Mustangs, Ranked

"I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker" (qaaaaa) 08/05/2018 at 12:00 • Filed to: None

0

23

In order of how much I like them, from least to most. Not gonna go into the nitty gritty of different body styles in the same generation, like notchback vs. liftback Fox body. Here we go!

7. Mustang II, because why:

6. One Chunky Boi:

!!! UNKNOWN HEADER TYPE (MULTI-LINE BREAK?) !!!

4. “Oh yeah, they handle now!”

3. FoxStang:

2. The “It’s not a Fox body!” Mustang:

1. New Edge, ride or die. Fight me.

!!! UNKNOWN HEADER TYPE (MULTI-LINE BREAK?) !!!

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/05/2018 at 12:12

3

Bubble back  Capri is best Mustang

fhrblig > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/05/2018 at 12:12

5

Any list of Mustang without a Fatstang isn’t a good list.

McMike > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/05/2018 at 12:14

3

What about the beautiful early 70s cars?

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > fhrblig 08/05/2018 at 12:17

2

Big boi. I drove a blue 71  Mach 1 once and it felt like the longest widest Car in the world.

McMike > McMike 08/05/2018 at 12:24

3

Recently, I learned that the 94-04 cars were one generation. I thought for the longest time they two different cars instead of a mid-model refresh. Now looking at the details on both cars, I see it.

I actually learned something today.

The later, fatter Mustangs (71-73) like the one I posted above are considered first gen cars. I had no idea. I thought they were their own generation.

Urambo Tauro > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/05/2018 at 12:25

1

The New Edge facelift freakin’ rocks. But they sh ould have updated the interior to match it. These curves go much better with the early SN95 exteriors .

Alas, the biggest interior changes they made over the years were to ditch the clock pod, put cupholders where the ashtray was, add a few buttons behind the shifter, and replace the odometer rollers with a digital display.

Khalbali > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/05/2018 at 12:30

5

Amazing, you got that almost exactly wrong 

jimz > McMike 08/05/2018 at 12:46

1

nope, the ‘71-’73 were still Falcon-based.

which is part of the reason I don’t understand why they went in the direction of the Mustang II. Yes, I get that the ‘71-’73 were pretty porky and they needed to slim it down, but they already had this:

which could have “easily” been turned into a Mustang and still have been only about a hundred lbs. or so heavier than the Mustang II ended up. 

nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 08/05/2018 at 12:50

0

Bubble Taurus is best bubble.

for Michigan > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/05/2018 at 12:59

2

I can see how you could ignore the facelifts in 67, 13, and 18. But how can you differentiate the two iterations of the SN95 and not differentiate the three iterations of the first gen, the two iterations of the Fox, or the two iterations of the S197? You’re missing several Mustangs on this list .

MM54 > McMike 08/05/2018 at 13:18

0

These are best mustang

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > nFamousCJ - Keeper of Stringbean, Gengars and a Deezul 08/05/2018 at 13:29

0

No

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > for Michigan 08/05/2018 at 14:09

0

My list, my rules. FWIW I also included a freaking Probe on here, so that should cue you in on my seriousness. 

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/05/2018 at 14:18

0

I almost got a Mustang II Mach 1 as my first car, but thankfully my parents took the hit on the trade in and hung on to the ‘77 Dasher wagon which became my first car instead. I am eternally grateful for their sparing me that fate, and 40+ years later I still question why my dad bought that POS after the GTO and MGC GT...

WilliamsSW > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/05/2018 at 14:41

0

I like how you ignored the 69- 73 years entirely.

