Familiar Mustang pics, almost.

Here are a couple of pics of a Mustang hardtop similar to one my brother bought new in 1972.  If you imagine this one in plain white, same vinyl roof, and a dark blue interior, that'd be it.

Here are links to the source of these pics, (1) & (2).
How does that stack up with the current offering from Ford?  From a handy Mustang stats page, the 302 V8 put out a whopping 140hp, while the 2012 V6 (3.7l, or 227ci) puts out more than double at 305hp.  Of course, that little 302 V8 was only a starting platform for tricking out, where the current V6 is born pretty much already there.  Many other engine choices were available in '72, running from a 98hp runt V6 up through a respectable 275hp 351ci V8.  Since 2011, the only choices – not that anyone's complaining here – have been the afore-mentioned 305hp V6 and a Coyote 302ci V8 putting out somewhere between 402 and 444hp (the numbers vary with fuel grade, day of the week, and number of stripes on the exterior).
As for the real statistic, the price, a '72 went for between $2,679 and $3,003 on the sticker.  In today's money those numbers would be $14,707 and $16,486, respectively, according to the BLS inflation calculator.  That's about 1/2 to 3/4 the price of current models, but the current models will probably last about 3x miles.  Close enough.
Well if I had a time machine and a bundle of pre-'72 $100 bills, I still wouldn't swap, but it is fun to look at some of the last 1st generation Mustangs.