Mustang Wranglers Club Members' Cars

 

From the group who gave you the Friday Night Cruise to Aloha, the Midsummer Dream Cruise and the Wrangler Round Up (click here for pics from the show) at the historic McMenamin's Grand Lodge in Forest Grove, Oregon.

   

Wrangler Cars in Publication

Showcasing Wrangler cars that have received recognition from publications.

The Original Pony Car (1965 - 1968)

Ford's Mustang was conceived in full knowledge that in the mid-'60s the biggest population bubble in history was coming of age in America. Baby boomers would rule the '60s and there was little reason to think they wanted cars that were anything like their parents' cars. The production Mustang was shown to the public for the first time inside the Ford Pavilion at the New York World's Fair on April 17, 1964. It went on sale at Ford dealers that same day.

The Muscle Cars (1969 - 1973)

The Mustang grew in 1969 even though the wheelbase remained 108 inches. The new body for 1969 featured four headlights, a sharp nose with a simpler grille that dispensed with the famed running horse centerpiece and a revision of the fake side scoops on the coupe and convertible. The fastback had large nonfunctional scoops dug high into its rear fenders. Unlike the '67, the '69 design clearly broke from established Mustang styling themes.

Mustang II (1974 - 1978)

By the early '70s it was obvious to Ford that the pony car market the Mustang had established was changing. Emissions regulations made the high-compression, high-horsepower V8s unsustainable, and baby boomers were increasingly turning to smaller imported cars. Making the Mustang a smaller, more fuel-efficient.

Mustang Fox Body (1979 - 1993)

Any car that stays in production through 15 model years has to be counted as a success. But when the all-new 1979 Mustang was introduced, few would have predicted such a long life for it. Or that it would inspire a passionate following of amazing breadth. Or that it would be used as a cop car.

SN-95 (1994 - 1998)

What appeared for 1994 was a Mustang clearly influenced by the styling themes of Mustangs past. There was the galloping horse in the grille, the side scallop reappeared and the taillights were split into three segments (albeit horizontally instead of vertically). Inside, the cockpit featured a twin-pod dashboard that recalled the dashes used between '64 1/2 and '73. Only two body styles were now offered, a two-door coupe with a semifastback roof and a convertible.

SN-95 Newest Models (1999 - 2004)

New sharply creased fenders and revised front and rear fascias appeared on the 1999 Mustang while the windshield and roofs carried forward unchanged. An appreciated touch with the new styling was the "corral" around the galloping horse in the Mustang's grille. In fact, most of the interior and chassis was also unchanged.

The Redesigned Mustang (2005 - Present)

The 2005 Mustang replaced the Fox platform in favor of the DEW98 platform used on the Thunderbird and Lincoln LS. The canted nose with its big grille and round headlights recalls the '67 to '69 Mustangs, while the side sculpting, fastback roofline and taillights recall those ponies of the 1965 vintage. Even the triangular side windows are reminiscent of what Carroll Shelby did when he made the 1965 Mustang Fastback into his Shelby GT 350.

Other Fine Ford Products

The Ford Motor Company makes many fine automobiles in addition to the Mustang, and collected here are some noteworthy examples.

2005 Mustang Page - The Newly Redesigned for 2005

Renewed consumer demand for powerful, stylish cars prompted the first complete redesign of Mustang since 1979.  The new Mustang contained the best styling elements from the early models, updated for the 21st century, along with decidedly modern, more powerful drive trains for both the V-8 and V-6 models.

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Guest Rides     

The Mustang Wranglers receive email from many Mustang enthusiasts. We dedicate this section to some of the cool people we have traded stories with.  

The HA Page 

Once viewed, this should be self explanatory. This page is dedicated to the things some people might find odd.

Text extracted from an article written by John Pearley Huffman: http://www.edmunds.com/reviews/generations/articles/93320/article.html

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