There's no getting around the consensus that the legendary Mustang stands out as the most popular Ford model ever produced. From the wild horse badge to the vertical-barred taillights, the Mustang's a legendary fixture in automotive culture, from professional racing to street cred. Among the model's six incarnations over time, the first-generation 1967 Mustang continues to hold its own as a vanguard, setting a design standard that veers from the oblong sedan pack and raises the performance bar via its powerful V8 engine.
It's no wonder why a British designer took such a shine to the car, that he felt inspired to digitally reshape it in a video released Tuesday.
Front Skirt All Lit Up
Someone who answers to Marceli at YouTube car design channel Carmstyledesign has no issue agreeing that Ford built one of the most popular muscle cars around, but that didn't stop him from playing around with a few features on the original 'Stang. He added a virtual widebody kit to his rendering, including a front skirt. On that section, he placed the car's signal lights as well as the secondary headlights, previously found on the '67 on either side of the grille's horizontal perimeters.
The widebody accentuates the side panel contours around the wheel wells nicely, as if the muscle car truly has tissue to flex. The slope from the roof to the rear of the car isn't straight anymore, but boasts an arc-like shape.He also bossed up the rear end, although the telltale tail lights remain untouched.
The icing on the cake are the teal accents on the LED headlights, side badges and rim spokes. But when this Mustang revs into action, the rear lights glow with an angry crimson, evidence that this Mustang has no intentions of being tamed.
Mustang Design Blends Old And New
After less than a day online, respondents raved about the video. Cool, wicked, and legendary dominated the superlatives from several folks who chose to comment, while one fan claimed this rendering bore a striking resemblance to the 2010 Mustang.
"Looks like a mix of new and old," added one viewer. "I want one."
Agreed another respondent, "If you build it, they will come."
Median Viewership of 300K
Carmstyledesign has roughly 50 videos since starting on YouTube late in 2010, but it already boasts a subscriber base closing in on 30,000. While the Mustang rendering attracted less than 2,000 pairs of eyeballs after only a day online, the channel enjoys a median viewership of roughly 300,000 per video. The highest so far is a digital redesign of a Kenworth truck.
Source: Carmstyledesign