# Ugliest Year for Ford Mustang? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 30, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-year-for-ford-mustang/555666 "2010-09-30T22:40:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-year-for-ford-mustang/555666/81 "2012-09-18T01:00:42Z")
Worst…late seventies. Best…1969. Runners up for best…1967,1968,1970. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-year-for-ford-mustang/555666/82 "2012-09-18T01:49:06Z")
I had a '68 in highschool. In my opinion, '67 & '68 were the best looking. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-year-for-ford-mustang/555666/83 "2012-09-18T14:19:08Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > I was thinking more Maserati (didn’t Ford use to own that). I’m not sure that’s the actual design. It isn’t, that’s the “Evos” concept from a couple of years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-year-for-ford-mustang/555666/84 "2012-09-18T18:39:31Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > I’ve never understood the love of convertibles either unless you’re in a parade. I HATE the rag top look and just don’t see the thrill in driving with the noise and the sun beating down on you. If I didn’t know better, I’d start to think there were people with totally different opinions on this board. Unless it is raining or under freezing, the top isn’t up on my car. What you call noise, I call the wind in your hair… the sounds around you… like the birds singing (ok, who am I kidding, the engine revving). Sun beating down on you??? Have you not noticed that people like to bask in the sun? We have entire states that depend on this desire for their economy. As far as the look of a rag top… all I can think about when I see one with the top up is how much fun that would be when the weather is nicer. Oh, and parades… I’ll be in one this Friday. ---
**Author:** ![Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dread_pirate_jimbo/32/3897_2.png) [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-year-for-ford-mustang/555666/85 "2012-09-18T22:01:50Z")
> [@Spud](#): > > If I didn’t know better, I’d start to think there were people with totally different opinions on this board. > > Unless it is raining or under freezing, the top isn’t up on my car. What you call noise, I call the wind in your hair… the sounds around you… like the birds singing (ok, who am I kidding, the engine revving). > > Sun beating down on you??? Have you not noticed that people like to bask in the sun? We have entire states that depend on this desire for their economy. > > As far as the look of a rag top… all I can think about when I see one with the top up is how much fun that would be when the weather is nicer. > > Oh, and parades… I’ll be in one this Friday. Up here in Canadia, half the year is spent in weather conditions not conducive to driving with the top down. As a result, I’ve never seen it as at all sensible to have a convertible. Plus, to be honest, the wind in my hair while driving just annoys me. But I don’t begrudge people who do like that kind of thing. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-year-for-ford-mustang/555666/86 "2012-09-18T22:44:36Z")
> [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](#): > > As a result, I’ve never seen it as at all sensible to have a convertible. Sensible… I thought we were talking about small two door cars with a tiny back seat, a small trunk, and 300+ HP under the hood. Sensible doesn’t enter the equation. 🙂 Mine normally goes under the car cover around Thanksgiving (late November for you Canadians) and comes out sometime in March. My “winter” car is a 4WD Blazer. I’ve been caught a couple of times driving it when I was at work and unexpected bad weather came in. Driving with no weight in the back of a rear wheel drive, high HP/high torque car with performance tires on ice is a scary thing. Sensible… that word doesn’t belong in this thread. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-year-for-ford-mustang/555666/87 "2012-09-18T23:10:30Z")
> [@Spud](#): > > If I didn’t know better, I’d start to think there were people with totally different opinions on this board. 🙂 > [@Spud](#): > > Unless it is raining or under freezing, the top isn’t up on my car. What you call noise, I call the wind in your hair… the sounds around you… like the birds singing (ok, who am I kidding, the engine revving). > > Sun beating down on you??? Have you not noticed that people like to bask in the sun? We have entire states that depend on this desire for their economy. people don’t bask in the sun in their cars. They roll up the window and turn on the air conditioner. The same applies to the “sounds of nature” which in a car is usually accompanied by the sounds of other cars. That’s why God invented the car stereo. > [@Spud](#): > > As far as the look of a rag top… all I can think about when I see one with the top up is how much fun that would be when the weather is nicer. > > Oh, and parades… I’ll be in one this Friday. yah, we knew it was parades all along. You’re not foolin anyone. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-year-for-ford-mustang/555666/88 "2012-09-18T23:17:04Z")
