Produced between the 1979 and 1993 model years, the Fox-body Mustang has a special place in many people’s hearts. Relatively light, easy to service, and easier to live with thanks to electronic fuel injection, this generation of America’s favorite pony car is slowly becoming an increasingly rare sight on U.S. roads.
Finding a low-mileage car is more complicated than finding an honest politician, which is why chassis number 1FABP40E7JF303109 is all the more special over its peers. Offered with less than 20,000 miles (32,187 kilometers) on the original powertrain, this blue-painted unibody still features the original blue paint, exterior trim, weatherstripping, map light, ashtray, and radio. The LX trim level was considered a performance bargain at the expense of a few creature comforts, such as the crank-style windows and no air conditioning.
Equipped from the factory with a tilt steering wheel, the notchback starts right up and idles nicely, according to the selling dealer. Shifting comes courtesy of a five-speed manual that maximizes the driving experience with the most amount of enjoyment, Dunlop tires are wrapped around new 16 inchers, and a Paxton supercharger complements the small-block V8.
The unassuming looks further hide an impressive number of tasteful mods. Those include shorty headers, SVO 3.55 gears and an SVO speedometer with a Steeda recalibration gear, the Hurst shifter, window tinting, a brand-new driveshaft, the ASP Performance supercharger pulley, a boost gauge, and a Ford Racing 190 LPH electric fuel pump. The list continues with a dash-mounted air/fuel ratio gauge, an 8.8-inch differential rear cover and stud kit, GT40 heads and manifolds, a police oil cooler, and an aluminum radiator.
As expected of a sleeper, the suspension and braking systems have been improved as well with bigger calipers and rotors, H&R street springs, bump stops, Ford Racing front control arms and motor mounts, Eibach sways, and heavy-duty rear control arms from BBK Performance. Listed at $21,950 by Mainly Muscle Cars, this no-nonsense Fox-body is equally as impressive under the skin because the underside shows almost no surface corrosion at all.
After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well. Full profile
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