The 2005 Ford Mustang reimagines an American classic into a retro-themed, thoroughly modern sports car.

Since 1964, the Ford Mustang has been the go-to car for Americans who want to look good with a couple friends and maybe, if they've spent just a bit more, tear down the road with a grumbling V8 engine. It's a value play, too, and in that sense, the Mustang has just gotten old. So, for the 2005 model year, Ford ditched the chassis that dated from the late 1970s and re-engineered nearly everything under an immediately recognizable shape. The Mustang is reborn, again.