| “ | Now that Mustang Fastback is a classic. So was your performance! | ” |
— Chicago Announcer, winning races with the Ford Mustang Fastback
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The 1968 Ford Mustang Fastback is a playable car that is locked in Midtown Madness and unlocked in Midtown Madness 2.
It is one of the trio of Ford Mustang cars featured in the first two games, as an older, classical 1968 model. It is fast, fairly tough, and good for general use. In Midtown Madness 1, this vehicle can be unlocked by placing 1st, 2nd or 3rd in five Circuit races in Amateur mode and placing 1st in five Circuit races in Professional mode.
The car is also featured in San Francisco's Crash Course sessions in Midtown Madness 2 as a default vehicle.
Overview[]
In-Game Description[]
Ford Mustang Fastback
"The classic muscle car: clean lines and straight-line speed!"
Ford Mustang Fastback
"The classic muscle car, its top speed and strong horsepower make the Fastback a solid choice for many race settings. "
Information[]
The Ford Mustang Fastback is based on the 1968 Mustang Fastback, which is among the second generation of the Ford Mustang cars. For this reason, it is the oldest vehicle in the first two Midtown Madness games. It comes in four colors in Midtown Madness 1: green, blue, red, white. The in-game top speed in 160 mph.
Because of its speed, it can be hard to control through traffic and slippery roads. It's better to drive on dry pavement. Like the real thing, the Midtown Madness series' 1968 Fastback has lots of straight-line power and good top speed, but is weak in cornering and braking.
The Fastback is also the default car for the San Francisco Crash Course lessons and also appears in both the original Midtown Madness and Midtown Madness 3 as an unlockable vehicle. Midtown Madness 2 additionally features a custom paint job for the Fastback: Classic Chrome. This classic muscle car in the first two games is based on the 1968 Fastback model, while the one in Midtown Madness 3 is based on the older 1967 2+2 Fastback model. Additionally, unlike the first two MM games, this car was the only Ford Mustang vehicle to be featured in Midtown Madness 3. In HQTM Team's Classic Madness mod, it is replaced by the Americana-styled Chrysler 300 C convertible.
History[]
A real 1968 Mustang Fastback
The Ford Mustang has been Ford's pony car since it was released in 1964. The Fastback model was the coupe version of the car sold from 1965-68 before the second facelift, when it was renamed "Sportsroof." The Ford Mustang Fastback featured in Midtown Madness 1 and Midtown Madness 2 is a 1968 Fastback, built after the first facelift and famed for its appearance in the movie, Bullitt. The second "generation" of Mustang was introduced in 1974, with the new mindset that speed wasn't everything. As a result, sales plummeted, until the release of the third Mustang in 1978. Although its early facelifts are often considered to be the ugliest Mustang ever, it managed to keep in profit until its discontinuation in 1993.
1994 saw the arrival of the fourth-gen Mustang, on which the Ford Mustang GT and Ford Mustang Cruiser are based. The GT model was the performance model of the era, while the Cruiser was the modified police version. The models used in Midtown Madness 2 are from 1999 (as they were brought over from Midtown Madness 1, although Midtown Madness 2 was released in 2000 and the Ford Mustang Cruiser has completely different paint jobs in Midtown Madness 2) promptly after the generation's facelift in '99. The latest generation of the Mustang was introduced in 2005 (inspired by the Ford Mustang GT Concept), and facelifted in 2010. Many variants of the newest Mustang models have been ported into MM2 in the form of mods.
