Photos: 45 years of Ford Mustang, from past to present
The 2015 Mustang features hallmarks of prior versions, including a long sculpted hood and short rear deck. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
The sixth-generation of the car had to have what Ford designer Joel Piaskowski called the three hallmarks of a Mustang: the shark nose, the tri-bar tail lamps and the fast-back roof profile. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
The sixth-generation Mustang has the distinctive fastback roof profile and tri-bar tail lamps. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)