Why is the logo on a mustang a horse?

Answer 1

because a mustang is a breed of horse

The above answer doesn't explain why they used the Mustang as the logo.

The car was named after the P51 Mustang Fighter plane of WW2.

But a plane as a logo on a car would look rather silly!

They chose the Mustang Pony as it encapsulated power & freedom, somethying that Ford wanted the car to be associated with.

Answer 2

The Mustang was NOT named after the P-51. Read the book "Mustang Genesis" On page 83 subtitled "Finding the Mustang Name", Johnny Najjar said he proposed it be named Mustang after the P-51. His boss R.H. "Bob" Maguire rejected that saying it was too "airplaney". Later Najjar suggested it be named after the Mustang horse because it seemed more "romantic". Maguire agreed and they selected the name "on the spot, and that's how the Mustang got its name." (That's a quote from the book. Also Lee Iacocca (who worked for Ford at the conception of the Mustang) confirmed it in a 2006 recorded interview. THATS why there is a HORSE on the grill instead of an airplane!

Answer 3

Read the book "Mustang Genesis" by Robert Fria and Lee Iacocca, on page 83. The P-51 was rejected by Ford as being "too airplaney" and resubmitted as the horse, being "more romantic". That was selected "on the spot" by R.H. "Bob" Maguire who was Chief Stylist at Ford (the quotation marks are quotes from the book). ALSO, Lee Iacocca (who was Vice President of Ford, prior to being a Chrysler official,) confirmed this in a 2006 recorded interview. The Vice President at Ford knew more about it than these airheads! READ THE BOOK!! THAT is why there is a HORSE on the grill... NOT airplane. Think about this.. in a short period at Ford, the MUSTANG, the PINTO and the BRONCO, ALL horse themes.