedia: "The name could not be used in Germany, however, because it was owned by Krupp, which had manufactured trucks between 1951 and 1964 with the name Mustang. Ford refused to buy the name for about US$10,000 from Krupp at the time. Kreidler, a manufacturer of mopeds, also used the name, so the Mustang was sold in Germany as the "T-5" until December 1978". Edit: 3Loader was faster than me. -- Last edit: 2015-08-04 18:30:10