Hate to say this, guys...

"ptak appreciates old racecars" (racecarptak) 02/12/2014 at 23:34 • Filed to: ford mustang

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...but this was probably the best-looking Mustang of them all.

NinetyQ > ptak appreciates old racecars 02/12/2014 at 23:35

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lol

puddler > ptak appreciates old racecars 02/12/2014 at 23:35

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nope. because plastic headlights.

Nibby > ptak appreciates old racecars 02/12/2014 at 23:36

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SO 90S

Lets Just Drive > ptak appreciates old racecars 02/12/2014 at 23:37

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This particular Mustang? Your language is unclear.

ptak appreciates old racecars > NinetyQ 02/12/2014 at 23:37

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lo! i feel the presence of a disputer in the court

come forth and elaborate thine opinion, o stranger.

Frosted > ptak appreciates old racecars 02/12/2014 at 23:37

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I really, genuinely wanted one of these when I got rid of my Dakota. All the ones that were for sale at the time were so beaten though.

ptak appreciates old racecars > Nibby 02/12/2014 at 23:38

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ptak appreciates old racecars > Lets Just Drive 02/12/2014 at 23:38

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No, this generation.

Lets Just Drive > ptak appreciates old racecars 02/12/2014 at 23:39

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I like the SN95 and it just got better with age.

Casper > ptak appreciates old racecars 02/12/2014 at 23:40

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No... not even close.

Big Bubba Ray > ptak appreciates old racecars 02/12/2014 at 23:40

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no.

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > ptak appreciates old racecars 02/12/2014 at 23:41

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Agree to disagree?

Bytemite > ptak appreciates old racecars 02/12/2014 at 23:43

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I cant think of a mustang generation that was worse.

EL_ULY > ptak appreciates old racecars 02/12/2014 at 23:48

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yeah they are rad, interiors weren't that good but I like em. SVT's were subtle but awesome

Life and Times of Magoo: The People's Champ > ptak appreciates old racecars 02/12/2014 at 23:54

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Puff puff, pass homie

mountain_runner > ptak appreciates old racecars 02/12/2014 at 23:58

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The designers at Ford deserve a lot of credit on this one. They took the old Fox platform and made a modern looking car for the time. There is no way you would know the Fairmont was underneath. I loved it when it came out and would not mind getting one today.

Aaron James > Bytemite 02/12/2014 at 23:58

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There is only one worse. Just barely though, could go either way.

dogisbadob > ptak appreciates old racecars 02/12/2014 at 23:59

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You know, I actually agree with that. The SN95 does look pretty cool

Fred Smith > NinetyQ 02/13/2014 at 00:01

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+1

GhostZ > ptak appreciates old racecars 02/13/2014 at 00:06

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In order of objective beauty, best to worst, ignoring performance and competition at the time:

1. Gen 5-1 (2005-2009) "S-197"

2. Gen 5-2 (2010-2013)

3. Gen 1-2 (1967-1970) "Bullit"

4. Gen 1-1 (1964-1966)

5. Gen 1-3 (1971-1973) "Mach 1"

7. Gen 4-2 (199-2004) "New Edge"

8. Gen 4-1 (1994-1998) "SN95"

6. Gen 2 (1974-1978) "Mustang II"

9. Gen 3-2 (1987-1993) "Fox Body II"

10. Gen 3-1 (1979-1986) "Four-Eye"

So a better way to put it, is that the 1994-1998 Mustang is still the best looking V8 mustang you can get for under $4500 still.

GhostZ > EL_ULY 02/13/2014 at 00:08

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The interiors were amazing, in terms of layout and ergonomics.

They were terrible in terms of materials and noise.

GhostZ > ptak appreciates old racecars 02/13/2014 at 00:12

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I think everyone should be forced to own one of these for a month before judging them. They look loads better in person than in pictures, and have the best curves of any modern mustang.

It's the little things, like how the driver and passenger interiors mirror eachother, the way the mirror shows the bulge of the rear around the tires (even if the tires aren't wide enough to fill it out) and how the hood rises muscularly from the emblem. They weren't jaw-droppingly gorgeous, but they were the perfect car for making a kid feel like he owned something special, even if it only cost ~$5000$ and they did that job well.

Bytemite > Aaron James 02/13/2014 at 00:29

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Hmm..I'd actually take this in a heartbeat.

Aaron James > Bytemite 02/13/2014 at 00:40

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soooooooooo slow though.

Aaron James > Bytemite 02/13/2014 at 00:42

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I'd take one of these though

ptak appreciates old racecars > GhostZ 02/13/2014 at 00:45

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Well said.

PetarVN, GLI Guy, now with stupid power > ptak appreciates old racecars 02/13/2014 at 00:57

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I'm biased towards the '72 personally...
And no, not the old gone in 60 seconds '72!
This colored '72!

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > ptak appreciates old racecars 02/13/2014 at 01:30

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no this is

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 02/13/2014 at 01:30

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this or the early quad headlight Foxes.

ptak appreciates old racecars > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 02/13/2014 at 02:03

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I dig the quad headlights, but I've never seen a Fox with the headlights in three sections on each side like here. Do you have any info on that?

Conan > ptak appreciates old racecars 02/13/2014 at 03:44

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I feel like they got better over time but I still love that generation too. I still feel like they had an underbite at this point.

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > ptak appreciates old racecars 02/13/2014 at 06:32

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That's a Mustang SVO

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Must…

Personally I was never too crazy about the headlights on those.

Hey Julie > ptak appreciates old racecars 02/13/2014 at 08:10

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YES! I couldn't agree more, at first I really didn't like the SN95 body style but after a few months of seeing one in my driveway I have come to appreciate the design. LOVE IT!

Hey Julie > GhostZ 02/13/2014 at 08:11

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Seconded

Hey Julie > Frosted 02/13/2014 at 08:13

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Saf1 > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 02/13/2014 at 09:07

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I am partial to both this one and the one Raphy posted as both were popular among young drivers where I grew up in Oman. The Mustang is the Omani's sports car of choice, seriously. Not as modified as you find abroad but definitely in cool colours like lime green and orange. Was rare to see any Japanese sportscars there (even the venerable 90s tuners), not sure why but I think it's a mindset of Japan = boring utilitarian

BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather > Saf1 02/13/2014 at 10:21

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Obviously they're cut from the same cloth, I just think the New Edge provides a bit more of a purposeful muscular look. To me the bubbly SN95 carries a bit much of the 90s jelly-bean Taurus for me.

Saf1 > BugEyedBimmer - back in the Saddle Dakota Leather 02/13/2014 at 10:26

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Wouldn't go so far as to compare it to the Taurus but the sharpening of lines has definitely gone in its favour

Bytemite > Aaron James 02/13/2014 at 13:45

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Purely for the retro aspect of it but it does look nice in black and cobra stripes.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 02/13/2014 at 17:17

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What he said