Catching sight of a 1940 Ford Convertible in any form is a rare occurrence, but chances are the last one you saw wasn't sitting on the ground and powered by a modern Chevy small block—unless this was the car you were looking at.
First-Year Mustang II Can't Hang On Until It Gets Collectible, Heading…
Reviled as it may be nowadays, the '74 Mustang II sold very well; about 386,000 of the Pinto-derived Mustang rolled off the showroom floors that year, nearly triple the number of '73s that Ford managed to move.
1974 Ford Mustang II
There are some parts that usually disappear within minutes of hitting a self-service junkyard. Ford Granada brakes, for example; everyone knows they'll bolt right onto a 60s Mustang. The Mustang II front suspension is another.
LeMons Hood Scoop Of The Day: Mustang II License Plate Special
After a long day of 24 Hours Of LeMons BS inspections, we knocked off for the day when it got too dark to see those "junkyard" Bilstein shocks or "Katrina flood cars." Out of the 76 cars that will be racing tomorrow, we probably got through 45; the others weren't... quite... ready... yet (cue sounds of Sawzalls, frantic…
The 1978 Mustang Ghia: Even Better Than Being A Knife-Thrower's Target!
By the fifth year of the Mustang II, Ford's ads for the Pinto-esque pony were taking a different approach than those from '74.
What's The Worst Example Of Brand Dilution?
When a company does all that work to build a brand you'd think they'd be careful about letting it go to crap for a couple of extra bucks. But companies love extra bucks and, when nothing else is going for them, they can always leverage awareness. Take the VW Caddy Carrera
1976 Ford Mustang II Converted To Mid-Engined Nightmare
The never ending smörgåsbord of awesome and terrifying projects that is eBay Motors leads us to a steaming heap of horror today with this very uniquely modified 1976 Ford Mustang II. The poster child for the malaise era, this particular 2.3L terror began its transformation to a mid-engined beast way back in 1978 and…
Project Car Hell, South Carolina Edition: GT6 or 429 Mustang II?
The completely indecipherable photograph and PCH Superpower heritage of the '48 Morris Minor truck were the winning combination when it came to beating the 89-year-old Dodge in yesterday's Choose Your Eternity poll
Mustang II? I Didn't Know That!
In the first few months of 1974, the new Pinto-based Mustang II outsold the Camaro, Firebird, Barracuda, Challenger, and Javelin combined. The cigar-chomping Edward G. Robinson-esque guy didn't know that! Not only that, the Mustang II came with a 4-cylinder engine, something you couldn't even get in a Camaro. So get on …
1976 Ford Mustang
Nothing seems more emblematic of Malaise Era cars than what happened to the Mustang as the 70s progressed. First Ford went into Bloat Mode, piling on gingerbread and ever-larger bodywork on the once-sleek Mustang, then ditched the platform completely and produced the Pinto-based Mustang II starting in 1974. The…