69- 70 was badass, and 71- 73 were the Fat Elvis years.  

kanadanmajava1 > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/05/2018 at 14:53

0

Your #1 and #2 would be at the end of my Mustang list. I j u s t d o n ’ t s e e those interesting . H e r e ’ s m y s h o r t v e r s i o n :

1. 1982 Zakspeed Mustang I M S A GTP

2. 1983 Mustang IMSA GTP

3. 1 9 9 3 M u s t a n g G T D T M

4. 1969 Mustang Boss 302 Trans Am

5. random ( ~ 1 9 90) fast looking notchback Fox Mustang

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > kanadanmajava1 08/05/2018 at 15:09

0

I put them where they are because they’re the best.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/05/2018 at 15:11

0

I just don’t like any after 1969, simple! My grandpa had a 69 GT500 but I still think the previous one is a better looking car. 

winterlegacy, here 'till the end > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/05/2018 at 15:27

0

I’m still a sucker for #6 on your list although the Probe will always be better

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > kanadanmajava1 08/05/2018 at 16:19

0

FYI that Blue Foxbody looks like this now:

Creations in Crome posts it on their IG every so often

kanadanmajava1 > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time 08/05/2018 at 17:09

0

The color hasn’t progressed into a good direction. That blue was a lot better. It looks still very fast.

BoxerFanatic, troublesome iconoclast. > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 08/05/2018 at 21:33

0

10: New Edge. SN-95 in a poorly tailored different suit... edges and lines applied over a rounded, curved original design.

9: SN-95. All the drawbacks of a Fox, except older, when the platform should have been upgraded.

8: S197. better than SN-95/New Edge, but STILL a disappointment that it wasn’t built with better quality materials, and an actual independent rear suspension in the 20th century.

7: 67-68: not as light or lithe as the original, not as sexy as the 69-70... except Frank Bullitt’s car.

6: 71-73: land-yacht... although the full-length grille is one of my favorites and resto-mod can actually upgrade this body style significantly.

5: 74-78: Mustang II. Stock is a dog, but it has seriously un-tapped resto-mod potential, and still thin lines and chrome and aspects of classic cars.

4: 64-66: original. How can you dislike the original Mustang? however, it used to be higher on my list, and I kind of think what can be done with these, has already been done, and they are getting to be more valuable as antiques in original condition, than resto-mods.

3: 69-70: the sexiest classic, especially the 69 sports roof Mach 1.

2: Fox Body. Soft-spot personally, my dad had a 79 Capri when I was a kid, and I had an 88 Mustang LX as the first car I bought. Objectively not that great, but for it’s day, not that bad, either. Light, and tons of potential... and unique styling amongst Mustangs that is NOT classic or Retro-classic-inspired.

1: S550. Finally, a modern Mustang. IRS, sophisticated design, no excuses needed for the styling, materials, or anything. If anything, a bit too powerful. Only drawback, I wish it had a V6 atmospheric or eco boost option with the sport package options... I4 Turbo leaves me a little flat, after having owned a turbo 4-cylinder Subaru that worked like a light switch, and 400+ V8 is quite possibly dangerous in some circumstances.

Honorable Mention, not ranked: Ford Probe... I had a 93 Probe GT V6 5-speed. It was a very good car, but suffered from one fatal flaw... it tried to be a performance car with FWD. Not as dynamic most of the time as a real RWD car (having owned Mustang and Miata), not as stable and truly versatile as AWD (having owned Legacy GT and SVX Subarus), and not as good in the winter as a FWD with narrow tires and less power. Understeer is almost as dangerous in the slick as oversteer.

If the 93 Probe GT had been RWD, with V6 and V8 power options, but IRS, and the Probe’s 3-door fastback profile and modern styling... sort of a middle-ground between 93 Probe GT, and 96 SVT Mustang Cobra, and maybe a trick or two from the Mercury MC4 concept car. Mazda’s influence on Probe GT helped it look sleek, rather than bulky. I t would have been great in the 90s, instead of just now getting truly great in the 2010s.

The 2004 Mustang GT anniversary concept car came SO close to that... DOHC V8, rear drive, glass roof, liftback hatch, balance of modern and retro styling, but all modern tech... let completely down by the cheap materials, live axle, and bulkier dimensions  of the production 2005 Mustang.

On the other hand, it might have been expensive enough to have suffered the same fate as every other coupe in the late 90s... and gotten canned. Mustang survived those years by being stone simple, and cheap to keep in the lineup.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > kanadanmajava1 08/05/2018 at 22:18

0

Personally i like the red better but to each their own. Yea i know speedhunters did a piece on the car and it is very built