Stretching it a bit: classic Mustang limos
In the aftermath of the whole four-door Mustang affair, we bring you something along the same lines... only significantly more depressing, at least for classic motor enthusiasts. It seems that for some, owning a vintage Mustang just isn't unique enough. A few owners have chopped and butchered their classics into stretched abominations.
Our friends over at Carscoop have managed to hold back the tears long enough to find three Mustangs that have met such an ill fate. A black pony-car was stretched out by Mustang Restorations in Illinois. A light blue Mustang limo is operated by Preferred Limousine in Ontario. A third example, a white '66 model with a 289, can be found in California (of course), built by ABC Mustangs of Hayward. And if by some sick, twisted chance this actually strikes you as a good idea and you simply must own such a black mark in the history books of this iconic motor, that last one is up for sale on eBay Motors. At the time of writing, the bidding was up to $15k, the first payment of which must be accompanied by your soul.
We've seen a lot of strange novelty stretched limousines, but this is just too much. Someone put a stop to the madness!
[Source: Carscoop]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
John P. 7:42AM (12/20/2006)
I can only say one thing after seeing this,...
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
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big jimmy 10:38PM (12/19/2006)
This is an abommination to what the mustang stands for.
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Eric 11:08PM (12/19/2006)
I know what I'm going to prom in!
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Teq 1:10AM (12/20/2006)
That's just wrong. I could see a celebrity punk or rockstar pimpin' this, though.
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Alex Becker 1:34AM (12/20/2006)
Who is dumb enough to rent one of these? I though limos were supposed to be comfortable. Who wants to be squeezed into a long sports car? I would point and laugh if I saw this on the road. Plus its a waste of a nice Mustang.
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iQuack 2:33AM (12/20/2006)
Probably made from front and rear sections of wrecked Mustangs rather than a clean car butchered by the stretching.
Early Mustangs were good cars and because they're modern classics, it would be megastupid to ruin a well preserved one.
The stretcher is stupid because the car is too low to be comfortable as a limo, but at least it's different.
Every time I see an early Mustang I wish that's what I would have chosen instead of a '66 Ford Fairlane which was the worst new car I ever had. The Mustang, Falcon, and Fairlane shared many parts, but the Fairlane was the king of crap and poisoned me against Fords forever.
I've hated Fords for 40 years--maybe that's a record.
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Richard Warren 7:13AM (12/20/2006)
Say it ain't so!
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All World Automotive 9:33AM (12/20/2006)
What a waste of a Mustang!
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Ivan the Terrible 9:53AM (12/20/2006)
Stupid is as Stupid Does
The Forrest Gump Mustang
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Pinkerton 5:04PM (12/20/2006)
To the nay-sayers, do you realize that Ford churned out millions of Mustangs? Even today there's still plenty to go around. It's not like they tore up two vintage Ferraris.
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Devils 7:49PM (12/20/2006)
True they didn't tear up ferrari's. But The Mustang is an Icon of the American Sports Car, from 64(1/2) they sold 1 million. Yes it was mass produced, but there's a reason that the mustang has always been a coupe. It's best that way. The most common car sold in 1964-65 was the convertable, automatic, 289, 225hp/300ft-lb. There's a reason that the mustang is still around today, with similar stats, and this isn't it. This abomination should be crushed, or destroyed and the owner's of the vehicle's should get no compensation. People like this bring a bad name to the rest of us mustang owners who are in love with the car and all it stands for.
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Stanimir Ivanov 6:23AM (12/21/2006)
OH NOES!!!
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