The Milano was the most radical Mustang had ever seen up to 1970s

Radical ONES - The Ford Mustang has been an object of many automotive design renderings. Luckily many of the pictures don't get very far past the drawing board. One of the Mustang concepts had emerged in February 1970 was the Ford Mustang Milano at the Chicago Auto Show expo at the time.

The Ford Mustang Milano considered as the most radical Mustang had ever seen up to 1970s. (Picture from: MustangSpecs)

It's marked a new decade with a wild-looking Mustang concept car that previewed some of the design direction for the upcoming 1971 models. The exceptionally low-slung, two-seat Mustang Milano took inspiration from the grand touring cars that regularly prowled the roads around the northern Italian city that gave the car its name. Even though it adopts the name of a city in Italy, the design still appears in the typical style of American muscle cars.

The Ford Mustang Milano was launched for the first time at the Chicago Auto Show in February 1970. (Picture from: MyBelAir62.tumblr)

According to Ford, this was the most radical Mustang had seen up to that point since the first generation Ford Mustang intoduced in 1964. For example, if the American automaker forgot to apply the running pony badge on the grille and fenders, maybe many people don't realize that this car is derived directly from the 1970 Mustang SportsRoof. The windshield is sloped back at a 67-degree angle, coupled with the electrically-powered rear decklid is nearly horizontal.

The Ford Mustang Milano featured with the electrically-powered nearly horizontal rear decklid. (Picture from: MustangSpecs)

A trio of NACA-style ducts in the hood force air into the engine while an integrated spoiler at the tail helps keep the rear end planted at higher speeds. The tail features lamps that glow green when the car accelerates, switching to amber when coasting and finally the typical red when the brakes are applied.

The Ford Mustang Milano also featured with an integrated spoiler at the tail helps keep the rear end planted at higher speeds. (Picture from: MustangSpecs)

Well, the Mustang Milano rolled on an early application of cast-aluminum wheels, with a laced design that replicated classic wire wheels with much greater strength. Furthermore, the brakes hide behind those cast aluminum wheels similar to wheel designs became popular on many cars over the next three decades.

It can be seen the interior of the Ford Mustang Milano has a unique the purple theme, with the seats are finished in light purple leather with blue-violet cloth inserts. (Picture from: AmCarGuide)

This two-seater Mustang Milano's had unique the purple theme was not only seen on the exterior, it continues into the cockpit, where the seats are finished in light purple leather with blue-violet cloth inserts. Deep purple mohair carpeting covering the floor just screams 1970. Not to forget, the car also sported a Shelby-like hood with many scoops, plus the rear hatch and both doors could be opened electrically.

So far this concept car never entered into the production line, however some elements of this concept appeared later that year on production Mustangs, the Milano also influenced other Ford cars, like the Australian-market 1974 Falcon XB coupe, Americans might recognize as the car driven by the main-characters in the first two Mad Max movies. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | MUSTANGSPECS | MOTORTREND | AMCARGUIDE | EN.WHEELZ.ME ]

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