WHAT DOES IT REALLY COST?
Riddle time. When is a mustang not a mustang? When it is a bronco of course. Confused? A little explanation. A mustang is not a wild horse as many people think, but a feral horse originating from domesticated horses let loose by the original colonial Spanish in the US. These, just like our own Kaimanawa horses, adapted to the wild, bred, and successfully learned to inhabit the great beyond.
A bucking bronco, on the other hand, is not a breed of horse but a horse whose temperament is to buck — a lot — particularly when someone attempts to ride it. Hence, it is ideal for rodeos. In 1964, Ford unveiled the new Mustang and it was instantly successful. As with the irony of art imitating life, Ford managed to tame the feral by utilizing parts from the family parts bin such as the Falcon and constructing a wild, yet refined, horse, to be enjoyed at a gallop or a canter.
Two years later, leveraging on the success of the ‘pony car’ — a term coined for a highly popular compact sporty vehicle
