This　paper　investigates　the　privacy-preserving　cooperative　control　problem　for　heterogeneous　vehicle　platoon　systems　(VPSs)　subject　to　deception　attacks.　First,　based　on　the　predictive　spacing　strategy,　the　vehicle　platoon　problem　is　transformed　into　a　leader-follower　consensus　issue　by　introducing　a　new　variable.　Due　to　the　open　nature　of　vehicle-to-vehicle　(V2V)　wireless　communication　networks,　the　output　mask　approach,　which　encrypts　V2V　data　prior　to　transmission,　is　adopted　to　prevent　the　leakage　of　initial　states.　Furthermore,　considering　the　heterogeneous　VPSs　subjected　to　random　deception　attacks　and　external　disturbances,　a　secure　control　scheme　based　on　output　mask　is　proposed　for　the　platoon　systems.　This　scheme　can　simultaneously　achieve　privacy　protection　and　defense　against　deception　attacks.　Based　on　Lyapunov　stability　theory　and　linear　matrix　inequality　(LMI)　techniques,　sufficient　conditions　for　achieving　platoon　control　objectives　and　ensuring　the　stability　of　the　closed-loop　system　are　derived.　Finally,　the　effectiveness　of　the　proposed　control　method　is　verified　through　numerical　simulations　and　comparisons.