We had no sooner gotten over praising the new Jeep Wrangler when our phone rang with a hot tip on a press conference Ford was going to hold in Paris, Illinois. As it turns out they were announcing the best new “Special Edition” Mustang yet. Without a moment to spare we carjacked a cement mixer (it was a crime of opportunity) and chugged our way to Paris for the presser.
We were expecting to see some lame-o drifting inspired blob, but instead we were greeted by the 2010 Mustang Retro-Throwback Pro Street 5.0 Edition. That name is going to be a real bitch to get onto a nameplate, but jeez, this car is neat.
Apparently the company discovered a run of 1986 four-eyed Mustang bodies in the corner of a ware house and a pile of 302s in another corner (it was a really big building). They added a roll cage (optional equipment), nitrous (not optional), big n’ littles, and just to make sure the transmission wouldn’t fail, they added a Chevy Turbo 350 unit.
We asked the Ford rep why this car was not equipped with an EcoBoost engine. His reply suprised us. “EcoBoost…seriously? You hear Retro-Throwback Pro Street 5.0 Edition and think EcoBoost? How the hell did you get in here?”
We were then escorted off the property.
The MSRP of $10,000 seems pretty fair for what the car is. We’d roll it with IROC-Z eating pride!
Source — CraigsList.com — Pro Street 1986 Mustang
