Ford Mustang 40th Anniversary

Proof positive that the Mustang has become ingrained in popular American culture is its not-too-infrequent appearances in films and television. Its paint may still have been drying when the ponycar made its first appearance in the James Bond thriller "Goldfinger" in 1964. After some gunplay and fancy driving, the 1965 Mustang convertible's tires got shredded in an encounter with Bond's Aston Martin DB-5. Mustangs showed up in more Bond films, "Thunderball" in 1965 and "Diamonds Are Forever" in 1971.

The ne plus ultra Mustang performance has to be the 10-minute car chase in the 1968 police thriller "Bullitt." Although the script may be forgettable, the slam-bang chase through the streets of San Francisco is a nail-biter as Steve McQueen, behind the wheel of an often-airborne 1968 Mustang GT, chases the bad guys in a 1968 Dodge Charger at speeds up to 110 mph.

More recently, a 1967 Shelby GT500 fastback look-alike has featured prominently as Nicolas Cage's ride in the 2000 remake of the sheetmetal-shredding, car-theft action enduro, "Gone in 60 Seconds."

"Hollywood Homicide," "Bull Durham," "Charlie's Angels," "Cape Fear," "2Fast 2Furious"...the list goes on. By our count, more than 200 films and television shows have featured Mustangs, not all of which were destroyed during filming. What's your favorite?