Why The Mustang II is a Great Car
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The Mustang II was a really good car and always got a bad rap in my opinion. As someone who grew up in the 70's these cars, along with the Vega/Monza and Dodge Colts were everywhere. The real reason Ford started working on the Mustang II wasn't because of the Gas SHortage, it just coinsided with the gas shortage, the real reason is because Iococca wanted to get the Mustang out of the Muscle Car Wars and put the Thunderbird and Torino into it, he wanted to move the Mustang into a economy performace market as a a JDM killer because he was watching Datsun, Honda and Toyota climbing in sales and he could see the shift in market away from big cars and into economy performance.
They did have cool graphics, Jill car on Charlie Angels. I was a kid in the 70s so who didn't appreciate the Angels .Although my pick was Jaclyne Smith.She also had the Mustang. 🙂
The Roman Numeral II designation was normal for Ford. Around the world there were other Roman Numeral models including the Bronco II and LTD II. There were numerous concept car models that went up to III.
In-fact, the original Mustang concept car was called the Mustang I, which is actually important. The Mustang I was REAR engine and had functional intakes on the sides. The final Mustang design was the conventional front engine rear drive, but the Mustang I design queue with the side vent remained. While the rear V4 engine was made for the European Ford Taunus, it was mechanically related to the Taunus V6 that came in the Mustang II. The Mustang II really did go back to the original concept for guidance, which was a light sporty car, not a knuckle dragging muscle car. The side vents are an echo of a V4 sport car closer in concept to a Miata than a drag racer.
Google “Mustang I concept”
Nice video
As a former Mustang II owner, I also appreciate your video. My silver 1976 coupe had the 2bbl 302 V8 and automatic transmission. As rough as it was by the time I got it in 1989, it was still a great car but mine had a lot of miles and needed repairs; mostly easy stuff that I could do in the driveway and learn how cars worked. I got my share of abuse from other car guys; especially the Mustang purists who loved to talk down about the Mustang II model in general. It was a fun car to drive and tinker with. A few minor inconveniences like a very small back deck so I couldn’t put 6x9 speakers back there so I had to get creative. I’ve had many other cars, 3rd Gen Econoline vans and even a 94 Bronco, but I still miss that Mustang II.
I had a 1978 Mustang II and have to agree with you. It was one model of Mustang that was under appreciated. For the record, I rather liked my Mustang II for many reasons, and missed it after it had an untimely end in 1992.
Good points. I am happy the underrated Mustang II is getting some love.
Love the ii content as always, hopefully I get to finish mine and drive it this year and not just around the block, tired of the neighbors calling the fuzz lol
Thanks for watching as always. good luck with the mustang
I am the second owner of a 1975 Mustang II, and my father has owned his 1978 Mustang II Mach 1 since new. I've had to defend my love of these cars for years. I am so glad they're finally getting a second chance and a restored reputation. I absolutely adore my 75. It's a base model coupe, with the 2.3L and a 4 speed. I've done a lot of work to get it to the point now where it revs past 7k rpm and I'm hoping to get it back on the dyno in a few weeks to see if I've cracked 100hp to the rear wheels with it yet.
Great content!! You did your homework!
thanks Jesse
People tend to neglect the fact that in the early 70s they switched the horsepower ratings from gross to net…in all actuality a Mustang II with a 302 V8 was fairly comparable in terms of power output to a standard 65-66 with a 289. All you really would need to do with a Mustang II to make it feel significantly more powerful is swap out the small 2 barrel carburetor for a 4 barrel and change the restrictive exhaust with something more free flowing.
Personally my favorite old school Mustangs are the 71-73 fastbacks but I’ve always thought these ones looked good too and didn’t deserve the hate 🤷
You researched your stuff and created a great blog on the 1974 to 1978 Mustang II. This car along with the 1975 to 1980 AMC Pacer got a bad rap also. Very good post keep up the good work sir!
Thanks for watching!
I remember when these were new cars, I thought it had nice styling. Not to square or too round. You could easily up the performance with low restriction exhaust or engine mods.
i had a 75 mustang 2 it was the only automatic i ever owned, hell..i liked it just fine even tho the 302 was weak it would still catch a wheel between 1st and 2nd.
I've always wondered how many mustang 2 we're canabalized for the rack and pinion.
Finally a fair treatment of the Mustang II. As he said, it was not just a tarted up Pinto. Part of the cause of this was that Ford did put the Pinto 4-cyl. engine in it and the Mustang II was just too heavy for that. That little engine just had to work too hard. My '75 Mustang II (automatic) actually got worse mileage than my '68 Mercury Cougar with a 302 c.i. V-8. the Mustang II with the 6-cyl. or V-8 was a good (and good looking, in my opinion) car. We were a Mustang family, including a '66 convertible, '74 Mustang II Mach 1, '75 Mustang II, and '85 GT convertible. I'd love to get the new one, but they are priced more in the Corvette range now. Oh, and I agree with your assessment of the Mach-E. Might be a decent SUV (I don't know - I hate SUVs), but it's not a Mustang!
I had a 1977 Mustang ii with a 2.7L V6 great car. I drove the wheels off that car by the time Mustang quit running it had well over 250k on her again, a great car. I wished that I still had her.
The ll looked more like a "Mustang" than the Fox body ever did
Excellent video with well-presented information.
Thank you, Glad you enjoyed it
You can make mustang 2s really cool AND you can make em fast.
I love mine
The Mustang was envisioned from the beginning as an inexpensive and sporty car for everybody. The Mustang II applied that same formula and adapted it to the changing 70's. And honestly, I think it looks pretty good, especially in its fastback form.
the late '70s ford mustang ii king cobra edition still could not compete at all with early detroit,kenosha muscle cars ...2 B honest!!😂😂
It was made bigger for the boss 429 that it never got, but if they had just gotten rid of the struts and towers they would have not needed a bigger car, the 427 sohc is wider than the boss 429 ,and will fit in the Mustang 2, seen it done,
Even the 460 got down under 200 hp in the 70s,
If I had one I'd swap the motor with a better 302 or a 4.6 from a cvp71.
Good luck getting a 4.6 to fit. Very small engine bay
In 1979-81 , the new fox body mustangs had a 255ci v8 that gave you 110 hp, which is the worst Mustang v8 ever. Not the Mustang it's v8
EVERYTHING was slow at that time.
The Mach E blows! The Mustang 2 was the right car for the 70s. It’s just the 70s sucked for car guys. I mean a Corvette only had about 180 hp. And cost three times as much as a Mustang.
The Mach E has replaced the Mustang 2 as the worst
I agree, mustang II is good compared to the mach E
coyote swap that bih
fixes the only problem right there
First car was a '74 "mach 1".
V6, 4 speed, utter POS.
It was a Pinto with a weight problem.
Mustang 11 got a bad rap.
Low power and the coupe was fugly.
All that could be fixed
Mine was a coupe, and I didn't think it was ugly.