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by John CoyleMustang Forums His old 300C is for sale, and the only things he’s driven since before being inaugurated are golf balls. But that couldn’t keep him from checking out the 650HP 2013 Shelby GT500 at the Washington DC Auto Show on Tuesday. According to Jalopnik, he checked out a bunch of rides, including […] More »

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Mustangs, like many other sports cars, have rear seats that are mainly there for moral support. It’s cramped enough to give anybody a case of claustrophobia.

Kids can fare well back there, but in a few short years, they’ll rather ride in mom’s minivan where they can stretch their legs a bit.

So what to do with a futile rear seat? Simply omitting it isn’t a good option as it will leave a gaping hole that will make your ’Stang look like it’s undergoing an interior renovation. K-Dezines, out of Arizona, offers a creative solution that deletes the rear seat and is as functional as it is aesthetically pleasing.

K-Dezines has gone the extra mile to ensure that their rear seat delete kit is superior to others on the market. Most rear seat delete kits available are made from very thin fiberboard that will buckle under their own weight and don’t fit well, yielding a final product that looks like an afterthought. Constructed from Medium Density Fiberboard (MDF), the K-Dezines kit is sturdy enough to carry a fair amount of weight. Going to the track? No problem; just load up your race wheels and toolbox on top of the rear seat delete.

Fit and finish is factory quality thanks to carefully contoured panels that are nicely upholstered in a variety of factory interior colors. As a pleasant bonus, all of K-Dezines’ kits feature a storage compartment in the area vacated by the rear seat cushions. This makes for a clever mounting spot for those cars with a battery relocation, nitrous bottles, stereo equipment, or simply storing your stuff within reach of the driver’s seat. Available for various Mustang platforms, from ’79 to the present day, K-Dezines has one for your pony.

We headed to GTR High Performance, in Southern California, and followed along as they made quick work of the rear seat delete on Phil Dore’s 2003 Cobra Mustang. In just a couple of hours with basic tools and an electric drill/driver, Phil’s Cobra was rear seat-less. Starting at a reasonable $325 for the ’94-’04 Mustangs, K-Dezines also offers more affordable “race version” rear seat delete kits that are constructed from 6mm thick plastic for maximum weight savings. The race version delete kits are a featherweight 15 pounds and consequently, sacrifice some strength in favor of weight.

Since Phil’s car is a 600-plus rwhp street-bruiser Cobra, he opted for the sturdier unit with the optional, removal pass-through door that allows access to the trunk from the rear seat area. At a bargain price of $30, the removable door allows larger items to be stored. For those Mustang enthusiasts that want to add a custom touch to their interior and simultaneously add something that proves very useful, K-Dezines has the solution.

by Chris RoseAmerican Muscle So we needed an epic shot for the cover of our new 79-04 Mustang catalog. I think the marketing team might have been waiting for an excuse, but hey, either way–the recipe was simple! You take (1) part high-horsepower Mustang and mix it in with (2) parts demolishing a set of […] More »

by John CoyleMustang Forums OK, I guess it’s only fair to say combining a deer and a Mustang could be worse. For example, the deer could be real, and the merger could have occurred on a dark road at highway speeds. That said, this is pretty bad. Another video is posted below. via Autoholics We […] More »

by Patrick RallMustang Forums After much anticipation and speculation, Ford Motor Company pulled the sheets off its refreshed 2013 the morning ahead of its formal introduction at the LA Auto Show–and fans of the iconic pony car are sure to be pleased. Across the board The most noticeable styling difference is the GT500-inspired nose. The […] More »

by John CoyleMustang Forums Is drifting the fastest way to get up a hill? Probably not. But you have to admit it looks pretty damn cool, and driver Yves Faber clearly knows what he’s doing. Look closely, and you might be able to tell this baby has some mods. Personally, I like how the pipes […] More »

by Michael Farner Mustang Forums OK, I realize this is Mustang Forums. But SEMA is a celebration of all things automotive, and I figured this crowd would appreciate seeing some killer cars that didn’t happen to be wearing the Blue Oval. This was my fifth year attending, and I’m happy to report that while the […] More »