Way back in 1977, I was a Junior in High School in Northeast Arkansas. I shared an Art Class with one of the prettiest girls in our small school. She was a Senior and she drove her Dad's car which was a Mustang II on the weekends. We became good friends in school and a month or so later after school started she was up town driving in her Dad's Mustang II. She stopped me and asked if I wanted to ride around with her. I did, and we talked almost non-stop. I was very much attracted to her and at the end of the night, I asked her out on a date. She accepted and we started dating. After about four months of dating, I was always trying my best to sleep with her, but she wouldn't. Finally, I told her I could not go on like we were doing. I told her how I felt about her and that I had fallen in love with her. Later that same night, we made love for the first time at my Parent's home. We dated strongly for the next year, then she graduated in 1978 from High School and left for college. This killed our relationship. She attended a Christian college and was saved in the church during this time. Because of this, she broke up with me. Claiming I was too much of a temptation to Sin. All this broke my heart, and my entire Senior year I barely saw her. However, she did attend my Graduation. Afterwards, we talked and went riding around uptown and talking about the good days. She told me her true feelings about me, that she still loved me, but I was not much into church at 17 years old. Later that same night, we made love for the last time, and she returned to college. I only spoke to her a couple of times after that night. In 1982, I joined the USAF and she married a guy from her church. To this day, I think of her every day. She was my first real love. When, I saw your Mustang II all these memories came back to me, very emotional. Thank you for sharing this video. Her Dad's Mustang II was Silver as well, just not as fancy. I will never forget that first night we rode around in that car, nor will I ever forget her!
My first car was this exact one, minus the luggage rack. Mine had an 8 track player :-) remember those? I had it from 1978-1989… such sweet memories behind this wheel, beginning my senior year of High School.
These generations of Mustang are always under appreciated, if I had my pick I would definitely go for a Ghia. Glad to see someone kept all the documentation and marketing material from way back then, this car was obviously someones baby
Yes, me too. Please pay atention to the curved shape wich runs from top to rear. It is same as actual Mazda MX5, (MIATA) similar also the classic 1968 Corvette. Notice Mustan II : it starts curve up where the front wheel, later door, curved down, trunk curved up again.
So glad to see one of these now-rare seventies cars preserved! Usually, enthusiasts only save the performance models, and performance cars weren't a big thing in the mid-70s. Plush appointments were the thing, like on this car: landau roofs, opera windows, standup hood ornaments, velour interiors, the works. Cool car.
+colibri1 Yeah. It's a real time capsule. We have it in a garage here on in the building along with a 1989 Ford Bronco II XLT with 30,000 miles, a 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible with 70,000 miles and a 1986 Nissan/Datsun 380ZX.
I,m a Mustang ll fan. I've only owned 2 of them in my life time and my first car I ever had was a 1977 Mustang ll and I loved that thing. I was 15 years old and it had the 2.3L in it and now I'm a proud owner of an (Early 1974) Mustang ll. They were built from September 1973 to November 1973 before they went back to design the new 74-78 model. From all my research I could only fined 8 of these models left in the USA. It needs a lot of work and parts are hard to find But I'm still trying to get her finished.
I graduated in 1986 in North East Arkansas, shout out to @rockbay79, and this was my first car. It was the silver Karmen Ghia but mine was a 4-speed standard and did not have the luggage rack. It is funny looking through these comments at how many people had this as a first car. My dad paid 500 dollars for it at the time and I thought I was in heaven. I really miss that car and one day I hope to have another one.
Say what you want about the '74 ~ '78 Mustangs, but they looked (I repeat, LOOKED) way more like a Mustang than the '79 ~ '93 Fox Bodies EVER did. The wide-open grille, the Pony in the grille, the 3-bar taillights, the simulated "C"-scoops, all styling cues that say "Mustang". The Fox Bodies had none of theses things.
So hard to find a top of the line Mustang for 1976 in this good of shape. Looks as it just rolled off the assembly line. Mint condition even the old ignition buzzer works lol
I had one identical to it. I paid $500 for it. That was my favorite car. I had a brand new 1985 Mustang but hated it. I traded it for a brand new 89 Ford Ranger. I had Mavericks, Granda and that Ranger. I loved all Ford.
