Ford Mustang II
The second-generation Ford Mustang, marketed as the Ford Mustang II, was a two- or three-door, front-engine/rear-drive pony car produced by Ford from 1973 to 1978. Introduced in September 1973 for model-year 1974, the Mustang II debuted as the oil embargo of 1973 and subsequent fuel shortages raged.
490 lb lighter and almost 19 inches shorter than the 1973 Mustang, the II was derived from the subcompact Pinto platform using a unique unibody with an isolated front suspension and engine mount subframe which the Pinto did not use, while sharing a limited number of chassis and driveline components.
Named Motor Trend's 1974 Car of the Year and reaching over 1.1 million sales over four years of production, the Mustang II is regarded by certain enthusiasts as having abandoned essential aspects of the Mustang heritage.
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