Find a clean 4 cyl Fox/SN95, gut it, and build it your way. Takes longer and may be more expensive but the satisfaction of it being done right and exactly the way you want it is priceless. I smile each and every time I cut, weld, or drill a new hole on my '90 coupe during its resurrection.
Are 79-04 cars supply dwindling?
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I have. I just sold a completely built 93' coupe, MS3x, FTBR IRS, full MM coilovers, etc.
Didn't like the car after I finished it. Just didn't enjoy it. Prefer SN95's. If I could find a cheap GT to even start with, I would.
I see you’re in SC, I’m up the road in Greenville and just looked on Craigslist up here. There’s a black 95 with a blown head gasket that the guy wants $1,500 obo for it. And there’s a red v6 with 56k original miles on it for $2,500. Didn’t know if you were looking for a certain color or anything so figured I’d post em for you.
This is good news for me... I'm the original owner of my 01 Cobra. Car's in good shape but not perfect. It was my DD for 5 years in Chicago winters.
But it's a good honest 60K mile car. Never been hacked apart and is in good shape overall. Has an Eaton swap, exhaust and gears. Pretty much stock besides that. I have no plans to sell it but if I did I personally think the car is worth 9-10k.
But it's a good honest 60K mile car. Never been hacked apart and is in good shape overall. Has an Eaton swap, exhaust and gears. Pretty much stock besides that. I have no plans to sell it but if I did I personally think the car is worth 9-10k.
I don't think the SN95 platform had a 4cyl. The baby of that family was the 6. They are plentiful, but most have been beat into the ground.
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Yep my very first mustang was a sn95 1994 3.8L V6.
most of the 79-04 are rotting away in meth infested trailer parks. When they are put up for sell the price is too high so no one buys it, thus it continues to rot away. Ten years of that and it's a downward spiral.
Same thing happening with the 3rd gen and early 4th gen f-bodies. They're either rolling tetanus shots or overpriced gems, nothing in between.
Same thing happening with the 3rd gen and early 4th gen f-bodies. They're either rolling tetanus shots or overpriced gems, nothing in between.
My bad. The girlie version Mustangs take up zero space in my mental hard drive. Where they shine though is in price and the fact they possibly haven't been abused as badly as a typical V8 version.
Start with a clean shell and work some magic on it. Why pay for somebody else's poor choices?
I looked for a 96-98 cobra on and off for four years. Either they turned out to be a dud or someone got to it before me. Ended up getting a 28k original mileage cobra with full verified Griggs gr40 build and Vortech strim car for 12k.
I think the market is soft in general. I just went to post my 65' on craigslist and it tried to charge me 5 bucks which is interesting. Looks like I won't be using that anymore, and FB marketplace sucks hardcore.
Hopefully someone comes and gets this thing. I don't want to push it outside but I will if I pickup another car.
Hopefully someone comes and gets this thing. I don't want to push it outside but I will if I pickup another car.
I was offered $10k for mine. 87gt. Few dents, no rust, lives in garage, solid car.
Good ones are hard to come by and fetch good coin
Mine was a rusty 2.3l LX. Interior was 10/10, still had the plastic on the seats. Exterior-wise, aside from the quarter panel rust and underbody, it was great. $1400. Put a few thousand into repairs, sold it 2 years later for $1500.
Also had an '86 T-bird 5.0 with 50k original miles on it, showroom condition inside and out. Sold it to a buddy for $500 because he needed a car. His fiancee took it from him, kicked him out, and sold it to some guy that offered her a stomach-churning chunk for it.
Live and learn... My Mach 1 has pissed me off bad enough I wanted to sell it on the spot. I know if I do, I'll never be able to get another one. God only knows how much those things will appreciate in time. Unless the Zoomer generation completely devalues cars and all our investments (I know, cars are poor investments) turn worthless...
"Mmmmustang? 1969?? March 1st? What a piece of prehistoric junk. Now a 2010 Prius, that's where its at. *eats a tide pod* That's a true classic. *sips soylent*"
What a bleak future.
If you are looking for a vert (prob not), my sister has a 94 V6 very that is in pretty nice shape. Rio Red/black top/black interior. Lower miles too. You could probably get it cheap.
I appreciate it, but no verts for me.
I'm keeping my eye out gents. It's been a doozy even finding a car to ask questions about. Tons of turds out there
This is why I want to buy a new mustang and keep it clean. Look at the production numbers and it’s those peaty fox coupes really moving on price and hard to find clean. The current production levels of the 15+ are only in the 70-80k a year level.
This current model will be another one to look at.
This current model will be another one to look at.
This. I hardly ever see any decent 99-04's around me in Wisconsin. Between the winters here and the drop in value that allows idiots to get their hands on them, they are becoming increasingly rare. Anything prior to 99 is nearly nonexistent.
Decent 3V's are even starting to become fewer than they were a few years ago.
I suppose part of it is that very few people DD any of these cars anymore so they don't get seen except at cruise nights or car shows.
i have always thought this is the best strategy.
buy the best brand new car you can afford, and then keep it forever.
I’ve owned 2 03 Cobras is the past. I very rarely see them anymore. I saw the first one in years last weekend. Even my 9 year old son who remembers riding in my old KB Cobra when he was younger was like whoa, you never see those dad.
Every SN95/New Edge I’ve seen recently with the exception of a few has been beat to shit and back.
Every SN95/New Edge I’ve seen recently with the exception of a few has been beat to shit and back.
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