The Ford Probe was designed to replace the Ford Mustang. That didn't happen, and today the sleek sporty car could be a future classic.
Now to the other side of the ledger. There were these reactions, more or less, to the “replace the Mustang” approach when Ford fanboys learned of the changes coming:In the mid-Eighties, Ford’s scheme to introduce a redesigned Mustang — a classic in its portfolio for decades even then — was a dicey proposition, even before the redesign came to life.
When formal details were leaked and released in 1987, the $13,000 Probe was cautiously applauded by the mass market, but thousands of Mustangers sent complaints to Ford. Jamming a four-cylinder in a “Mustang” would be heresy. Front-wheel drive? Not. And … naming it a Probe? Meh. Neil Ressler, the then-chief of small car engineering at Ford, reflected afterwards on the different notions about what the Mustang should be: “There were a lot of people who thought that was a great idea — a modern car. There were also a lot of us who were appalled by that. It was like the champagne sipping crowd replaced the beer drinking crowd.
By 1997, less than 20,000 units had been delivered in Probe’s last-hurrah years. It’s official demise, prompted by sales of enthusiast-targeted cars like the
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