Races As An Opponent[]
All races with the Ford Mustang Fastback as a computer-generated opponent:
All races with the Ford Mustang Fastback in Chicago:
|
Races |
Number of Cars (Amateur) |
Number of Cars (Professional) |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner's Luck | 0 | 0 |
| Tough Turns & A Tunnel | 0 | 0 |
| North River Run | 0 | 0 |
| Soldier Sneaker | 0 | 0 |
| Freeway Flyer | 0 | 2 |
| Nocturnal Navigator | 2 | 3 |
| Beat The Bridges | 6 | 0 |
| Crosstown Switchback | 1 | 0 |
| Perimeter Perils | 3 | 1 |
| Aptitude Test | 0 | 0 |
| Beetle Blast-a-Thon | 0 | 0 |
| Frosty Finale | 0 | 0 |
| Color | Featured in Race |
|---|---|
| Yes | Yes |
| No | No |
|
Race |
Number of Cars (Amateur) |
Number of Cars (Professional) |
|---|---|---|
| The Litter Loop | 0 | 0 |
| Riverside Run | 0 | 0 |
| Tunnel Turner | 0 | 0 |
| Downtown Driver | 0 | 0 |
| Museum Marathon | 0 | 0 |
| South End Circuit | 0 | 0 |
| City Central | 0 | 0 |
| North End Navigator | 0 | 1 |
| Old Town Twist | 0 | 0 |
| Loop-De-Loop | 0 | 0 |
| Color | Featured in Race |
|---|---|
| Yes | Yes |
| No | No |
All races with the Ford Mustang Fastback in San Francisco:
| Race |
Number of Cars (Amateur) |
Number of Cars (Professional) |
|---|---|---|
| Racing 101 | 0 | 0 |
| Deck The Hall | 0 | 0 |
| Golden Hour | 0 | 0 |
| City Tour | 0 | 0 |
| Foggy Memory | 0 | 0 |
| Park & Ride | 0 | 0 |
| The Hills Are Alive | 0 | 0 |
| Lookout! | 0 | 0 |
| Wanted! | 0 | 0 |
| After Hours | 0 | 0 |
| Full Speed Ahead | 0 | 0 |
| Panoz Pressure | 0 | 0 |
| Color | Featured in Race |
|---|---|
| Yes | Yes |
| No | No |
| Race |
Number of Cars (Amateur) |
Number of Cars (Professional) |
|---|---|---|
| Take It Easy | 0 | 0 |
| Hang Time | 0 | 0 |
| Gimme SOMA | 0 | 0 |
| Wind It Up | 0 | 0 |
| Midtown Mayhem | 0 | 0 |
| Chinatown | 0 | 0 |
| Presidio! | 0 | 0 |
| Square Dancing | 0 | 0 |
| Circuit Breaker | 0 | 0 |
| Floor It! | 0 | 0 |
| Color | Featured in Race |
|---|---|
| Yes | Yes |
| No | No |
All races with the Ford Mustang Fastback in London:
|
Race |
Number of Cars (Amateur) |
Number of Cars (Professional) |
|---|---|---|
| Top Of The Morning | 0 | 0 |
| Bridge Bash | 0 | 0 |
| Through The Park | 0 | 0 |
| V & A Visit | 0 | 0 |
| South Bank Brawl | 0 | 0 |
| River Thames Run | 0 | 0 |
| Circuit Within | 0 | 0 |
| Check This! | 0 | 0 |
| Splish Splash | 0 | 0 |
| Cut It Short | 0 | 0 |
| Dizzy Driving | 0 | 0 |
| Foggy, Foggy Night | 0 | 0 |
| Color | Featured in Race |
|---|---|
| Yes | Yes |
| No | No |
| Race |
Number of Cars (Amateur) |
Number of Cars (Professional) |
|---|---|---|
| Mini Race | 0 | 0 |
| Round Westminster | 0 | 0 |
| View From Two Bridges | 0 | 0 |
| Parks But No Parking | 0 | 0 |
| City Circuit | 0 | 0 |
| Underground | 0 | 0 |
| London Run | 0 | 0 |
| Gimme Some Royalties | 0 | 0 |
| Soho Mojo | 0 | 0 |
| Zany Zigzag | 0 | 0 |
| Color | Featured in Race |
|---|---|
| Yes | Yes |
| No | No |
Stats[]
- Top Speed: 132 mph (212 km/h)
- Horsepower: 230 bhp
- Mass: 2,823 lbs.
- Durability: Medium
Colors[]
| Green |
| Blue |
| Red |
| White |
| Classic Chrome (unlocked through completion of Midterm 3 of the San Francisco Crash Course in Midtown Madness 2, and made available through use of MM1 Revisited V3 in Midtown Madness 1) |
NialBlack's Mod[]
| Bullitt (made available for MM2 Colors Pack) |
| Highland Green (made available for MM2 Colors Pack) |
| Orange (made available for MM2 Colors Pack) |
| Yellow (made available for MM2 Colors Pack) |
| Black (made available for MM2 Colors Pack) |
| Purple (made available for MM2 Colors Pack) |
| Brown (made available for MM2 Colors Pack) |
| US Flag (made available for MM2 Colors Pack) |
| Pink (made available for MM2 Colors Pack) |
| Lime Green (made available for MM2 Colors Pack) |
Notes[]
- In the first game, the windshield wipers are placed in their correct directions. Strangely however, in Midtown Madness 2, the texture for its right windshield wiper is mirrored. This flaw can be fixed by modding Midtown Madness 2.
Trivia[]
- This car resembles the Fastback model driven in the 1968 action movie, Bulitt. In fact, the car's base name in the core files of Midtown Madness 2 is vpbullet, which is likely a reference to the film.
- In MM2 Revisited V5, the car's body was changed. It now has a rounder front and a cut license plate was added on the rear (those features were originally included in the alpha and early beta versions of Midtown Madness 1, but were cut from the final version of it for unknown reasons). This also applies to the MM1 Revisited V3 mod for the original Midtown Madness 1 game, respectively. In the fourth beta of MM2 Revisited V6, the car's body was remodeled to be more faithful to its original real-life counterpart.
