Is the Fox-Body Mustang the ultimate blank canvas?

In reply to fatallightning :

and a Plymouth Arrow.

kb58 said:

 I had an '89 and took it to one (road) trackday event, finding its handling not to my liking. On the skidpad, it had understeer coming out its ears. Tossing it to get the back end out usually resulted in a spin, at least for me. Sure, it could be fixed, but I didn't want to dump more money into it.

Trail the brakes till the tail steps out and then balance the big mess on the throttle.......seems to be the correct driving style for them. Do note I am stupidly comfortable with oversteer.

Foxbody Mustangs in stock trim are as crude as can be; crappy brakes and flexi-frames that change the balance every five feet.

The aftermarket has a fix for everything and that's what makes them great.

I don't care that mine won't be as competent or as fast as a modern car; it's simply stupid fun to drive.

This is me hustling "Old Smokey" around the cones in 2005:

It acquired that nickname because when I bought it, the rings were shot and it burned a good amount of oil. I ended up putting a complete Explorer 5.0 into it, a budget 5-lug conversion, Tokicos and "C" springs and a few other suspension mods. I had that car for 7 years and used it for more motorsports than anything else I've had before or since. Autocross, track days, drag racing, you name it, and it was my daily driver for a few of those years. I sometimes miss it, but I also have a sense of BTDT with the aero nose cars. In the late 90s I had this:

Both cars were 89s. The red one had a bit more motor, with Edelbrock aluminum heads, but the chassis mods were more basic, with stock brakes and Konis. It was the first car I ever really did any aftermarket mods on. I sold it when I went road racing in 1999. Afterwards, I regretted it, hence why I bought the gray one in 2002.

Tom1200 said:

 

Foxbody Mustangs in stock trim are as crude as can be; crappy brakes and flexi-frames that change the balance every five feet.

 I definitely got that feeling and to me it felt worse than my 1200. Very much like you say, that it seemed to change its mood fairly often. It was my commuter so I didn't start dumping money into it; I already had the 1200 for that...

Tom1200 said:

In reply to fatallightning :

and a Plymouth Arrow.

Sure is! Good eye. My mom's actually. My dad traded the Capri in on a Ford Econobox GT because he had started a new job with a long commute. My mom ended up with a 5.0 Cougar after the Arrow, so we stayed a Fox family.

In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :

The BUBBLE will fit.  We did not go that far, but it is a great idea

Maybe a new record for a hatchback Fox LX that isn't a Saleen...?

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1992-ford-mustang-23/

4600 mile example closed at $42k!

In reply to Rodan :

This is typically the point where I would chime in and say 42K for this car is completely stupid and overpriced. 

Now that I own one and paid 1/5th the price I am totally OK with it.................even if I don't understand why it went that high. I've never been someone who gets all hoopla about low mileage.

Do note it is really sweet and I wish mine had that color combo.

I've also warmed up to the hatchback. I really thought I wanted a notch back but I'm really liking the looks of the hatch better. I also greatly prefer the looks of the LX over the GT. The GT just looks tarted up to me.

It also occurred to me I may be turning in to a Foxbody Fan Boy................I know full well it's not the best performing car out there yet I still tell folks why they should buy one...............their awfulness has such charm.

A Foxbody Mustang is like a misbehaving adorable puppy. Sure it has bad habits but they are just so much fun to play with.

I'm not sure what pushed this one so high...  except that everyone bidding on BAT seems to be crazy.  It wasn't that long ago that a low mile stocker notchback was a $20-25k car.  Then again, we're seeing the same thing with the Japanese cars from the 90's.  The 23k mile CRX in the other thread will probably sell for more...

In reply to Rodan :

There seems to be a drunken sailor quotient on BAT. Regardless someone wanted it that much.