> [@Spud](#): > > If I didn’t know better, I’d start to think there were people with totally different opinions on this board. > > Unless it is raining or under freezing, the top isn’t up on my car. What you call noise, I call the wind in your hair… the sounds around you… like the birds singing (ok, who am I kidding, the engine revving). > > Sun beating down on you??? Have you not noticed that people like to bask in the sun? We have entire states that depend on this desire for their economy. > > As far as the look of a rag top… all I can think about when I see one with the top up is how much fun that would be when the weather is nicer. > > Oh, and parades… I’ll be in one this Friday. Another thing for me is blaring the radio. As it’s a badass Mustang (Black Sunshine, Eleanor, whatever) I require high volume Devil music to be blasting through the (admittedly somewhat weak compared to aftermarket) Shaker audio system while driving. Usually Black Sabbath, System Of A Down, or something equally menacing. A convertible would drown a lot of that out with wind noise. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2012, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-year-for-ford-mustang/555666/89 "2012-09-18T23:49:47Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > people don’t bask in the sun in their cars. Oh, I do… I normally drive in my gold lame Speedo… oiled up with the seat totally reclined. wait… I just got a message I’m not invited to drive in the parade anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-year-for-ford-mustang/555666/90 "2012-09-19T00:07:13Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Another thing for me is blaring the radio. As it’s a badass Mustang (Black Sunshine, Eleanor, whatever) I require high volume Devil music to be blasting through the (admittedly somewhat weak compared to aftermarket) Shaker audio system while driving. Usually Black Sabbath, System Of A Down, or something equally menacing. A convertible would drown a lot of that out with wind noise. What… do you guys think the normal features of a car suddenly stop working when the top is down? 90 degrees with a nice 40 degree blast from the AC is amazing… even better is 40 degrees and driving through the fall colors in Southern Indiana with a 75 degree blast coming through the vents. As for my Shaker 500… with Jimmy Buffet blasting my wife was smiling so big she didn’t even realize the speedo was over 100. (clearly it is totally out of wack since the legal posted speed limit is 65). 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dread_pirate_jimbo/32/3897_2.png) [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dread_Pirate_Jimbo)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-year-for-ford-mustang/555666/91 "2012-09-19T00:32:35Z")
> [@Spud](#): > > Sensible… I thought we were talking about small two door cars with a tiny back seat, a small trunk, and 300+ HP under the hood. Sensible doesn’t enter the equation. 🙂 > > Mine normally goes under the car cover around Thanksgiving (late November for you Canadians) and comes out sometime in March. My “winter” car is a 4WD Blazer. > > I’ve been caught a couple of times driving it when I was at work and unexpected bad weather came in. Driving with no weight in the back of a rear wheel drive, high HP/high torque car with performance tires on ice is a scary thing. > > Sensible… that word doesn’t belong in this thread. 🙂 I consider my Mustang to be perfectly sensible. There’s only two of us so we don’t need the back seat, the truck is at least as big as the one in our Corolla, and I’m driving it year round without any traction-related issues. And those 305 ponies under the hood allow me to remain a sensible distance ahead of most of the traffic on the roads. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-year-for-ford-mustang/555666/92 "2012-09-19T00:48:30Z")
