Photo: Garage Kept Motors
Has the modern-day Ford Mustang gotten a bit too soft compared to its predecessors? We won't judge you if you feel this way. Not only that, but we will also encourage you to search the used car market for a great copy born a few decades ago, and since we have already done that, we’ll present you our latest finding.
A diamond in the rough in its purest form, you are looking at a 2000 Ford Mustang GT. Part of the fourth generation that saw the light of day from 1993 to 2004, it was built on the Fox-4 platform shared with multiple other vehicles. The engine family consisted of various V8s and a pair of V6s, and it was available with manual and automatic transmissions.
One does not have to be a connoisseur to tell that it has been modified. It is a tasteful project, too, one that features a blue finish, bi-tone alloys, and a black leather interior sprinkled with a modern infotainment system and digital dials. Yes, you read that right, it packs such goodies and then some, as the audio system, complete with a subwoofer, also came from the aftermarket world.
It's a very punchy take on the fourth-gen Ford Mustang, too, as the LS3 V8 boasts some modifications, including a turbocharger. The muscle car is capable of running on E85, and in its top form, it produces 440 horsepower at the wheels and 425 pounds of torque (576 Nm). Therefore, this machine is way punchier than Blue Oval’s latest-gen muscle car, which is good for 500 horsepower at the crank in the Dark Horse configuration.
Delivering the thrust and output to the rear axle is an automatic transmission, and this ride is said to have only 521 miles (838 km) on the odometer. Mind you, we cannot tell you if that's the mileage since it was rebuilt and heavily modified, though we suspect it is. After all, not many people are willing to buy a new muscle car and then keep it in the garage for a couple of decades, especially since it started life as a GT, so it wasn't exactly a unicorn back then, and it still isn't one.
You probably think that this old 'Stang probably costs the proverbial arm and leg, don't you? Well, it doesn't, as Garage Kept Motors is willing to let it go in exchange for $27,900. That is actually less than a new 2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost, which has an MSRP of $30,920. The most affordable GT starts at $42,710, and for the Dark Horse, you will have to cough out at least $59,485. All prices exclude the destination charge and dealer fees, as well as all optional extras.
One does not have to be a connoisseur to tell that it has been modified. It is a tasteful project, too, one that features a blue finish, bi-tone alloys, and a black leather interior sprinkled with a modern infotainment system and digital dials. Yes, you read that right, it packs such goodies and then some, as the audio system, complete with a subwoofer, also came from the aftermarket world.
It's a very punchy take on the fourth-gen Ford Mustang, too, as the LS3 V8 boasts some modifications, including a turbocharger. The muscle car is capable of running on E85, and in its top form, it produces 440 horsepower at the wheels and 425 pounds of torque (576 Nm). Therefore, this machine is way punchier than Blue Oval’s latest-gen muscle car, which is good for 500 horsepower at the crank in the Dark Horse configuration.
Delivering the thrust and output to the rear axle is an automatic transmission, and this ride is said to have only 521 miles (838 km) on the odometer. Mind you, we cannot tell you if that's the mileage since it was rebuilt and heavily modified, though we suspect it is. After all, not many people are willing to buy a new muscle car and then keep it in the garage for a couple of decades, especially since it started life as a GT, so it wasn't exactly a unicorn back then, and it still isn't one.
You probably think that this old 'Stang probably costs the proverbial arm and leg, don't you? Well, it doesn't, as Garage Kept Motors is willing to let it go in exchange for $27,900. That is actually less than a new 2024 Ford Mustang EcoBoost, which has an MSRP of $30,920. The most affordable GT starts at $42,710, and for the Dark Horse, you will have to cough out at least $59,485. All prices exclude the destination charge and dealer fees, as well as all optional extras.
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