20 Years Ago
February 2004: 106 pages, $3.99
“The New Mustang” that Randy Lorentzen photographed for this cover—shot in Ford’s Dearborn studio—was “the real thing”: a production version of the new-for-2005, S197-generation pony car. Senior Editor Matt King “dished the inside dirt” on the GT over eight pages, revealing details about the 300hp 4.6L engine, changes to the chassis (including why it didn’t yet have an independent rear suspension), and its new retro look. The “900hp Daily