Thread: 1974 Mustang II Build

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Matt I totally agree. I've always kind of tended towards the orphans that people generally...myself included.....laughed at /despised. The Mustang IIs, 57 Dodge and Plymouth, 58 Chevy Biscayne etc that I've built over the years kind of attest to that When they aren't around everywhere anymore they do tend to get a second (fresher) look. A big plus is they are usually dirt cheap when you do find them.

Mark and Ryan leaving the 4 banger in it was a pretty easy decision (although a V6 of some flavor did cross my mind ), All I had to do was remember what I was like at 16 with a freshly printed license in my billfold.

I did a 77 Cobra II about 15 years ago (it was a good way to package some of the parts I had left over from my V8 Pinto days and make a few bucks). The car was a looker and ran pretty well with a 302, C4 and 9" rear.

77 Cobra II by M Patterson, on Flickr


cobra back by M Patterson, on Flickr


Cobra Engine by M Patterson, on Flickr



Turning a 16 year old loose in something like that is just all kinds of a bad idea. A big plus with the 4 cylinder Mustang II is that insurance and plates will be just about the cheapest you can get (and a lot more affordable for a kid with his first job) .



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