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What's going on with the foxbody mustang prices?
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<blockquote data-quote="Tob" data-source="post: 16099925" data-attributes="member: 83412"><p>As much as we thought these were the pinnacle of performance back in the day, let's be honest, from a vehicle dynamics perspective these cars were pretty bad. Horsepower levels were 1/3 of the most recent last GT500. Drum brakes out back and tiny discs at the fore end. The torque capacity of the T5 was abysmal. The list goes on. Yet when they are looked back upon it is undoubtedly with a sense that they brought quite a bit to the table.</p><p></p><p>IMHO, if you want to find a near stock low mile Fox body, you are stuck with deficiencies from one end to the other and are likely to pay a pretty penny. But hey, to each his own. When I see a Fox body for sale I already see it gutted and re-equipped with just about everything aftermarket. And as everyone knows, you can completely transform the 1978 era chassis to one much better suited for drag or road course duty with liberal use of the credit card. And whether you stick with a Windsor based engine, a modular one, and LS, etc, there are a multitude of driveline combinations that make for a modern day beast.</p><p></p><p>So I struggle with seeing these in stock format or restored to such when they have so much potential. I don't view a given Fox for sale in terms of what it is but rather what it could be. So regarding price, my biggest concern is a clean, rust-free chassis. After that, the sky is the limit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tob, post: 16099925, member: 83412"] As much as we thought these were the pinnacle of performance back in the day, let's be honest, from a vehicle dynamics perspective these cars were pretty bad. Horsepower levels were 1/3 of the most recent last GT500. Drum brakes out back and tiny discs at the fore end. The torque capacity of the T5 was abysmal. The list goes on. Yet when they are looked back upon it is undoubtedly with a sense that they brought quite a bit to the table. IMHO, if you want to find a near stock low mile Fox body, you are stuck with deficiencies from one end to the other and are likely to pay a pretty penny. But hey, to each his own. When I see a Fox body for sale I already see it gutted and re-equipped with just about everything aftermarket. And as everyone knows, you can completely transform the 1978 era chassis to one much better suited for drag or road course duty with liberal use of the credit card. And whether you stick with a Windsor based engine, a modular one, and LS, etc, there are a multitude of driveline combinations that make for a modern day beast. So I struggle with seeing these in stock format or restored to such when they have so much potential. I don't view a given Fox for sale in terms of what it is but rather what it could be. So regarding price, my biggest concern is a clean, rust-free chassis. After that, the sky is the limit. [/QUOTE]
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