It's a Mustang II (74-78 Mustang) for sure, but from that pic alone I couldn't tell you what year. I've seen Mustang IIs both with and without hood ornaments, couldn't tell you if it is original or not, but it's not a bad looking piece, and if you don't like it, it's not too hard to remove it and have a bodyshop fill the hole(s) it leaves behind (or fill them yourself if you're mechanically inclined enough and like doing your own work.) I can tell you that the pony emblem in the grille is missing the tail, but those emblems aren't that hard to find, as they're all over Ebay at any given moment.
__________________ 1976 Ford Mustang II Ghia: 302 with a 600cfm Edelbrock carb, Edelbrock Performer 289 intake, Dynomax Blackjack headers, 2.5" exhaust with Flowmaster Super 44s. RJS 11-gallon fuel cell, C4 tranny, chrome 16" pony wheels, fuzzy dice, brown vinyl half-top, and painted in the tackiest color ever (harvest gold, that's why I call it "The Goldenrod").
Also have a 2003 Dodge Ram (lightly modded daily driver/tow rig/office/dining room/home away from home/workshop... I call it "The Big Blue Dawg".) |