The rear still isn't quite right, but it isn't as bad because this one is the coupe, and not the 'vert. Especially when ya take into account whole shape of the rear decklid area of the coupe.

And that front end! Woooo hoooooo, WOODY time!

A ton more pictures can be seen here at http://www.mustangworld.com/ourpics/News/pics05c/index.htm

Yep...I think Ford has hit one outta the ballpark here!

Stewart

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Let's see... in '05 my '00 will have 100K miles... hmm..

Jon

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C'mon 2005...I wanna see the real deal!

Kinda wish Ford would quit teasing us and show the real thing, but it's still too early.

How close are the show cars to what will actually hit the street in 2004? Close, but those who?ve seen the final designs say they?re actually more impressed with the production vehicles. The taillights, for one thing, will be more true to the original design.

So maybe it CAN get better!

Stewart

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Go ahead curse me.

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No worries...I'm kinda with ya. I like the overall idea, just certain things don't seem right. It looks too bulky overall, and a Mustang "rollin' on dubs"?? Nah. Oh, and the proposed 400 horsepower supercharged GT just seems way too unrealistic. I don't think they'd be able to price a car like that under $30K. Isn't "affordable" part of what Mustang is all about?

I would personally only change one thing: The area around the headlights would look better blacked out, like the 69 Boss 302. The way it is now, the argent or whatever the light color is doesn't look right.

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My opinion is yuck. Looks too much like an Audi or a Nissan to me.

Go ahead curse me.

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That's what I was going to say!

Tail looks too close to a 300z that it's scary.

Front is cool. Just hope Ford decides to tweak the taillights some

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68 Mustang Coupe...My Show Car.
Winning over 55 awards!

"FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION. It comes bundled with the software."

WHat about my vows for never buying a new vehicle again?????? LOL! FLUSHED!

Boy is that pretty! Glad to see you posting!
Renee'

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That IS when I'm best!

That thing would look really cool next to my '67 and '68.

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'70 Mustang Mach 1 - '72 Mustang Sprint - '94 F-150

It has to be a concept car feature only.

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'70 Mustang Mach 1 - '72 Mustang Sprint - '94 F-150

Sigh...oh to be rich, or hit the lottery...or just live with Joyce and Mike!

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Sigh...oh to be rich, or hit the lottery...or just live with Joyce and Mike!

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I'd like to just be their valet!

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http://www.astonmartins.org/virage/index.html

Anyone else see the similarity ?

Now, here's my only real concern with this newest version of the Mustang... cost. What are the chances that this latest version is going to be affordable to the average-Joe in anything but the V6 version (I assume a V6 will still be offered)? I see what they did with the T-bird, and I'm worried that Ford is going to go the same way with the Mustang.

With no Camaro out there as competition, Ford has less competitive pressures to keep the price down in the realm of afforability. The market demand for the retro stuff is quite strong, and could allow Ford to make the Mustang another upscale, limited production, high $$ retro-flagship to park beside the T-Bird. I hope that this isn't what will happen, but the possibility is there, and it makes me nervous.

Just look at the jump in prices of cars over the last 10 years alone. In 1992 you could buy a brand new Mustang LX 5.0 with air, cruise and power windows/seats for around $13,000 (I was just reading a 1992 Car & Driver from my collection that had a comparison that inluded the 5.0 LX, which won the "Bang for the Buck" shootout). A GT would set you back only a couple of thousand more. Now, a GT (no LX even available) starts at $24,110, the Mach I at $28,995 and the Cobra at $38,265. I don't know about you folks, but I haven't seen the average salary doubling in the last 10 years. Don't even get me started on the trucks these days... leather in a truck?? We used to laugh at the idiots that got CARPET in their trucks, let alone LEATHER interiors. All in the name of jacking up the prices and profit margins to the point that you need a damn 2nd mortgage to afford a bloody work vehicle.

I'm getting mad now... I need to go have a coffee and settle down. What was the original topic here?

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Speaking of cost, there are just too many Blue Oval products I desire.

Sigh...oh to be rich, or hit the lottery...or just live with Joyce and Mike!

Stewart

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I'd like to just be their valet!