- This car and the Panoz GTR-1 are the only vehicles from the original Midtown Madness that have unlockable custom paint jobs in Midtown Madness 2, although in it, the Panoz GTR-1 itself has to be unlocked once again, but in both Amateur and Professional difficulty levels this time.
- This is the only car from Midtown Madness 1 to be driven by the player in Midtown Madness 2's Crash Course section by default.
- This is one of the only two player-driven vehicles to be featured in the demo/trial version of Midtown Madness 2, alongside the Mini Cooper Classic.
- The Ford Mustang Fastback has new engine sound effects in Midtown Madness 2. This also applies to the Ford Mustang GT, the Ford Mustang Cruiser, the Ford F-350, the VW New Beetle, the Cadillac Eldorado, and the Panoz Roadster. However, the old engine sounds from MM1 remain in the mm2core.ar file and can be reused by modding Midtown Madness 2 slightly.
Sounds[]
| Sound | Information | Audio File |
|---|---|---|
| Demonstration | Heard on the vehicle selection page | |
| Idle | Vehicle Idle, Motionless | |
| Driving | Driving the Vehicle in-game. | |
| Horn | In-game horn sounds. |
Quotes[]
All in-game quotes that apply to the Ford Mustang Fastback:
All race announcer quotes for the Ford Mustang GT, heard in Chicago:
| Quote | Heard When | Audio File |
|---|---|---|
| Congratulations, you just unlocked the '68 Ford Mustang Fastback! | Player finishes five Circuit Races to unlock the Ford Mustang Fastback. | |
| Congratulations, you just unlocked the classic — The '68 Ford Mustang Fastback! | Player finishes five Circuit Races to unlock the Ford Mustang Fastback. |
| Quote | Heard When | Audio File |
|---|---|---|
| Now that Mustang Fastback is a classic. So was your performance! | Winning with the Ford Mustang Fastback in 1st place. |
| Quote | Heard When | Audio File |
|---|---|---|
| Hey, the Mustang Fastback deserves better than you gave it pal! Show a little respect for a classic, huh? | Finishing in 2nd place or later with the Ford Mustang Fastback. |
All race announcer quotes for the Ford Mustang GT, heard in San Francisco:
| Quote | Spoken By | Heard When | Audio File |
|---|---|---|---|
| That Mustang Fastback is an oldie butty goodie! Don't count that car out! | US Sportscaster (San Francisco) | San Francisco race opens for the Ford Mustang Fastback | |
| Now your '68 Ford Mustang is a classic ride from way back in the day! So give it the respect it deserves! | Urban Guy (San Francisco) | San Francisco race opens for the Ford Mustang Fastback | |
| You know you look good in that old Mustang, right? | Urban Guy (San Francisco) | San Francisco race opens for the Ford Mustang Fastback | |
| I don't remember much about the sixties, but I do remember this cool car! | Hippie (San Francisco) | San Francisco race opens for the Ford Mustang Fastback | |
| So that '68 Ford Mustang can get the job done! Can you? | Woman (San Francisco) | San Francisco race opens for the Ford Mustang Fastback |
| Quote | Spoken By | Heard When | Audio File |
|---|---|---|---|
| A classic performance in a classic car! Come together like peanut butter and jelly! | US Sportscaster (San Francisco) | Finishing first in a San Francisco race with a Ford Mustang Fastback | |
| Pippin' ain't easy! Especially in a classic Mustang! | Urban Guy (San Francisco) | Finishing first in a San Francisco race with a Ford Mustang Fastback | |
| You and that Mustang are made for each other! | Urban Guy (San Francisco) | Finishing first in a San Francisco race with a Ford Mustang Fastback | |
| FAR OUT! That was some excellent driving! 1968 lives on! | Hippie (San Francisco) | Finishing first in a San Francisco race with a Ford Mustang Fastback | |
| Yeah! The power of the sixties is out of sight! | Hippie (San Francisco) | Finishing first in a San Francisco race with a Ford Mustang Fastback | |
| Henry Ford would be proud! That was driven like a pro! | Woman (San Francisco) | Finishing first in a San Francisco race with a Ford Mustang Fastback |
| Quote | Spoken By | Heard When | Audio File |
|---|---|---|---|
| A classic car like that deserves a win! Come on out there! Give us a race worth watching! | US Sportscaster (San Francisco) | Finishing in second place or below in a San Francisco race with a Ford Mustang Fastback | |
| Don't make me come down there and show you how to win a race in a Mustang! 'Cause I'll do it! | Urban Guy (San Francisco) | Finishing in second place or below in a San Francisco race with a Ford Mustang Fastback | |
| You and that old '68 Mustang is such a blast! Good job! | Hippie (San Francisco) | Finishing in second place or below in a San Francisco race with a Ford Mustang Fastback | |
| Come on! Put a little more muscle in your muscle car and you'll have yourself a win! | Woman (San Francisco) | Finishing in second place or below in a San Francisco race with a Ford Mustang Fastback | |
| I swear, if I knew how to weld, I'd weld a pedal to the metal so you'd have no excuse! | Woman (San Francisco) | Finishing in second place or below in a San Francisco race with a Ford Mustang Fastback | |
| They say the classics can't come in first! But I'd like to see that driver get back out there and prove 'em wrong! | US Sportscaster (San Francisco) | Finishing in second place or below in a San Francisco race with a Ford Mustang Fastback | |
| Don't get down on your ride just 'cause it's a classic! A little tinkering under the hood and we take in the win in no time! | Urban Guy (San Francisco) | Finishing in second place or below in a San Francisco race with a Ford Mustang Fastback | |
| You got to pick up the pace in that old Mustang if you wanna win this one, dude! | Hippie (San Francisco) | Finishing in second place or below in a San Francisco race with a Ford Mustang Fastback | |
| It's a Fastback, not a slow-back, okay? Pedal to the metal out there! | Woman (San Francisco) | Finishing in second place or below in a San Francisco race with a Ford Mustang Fastback |
Oddly, there is no line quote for when the player completes Midterm 3 of San Francisco and earns the custom paint job the Ford Mustang Fastback. Instead, the director line quotes heard in Midterms and final exams are used.
