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This Mustang was unveiled at the New York World’s Fair in 1964.

15 million people visited the display at the Mustang’s launch.

You can see it at Union Station in D.C. through the middle of July.

A 1965 Ford Mustang convertible has become just the 38th car inducted into the National Historic Vehicle Register, and it earns the spot on the strength of a backstory most Mustangs can’t touch. This one was there at the very beginning, and then it went somewhere no other pony car did.

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The convertible was one of 12 Mustangs Ford put on display at the New York World’s Fair on April 17, 1964, the day the pony car made its global debut. Beyond simply sitting on the show floor for attendees, this car was modified to run on Walt Disney’s special transit system, set on tracks and pressed into service for 12-minute rides around the pavilion.

Read: Eight-Seat 1966 Mustang Has Rear Doors That Used To Be Front Doors

Ford estimates that as many as 15 million people passed through the Ford Pavilion during the New York World’s Fair, a young Jay Leno among them. It was the ideal stage for the Mustang, and Ford timed the reveal to coincide with airtime bought on three major TV networks, all pushing the car and its $2,368 starting price.

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Adjusted for inflation, that figure works out to $25,681.92 today. The current 2026 Mustang starts at $32,995 for the four-cylinder EcoBoost coupe and $40,440 for the convertible running the same engine.

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The reception to the Mustang was astonishing. In just two years, more than a million units were sold, with 43 percent of them going to women.

This particular 1965 Mustang convertible is painted in Wimbledon White and, after its launch in New York, was sold. It’s now owned by Texas man Sam Pack, and while being added to the National Historic Vehicle Register, it will be laser scanned, photographed, and a written report will be entered into the Library of Congress.

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On Display To Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary

If you live in Washington, D.C., or are planning to visit, you could see this very Mustang up close. Until July 14, it will be displayed as part of the ‘Driving America Forward: A Ford Experience’ display in the Main Hall of Union Station. The free exhibition includes a slew of iconic Ford models, including the 15 millionth and final Model T built, a 1928 Ford Model A Roadster, a 1934 Ford Pickup owned by Jay Leno, and a 1956 Ford Thunderbird, among others.

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