American Muscle | Foxbody Mustang: How the Perfect Formula Was Created. EP 1
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- The Foxbody mustang. Light, nimble and fast. The perfect forumla.
The World Cup in Qatar in 2022 cemented soccer star Lionel Messi as the Greatest Of All Time. Micheal Jordan is also known as the Greatest Of All Time in basketball. What about the Greatest Of All Time cars? The Foxbody Mustang is referred to as one of the greatest cars to have ever graced the automobile scene. Its mighty rumble, distinct name, and excellent racing record are some of the features that made it such an elite choice back in the day. It was an iconic car of the 1980s-simply put, it was a classic.
In today's video we look at The Foxbody mustang. Light, nimble and fast. The perfect forumla....Keep watching to see car nostalgia about the ford mustang foxbody, Mustang GT, 5.0 mustang,
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I had an 88 GT. It was the most fun car I’ve ever had.
The five O as we called it back in the day is Cheap simple abundance of after market support make it a great modern day hot rod platform you can add bolt ons to the 5.0 or you could swap out for a dart ,LS ,or coyote motor you can tighten up the unibody with subframe connectors a roll cage put aftermarket high performance suspension and brakes
Every after market part is offered for the fox platform if you like that kind of thing its a adult Lego of a vehicle.
If want to have a lot of fun I recommend a manual only
Great comment,i have 2 of these cars, a 89 and a 91,the 91 since new,the 91 over the last 30 something years has been my main daily along with a 95 T Bird,its nice to hear from someone that remembers when we called them Five O's, somehow the name Foxbody grates me the wrong way but i'm working on it,lol,im just older and set in my ways ha ha ha.
My sister came to visit me recently and i drove her around in the 91 and she loves that car, they are not show cars and are showing their age but both of my parents and family members now deceased rode in that car so it holds fond memories for all of us,calling it a adult Lego of a car is one of the best and accurate things i have ever heard say about these cars,thats exactly what they are, the aftermarket is amazing but OEM parts are getting hard to find and i prefer them, cant beat the quality of original parts.
One of the things that tickles me about these cars is how much love i get from people all the time at gas stations,car washes,Wal Mart, you name it,from, " i use to have one of these in high school" to "will you sell it?" "i love your car" etc, my buddy bought a brand new car recently and we go out to dinner hang out etc and not a single time has anyone said a word about the car and it was a 65 thousand dollar car!! but cars these days have absolutely no soul whatsoever and dont stand out from the next one unless its a incredible exotic.
The legacy of the 87 to 93 Mustang is well assured and will be remembered as affordable customizable fun for the masses, a huge "bang for your buck"
Got mine in ‘89 - just a few weeks ago was feeling nostalgic and I uploaded my old vid of my car. I miss it and this video didn’t help me!! Had a blast with that car!!!!!!
Still got it?
Sadly no. Sold it in 2009 😢
Drink a Beer every time he says Mustang
🤣. Good game.
I had a white 87 GT in high school. Loved that car.
Now I’m a knowledgeable in all things Fox Body! Thank you.
That Buick Grand National gave it a fit
To be fair the grand national gave everything fits back then lol.
Good Video thanks for Sharing 🐎🚗🔧🦊🇺🇸
Brother owned a Fox body Mercury Capri with the turbo 4. Great fun. Not as fast as the V8 but just a great fun car. He did a few upgrades to the turbo motor and it responded well.
Lol ill never forget I was in my 95 GT and was going to lake Norman NC and was about 10 hours late to meet my wife and I was going around 90mph and got pulled over by a deputy sheriff in a 95 GT lol he took one look at my badge and ID and told me he would let his partner know I was law enforcement also and have a great day lol I ran the crap out of it till I reached state line 😂 😂
Hey, you live in Charlotte NC?
I truly Loved my 81, first car ever owned
Man I had a perfect 93 LX I bought from a family who’s grandfather was I’ll ( it was his) I don’t even like to think about selling it like I did.