My first car was a yellow 76 Mustang II coupe with the V6 and four speed manual trans, bought for $1,800 in 1981, a few months after I got my license. It was a great little car and I still miss it sometimes.
+ddavejb This Car gets a lot of hate, but it saved the Mustang. It was exactly what it needed to be during that time, and it really paved the way for the next-Gen Fox Body Mustang. While it’s not the best, this Ghia Edition was an exceptional example and worth filming. It’s a much older style review, and I wish I had the opportunity to revamp the review to how I do it now.
Ford was very creative during this austere time. They needed to come up with a solution to meet market demand, with minimal investment. To their credit they managed to do a lot with these little cars. Sure they look like dressed up Pintos in many regards. However, once you dive into the real meat of the second generation Mustand, you see there are hardly any components borrowed from the Pinto. What really turned some off was using what looks like a modified Pinto for the Cobra. Consumers see the Mustang II as a modified Pinto as a result. What most don't know is the wheelbase is actually longer than the Pinto. Thus most components were not fluid between the two badges. Could Ford have done more to blur the lines between the subcompact Pinto and the compact Mustang II? Yes. But sales were strong for the duration of the second generation Mustang. Few modifications allowed for maximum profits while maintaining strong sales beyond the oil crisis.
This is probably one of just a handful of silver Mustangs of this era with the original paint. All the Cords of this era with silver paint color would get sun faded and then shed the finish to the primer. There was actually a class action lawsuit against Ford by a group of unhappy owners. I had several Mustang II over the years and liked all of them except for the 4 cylinder version. They were well built and nicely finished. The interiors were much more luxurious than the earlier Mustang ever had. The biggest downside to the Mustang II was the bumper design. It was heavy and almost impossible to repair and very expensive to replace. In rust belt states the rear bumpers would rust out. Under the eurathane that was bonded to the bumper bar and the whole thing would droop and then fall off..
“New cars are generally better than old ones, well, how else would you convince people to buy them, but there are a couple of models that are exceptions to this rule. Hey everyone, I’m Stype, and these are seven car models that are worse than before. Let’s go!”
Paid less in late '76, $5500, for my brand new, custom ordered '77 Pontiac Gran Prix with V8, air, automatic, mint green with white interior... because of gasoline price increases back then, little roller skate cars cost more than bigger midsize and full size cars!
So does it move safe enough on the street when passing other cars.its re a lot a nice car how is it on gas and horsepower being a four cilinder.oh how is the AC.
Unfortunately this is not my car, and it’s in a personal private collection. It has been several years since I have seen it, so there’s not much I can help with.
Now that's a nice Ford Mustang II Ghia! I've always loved that color combination (silver exterior and cranberry interior), but the V6 engine had lots of mechanical problems!
+Michael Williams Yeah, it's a nice one. It's in very good condition and it seems to drive pretty good, just not a V8, which is what Mustangs should have. I do like the Silver Ghia package, though.
This was my first car I ever bought with my own money. It didn't have that rock on the back where the trunks at but that's pretty much how it looked the maroon inside the silver outside I think it cost $5,600 when I bought it. I hated it I hated it I'm a small little girl and those bucket seats were horrible I can barely see over the windshield my dad ended up buying it from me
They are documented actual miles. It’s extremely low, but the original owner never drove it and when he did, it was locally. The current 2nd owner doesn’t drive it at all.
I saw a basic, standard, no-frills Mustang II and finally appreciated its looks. Unfortunately people then added the soft-tops, luggage racks, etc. and made them look a bit tacky in my opinion.
Discard remindes me The Charlies Angels mustang II, and I had a battery little model (scale 1:26) toy, maybe due tvis I love this model in particular. In 2011 I had a 2010 Mustsng 4.0 . Taljing a out video, interior looks impresive and ellegance. But silver and rwd wine color is not an atractive combination. From my point of view. Chris, Stgo. CL
+CAT_MIX_A_LOT Gaming It’s an important car to Ford during that time. Unfortunately with the Oil Crisis, Small, underpowered Cars were what made money for them at that time. The Mustang II was very popular and a great seller and with the decline of the muscle cars, that’s what it was. I actually like the Mustang II, but that’s just me.
