Twin Turbo

Some of us do





But the vast majority haven't a clue about American cars. Mind you, that AOL website isn't even car-centric, so they those that have commented probably don't even know much about Europrean cars

Five.Point.Oh

How long have you lived in England?

Twin Turbo

42 years.

I was born here

Five.Point.Oh

Wow. So what sparked your interest in Mustangs?

FordBlueHeart

Today in the Freep http://www.freep.com/article/2013031...-Mustang-at-50

Turn3

Thanks for posting.

Twin Turbo

I've always been a Ford boy. My dad drove a succession of Fords so it was natural that my first car would also be a Ford......a Mk1 Fiesta in fact. This was followed by a Mk3 Escort but what I really wanted was a Capri, Ford's answer to the Mustang. My first was a Mk3 1.6 Laser, just a couple of years old and from the last year of Capri production (1987). I kept this for a good few years until I could afford the insurance on the 2.8i V6 model. I had a few of these (pic of a similar one, below). Ford never properly replaced the Capri. Sure, we had the Probe and the fwd Cougar, but these never appealed.

I had a passing interest in Mustangs, more because I knew they were responsible for the Capri.

A couple of California roadtrips 9 years ago, meant an SN95 'vert was a must. At that time, I was driving a Nissan 300zx, a much "better" drive than the SN95, but the Mustang had character, something lacking in 99% of cars.

Once I saw the '05 concept car, I was blown away. Little did I think I'd own one though. Slowly, people started to personally import the S197s and, once they were a year or two old, they were within reach financially.

I joined the Mustang Owners Club GB, made a bunch of friends and the rest is history.

I've owned my S197 for almost 6 years and won't part with it. It's an expensive toy (I drive a BMW 330i as a daily), but I can honestly say no other car comes close to reminding me of my old Capris than the S197.

I'm now a moderator on the MOCGB, as well as an S197 specific forum in the UK. I sleep, eat and breathe Mustangs now!

Five.Point.Oh

That is just awesome. It's good to see that people from all over the world are fans of Mustang. I can tell you that I feel the same way about it having character. No it's not the best car in the world, but there's just something about this car that not even I can explain. Cheers

Neko-

It's the fanbase that just adds to it for me

elvism

http://www.fool.com/investing/genera...-is-risky.aspx

GreenCars

For me this is my third Mustang, My brother had a hot 67 Mustang with a 4 speed and was all setup to have that raking look. I remember it well, however ended up owning Toyota's in the late 70ies and then early 80ies. It wasn't until I bought a brand new Toyota pickup in 1984 that the timing chain went and took out the engine at only 60K miles did I switch to Ford/Mercury. I bought a 1988 Sable wagon used and had it for 9 years and over well 200K miles. I even put in a tranny cooler and air suspension in the rear to pull a camper trailer (Heavy Trailer). After that I never went back to cars from the east.. In fact I despise them. Bought my 06 and got my wife a 03 Mustang and I have determined I will always have a Mustang. The slogan that I always tell people is the old Ford slogan.. "Have you Driven a Ford Lately!!!" because for me like I said there is no substitute.

montreal ponies

....or for those that remember reading on their keys : "family of fine cars".

Five.Point.Oh

I hope whenever they start making the commercials for it, they put a similar theme going on with the commercials for the original Mustang. I'd love to see the original motto,"The unexpected", somewhere in there.

AWmustang

There's proof positive that the Mustang was originally designed with significant European influence, so all those who say "keep it all 'Murican, no Euro or it won't be a Mustang" pretty much have no leg to stand on.

ChuckC

I wouldn't mind some European influence on the '15 Mustang. Audi's and BMW are nicely designed cars. What I don't want to see are Asian influences.

Hyundai's, Toyotas, Kias and Scions, no thanks.

StangNut

When they did the close up of the grille, the horizontal bars that should be attached to the corral, were missing.

jOSEPH r. fONTENOT

Wow!!!!

RedCandy5.0

http://wallstcheatsheet.com/stocks/f...the-past.html/

newpony

If true Ford is going the wrong direction. Ford should think and move Mustang forward, not back. . Not saying it shouldn't have distinct Mustang ques but enough of this retro stuff. What once was cool is not more, is lazy design. If what people want is the look of early Mustang design then just go buy the real thing. There is actually now a company that is licensed to make the original chassis.

rhumb

I think they are talking more broadly conceptually than what we typically think of as a "retro" approach, ala the current Mustang.

The latter implies basically trying to recycle specific design elements and ques, often rather slavishly, from some particular design(s) of the past, to basically recreate that car for today. This is inherently a rather backwards looking perspective, implicitly yearning for some bygone day to recapture.

The former I think is, ironically, a more forward looking perspective: what was the Mustang's concept in the context of its day when it first came out, as distinct from any specific design elements of that original car. In that regard, the Mustang might be thought of as a smaller, more compact, somewhat cosmopolitan and very modern car, certainly in terms of style (for the production model) or even design and engineering (for the Mustang concept car).

I am quite comfortable with the latter conceptual approach and I think that better gybes with what else Ford and other have been intimating about the 2015 -- that like the Mustang Concept and 1965 Mustang, it will, from the perspective of their times, will be very modern, advanced and more worldly in approach.