Looking for a working-hours time waster? Check out Ford’s latest online Mustang configurator that’s just gone live on the American Ford website.

The new configurator has some trick features but begins with the choice of base car. You can choose between the entry-point V6 model right up to the hard nuts Shelby GT500. When you’re not actually planning on buying a Mustang this choice is easy. Once you have your donor car sorted, there’s all sorts of customisation options to choose from. There’s body kits, alloy wheels, decals, grilles and spoilers and even parts from the Ford Racing Performance Parts catalogue.

Once you’ve wasted away a few minutes creating your own Mustang, you can upload it to your Facebook page. On facebook it can “battle” against examples built by your friends and other Mustang fans. There’s even a Facebook leaderboard so you can see if your design can compete with the rest of the world. (more…)