I say Ford was very creative during this austere time. They needed to come up with a solution with minimal investment. To their credit they managed to do a lot with these little cars. Sure they look like dressed up Pintos in many regards. However, once you dive into the real meat of the vehicle you see there are hardly any components borrowed from the Pinto. What really turned many off was using what looks like a modified Pinto for the Cobra. Consumers see the Mustang II as a modified Pinto as a result. What most don't know is the wheelbase is actually longer than the Pinto. Could Ford have done more to blur the lines between the subcompact Pinto and the compact Mustang II? Yes. But sales were strong for the duration of the second generation Mustang. Few modifications allowed for maximum profits while maintaining strong sales beyond the oil crisis.
Yeah. It’s not for everyone, for sure. I just thought when I recorded the video, how cool it was that it’s in such pristine shape and wanted to share with others! Love seeing classics still in amazing condition.
Way back in 1977, I was a Junior in High School in Northeast Arkansas. I shared an Art Class with one of the prettiest girls in our small school. She was a Senior and she drove her Dad's car which was a Mustang II on the weekends. We became good friends in school and a month or so later after school started she was up town driving in her Dad's Mustang II. She stopped me and asked if I wanted to ride around with her. I did, and we talked almost non-stop. I was very much attracted to her and at the end of the night, I asked her out on a date. She accepted and we started dating. After about four months of dating, I was always trying my best to sleep with her, but she wouldn't. Finally, I told her I could not go on like we were doing. I told her how I felt about her and that I had fallen in love with her. Later that same night, we made love for the first time at my Parent's home. We dated strongly for the next year, then she graduated in 1978 from High School and left for college. This killed our relationship. She attended a Christian college and was saved in the church during this time. Because of this, she broke up with me. Claiming I was too much of a temptation to Sin. All this broke my heart, and my entire Senior year I barely saw her. However, she did attend my Graduation. Afterwards, we talked and went riding around uptown and talking about the good days. She told me her true feelings about me, that she still loved me, but I was not much into church at 17 years old. Later that same night, we made love for the last time, and she returned to college. I only spoke to her a couple of times after that night. In 1982, I joined the USAF and she married a guy from her church. To this day, I think of her every day. She was my first real love. When, I saw your Mustang II all these memories came back to me, very emotional. Thank you for sharing this video. Her Dad's Mustang II was Silver as well, just not as fancy. I will never forget that first night we rode around in that car, nor will I ever forget her!
Holy shit dude
@@sg552 100% True Story!
rockbay79 nice
back in the days of the natural bush. good times
Great story, thx for sharing
My first car was this exact one, minus the luggage rack. Mine had an 8 track player :-) remember those? I had it from 1978-1989… such sweet memories behind this wheel, beginning my senior year of High School.
I had this car in school ;(class of 1983). Mine had the 302 V8 and no luggage rack on the trunk. Great memories with that car
These generations of Mustang are always under appreciated, if I had my pick I would definitely go for a Ghia. Glad to see someone kept all the documentation and marketing material from way back then, this car was obviously someones baby
I totally agree, man!
I love the Mustang 2, most people dont but I think it is my favorite mustang!
My favorite Mustang, also, but overpriced when new...
❤️👍
Yes, me too. Please pay atention to the curved shape wich runs from top to rear. It is same as actual Mazda MX5, (MIATA) similar also the classic 1968 Corvette.
Notice Mustan II : it starts curve up where the front wheel, later door, curved down, trunk curved up again.
My favorite as well
So glad to see one of these now-rare seventies cars preserved! Usually, enthusiasts only save the performance models, and performance cars weren't a big thing in the mid-70s. Plush appointments were the thing, like on this car: landau roofs, opera windows, standup hood ornaments, velour interiors, the works. Cool car.
