The miniature Mustang represented the way many Americans first found themselves, on two wheels and under power. It was extremely simple in design and was intended for running around town, with 12-inch wheels and limited suspension. Transmissions were hand- or foot-shift, while propelled by proprietary side-valve single-cylinder engines.

Built in Glendale, California, by John Gladden, from 1945–1963, the example on offer has been charmingly restored as a tribute to the U.S. Army Harley-Davidsons of WWII. It is fitted with a windshield, saddlebags, an aa-oo-gah horn, and a scabbard for a dummy carbine, and it is painted in military drab with insignia. Indicating only 768 miles, believed since restoration, it has many more Fourth of July parades in its future.