It takes the same amount of time for the U.S. Department of State Passport Services to process and issue a passport card as it does for a passport book. This can take from 4 weeks to 3 months depending on the demand at the time you apply.
Ford unveiled the first Mustang at the World's Fair in Flushing Meadows, New York, on April 17, 1964. But thanks to that dealership salesman, Wise and those lucky people to be driving in Chicago when she purchased it received a sneak peak.
Shelby contacted John Bishop, the executive director of the SCCA, in the summer of 1964 and brought up the subject of what was needed to make the Mustang race worthy. A few days later, Bishop called Shelby back with a few areas to consider in modifying the Mustang.