+colibri1 Yeah. It's a real time capsule. We have it in a garage here on in the building along with a 1989 Ford Bronco II XLT with 30,000 miles, a 1976 Cadillac Eldorado Convertible with 70,000 miles and a 1986 Nissan/Datsun 380ZX.
'Performance' by then was mostly just meaningless decals...
The grille and especially the tailights were nice on these.
I had the FIRST Mustang II Ghia ( Saddle Bronze in Color ) in my town.....I loved it. I wish I had never gotten rid of that car.......
Looks nice but needs the correct style (thin line) whitewall tires to complete the period look.
I,m a Mustang ll fan. I've only owned 2 of them in my life time and my first car I ever had was a 1977 Mustang ll and I loved that thing. I was 15 years old and it had the 2.3L in it and now I'm a proud owner of an (Early 1974) Mustang ll. They were built from September 1973 to November 1973 before they went back to design the new 74-78 model. From all my research I could only fined 8 of these models left in the USA. It needs a lot of work and parts are hard to find But I'm still trying to get her finished.
The mustang II was my first car it was a very good car and I miss it a lot.
this was my car in highschool. exactly. built on my birthday June 14 1976
I saw my very 1st Mustang 2 today it looks amazing.
I had a mustang pretty much identical to this that I got used in 1984. Same interior and exterior colors. Thanks for posting this!
Nice clean car. Love the interior. The 2.3 four was one of Ford's best engines.
Man that is a Beautiful Mustang. So we'll preserved.
I graduated in 1986 in North East Arkansas, shout out to @rockbay79, and this was my first car. It was the silver Karmen Ghia but mine was a 4-speed standard and did not have the luggage rack. It is funny looking through these comments at how many people had this as a first car. My dad paid 500 dollars for it at the time and I thought I was in heaven. I really miss that car and one day I hope to have another one.
Say what you want about the '74 ~ '78 Mustangs, but they looked (I repeat, LOOKED) way more like a Mustang than the '79 ~ '93 Fox Bodies EVER did. The wide-open grille, the Pony in the grille, the 3-bar taillights, the simulated "C"-scoops, all styling cues that say "Mustang". The Fox Bodies had none of theses things.
Nostalgic. Love it,
So hard to find a top of the line Mustang for 1976 in this good of shape. Looks as it just rolled off the assembly line. Mint condition even the old ignition buzzer works lol
I had one identical to it. I paid $500 for it. That was my favorite car. I had a brand new 1985 Mustang but hated it. I traded it for a brand new 89 Ford Ranger. I had Mavericks, Granda and that Ranger. I loved all Ford.
My first car was a yellow 76 Mustang II coupe with the V6 and four speed manual trans, bought for $1,800 in 1981, a few months after I got my license. It was a great little car and I still miss it sometimes.
+ddavejb This Car gets a lot of hate, but it saved the Mustang. It was exactly what it needed to be during that time, and it really paved the way for the next-Gen Fox Body Mustang. While it’s not the best, this Ghia Edition was an exceptional example and worth filming. It’s a much older style review, and I wish I had the opportunity to revamp the review to how I do it now.
I love the hood ornament and luggage rack! But, the air conditioner controls should have been located near the radio!
Ford was very creative during this austere time. They needed to come up with a solution to meet market demand, with minimal investment. To their credit they managed to do a lot with these little cars. Sure they look like dressed up Pintos in many regards. However, once you dive into the real meat of the second generation Mustand, you see there are hardly any components borrowed from the Pinto. What really turned some off was using what looks like a modified Pinto for the Cobra. Consumers see the Mustang II as a modified Pinto as a result. What most don't know is the wheelbase is actually longer than the Pinto. Thus most components were not fluid between the two badges.
Could Ford have done more to blur the lines between the subcompact Pinto and the compact Mustang II? Yes. But sales were strong for the duration of the second generation Mustang. Few modifications allowed for maximum profits while maintaining strong sales beyond the oil crisis.
I have a 1977 mustang ghia nice car man
If you put the 3.7 liter V-6 from my Mustang in there it would fly.
These are sooooo cute. I love em.
+Addicted2PCBH They kinda are, actually. I love how this is in such great shape!