All race announcer quotes for the Ford Mustang GT, heard in London:
| Quote | Spoken By | Heard When | Audio File |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Ford Fastback looks good in this city! Classic horsepower from the colonies! Lined up to start the race! | UK Sportscaster (London) | London race openings with the Mustang Fastback | |
| Ehhh, that is some classic horsepower you're sitting on there in that '68 Mustang! Make good use of it! | Scottsman (London) | London race openings with the Mustang Fastback | |
| That Mustang beats back to the days of swinging London! Take a spin up Carnaby Street for old times' sake, eh? | Mister (London) | London race openings with the Mustang Fastback | |
| Listen to that Mustang purr! Ooooh, it reminds me of a pure-bred Persian cat I once had! You know, the kind with the tongue dangling out all the time! | Woman (London) | London race openings with the Mustang Fastback | |
| That Fastback has a nice retro look to it! It's fast as well, you say? | Punk Girl (London) | London race openings with the Mustang Fastback |
| Quote | Spoken By | Heard When | Audio File |
|---|---|---|---|
| A classy first-place finish for a classic Mustang Fastback! The car really earns its name after galloping through a course like that! | UK Sportscaster (London) | Finishing first in a London race with a Ford Mustang Fastback | |
| You're adrenaline-fun driving a Mustang like I, innit? | Scottsman (London) | Finishing first in a London race with a Ford Mustang Fastback | |
| Now, that's what I call putting a pedal down, a classic victory in a classic car! | Mister (London) | Finishing first in a London race with a Ford Mustang Fastback |
| Quote | Spoken By | Heard When | Audio File |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not the best result for the classic '68 Mustang Fastback! A little more control over that power and speed and I expect to see this car in the winner's circle soon! | UK Sportscaster (London) | Finishing in second place or below in a London race with a Ford Mustang Fastback | |
| Look at it this way, you kind of stunk! But there were others that smelled worse! | Scottsman (London) | Finishing in second place or below in a London race with a Ford Mustang Fastback | |
| Not exactly a classic finish for that classic Mustang, but you did all right! | Mister (London) | Finishing in second place or below in a London race with a Ford Mustang Fastback | |
| A classic Mustang deserves a better fate than that finish! You've got to blame the driver this time! | UK Sportscaster (London) | Finishing in second place or below in a London race with a Ford Mustang Fastback | |
| You've got a lot of nerve wasting Mustang horsepower on a drive like that! | Scottsman (London) | Finishing in second place or below in a London race with a Ford Mustang Fastback | |
| That Mustang Fastback is a classic! Look what you've done! I hope you've enjoyed the ride! | Mister (London) | Finishing in second place or below in a London race with a Ford Mustang Fastback |
Gallery[]
References[]
| Ford Motor Company | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ford Motor Company | 1967 Ford Mustang 2+2 Fastback · 1993 Ford Explorer · 1995 Ford Taurus Carpack · 2002 Ford Crown Victoria · Ambulance · Ford F-350 · Ford Focus RS · Ford GT Racing · Ford Mustang Cruiser · Ford Mustang GT · Ford Mustang GT Concept · Ford Mustang Fastback · Limousine · Washington D.C. Police · Washington D.C. Taxi | |
| Aston Martin Lagonda | Aston Martin DB5 · Aston Martin DB7 Vantage | |
| Panoz Auto Development | Panoz GTR-1 · Panoz Roadster | |
| Navistar International Corporation | Armored Car | |