Author: staff@jalopnik.com (Chloe Clougher)

Bettmann/Getty Images During Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 12 years as U.S. president, cars became excess of just transportation on the White House. They served as symbols of visibility, security, and presidential authority. Despite polio leaving Roosevelt with no use of his legs, he was an enthusiastic motorist and refused to maneuver away from the wheel. Quite a lot of his personal cars were due to this fact equipped with custom hand controls, which let him benefit from the freedom of driving. During FDR’s time within the White House, the presidential fleet of cars expanded significantly, which is not any great surprise,…

The Ford Mustang first arrived as a 1965 model 12 months and took America by storm. Ford projected a first-year sales goal of 150,000 units sold, but by the tip of ’65, 418,000 Mustangs found recent homes. Amongst those hundreds was a Wimbledon White example, with a 260 cubic-inch V8 engine under the hood. There have been likely many produced in such a mixture, but this particular example was special, because it bore the Vehicle Identity Number (VIN) 5F08F100001. For those who have not worked it out yet, this Wimbledon White drop-top was the very first Mustang — chassis primary. Chassis one…