When you ask people what their favorite muscle car is, or what the greatest one is, you probably know what they will answer with. It’s rare to find anyone who doesn’t think the Ford Mustang is one of the best muscle cars ever made. Over its many generations, it has become something incredibly special and unique, not just in the sense of classic machines but also when it comes to modern examples.

But believe it or not, people can ruin this usually gorgeous muscle car. Modifications of course go a long way to changing how a car looks and feels. And one modification that totally changes a car is that of donking. If you don’t know what this is, it is when you raise a car up to look absolutely insane with large wheels and various other modifications.

What we have in this list then are 10 photos of donked-out Mustangs that will leave you scratching your head. If you didn’t think a pair of rims is enough to completely ruin a Mustang, you are about to be proven wrong.

10 Purple Monstrosity

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Donking a Mustang is probably as far as some people may go when modifying one of these cars. But then you have those who go a step further. This car has not only got the larger wheels but a ridiculous paint job as well. To be fair, it's certainly not the worst donking effort out there.

9 22-Inch Wheel Madness

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I must admit: it hurts me so much to see this. It's one thing to ruin a Mustang that’s new and donk it out. It's another to then ruin an otherwise perfect modified classic Mustang! At least most of this car seems to have been left relatively untouched, so maybe someone can buy it and bring it back to its former glory.

8 Another Purple Horror

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This is awful. Another monstrosity of a donk that is so bad, you wonder how and why anyone could this was a great idea. I called out the purple car at the top of the list for being bad, but this is far worse. If you want ground clearance, just get an F-150!

7 Green Giant

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If we were ranking these donks, this would certainly rank up there among the very worst! I will say that at least the owner of this car has got the car and wheels to match each other. But that rather obnoxious green and the silver combination do not lend itself kindly to the eye, that’s for sure.

6 The Yellow Peril

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This I can sort of deal with. But make a note of this. In this photo, this donked out Mustang is up for sale for, a not-insignificant amount of money! I don’t think anyone in their right mind would really consider buying this car. Maybe though it could be put back to how it used to be? I’m just speculating here.

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5 Hello Kitty

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If you don’t know who Hello Kitty is, she is a very popular kids cartoon character, predominately with girls. And there is nothing wrong with that. I would just question why she ended up on a Mustang. I would then go further than that and question why she’s ended up on a donked-out Mustang. It's truly remarkable, just like this unusual donk.

4 Chrome Wheels

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Sure, compared to some of the other entries on this list, this Mustang looks almost normal. It's still stripped of its dignity, thanks to those massive golden rims that have no place on a muscle car.

3 Somewhat Tasteful

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Donks usually imply some kind of ridiculous paint jobs or mods to match the massive wheels, but in the case of this Mustang, it seems as if all the owner wanted was the wheels. Or maybe, this is a work-in-process about to be completely ruined with more senseless mods. Time will tell.

2 Muscle Car Toys?

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Of all the Mustangs on this list, this is the car that's most likely to keep us up at night. There is always someone that takes things that extra bit too far, isn’t there? And this convertible Mustang looks like it came straight out of a Hot Wheels box, or one of those things you let your kid ride in the supermarket. But it's a real Mustang, and someone paid a bunch of money to have it look like this. Just let that sink in.

1 Stealthy Donk

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You might not see this one coming! Okay, jokes aside, this is hardly the worst of the cars on this list. In fact, it could be one of the best. It's almost ironic. Donked out cars are usually painted and modified in a way to attract as much attention as possible. This one, however, has been donked out and then covered in black paint (including the tinted windows and headlights) almost as if the owner was trying to make it less visible. It looks ashamed of itself.

Sources: Pinterest, Reddit, Stance Works, YouTube, Diablo Wheels

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