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Geesh! I'm just sitting here trying to relax before going to bed after a looonnnngggg night shift, reading about the great purdy new little pony coming out and what pops up - my name!
I'm flattered. You know you are welcome to our toy box any time.
There will be one of those nice little ponies in our Pony Palace in 2005. It will be Mike's fiftieth Birthday April 18. One day after the Mustang birthday. I think he deserves a nice red "mid-life crisis" convertible - hopefully in the Cobra version!
That's the plan - but only if they change those tail lights!

J.

...although I don't like the look of this graphic:

I wish they used the traditional tri-pony here.

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Stewart,
More than likely the glass roof is strickly concept. That way people can see the interior features easily. Ford did the same glass top with the 49er concept car.

Steve,
I like the rear treatment. The pop open gas cap, the duals comming straight out the back and the '68 Shelby/GT/CS/Cougar/T-bird style lights. Now put a LOW PROFILE rear spoiler on it and we can have a lot of fun with it.

Dave & Terri

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The rear is starting to grow on me:

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Had a backend transplant, did you, Steve? What are you going to have as a personalized license plate for your new butt?

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Had a backend transplant, did you, Steve? What are you going to have as a personalized license plate for your new butt?

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HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! ROFLMFAO!!!! Not nice to make a VERY pregnant lady laugh this much, and not so much as a labor pain! LOL!

I'm not too fond of the new pony graphic either. Just stick with the traditional emblem. It got changed for the Mustang IIs, and didn't get changed back till the early '80s.

The taillights do need to be scaled down. Maybe the traditional smaller tri-bars, like a mix between the current ones and the classics. I do love that front end more. I think it needs some work somewhere, but I can't exactly put my finger on it.

The interior...no. It doesn't look comfortable at all.

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The taillights do need to be scaled down. Maybe the traditional smaller tri-bars, like a mix between the current ones and the classics.

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I agree. If they're styled after GT/CS, Cougar, and Shelby, they have a 300ZX-ish look to me.

Maybe it's just that new styles take time to grow in me... the curent style didn't do much for me at first, but I think they're killer now

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I think it would be ok as an option, but IMHO it should be a normal tpye of top and not all glass.

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I've been waiting for someone to say that! And I completely agree! A nice, low profile spoiler like the one that was on the Bullitt Mustang Ford paraded around the car shows would be nice!

I would never dream of kicking one of these out of my garage, but if I were asked to be a part of the design team, there are definitely a few things I would change:

1. Tail lights look too much like a ricer.
2. HATE the wheels.
3. I'm with Steve on the gas cap design. No need to update a timeless classic like the Mustang logo.

I do like the silhouette of the fastback in the new design. Like Ian, I am interested to see pricing they expect to get out of this. Hope they aren't too greedy. We've seen others come and go down that road.

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Head Cheerleader for Moneymaker Racing!
I'm so proud of Alex & Tony!

When I was a teenager and sketching custom ideas for 71-73 Mustangs, I came up with some Star Trek tail lights. Like the belt buckle from the Wrath of Khan uniforms.

The stop light part was red and was the stylized arrowhead. The back-up light was the star within the arrowhead and was white/clear. And the turn signal was the ring around the outside of the arrowhead and was amber.

I think that would be an interesting design for a tail light.

As long as tail lights are fully functional and their looks are not too distracting, who says they have to be very basic and plain?

What about the idea of sequential tail lights for the new Mustang....with maybe a pony running from center to left and center to right.

Would that be 'too much'? Garish? Tacky?

Just a thought....

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HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! ROFLMFAO!!!! Not nice to make a VERY pregnant lady laugh this much, and not so much as a labor pain! LOL!

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I like it!

I would personally only change one thing: The area around the headlights would look better blacked out, like the 69 Boss 302. The way it is now, the argent or whatever the light color is doesn't look right.

David

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I assumed that was part of the lens covering the headlight not a painted or insert piece.
Guess I'll have to look at the pictures closer...

Generally I like it and it seems to have lots of pluses...most everyone seems to like it. Chances are ground clearance won't be so low in production, won't be so glass, interior won't be similarly appointed, etc.

I can't make up my mind about the rear. Less tail light area maybe.

Overall, its a great look and a neat combination of retro and modern design.

I think it's going to be a big seller, especially since former Camaro and Firebird buyers will be snapping it up too.