Looks like a mini '76 Monte Carlo !
El coche de mí infancia, estar en el era como en nuna nave espacial..gracias por el vídeo
Gorgeous
My former stepmom had a '78 version of this exact car, but with the V8
+HubcapDave Very cool.
Cool car indeed.
This is probably one of just a handful of silver Mustangs of this era with the original paint. All the Cords of this era with silver paint color would get sun faded and then shed the finish to the primer. There was actually a class action lawsuit against Ford by a group of unhappy owners.
I had several Mustang II over the years and liked all of them except for the 4 cylinder version. They were well built and nicely finished. The interiors were much more luxurious than the earlier Mustang ever had. The biggest downside to the Mustang II was the bumper design. It was heavy and almost impossible to repair and very expensive to replace. In rust belt states the rear bumpers would rust out. Under the eurathane that was bonded to the bumper bar and the whole thing would droop and then fall off..
I used to have a 1975 mustang 2 piece of junk.I learned a lot about working on cars with this one
+Vance Vincent It was still cool being able to film it and see it in the condition it is in.
All mustangs were junk even the 1960s era.
Very true, I have been in several. They were nightmares.
@@NeighborhoodCarReviews Agree it looks nicer than most I saw in the early 80s. BY then they had already started seriously falling apart
@charger master - Bought a 66 289 auto. Mustang used with 47,000 and sold it after college with 142,000 - no problems.
My first car! I was 15, couldn't drive it yet but it wasn't as nice as this.
Beautiful! :)
“New cars are generally better than old ones, well, how else would you convince people to buy them, but there are a couple of models that are exceptions to this rule. Hey everyone, I’m Stype, and these are seven car models that are worse than before. Let’s go!”
Paid less in late '76, $5500, for my brand new, custom ordered '77 Pontiac Gran Prix with V8, air, automatic, mint green with white interior... because of gasoline price increases back then, little roller skate cars cost more than bigger midsize and full size cars!
That is very nice
Love the 2nd gen Mustangs
That's a nice car
Price?
Thanks
May l ask where your car is? Thanks.
So does it move safe enough on the street when passing other cars.its re a lot a nice car how is it on gas and horsepower being a four cilinder.oh how is the AC.
This is beautiful! All it needs is the V8 and 8track player.
Hi, i like the video and your car, i have a V6 1975 and the last owner take of something at the engine, i need see your engine again, can you help me?
Unfortunately this is not my car, and it’s in a personal private collection. It has been several years since I have seen it, so there’s not much I can help with.
I love that car ^~^ are there any mustangs in your guys’ inventory
Now that's a nice Ford Mustang II Ghia! I've always loved that color combination (silver exterior and cranberry interior), but the V6 engine had lots of mechanical problems!
+Michael Williams Yeah, it's a nice one. It's in very good condition and it seems to drive pretty good, just not a V8, which is what Mustangs should have. I do like the Silver Ghia package, though.
Im looking for this exact car but with a 302, It's called the Scarlett Edition, BTW
I love it. Is it still for sale?
+tracy moore It never was for sale.
This was my first car I ever bought with my own money. It didn't have that rock on the back where the trunks at but that's pretty much how it looked the maroon inside the silver outside I think it cost $5,600 when I bought it. I hated it I hated it I'm a small little girl and those bucket seats were horrible I can barely see over the windshield my dad ended up buying it from me
I'm looking for a '76 Mustang 2+2 in red
I like the Pinto better, I had them both, liked driving the pinto more
there no way a 1976 mustang 2 has only 6510 miles on it its 39 yrs old its likely to have 106510 miles on it
They are documented actual miles. It’s extremely low, but the original owner never drove it and when he did, it was locally. The current 2nd owner doesn’t drive it at all.
@@NeighborhoodCarReviews I know this is older post it's a beautiful mustang II love to own it.
I saw a basic, standard, no-frills Mustang II and finally appreciated its looks. Unfortunately people then added the soft-tops, luggage racks, etc. and made them look a bit tacky in my opinion.
