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1966 Ford Mustang Converted into a Tesla with Working 'Full Self-Driving'

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Re: 1966 Ford Mustang Converted into a Tesla with Working 'Full Self-Driving'

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Post by goosejuice »

dylan604 wrote: post #71
Leonard_of_Q wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It does work in driving the car where it is able to. Where it fails is in the 'full' part. After 10 billion miles driven on 'auto-pilot' [1] it is hard to claim it 'does not work'. Tesla would have been better off removing the 'F' from 'FSD' but that's water under the bridge. [1] https://electrek.co/2026/05/03/tesla-fsd-10-billion-miles-no...

You just said "where it fails" and then state hard to claim it not working. If you call it Full Self Driving and it doesn't fully self drive, then it doesn't work. Not really sure where the confusion is. It's not water under the bridge. It is what it is. They claimed it would be fully self driving and not some lane/speed maintenance that pretty much all car makers can do now. It was straight up explained to drive the…

> lane/speed maintenance that pretty much all car makers can do now

What car can I buy in the US today that's as good as the latest fsd?

Re: 1966 Ford Mustang Converted into a Tesla with Working 'Full Self-Driving'

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Post by tracker1 »

AngryData wrote: post #20

From the article it sounds like the inverse, they took a Tesla and stuck a classic car exterior shell on it, not transplant the electric car parts into a mustang frame. It is still kind of neat but is not the same thing to me. You don't normally upgrade a classic car by chopping out the entire frame and sticking the body panels onto a modern car.

I'd love to see more of this as an option... Getting a modern electic car with a late 60's Camero styled shell would be a nice option IMO. Would need to take a few liberties with some dimensions in the designs as the originals won't 1:1 match up, but there's probably enough leeway to make such things work out.

Re: 1966 Ford Mustang Converted into a Tesla with Working 'Full Self-Driving'

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Post by tracker1 »

matthewfcarlson wrote: post #59
ryan42 wrote: post #17

Here's one of a fully custom Toyota 4x4 truck getting a Tesla Model 3 motor that I enjoyed. I would love to have a small electric pickup like this, but I don't want to invest $100k to get it done https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siEhd4Z-6Ts

I check multiple times a year for a small electric truck. Plenty announced but none you can actually buy year after year

Hoping the Slate makes it... for that matter, would be nice if the Scout does as well.

Re: 1966 Ford Mustang Converted into a Tesla with Working 'Full Self-Driving'

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Post by Spooky23 »

dylan604 wrote: post #58
RankingMember wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yep, that's exactly what it is. Still a cool project. For a split-second after reading the headline my brain thought they had gotten the Tesla software (with a lot of hackery) to control an ICE vehicle drive-train.

For a split-second after reading the headline, I thought they were claiming FSD works.

It works, it just doesn’t fully drive by itself.

Re: 1966 Ford Mustang Converted into a Tesla with Working 'Full Self-Driving'

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Post by simondotau »

Leonard_of_Q wrote: post #70
dylan604 wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For a split-second after reading the headline, I thought they were claiming FSD works.

It does work in driving the car where it is able to. Where it fails is in the 'full' part. After 10 billion miles driven on 'auto-pilot' [1] it is hard to claim it 'does not work'. Tesla would have been better off removing the 'F' from 'FSD' but that's water under the bridge. [1] https://electrek.co/2026/05/03/tesla-fsd-10-billion-miles-no...

Full is a relative term. Full compared to what? Compared to a professional rally car driver? Compared to my grandmother? Compared to a properly licensed tourist in a foreign country?

From videos I see on YouTube, I’m struggling to think what is not Full compared to—at a bare minimum—the bottom 10 percent of drivers on the road.

Re: 1966 Ford Mustang Converted into a Tesla with Working 'Full Self-Driving'

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Post by twothamendment »

hnav wrote: post #25

Retro-electric stuff makes so little sense since it's the worst of all worlds. Part of why Teslas get decent range is the slippery body. I wince every time I see people clamoring for the VW Scout reboot. Rivian too with their 140kwh batteries just to give people that nostalgic body-on-frame SUV look with usable range.

I drive by an old Scout that just sits there and wish I had time to update it. It could be a fin project.

Re: 1966 Ford Mustang Converted into a Tesla with Working 'Full Self-Driving'

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Post by bdangubic »

Leonard_of_Q wrote: post #70
dylan604 wrote: post #58

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For a split-second after reading the headline, I thought they were claiming FSD works.

It does work in driving the car where it is able to. Where it fails is in the 'full' part. After 10 billion miles driven on 'auto-pilot' [1] it is hard to claim it 'does not work'. Tesla would have been better off removing the 'F' from 'FSD' but that's water under the bridge. [1] https://electrek.co/2026/05/03/tesla-fsd-10-billion-miles-no...

if they replaced F with S (Somewhat) all would be swell (hard to make any sales when not lying though…)

Re: 1966 Ford Mustang Converted into a Tesla with Working 'Full Self-Driving'

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Post by dylan604 »

goosejuice wrote: post #81
dylan604 wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You just said "where it fails" and then state hard to claim it not working. If you call it Full Self Driving and it doesn't fully self drive, then it doesn't work. Not really sure where the confusion is. It's not water under the bridge. It is what it is. They claimed it would be fully self driving and not some lane/speed maintenance that pretty much all car makers can do now. It was straight up explained to drive the…

> lane/speed maintenance that pretty much all car makers can do now What car can I buy in the US today that's as good as the latest fsd?

So many cars come with lane assist and adaptive cruise control. You can google those terms for yourself. I don't bother with lmgtfy requests. You're a big boy/girl, and teaching you to fish it much better effort. They also don't cost an additional $10k on top of the price of the car. They are just part of the price of the car.

Re: 1966 Ford Mustang Converted into a Tesla with Working 'Full Self-Driving'

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Post by cebert »

dylan604 wrote: post #58
RankingMember wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yep, that's exactly what it is. Still a cool project. For a split-second after reading the headline my brain thought they had gotten the Tesla software (with a lot of hackery) to control an ICE vehicle drive-train.

For a split-second after reading the headline, I thought they were claiming FSD works.

I have FSD in a 2026 Model Y and it does a solid job for me.

Re: 1966 Ford Mustang Converted into a Tesla with Working 'Full Self-Driving'

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Post by fortran77 »

dylan604 wrote: post #58
RankingMember wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yep, that's exactly what it is. Still a cool project. For a split-second after reading the headline my brain thought they had gotten the Tesla software (with a lot of hackery) to control an ICE vehicle drive-train.

For a split-second after reading the headline, I thought they were claiming FSD works.

I was 100% FSD today. Went to the office, ran some errands, went home. Never touched the steering wheel once. 2026 Model S Plaid.
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