In the mid-1980s, the whole automotive industry seemed to be abandoning rear-wheel-drive and the +Ford Motor Company #Mustang almost succumbed
Fortunately cooler heads prevailed in Dearborn and the coupe that Ford was developing with Mazda became the Probe. Meanwhile, the Fox-body Mustang was given substantial upgrades and went on to a major resurgence. ?
Speculation on the ‘Mazda Mustang,’ which was eventually built as the Ford Probe – Autoweek
My dad had a second generation probe and I had a 3rd generation probe (mercury cougar). Some nice cars came out of flat rock