{"id":12869,"date":"2021-12-01T07:47:58","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T07:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/magazine\/?p=12869"},"modified":"2024-09-12T10:16:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T09:16:30","slug":"movie-mustangs-ranked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carandclassic.com\/magazine\/movie-mustangs-ranked\/","title":{"rendered":"Movie Mustangs – Ranked"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cars, as we have covered often in this series of features, can often be the stars. Sometimes, the cars in a film end up being even more famous than the actors that drive them. You probably can’t remember the name of the young man who bought a 1958 Plymouth Fury in Christine, but you remember the car, right? And it was Arnold Cunningham, by the way. Yep, movie cars resonate, they stick with us and as such, some cars find themselves winning leading automotive roles on the regular. Cars like the Ford<\/a> Mustang, for example. Yep, movie Mustangs<\/a> are a big, big deal.<\/p>\n

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For as long as there has been a Mustang<\/a>, there have been films in which they are showcased. Hundreds of films and hundreds of Mustangs, in fact. Sometimes these movie Mustangs have been the star of the show, other times they have only managed to land a bit part or a cameo. But no matter how big or small the role, they have always grabbed our attention. But here’s the thing, out of all the movie Mustangs to ever grace the silver screen, which one is the best? Well, we’ve tried to decide below, with ten of the finest movie Mustangs to ever hear the word ACTION!<\/p>\n

10) 1966 Mustang convertible – K-9<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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1989’s K-9<\/em> is one of those films you might have forgotten about, but you shouldn’t. Not only is is a great dog\/buddy comedy action movie starring Jim Belushi at the peak of his powers, it also heavily features a 1966 Mustang convertible. It’s a bit tired and a bit battered, but it still sees lots of action. It jumps, it slides and it even gives chase to a W126 S Class<\/a>. It’s proof that even if your Mustang is a bit down at heel, and even if a large Alsatian has eaten a good portion of it, it still has plenty to give.<\/p>\n

9) 2014 Mustang GT500- Need for Speed<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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There’s a bit of online conjecture about this one, as to whether or not it was a GT or a GT500. It’s a moot point though, because by the time it fired up, it was something far more impressive. Keen to cash in on the 50th anniversary of the Mustang, Ford created a lead car for the 2014 big screen version of colossal videogame franchise,\u00a0Need For Speed.\u00a0<\/em>The car, which was a bespoke creation, featured impossibly big wheels, flared bodywork and, oh yeah, an all aluminium 5.8 supercharged V8 with 900bhp. Yup. That’ll do it.<\/p>\n

8) 1971 Mustang Mach 1 – Diamonds Are Forever<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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You can’t have a list of movie cars without including James Bond, and this list is no different. We were going to go with the baby blue convertible in\u00a0Thunderball,\u00a0<\/em>but instead decided to go with the rubber 1971 Mach 1 in\u00a0Diamonds Are Forever<\/em>. Why rubber, you ask? Well, the big scene that features this car sees James popping it up on two wheels so he can get through a narrow alley. Classic Bond antics, right? Well, yes. But he sends it over onto the right-hand wheels. Then, out of shot and possibly induced by Roger Moore’s eyebrow, it somehow flips onto the left-hand wheels before exiting the alley. Magic.<\/p>\n

7) 2006 Mustang GT – Death Race<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

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In a number seven on our list of movie Mustangs is the 2006 GT driven by Jason ‘Mumble-growl’ Statham in 2008 guilty pleasure,\u00a0Death Race. <\/em>If you’ve not seen this cinematic, um, masterpiece, let us fill you in. The plot is deep, multi-layered and complex. Or the opposite of that. Convicts have to race to the death in a bid to be released. Our man Jason has a Mustang, which has four tons of iron on the back, and yet still manages to… move. Look, it’s a movie, you have to suspend your disbelief a bit. A lot. Completely.<\/p>\n

6) 1967 Mustang coupe – Le Marginal<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n