1970 Ford Mustang Milano

NEW YORK -- A "maverick" of a Maverick, a slick and sleek Mustang, and an exotic Ford LTD are highlights of Ford Division's display at the annual New York International Automobile Show.

Running April 4 - 12 at the New York Coliseum, the show also features the full lineup of Ford Division's 1970 cars in display areas covering 18,550 square feet.

Sure to he one of the most "walked about" show cars, Maverick Runabout combines sporty, contemporary design features with elements of the not-too-long-ago Golden Age of Motoring.

Modified from Ford Division's hot selling "simple machine," Maverick Runabout carries a contemporary front air spoiler, dual racing mirrors and a hood-mounted tachometer. The open, four seater also includes old time features such as a bobtail rear design and externally-mounted taillights.

A modification of the top of the 1970 quiet Ford line, LTD Berline begins with a stark, vertical-wedge grille and ends with a unique, high-illumination taillamp configuration. Berline is surely one of the most elegant of this season's show cars.

Mustang Milano is a two-passenger, touring car with NASA air scoops and a uniquely-designed rear deck lid which opens electrically just above the tail-lights.

Painted "Ultra Violet" with color-coordinated interior and luggage as well, Milano is only 43 inches high.

It carries high-powered driving lights which are concealed when not in use. The windshield is steeply raked to a 67-degree angle.

Also at the show will he "Ohio George" Montgomery and the Mustang he drove

to win super Eliminator honors for the eighth straight year at the National Hot Rod Association Nationals at Indianapolis.

Eighteen minutes of Ford performance films will he shown. They include footage of A. J. Foyt's victory at Riverside in a Torino, 1969 Ford triumphs on the NASCAR circuit, and an auto stunt show portraying an assortment of auto acrobatics.

Production vehicles in the show are separated into areas designated luxury, sports and performance, wagons and popular value. On view are Ford Division's all new Thunderbird and Torino — Motor Trend's Car of the Year, the luxurious Ford LTD, sporty and plush Mustangs and the fast-selling Maverick.

The Cortina display features the economical and sporty Ford Division import which has been the most successful European car since the war. Also displayed will be a Formula Ford powered by a Cortina GT l600-cubic centimeter engine. Formula Ford racing is fast becoming one of the most popular forms of racing in America.

Novelty items at the show will include Freddie Ford, a question answering robot made of Ford Division car parts. Portable Philco radios and Cortina racing jackets will be offered as prizes.