[VOA]

Someday the braintrust at Ford will wake up and realize that a visible copy of the
1967 Mustang fastback would make the sales number of the "New Beetle" appear pathetic.

[B Knotts]

Someday the braintrust at Ford will wake up and realize that a visible copy of the 1967 Mustang fastback would make the sales number of the "New Beetle" appear pathetic.

See post #50. That's pretty close to what they are, in fact, doing. Also, keep in mind that those are pictures of the concept car shown a couple years back. The production model is supposed to be more retro than the concept.

[Cloud William]

Someday the braintrust at Ford will wake up and realize that a visible copy of the 1967 Mustang fastback would make the sales number of the "New Beetle" appear pathetic.

Ford did a pretty good job of doing just that, I'd say. The new car clearly takes its front-end and interior styling cues from the '67/'68 Shelby Mustangs, while the rear end and taillight assemblies echo the '69/'70 SportsRoof and Mach 1. Look at these scans from Motor Trend magazine which point out the comparison: