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    2/10/2017 9:04 AM  #1

    Tubo
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    Here's one MS

    http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/future-cars/news/a3920/lost-ford-mustang-shorty-amelia-concours/
    And I thought it was just a rebodied Datsun 240 Z.

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    2/10/2017 9:32 AM  #2

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    Re: Here's one MS

    Just checked the calendar.   Nope, not April yet...

    Money you enjoy wasting is NOT wasted money... unless your wife finds out.
     

    2/10/2017 10:17 AM  #3

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    Re: Here's one MS

    There is a guy here in Texas that buys coupes, cuts the tops off and shortens them 16" to completely eliminate the rear seat. The result? A topless roadster with no backseat. I have sean at least three versions he has made over the last several years, so he must be selling them to someone. Oh, still all steel.

     

    2/10/2017 11:05 AM  #4

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    Re: Here's one MS

    Read the link Guys

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    2/10/2017 11:56 AM  #5

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    I can't believe the article calls it ugly.  It looks good to me!

     

    2/10/2017 2:43 PM  #6

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    The Mustang design proportions have been sacrifised by just cutting a piece from the middle and sticking it back together.
     IMO the rear wheels ahve to be relocated towards the back to keep some of the proportions.+

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    2/10/2017 3:40 PM  #7

    Hornman
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    Tubo wrote:

    Read the link Guys

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    What does that mean? Your referenced article talks about an early, short modified Mustang, my post talks about current short modified Mustangs. What am I missing?

     

    2/10/2017 8:42 PM  #8

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    Easy Hornman, I wuz just re-pointing out that this was a factory effort of 1964, not a home grown.

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    2/10/2017 10:54 PM  #9

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    Re: Here's one MS

    There must be something wrong with me, I think it looks cool. 

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    2/11/2017 10:40 AM  #10

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    It is cool, but in sort of a two-headed-snake sort of way.  Something's definitely not right, but it's kind of fun to look at.

    "Whatever you are, be a good one." - Abraham Lincoln
     

    2/11/2017 12:40 PM  #11

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    From the base of the windshield back it looks a lot like the early Datsun Z car. No one ever said they were ugly. I bet if the factory had produced them as a "sport coupe" (and the 271HP engine) it would be one of the most desirable of the old Mustangs.

     

    2/11/2017 3:57 PM  #12

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    I figure centering the rear wheel wellbetween the back(latch) edge of the door frame and the rear bumper would do all kind of nice things for the Datstang Z. Handling and looks. Betcha.

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