History and Driving Review on the Ford Mustang II

Bill takes you for a ride and gives you some history on the Ford Mustang II.

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[originalrcfun]

Love them! Dont care if they have 80 or 140 hp. It's history. Drive it with confidence🏁💯

[diver]

That’s incredible that they sold over 1 million from 74-78. It’s the reason for that that the Foxbody existed and the production numbers for those were so high! Thank you Ford!!

[djwarren]

I was 21 back then and living in London. Seeing a Mustang was super cool over here back then.

[johnharper]

Bought brand new 1978 Mustang hatch back, V-6, 4 speed, PS, PB, Aluminum slotted dish wheels, A/C, T tops, AM/FM, Sport Steering Wheel, Silver with Red interior. It was a LOOKER. Drove the heck out of it. That German 2.8 Lt V-6 could really rev. Drove great and served me well. Wish I had it back.

[mikeymike]

I had 2, a 74 4 cylinder and a 76 cobra 8 cylinder. I loved them both.

[fjrgd]

I helped build that Mustang at the San Jose Assembly plant in Milpitas Ca. Mustangs shared the same production line as the Pinto. Building 58 cars per hour was normal production. Mustang penetration averaged every 5 cars. 4 Pintos & 1 Mustang. This fluctuated based upon cars sales requirements. The Mercury Capri was fit in as well thinking they ran every 20 jobs. Starting off 1 shift 6 days per week. Sales increased & we added a 2nd shift. Pintos & Mustangs everywhere. Good times!

[frey]

Really enjoyed the video.

I am the second owner of a 1974 unrestored/100% original coupe, 2.8L V6 auto - white over avocado interior.

Purchased new in Honolulu HI (Sep 1974). Daily driven by first owner for 15 years. I purchased in Jan 2009 - moved to San Diego in 2010.

Always gets lots of questions (and jokes). But, I am proud to own a true survivor that has never been restored.

[TheDarkPhoenix]

I've always liked these and felt they never got the credit they deserved. Glad to see some love.

[petervitti]

I first saw a 1974 mustang when it just came out. Beautiful. Its always been my favorite mustang.

[jimbascombe]

When I was younger I owned three mustang's II at once. Two hatchbacks one with the 2.3l, one with the v6, and a notch back with the 302. The 2.3 you could not kill. I did not care for the v6 very much. But i loved the notch back. The power rack and pinion was great in the corners, and some basic hop up and I could keep up with the Camaro's of the time.
Now that I am in my 50's i just bought another 302 notch back to add to my collection. It needs work but nothing i can't do. It was a fun car to drive. Not the fastest, but fun never the less.

[richardstinchcomb]

I'm glad to hear the owner of that Mustang loves it and works in the sales department. Hopefully we will see some new reproduction parts in the future from CJ Pony Parts for 74-78 model years. We desperately need them.

[BADD]

This would be a go project to watch. My older brother has a 74 hatch back 4 cylinder 1 barrel carb. He’s had it since 78 I believe.

[machone]

I own a '71 Mach 1. There's enough haters and 1st gen Mustang snobs that hate that car. The Mustang II gets even less respect! My first Mustang was a '77 hatchback Mustang II. I guess I have a thing for owning the Mustangs that the haters hate. I also had a '76 Cobra II in High School. That was fun! I tweaked the 302, added nitrous and promptly snapped a leaf spring during a burnout! Owned several fox bodies too over the years. Thanks for showing us this car, bring back a lot of memories seeing under the hood and inside.

[MikeFyxdt]

Memory lane! I bought my ‘76 Mach One in 1980 and, based on the title, I was maybe the 10th owner. Ditched the bias plies and put on fat radials, and had Meineke bend a dual exhaust with Thrush mufflers. My first car, and I drove the heck out of it!

[thatonedeadboy]

I've got a 78' mach 1 with a 306/c6 & ford 9 inch rear end

with some time & love, they can be one hell of a car

[davidzachmeyer]

Learned to drive in my Dad's '78 Mach I. He still has it. Fun to drive. I've got a '68 fastback, but I still love the II's. Thank you for putting them in perspective!

[rickread]

Brings back fond memories! My second car was a 1975 Mustang II Hatchback V-6 4 -speed, rally wheels with B.F. G’s. Was a metallic copper color with tan cloth interior, center console, upgraded the stereo and speakers. For senior high school spring break 1980 drove the car from Ann Arbor Mi to Ft. Lauderdale with my two best friends. I actually enjoyed that car a ton. Was a good handler too! Great high school car!

[maryrafuse]

I think a lot of folks would love to travel back to the 1970's. No COVID 19 and everyone together socializing. Music was fun and the POP charts were diverse with lots of different sounds. Not a bad time when you think about it. What a beautiful car.

[disegnosys]

LOL! Brings back memories and too funny. I loved Mustangs all my life and when I turned 17 in 1977 the salesman talked my mom out of letting me get a Mustang and I ended up in a 1977 Pinto.
Well, I got a Black 1989 Foxbody LX 5.0 and Race Red S550 5.0 GT PP1 now!