Soon after that visit, Marcus sent us an original brochure for the 1974 Mustang II, the same year as our Project Rodney Mach 1, and it was so fresh we just had to show it to you. Everyone’s seen ...

The second generation of the Ford Mustang, the Mustang II, has received hate for the longest time. In hindsight, it wasn't ...

Taylor tells us that bringing the Cobra II back to original condition was never easy. Because 1974-1978 Mustang IIs aren’t the marque’s most popular generation, there hasn’t been much ...

So, if it was almost as popular as the original, which itself almost single-handedly created the car fan club pastiche, why did the Mustang II get so vilified over time? After all, it was with the ...

Since development of the Mustang II could trace its roots back to 1970 ... That car has now been passed down to Sandy with 64,646 original miles and one repaint in its original Bright Red.

No question, the 1974-78 Mustang II represents a pause in Mustang performance between the original and the Fox-body cars. Still, the Ford Mustang II deserves more respect than it receives.

The Ford Mustang II took a wild ride from concept to production ... very little about it read true to the original Mustang. Ghia made their mark with this three-door hatchback.

Ford hit a home run with the original Mustang. The ensuing models kept the bases loaded for the next nine years. But when the malaise era hit, the score was Mustang II, America zip. The first ...

Ford’s engineers took downsizing seriously and made the Mustang II even smaller than the original. The wheelbase was reduced from 2,743 mm to 2,443 mm and ove-all length from 4,613 mm to 4,445 mm.

The Mustang II seemed more the result of a product planner’s spreadsheet than true to the original. This was fundamental to its success: it looked more expensive than it was. With distinctive ...