Had a 87" from 99-02" still my favorite car I've owned!!
Had a 90 notchback for 13 years and like you still my favorite car and looking to get another
Believe or not the 94-2004 was a foxbody platform as well.
@@tatankahanska120 I believe that was the SN95 4th Generation.. But nice try?! 🤣
I didn't care much for Mustang until 1987. I drove an 89 5.0 LX 5 speed for 2 weeks. It was fast but coming from a GTI 16v. I was made because the engine ran out of cam @ 4800 rpm.
It's my favorite car of all time
I had an 87 GT in maroon. I loved that little car unfortunately a family member crashed it a year and a half later. 😢
Maybe one day you’ll get another one. 🤞
Who was the member?
The "Formula" was the same as the '53 Corvette - - cut down the Sedan, shorten the wheel-base and re-use the suspension. Where it goes wrong, and why Mustangs are "crowd killers" is the rear end is too light for 210 HP with a Posi axle. The average "idiot" that gets one of these cars doesn't fix the problem, but auto-crossers and rally racers do. Move the battery to the right rear corner of the trunk, add around 50 pounds of weight to the bumper's right side (I saw somebody fill a valve cover with melted lead wheel weights and bolt it under the bumper) Reduce caster angle and upgrade your shocks. That's just the beginning of handling improvements - and if your tires are smoking, you're not racing.
The Fox Mustang was he first with McPherson struts? What about the Fairmount/Zephyr? Or for that matter the Hillman Avenger that wandered the streets of the USA as the Plymouth Cricket (1971-1973)? What about the VW Super Beetle? or wait....the 1950 Ford Consul, shortly followed by the Ford Zephyr and the Simca Vedette from the early 50's. The Fox body Fords use a Modified McPherson strut, where the spring is moved from being a coil over unit surrounding the shock absorber which also acts as the suspension top link, to a coil spring between the lower A arm and the chassis but retains the function o the shock absorber being the top link or structural component/attachment point between the suspension and the body or chassis. Ford did promote the Fox platform cars as being the first to use the "modified McPherson" strut but that claim could be argued as Porsche started using a similar suspension with the 911. Only the Porsche variant used a torsion bar on the lower control arm and then the shock absorber as the upper link but that design eliminated any coil springs.
Thanks for the feedback! We ment to say first to ulitzed/mass produce but not first to use. We'll edit it out to keep the data correct.
@@captivecombustion Saying it was the first Mustang with the struts, would suffice.
That Fairmont "Ranchero" was a good looking vehicle.
loved my 88 GT. 1st gear was slow but hit 2nd gear and you caught up to anyone and passed quite a few. Never was afraid to jump into traffic with that car.
My 87 was black 5speed with the red stripe just like the one it showed
I'm the proud owner of my 91 notch P40E code. 😉
I had a 78 mustang cobra 2 with a 91 5 0 drivetrain. It was a really fun car.
Great combo 🤠
I had about five of them starting in 1984 with the 5.0L 4-barrel. The rest were fuel-injected cars starting with 1988-1993.
I had a fuel injected 5.0 roller motor in 87
One would say you are a man of exquisite taste. 🥩
The way I understand it, Ford never called this a Foxbody, it was known as a Fox Platform.
Thanks for sharing.
That's correct. Also, back in the day when these cars were knew most people referred to them has "5-ohs", or just Mustang. Foxbody is a newer term that caught on.
Ford T-5 cool name
The foxbody was one of the cars built on the fox platform.
@@quintonnava1441 I believe the conclusion is that "body" is a GM name and "platform" is a Ford name. I also believe that since GM is a bigger company than Ford, most of the names GM used, people just carried over to the Ford name. Such as Posi-traction. Which I do believe was a Dana differential in a GM vehicle and that is what GM called them. Ford used the term Traction Lock in their Fox Platform cars. I am open for corrections.
