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saturnkk 01-18-2013 07:37 AM
Concept Mustang from early 1960's...
 
So did Shelby or any of his team have a hand in this concept car?

Concept cars: Visions of the future | The Detroit News


http://multimedia.detroitnews.com/pi..._63mustang.jpg

mrmustang 01-18-2013 08:10 AM
no



Enough said.

Racer_X 01-18-2013 08:45 AM
No, that's the first concept called the Mustang II.

Here's the comment below the picture:
Before the name Mustang was applied to Ford's new pony car model, it went onto this 1963 mid-engine concept car. Ford engineers who developed the famed GT40 Le Mans race car also created this concept car and hoped that it would carry the Mustang moniker into production.

saturnkk 01-18-2013 08:49 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Racer_X (Post 1227766)
No, that's the first concept called the Mustang II.

Here's the comment below the picture:
Before the name Mustang was applied to Ford's new pony car model, it went onto this 1963 mid-engine concept car. Ford engineers who developed the famed GT40 Le Mans race car also created this concept car and hoped that it would carry the Mustang moniker into production.
The reason I asked was this blurb underneath the picture:



Before the name Mustang was applied to Ford's new pony car model, it went onto this 1963 mid-engine concept car. Ford engineers who developed the famed GT40 Le Mans race car also created this concept car and hoped that it would carry the Mustang moniker into production. (Larry Edsall / Special to The Detroit News)

saturnkk 01-18-2013 08:51 AM
So there is no way that a newspaper reference could jumble-up Shelby into "Ford engineers" then?

Cool, just curious.

jolsen42 01-18-2013 09:12 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by saturnkk (Post 1227768)
So there is no way that a newspaper reference could jumble-up Shelby into "Ford engineers" then?

Cool, just curious.
Uh, no.

John O

computerworks 01-18-2013 09:36 AM
Ford's engineers developed the GT40.

Shelby's engineers made it work so they could win.

saturnkk 01-18-2013 09:58 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by computerworks (Post 1227772)
ford's engineers developed the gt40.

Shelby's engineers made it work so they could win.
:lol:

speed220mph 01-18-2013 10:01 AM
Roy Lunn headed up the Mustang I and II projects, which were done at Ford's Engineering Research Center, the same operation that did the turbine truck. Roy later managed the contractor KarKraft where such projects as the J-car, Mk IV GT40s, TransAm Mustangs and Boss 429 Mustangs were done. I was assigned to KarKraft in the late '60's to work on the mid-engine Mustang. It was an interesting time to say the least. :D

Mark IV 01-18-2013 10:08 AM
The production Mustang was pretty well locked up as to design when the "Mustang II" was shown. It was intended to "tease" the Mustang prior to introduction. This is commonly done in the industry, in fact Ford has just shown a concept truck, "Atlas" that is based on the 2014 F150. The last two Mustang generations have also had production based "concepts" shown before intro of the real car.

saturnkk 01-18-2013 10:28 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by speed220mph (Post 1227779)
Roy Lunn headed up the Mustang II project, which was done at Ford's Engineering Research Center, the same operation that did the turbine truck. Roy later managed the contractor KarKraft where such projects as the J-car, Mk IV GT40s, TransAm Mustangs and Boss 429 Mustangs were done. I was assigned to KarKraft in the late '60's to work on the mid-engine Mustang. It was an interesting time to say the least. :D
Do you have any pictures from that era you can post?!?

saturnkk 01-18-2013 10:30 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark IV (Post 1227780)
The production Mustang was pretty well locked up as to design when the "Mustang II" was shown. It was intended to "tease" the Mustang prior to introduction. This is commonly done in the industry, in fact Ford has just shown a concept truck, "Atlas" that is based on the 2014 F150. The last two Mustang generations have also had production based "concepts" shown before intro of the real car.
I love and miss those far out old concept cars. Things have gotten too practical these days!

1ntCobra 01-18-2013 10:58 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Racer_X (Post 1227766)
No, that's the first concept called the Mustang II.

Here's the comment below the picture:
Before the name Mustang was applied to Ford's new pony car model, it went onto this 1963 mid-engine concept car. Ford engineers who developed the famed GT40 Le Mans race car also created this concept car and hoped that it would carry the Mustang moniker into production.
Sorry, the picture at the top of this thread is the "Mustang I" concept.

This is the "Mustang II" concept:

http://gomotors.net/pics/Ford/ford-m...ototype-01.jpg

1ntCobra 01-18-2013 11:02 AM
There is a wiki page for the "Mustang I" concept: Ford Mustang I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

speed220mph 01-18-2013 11:14 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by saturnkk (Post 1227782)
Do you have any pictures from that era you can post?!?
I've posted some photos, but I'd have to sort throug the photos as there scattered throughout. Better than photos is the '66 Mustang HiPo test mule I bought. It was for the cammer 289. Ford reinstalled the HP289 when testing was done, a brand new one at that!


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