Exclusive Photos: The Mustang II Prototype Concept Car Making Its Debut at the Watkins Glen in 1963
The Ford Mustang II Prototype concept car made its debut at a 1963 Formula I race at Watkins Glen, New York on October 6, 1963. Mike Carroll of the Jaguar Drivers Club of Long Island captured the arrival of the Mustang II at Watkins Glen in these photos.
Mike, thanks for sharing these historic photos!
Enjoy,
Howard Kroplick
August 18, 2014
The Mustang I, Mustang II and Mustang III were shown together at the 2014 Annual Ford Employee Product Development Center Car and Truck Show
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Those two ‘stangs are hot to handle, but still convinced that Mustang II’s front end had some influence in AMC’s Matador design of the ‘70s, though they’re indiscreetly different somehow.
Yes you’re right about that Frank and I really don’t like how the headlights are, they just don’t look right to me, the shape of them, it seems to me that they wouldn’t give out the right kind of light, because of there shape.
I think I’m wrong on what I said about the headlights not giving out the right light, but still don’t like the shape of the front of the car, after looking at some other pictures
I was at Purdue University in 1961 when Ford brought the Mustang I to the Mechanical Engineering building. A 4 cylinder mid engine design was great. It was low and sleek. In fact so low that it scraped the ramp as they brought it in the building. I was never a Ford guy, but I said that i would buy this car. Unfortunately, they came out with the final design and I was not interested at all.
The first two photos look like they were just taken! Hard to believe it was 52 years ago! Thanks for sharing.
Great stuff. i was too young but love to hear what took place. Awesome to here the way it truly was. Please keep ‘em comin’