I think you nailed it with the thought about fitting one's taste - there's really no way to check-off every box for everybody. ::thumb::
As for the '71-'73 interior, I love it. Especially, being 6'5" with 36" long legs - the '87-current Mustang interiors have the dashboard sloping downward toward the driver, rather than sloping downward away from the driver (which offers greater legroom). My only gripe is having the radio and HVAC controls so far away - gotta actually lean forward to engage the controls... but I can live with that.
The newer interiors extend too far into the drivers' space, IMHO, limiting the market to under 6-footers, as a matter of comfort - they've gotten better, though. I remember riding passenger seat in a '98 GT with my knees firmly against the dash, feet dangling an inch about the floor, and hating every minute of it (reminded me of flying Coach).
I had an '82 Mustang as my first car, and the dash dropped straight down, then away, which was livable, but my legs were pretty much right there - no stretching out for me.
The factory taillights aren't my favorite, that's for sure - but they at least fit the contours of the body... as in, they look like they at least 'belong' there, even though a better design (like the same year Cougar taillights for example) would've fit better, IMHO. The trailing end of the '70 quarters on the '71, pushed out as wide as they are, look like a hot mess to me - nothing appears to line-up. I see nothing but some odd-looking, out-of-place taillights going in there to detract from the already mangled body lines. That's based purely on having the elements there to preserve, or at least still resemble, the '71-'73 taillight panel and lights.
I'm actually hoping to see some equal-length, parallel, vertical 3-bar taillights with divorced back-up lights - much like the '70 taillights - like they should've done from the factory... but who knows what's coming?
Keep in mind, these comments are my own opinions - I'm not claiming any high-ground or qualification to criticize Chip Foose or anybody's visions or the things they do. I just know what I see, what I like & don't like, what I think might be coming next, and I do my best to respect everybody else's opinions even if I don't always agree with them. Good discussion here, though. ::thumb::