> [@Dread\_Pirate\_Jimbo](#): > > I consider my Mustang to be perfectly sensible. There’s only two of us so we don’t need the back seat, the truck is at least as big as the one in our Corolla, and I’m driving it year round without any traction-related issues. > > And those 305 ponies under the hood allow me to remain a sensible distance ahead of most of the traffic on the roads. 🙂 I like the way you rationalize! There are 5 of us so sensible went right out the window once I said “I’ll take it.” Why not cut the top off too! Of course, you Canuks were born with ice skates on so apparently traction issues aren’t the same for you. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-year-for-ford-mustang/555666/93 "2012-09-19T01:10:09Z")
> [@Spud](#): > > I like the way you rationalize! > > There are 5 of us so sensible went right out the window once I said “I’ll take it.” Why not cut the top off too! > > Of course, you Canuks were born with ice skates on so apparently traction issues aren’t the same for you. 🙂 and of those 305 ponies imagine a supercharger that bumps it up another 100+ hp. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-year-for-ford-mustang/555666/94 "2012-09-19T01:47:08Z")
> [@Spud](#): > > What… do you guys think the normal features of a car suddenly stop working when the top is down? 90 degrees with a nice 40 degree blast from the AC is amazing… even better is 40 degrees and driving through the fall colors in Southern Indiana with a 75 degree blast coming through the vents. > > As for my Shaker 500… with Jimmy Buffet blasting my wife was smiling so big she didn’t even realize the speedo was over 100. (clearly it is totally out of wack since the legal posted speed limit is 65). 😉 Shaker 1000 or epic fail on a convertible… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-year-for-ford-mustang/555666/95 "2012-09-19T02:21:30Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Another thing for me is blaring the radio. As it’s a badass Mustang (Black Sunshine, Eleanor, whatever) I require high volume Devil music to be blasting through the (admittedly somewhat weak compared to aftermarket) Shaker audio system while driving. Usually Black Sabbath, System Of A Down, or something equally menacing. A convertible would drown a lot of that out with wind noise. have you put it into Driver’s Seat mode? ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-year-for-ford-mustang/555666/96 "2012-09-19T02:31:00Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Shaker 1000 or epic fail on a convertible… > > 😃 So, the fact that my 500 shakes the side mirrors with the bass, and it is easily heard with the wind from the top down at 100 MPH… I somehow don’t have a good enough sound system? Did I mention I am playing Jimmy Buffet? (maybe Eric Clapton if I’m feeling wild) ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-year-for-ford-mustang/555666/97 "2012-09-19T03:36:13Z")
The Mustang Mach II was bland to look at and, overall, a horrible car. We called them Rustangs. But for ugly, I vote for the 80’s Mustangs. They looked too plastic-y and showed none of their pony car heritage. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-year-for-ford-mustang/555666/98 "2012-09-19T03:47:39Z")
> [@carnut](#): > > But for ugly, I vote for the 80’s Mustangs. They looked too plastic-y and showed none of their pony car heritage. No, after the '74-'78 Mustang IIs, the '80s ones looked pretty awesome by comparison. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-year-for-ford-mustang/555666/99 "2012-09-19T11:33:30Z")
> [@jz78817](#): > > have you put it into Driver’s Seat mode? Nah, I always leave it in the “all seats” mode. I like hearing the music from all around me, and plus I’ve got two boys that (somehow manage to) sit back there and they need their heavy metal indoctrination as well. > [@Spud](#): > > So, the fact that my 500 shakes the side mirrors with the bass, and it is easily heard with the wind from the top down at 100 MPH… I somehow don’t have a good enough sound system? Did I mention I am playing Jimmy Buffet? (maybe Eric Clapton if I’m feeling wild) I am sure you can hear it, but can you really HEAR it going 100mph with the top down? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![FordTaurusSHO94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f07891/32.png) [@FordTaurusSHO94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordTaurusSHO94)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-year-for-ford-mustang/555666/100 "2012-09-19T13:04:48Z")
My Cobra isn’t a convertible, and it has a hole in the dash where the radio goes, but my MX-5 is and the radio gets loud enough to kill any wind noise from having the top down. A Mustang is way more practical than an MX-5! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-year-for-ford-mustang/555666.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-year-for-ford-mustang/555666.md?page=6)