Mustang Monthly: Best Fox-Body Bargains
I got my issue of the latest (December 2008) Mustang Monthly last week. I just got a chance to read the article "Best Fox-Body Bargains." It covers '79 to '04. Not surprisingly, the general message was that it is a great time to buy one.
There is a good amount of truth to that statement. Our feature cars got a mention -If they were hot when you were in high school and you would like to relive your youth, buy one and enjoy the memories. But don't buy one to restore because parts are hard to come by. Don't restore one with an eye on resale value because you're going to be disappointed.
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Yeah I defiantly agree!
I third that. This wasn't the first time they grouped them. The Nov. 2008 cover included the text: "NEW! 79-04 Fox Body Rear Suspension".
After thinking about this I feel the problem I have with it is that they include the word "body". IIRC the SN-95 platform was a derivation of the Fox "platform". A lot of change but there is some part of the fox in there. So, maybe the SN-95 cars could technically be said to be based on the fox "platform". But, Fox-body, no. Don't worry it probably makes the SN-95 folks cringe, too.
But yes, Most of the kids I talk to are high school kids. They have no idea!
As for the whole SN95 debate, many Ford engineers refer to the 94-04's platform as Fox4, so that spills down to the magazine guys.
One of the nicest cars I'd ever seen at our show (Indiana SAAC Spring Fling in Nashville, IN) was a fully restored '84 GT350 convertible. This guy did a rotisserie resto on the thing. Had to have well over 20k in the car and it showed. I loved the passion the guy had for the car and it showed as nice as any of the $100k plus Shelby's there!
MustangDanimal
19641/2 Mustang Convertible - 17D build date
1992 White Feature
1999 Performance Red Limited Edition Convertible
Fox's owned in the past:
'79 Pace Car turbo
'85 SVO
'85 GT hatch
'86 GT Convertible
'89 5.0 LX Hatch Saleen clone
'95 GT convertible
Ford produced an unwieldy numbers of Fox body Mustangs between 1979 and 2004. Millions of them. Although rare Fox body Mustangs still command generous prices (depending on type), most are well below what they used to be because there are so many of them. Condition dictates price once rarity has been established. The hottest Fox body Mustangs remain 1994-04 followed by the 1987-93 Mustang GTs and 5.0L LX models. Collectors like the 1985 Mustang GT for its status as the last carbureted Mustang. Although not many 20th Anniversary Mustang GTs survive in showroom condition, they didn't pan out to be the hot collector car we thought they would in 1984 when some of us were putting them in storage.
Another factor in Fox body Mustang values is the SN197 2005-09 Mustang, which has been a smashing success. It has become the hottest late-model Mustang ever - stealing the Fox 5.0's thunder.
With 1979-2004 Mustangs, find the gold in this economic crisis. If you want a hot "bang for the buck" Mustang fun car, the 1987-04 Mustang is the way to get there. If you are a seller hoping for better times, you're going to have to wait it out and consider your late-model Mustang a good investment in your mental well being. Drive and enjoy it
..............found this on the Mustang Monthly website....talk about clueless. The hottest fox-body remains the 94-04?? No such thing as an 94-04 foxbody. Sure they made a ton of foxes but how many have survived, and survived well? The 05-09 can thank the fox body since if it wasn't for it continuing a legend started in the mid 60's, sufferring a depressed state in the mid 70's- mustang II, the 05-09 wouldn't exist. This author has a problem with fox body stangs. I would bet he never owned one.
The author probably isn't aware of the group of owners of the 79-86 4 eyed stangs dedicated to preserving and restoring these beauties.