The Ford Mustang turns 50.

If you've landed here via my Twitter account (@ObserverArchive) thanks for your enthusiastic following! If you're new here, welcome. I hope you'll visit often for glimpses of Charlotte's past, much of which is long gone. I'll mix it up: people, restaurants, NASCAR, street scenes, buildings, stores and the occasional just-plain-weird picture. Some photos do not have captions or dates ... maybe we can connect the dots together. And let me know what you'd like to see!

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The Ford Mustang was introduced 50 years ago on April 17, 1964, and was dubbed a "1964½" model by fans due to the early rollout.

 Check out this slideshow for more:  Mustang pix and ads slideshow.

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