Gallery: The Craziest, Coolest Mustangs That Never Were
Photos by Ford011962 Ford Mustang I concept
The first Mustang: the Mustang 1 concept of 1962.
Photos by Ford021963 Ford Allegro concept
The Avanti, later dubbed the Allegro, was a another early concept for what became the Mustang.
Illustrations by Ford031964 Ford Mustang drawing
An early sketch for the Mustang, by designer Gale Halderman.
Photos by Ford041964 Ford Mustang four door model
Ford briefly considered a four-door Mustang, an idea that, thankfully, never got beyond the prototype stage.
Photos by Ford051967 Ford Allegro II concept
The 1967 Allegro II concept, which looks a bit like a second-gen Camaro mashed up with... well, we're not sure.
Illustrations by Ford061967 Ford Mustang Mach 1 concept car sketch
An early design sketch for the Mach I, which shows a decidedly Italian influence.
Photos by Ford071967 Ford Mustang Mach 1 concept
The Mach 1 concept shown at the Detroit Auto Show in 1967.
Photos by Ford08Ford Mach 2 concept
Ford hoped to capitalize on the success of the Mustang with a mid-engined replacement for the Shelby Cobra.
091970 Ford Mustang Milano concept 02
Ford shoulda built this one: the 1970 Mustang Milano. It's like a Pantera, but cooler.
Photos by Ford101974 Ford Mustang II styling exercise
This early prototype for the Mustang II is much prettier than the car Ford actually built.
Photos by Ford111980 Ford Mustang RSX concept
A Mustang, as envisioned by Italians, for rally racing.
Photos by Ford121990 Ford Mustang S-95 Rambo concept
Rambo, a design study for the fourth-generation Mustang, was a bit burlier than the one called "Bruce Jenner."
Photos by Ford131992 Ford Mustang Mach III concept
The Mach III concept of 1992 provided a glimpse of the styling of the fourth-generation car.
Illustrations by Ford14The Evolution of the Fifth-Generation Ford Mustang
An early design sketch of a futuristic, yet retro, fourth-generation Mustang.
Illustrations by Ford152005 Ford Mustant S197 styling drawing
Ford went way back to the future in this design sketch for the fifth-generation Mustang.
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