I've got a 75 2.3 ghia silver
Wow, that thing's mint!! Must have been stored in someone's bedroom. Those things would rust standing still.
Had they made tail lights more like the mid to late 60’s cars
Where did you get the seats?
The seats? They’re the originals that came with the car from factory. It’s an all-original, unrestored survivor car. Nothing is aftermarket.
I have the same car but i need the seats and some more things
Ah! I understand. I’m sorry that I don’t have any information that can help you.
Moron
Ford really lost their way with the Mustang in the 70's.
Nicely trimed car but slower than than a pinto, capri or fiesta with the 2.3L.
Hood ornament on a mustang? Close up!
with a working 8 track player
Engine is 2.3L not 2.4 as stated
Discard remindes me The Charlies Angels mustang II, and I had a battery little model (scale 1:26) toy, maybe due tvis I love this model in particular. In 2011 I had a 2010 Mustsng 4.0 . Taljing a out video, interior looks impresive and ellegance. But silver and rwd wine color is not an atractive combination. From my point of view.
Chris, Stgo. CL
Must still be for sale if they were trying to get 10k for it
Ah, the Meg Griffin of Mustangs
+Josh Nixon Lol.
QJosh Nixon
Beautiful car. I wish I could buy a new one today. 13" wheels with actual tires. Not GHETTO.
it was the same colors and a ghia
I need a v8 engine for my mustang II.
When your describing a car...get your facts straight...the engine in that Mustang is a 2.3 litre not a 2.4.
It says a v6
Imagine kicking down the dealers front door and sayin " I gotta have that". Dark times for sure
Hell, I would have! I love this car! Lol.
Ford Pinto Mustang with all different cars
it had the 302 boss v8
Probably look good if it was actually silver
Not sure why Ford made this Mustang
Disco-Pinto-Stang
They're ugly coming from the factory, but they're perfect for mods and engine swaps.
My sister had one and I drove it. Take my word for it, it really was a piece of crap on every level.
lol
So hard to see a car like this and believe it has so little miles on it.ww
hahahaa, ash trays and no cup holders
These cars were JUNK. After 1973 they went down hill. NO POWER until early 80s. HP was coming back.....Just saying.
LOL
Red interior is ugly
Such low miles cause noone wants to be seen driving it
There are many that love these cars.
It's a pinto lol
I don't think so !!
ehrldawg it's based on pinto
let us be free yeah except nothing on a pinto fits in the mustang 2
let us be free Ah, to speak with no knowledge. I don't understand how people are comfortable doing it.
Why ford, why?
+CAT_MIX_A_LOT Gaming It’s an important car to Ford during that time. Unfortunately with the Oil Crisis, Small, underpowered Cars were what made money for them at that time. The Mustang II was very popular and a great seller and with the decline of the muscle cars, that’s what it was. I actually like the Mustang II, but that’s just me.
Nigras I agree. Such a hideous car, nothing muscle or sporty about it. The cobra version was hardly appealing itself
I say Ford was very creative during this austere time. They needed to come up with a solution with minimal investment. To their credit they managed to do a lot with these little cars. Sure they look like dressed up Pintos in many regards. However, once you dive into the real meat of the vehicle you see there are hardly any components borrowed from the Pinto. What really turned many off was using what looks like a modified Pinto for the Cobra. Consumers see the Mustang II as a modified Pinto as a result. What most don't know is the wheelbase is actually longer than the Pinto. Could Ford have done more to blur the lines between the subcompact Pinto and the compact Mustang II? Yes. But sales were strong for the duration of the second generation Mustang. Few modifications allowed for maximum profits while maintaining strong sales beyond the oil crisis.
Wow, what a liar
About what, specifically?
Ugly car.
Yeah. It’s not for everyone, for sure. I just thought when I recorded the video, how cool it was that it’s in such pristine shape and wanted to share with others! Love seeing classics still in amazing condition.
I had one, it was 100% garbage
Good god. Time has not helped this body style to look any better.....
Still looked more mustang then any fox body and 1994-2004 ever did.
This is the ugliest mustang ever made
Ugly or not, it’s the Mustang that kept the car alive.