To be built upon the Ford Falcon unibody platform, Mustang was discussed at length before a single sketch was ever drawn. The all-consuming goal was to make a car that looked like no other. With a sweeping hood, sculptured flanks and short rear deck. With those design cues, the Mustang was set apart from all competition.

"When the Mustang was unveiled, the reaction was so positive that there was no doubt it was going to be a success," Oros recalls. It was a fortuitous accident of timing and a brilliant result of product planning.

"He wants me to stop in the middle of the freeway whenever he sees a Mustang, and I tell him that we can't do that," said Oros' driver and caregiver Violeta Orlanda. "When we do stop somewhere, he searches the parking lot to find the Mustangs, and he insists on checking them all out in detail from front to back."

Oros says his fascination and fondness for the pony car he helped create will never end. "It makes me feel proud every time I see one," explained Oros. "After all of these years, Mustang has never lost its luster."