FordBuyer Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 3 hours ago, jniffen said: My '79 and '84 Hatchbacks were more tolerable of having people in the backseat. Wouldn't take them across country but in town or driving to the next town was doable. Especially for the headroom. Yeah, I had an '83 Mustang Converible 5.0 and had passengers in the back seat many times. Of course, back then we were young and lean and fit in everything better. And in the summer the top was down all the time with great headroom and burbles from that 5.0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 23 minutes ago, FordBuyer said: Yeah, I had an '83 Mustang Converible 5.0 and had passengers in the back seat many times. Of course, back then we were young and lean and fit in everything better. And in the summer the top was down all the time with great headroom and burbles from that 5.0. 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzach Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 3 hours ago, jniffen said: My '79 and '84 Hatchbacks were more tolerable of having people in the backseat. Wouldn't take them across country but in town or driving to the next town was doable. Especially for the headroom. LOL. I bought a 2013 GT Convertible last year and wanted Grabber Blue. The only one I could find was in Denver and I live in NJ. It was going to be about $1000 to ship it. So me and my two sons flew out on a Saturday to Denver and drove it 28 hours back to NJ. I spent about 6 hours overnight in the back while my son drove trying to get some sleep ( I am 6'2" 270 lbs). Let me tell you that is no luxury hotel back there, although I did manage to get some sleep on and off. I have had a 1972 Mach I, 1988 GT, 2007 V6 and the 2013. Both the '72 and the '88 while not being anything to brag about were bigger in the back than the '07 and '13. The '88 was the most roomy, the '72 was like being in a bunker. You couldn't see anything from back there. Needless to say none of them have gotten a lot of back seat time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordBuyer Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 2 hours ago, twintornados said: Great looking 5.0 Fox body. Love it. Mine was triple black with red pin striping and the slot wheels with the Michelin tires. Only mods were bigger Holly 4 barrel replacing the Motorcraft for better throttle response. And headers so it could breathe better. Sold it in 2000 for $3,500. Never tired of that unique 5.0 burble. I know you probably enjoy yours. I'm jealous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackinaw Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 3 hours ago, twintornados said: Same color as my '86 GT hatchback. 1986 was the first year they had fuel injection. Had a whopping 200 horsepower. Still my favorite car of all time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordBuyer Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 19 minutes ago, mackinaw said: Same color as my '86 GT hatchback. 1986 was the first year they had fuel injection. Had a whopping 200 horsepower. Still my favorite car of all time. My girlfriend during Fox Body time had a 1991 Notchback with 225 hp 5.0, and that thing was super quick. Very light and power to weight ratio must have been very good. It was significantly quicker than my '83 Convertible. Mine felt like an anchor compared to hers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarneyFord Posted March 16, 2022 Share Posted March 16, 2022 9 hours ago, twintornados said: Nice slots too. The right size. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John langford Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 AWD Mustang is read deal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02MustangGT Posted March 20, 2022 Share Posted March 20, 2022 On 3/16/2022 at 11:41 AM, FordBuyer said: Great looking 5.0 Fox body. That’s probably not a 5.0 if the front license plate is any indication. Great looking Mustang at any rate. I had an ‘85 and ‘86, loved them both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZanatWork Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 I don't think it's a 5.0. It's missing the fender badges, the air dam, the tires look pretty skinny...so, I think it's a GL or an LX with a donor hood. Still a handsome car, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordBuyer Posted March 21, 2022 Share Posted March 21, 2022 2 hours ago, ZanatWork said: I don't think it's a 5.0. It's missing the fender badges, the air dam, the tires look pretty skinny...so, I think it's a GL or an LX with a donor hood. Still a handsome car, though. Yeah, the 5.0 badge does seem to be missing. My '83 Convertible 5.0 was not a GT, but a GLX and still had most of the goodies like special Michelin tires with slot wheels, 5 sp. manual, and traction bars to reduce wheel hop. No air dam though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02MustangGT Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 8 hours ago, FordBuyer said: Yeah, the 5.0 badge does seem to be missing. My '83 Convertible 5.0 was not a GT, but a GLX and still had most of the goodies like special Michelin tires with slot wheels, 5 sp. manual, and traction bars to reduce wheel hop. No air dam though. I stand corrected! I had no idea the GLX was available with the V8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twin Turbo Posted March 22, 2022 Share Posted March 22, 2022 On 3/19/2022 at 4:38 AM, John langford said: AWD Mustang is read deal Interesting first post. I assume you mean "real deal". Can you share more? ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John langford Posted March 29, 2022 Share Posted March 29, 2022 On 3/22/2022 at 2:30 PM, Twin Turbo said: Interesting first post. I assume you mean "real deal". Can you share more? ? Oh yes thanks for the correction lol, I've read the article saying "The new mustang lithium ev comes with 900HP! and a six speed transmission, I really wanna know how ev car with manual transmission feels like, but I would choose a V8 5.0 can't beat the American muscle V8 Sounds! and I hope they really going to manufacture this beast, so far no news about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigp228 Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 If accurate, no AWD for next gen Mustang: https://fordauthority.com/2022/04/s650-mustang-will-not-offer-any-type-of-awd-system-exclusive/ Could this be deflection on the part of Ford. A rep recently said no AWD along with promising a V8 was still going to be an option and admitted a manual is likely to be eventually nixed (but not totally if demand was high enough). If it is true that the next gen is based on the CD6 platform (nee Explorer), it could be that many speculated or assumed AWD would be a part of it because the platform is capable of it. But remember you can get an Explorer Hybrid in RWD only so AWD is not a given if it is a hybrid. If the next gen is based on the CD6 platform, I wonder how long before someone (maybe even Ford) transplants the V8 from the Mustang into an Explorer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 On 4/10/2022 at 10:51 AM, sigp228 said: If it is true that the next gen is based on the CD6 platform (nee Explorer), it could be that many speculated or assumed AWD would be a part of it because the platform is capable of it. But remember you can get an Explorer Hybrid in RWD only so AWD is not a given if it is a hybrid. If the next gen is based on the CD6 platform, I wonder how long before someone (maybe even Ford) transplants the V8 from the Mustang into an Explorer. It not-its continuation of the S197/S550 platform 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzcat Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 (edited) The CD6 Mustang was scrapped. S650 is evaluation of S550 so makes sense Ford won't invest a lot of money to get AWD. The AWD rumor started a few years ago when Ford patented the AWD hybrid setup with V8. But that was when S650 was a CD6 program. Edited April 11, 2022 by bzcat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 2 hours ago, bzcat said: The AWD rumor started a few years ago when Ford patented the AWD hybrid setup with V8. But that was when S650 was a CD6 program Yeah, we're far more likely to see that in a Super Duty than a Mustang IMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 1 hour ago, fuzzymoomoo said: Yeah, we're far more likely to see that in a Super Duty than a Mustang IMO Well the rumor was electric motors on the front wheels, not a transfer case. But I guess that’s dead too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzymoomoo Posted April 11, 2022 Share Posted April 11, 2022 2 hours ago, akirby said: Well the rumor was electric motors on the front wheels, not a transfer case. But I guess that’s dead too. I probably should have been more clear. Some version of it, whether it's electric motors for more of a RWD biased AWD setup or using a version of the power boost powertrain but with the 7.1L Godzilla engine, or even that rumored smaller variant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigp228 Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 8 hours ago, bzcat said: The CD6 Mustang was scrapped. S650 is evaluation of S550 so makes sense Ford won't invest a lot of money to get AWD. The AWD rumor started a few years ago when Ford patented the AWD hybrid setup with V8. But that was when S650 was a CD6 program. Ahh thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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