What you need is a foxbody with a coyote under the hood
Fastest car I ever had was a 87 GT 5speed with 3.90 rear end with stock 5.0 roller motor
I'm going to have to disagree, it was far from perfect. Although, a step up from the Mustang 2, the Fox body didn't really hit its stride until 1987 when it reached 225 HP. From 87 to 93 it was a great car for the time. I've had an 84 Fox GT, a 94 Convertible GT, and now a 2018 S550 GT. This S550 is the best so far by a long shot. The new 24 S650 models don't really seem to improve much over the S550.
New s550 hits on a different level for sure.
In terms of power yes the S550 is the strongest but, what is won’t touch is the grace, nostalgic, sound, and legacy of the Foxbody Mustang! It’s the only Mustang that has a nickname. There’s a reason why a Foxbody Mustang has been dubbed as “King of Drag Strips” because of how cheap and light it was!
Also when you hear a cammed Foxbody Mustang next to you, it sound like 3000 women’s clapping their ass on you!
Tyrin Turner owns a fox body mustang
They alway forget that the 1986 Mustang was the first year of multiport fuel injection, the first year for the 8.8 rear end and the first year of the 3rd tail light. The 1986 four eyed is the best!!!!!
Very true. Good details to know. FI 5.0 is huge advancements.
I had an 1989 gt but someone ran a red light and it was totaled
Damn! Maybe one day you can get another one.
The fox name comes from the Audi Fox
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The myth that there was an oil shortage. And that people wanted cars with better MPG.
CAFE Standards drove this lie.
The proof is, that’s the Ford F150 became and still is the best selling vehicle in the USA.
The only decent Fox Paltform Mustangs to me were ‘85 to ‘93. I say ‘85 because I have a soft spot for the Holley carb in it’s final year. I’m not gonna lie, interior build quality SUCKS ASS though. Especially the crappy flimsey center console. 🤟😎🤟🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Isn’t the first generation 64 1/2-66 second 67,68 third 69,70 fourth 71-73 fifth Mustang || sixth Foxbody ?
65-73. First gen. Second 74-78.
Third 79-93. There are facelifts in between but are on the same chassis.
@@captivecombustion I have to say that Ian Finch is right according to wide spread sources. The Mustang grew slightly at these years noted (not sure on 71 thru 73 though, owners propably can tell all about it). I doubt that the original design of the 64 1/2 would have been able to handle the torque of the big block engines used in some high end models of later years, modern day replica bodies of the 67-68 have some reinforcements where the original is prone to crack over time due to metal fatigue. Good video though, didn´t know that the Ghia studio worked on the original Fox body Mustang design. Actually, it´s been said that Henry Ford II wanted the nose to be slanting slightly forward. There was some full scale 2-door clay model built with that styling, pictures online) until someone showed him the european Ford Granada mk II that was about to hit the showrooms and made him think it over. Oh, me i´d take the Mercury Capri cione (more of a sculpted front end echoing the classics) and upgrade it with the 90s mechanics :).
@@hasseslaggmek3573 Thanks for watching. Its a learning process creating videos and making sure all the details are correct. Sometimes you read infomation off forums etc that is incorrect. I only lived though certain eras so you have to rely on other peoples information which is tough. Digging back information isnt always in the best resolution to create videos but here we are!
@@captivecombustion Thank you for putting in the work. I know a bit about souring amd processing info, kind of coumting with x factors sometimes hopiing to fill in the blanks before the grand finale but sometimes you have to wing it a bit just to get it done at all, hoping it´s all on track. Doing it online leaves a good chance someome corrects possible misses, wish i had that lifeline when recieving angry phone calls about mistakes sent to print...::p ,
We called them straight line killer's
Or crowd killers 😅
@Captive Combustion ha no what you have there is Camaro drivers who decided to switch sides and got a real car and when they stomp on it they just aren't use to the ford power and end up going sideways
utah highway patrol bought a bunch of these fox platform--thinking it was great fuel mileage,good speed to chase--the crashes with these doubled over their crown vics and the huge chevys they --killed a bunch of patrol officers-- one mistake in this car at speed your dead--