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by 3point1v6
Oct 06, 2003 (7:47 pm)
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looks cool...i wonder if that really is the car though...also im not so sure about the round headlights on the inside..i know its a throwback to the old 69 mach 1 but still...this model would look best w/o them.
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by john_324
Oct 07, 2003 (7:22 am)
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I think it's pretty plausible that these are the real deal. Esp. the back...it's new, but not radically different from the current model. Which seems to me to make it more likely this is the more-or-less ready for production model.
 
But I agree with 3.1 on the inner headlights. In fact, I think back in the late 1960s, Ford had to stop doing that because of DOT restrictions on headlight placement. Resident history experts?
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Optional? by tbcreative
Oct 07, 2003 (9:15 pm)
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Couldn't this version with the grille lights be an optional package?
 
This is the production Mustang.
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by 3point1v6
Oct 08, 2003 (6:47 pm)
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thats what i was thinking...just have the rounded headlights as some sort of premium package...i think it would be best if they just made them available at dealerships for a little extra money...then if you dont want them you dont have to worry about taking them off.
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Design by tbcreative
Oct 09, 2003 (10:01 pm)
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I was comparing these latest spy shots to the Mustang concept, and it kind of looks like Ford has dropped the ball. The really cool lines and shapes that hearken back to the late '60s 'Stang in the concept, have been smoothed and modified a bit to look more like a blend of the concept and the current model in the production version.
 
I don't know why Ford couldn't produce a Mustang that looks ALMOST EXACTLY like the concept. I understand needing to change a few minor things, like not having the exhaust pipes integrated into the middle of the rear bumper, but come on! The 2 concepts had me excited about the Mustang for the first time in years! The prototypes in the spy pics are a bit less inspiring.
 
Oh well, all we can do is wait to see what it actually looks like...
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Headlights by fdthird
Oct 10, 2003 (10:03 am)
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john_324,
 
What you are thinking about is the Shelby that started the year with the grill headlights side by side dead center but had to move the lights to the ends of the grill after producing only a few because of (I believe) several states' motor vehicle regulations.
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by blindsight
Oct 10, 2003 (12:45 pm)
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so cool
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by john_324
Oct 10, 2003 (2:07 pm)
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fdthird, you the man! Good call...I knew it was something Mustang, just couldn't quite recall. Wasn't there also an issue with the Shelbys regarding turn signals or some kind of light on the c-pillars at some point?
 
Re the concept-to-reality problem, yeah, I totally understand. I go to auto shows and think "I would so drive that". But I guess most people actually wouldn't...so things get toned down. I guess most of the market is pretty conservative in its tastes. Too bad.
 
Though I think the Viper actually went from concept to reality relatively unchanged though...
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2005 Mustang Wallpaper... by NSORIC
Oct 13, 2003 (6:53 pm)
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http://www.stangbangers.com/Wallpaper.htm
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Saw a 2005 Prototype yesterday by riceman3
Oct 21, 2003 (9:58 am)
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Driving in Dearborn on Southfield FWY, saw a proto convertible with the dots all over it. The spy picture looks pretty accurate as to the front, the back had a tarp on it so couldn't get a great look. Interior looked like it had silver gauges w/ leather. Overall impression was pretty good, but not as agressive as the concept car. I'll be curious to see what the final version will look like. This was the GT or Cobra version as it had the twin pipes.

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