1969 Ford Mustang

1969 Ford Mustang

Imagine Ford, buoyed by the Le Mans success of the GT40 beginning in 1966, decided to take on Ferrari in the showroom in addition to the track. How would a fastback 鈥?9 Mustang look if it morphed to the proportions of the world-beating, mid-engine GT40? Retired engineer Terry Lipscomb wanted to find out. After they tried various vent, intake, and quarter-window shapes, Mike and Terry honed in on a GT40-inspired design they felt evoked the original essence of the Mach 1 Mustang. This is how they did it. The GT40 got its name from the FIA-mandated minimum height of 40 inches. After dropping the roof and sinking the windshield into the cowl, the Mach 40 stands at just a touch over 43 inches tall. Close enough for us. Whether it was Terry Lipscomb鈥檚 original vision, Mike Miernik鈥檚 rendering, the tremendous sheetmetal work that Colton Hardison and the crew at Eckert鈥檚 Rod & Custom put in, or a combination of all three, the lines look good from every angle. That isn鈥檛 something you can say about many cars that have been modified to this extent, especially cars from this era.

The iconic design of the Mustang fastback has been so deeply ingrained in us that cutting one up to this degree should surely set off alarms when what we expect to see and what鈥檚 actually before our eyes don鈥檛 match. Despite the shorter nose and the stretched quarter-panels, the Mach 40 still looks like a Mustang from every angle. Now it鈥檚 just lower, wider, meaner, and more compelling. Before any of you jump to conclusions about the intended purpose of this car, know that it never once saw a trailer during our visit to photograph the car for this feature. As you can see from the wet ground, shop owner Dave Eckert wasn鈥檛 afraid to drive the Mach 40 in the wet Pacific Northwest elements. In this part of the country, you either drive your car in the rain or you don鈥檛 drive it at all. Dave has built a number of cars to this high standard, and they do get driven. Don鈥檛 be surprised if you see the Mach 40 on Power Tour this year. I had to combine the early Mustang heritage and theme with the modern stance driven by the running gear. Is this car firing on all eight? Here鈥檚 the score from a poll of HOT ROD readers, 1 piston is the worst score, 8 is the best.

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Ford has promised that its new electric crossover is coming soon with 300 miles of driving range. Ford is planning to release a new all-electric crossover with styling inspired by the Mustang. It could possibly wear the name Mach E and is expected to have a driving range of 300 miles on a single charge. It's no secret that Ford is working on a new electric crossover, with a styling assist from the Mustang. Allegedly, it puts enough of an emphasis on performance that the name Mach 1 was briefly considered (and quickly dropped due to backlash). Now that all its fuel-efficient passenger cars are exiting stage left, Ford needs to prove that it is still committed to greenery. And it's crucial that this new EV be desirable, hence the grafted-on Mustang heritage. Ford has a plan to eventually migrate all global products onto five vehicle architectures. This crossover will use one of these: a dedicated EV platform designed from the outset to accommodate a battery pack. So far, all Ford has promised is a driving range of 300 miles on a charge, which will likely mean a 100.0-kWh battery, the size that's in a Tesla Model S Long Range. Two electric motors, one up front and one in the rear, should be on hand to provide all-wheel drive. This new model will aim at currently available EVs such as the Chevrolet Bolt EV, Hyundai Kona Electric, and Kia Niro EV, along with the upcoming Tesla Model Y crossover scheduled to go on sale next year. Ford has dabbled in this field with low-range attempts such as the Focus Electric and the Energi plug-in hybrids, but it will be arriving late to the long-range-EV party. If the Mach E's gestation continues for much longer, the pace of the market's evolution means it could end up being uncompetitive by the time it arrives.