Unmodified Fox GTs Hard to Come By

I've been searching for a straight and unmodified 1986 Mustang GT for
over a month and am having trouble locating one. Are these finally
getting rare? Most of them I'm finding are poorly repainted, abused,
full of tacky aftermarket add-ons, and sporting "phat" rims. The only
straight bodies seem to be the four-bangers.

I owned an 86 GT from my 18th birthday until I was 30, when an old man
ran an intersection and t-boned it. It was a daily driver and everything
was stock except a higher capacity fuel pump and an aftermarket clutch
pauldron. Ran great. Totally reliable.

I love the foxes, particularly the interior of the later models, but the
86 really appeals to me. It's stripped down and bare bones. It shares
the different "4-eyed" front end with the 85. The engine, due to the
heads, is one of the worst 5.0 EFIs, but no one I raced around town
could tell. It was fast and reliable. The five speed worked great and
the clutch held up for over 100,000 miles. The red-lighted instrument
cluster communicated a certain menace to the driver, and the Tron-grid
instrument bezel was great for 80s nostalgia (I didn't have the fake
allen-bolt cluster for some reason). The 10-hole phone dialer rims are
classic and don't scream for attention. The exposed exhaust pipes (as on
the LX) looked great.

Anyhow, just being nostalgic. A friend of mine just bought a Z06 and I'm
wishing I still had the 86. Maybe a midlife can happen in one's thirties?

"lopator" > wrote in message
...
> I've been searching for a straight and unmodified 1986 Mustang GT for over
> a month and am having trouble locating one. Are these finally getting
> rare? Most of them I'm finding are poorly repainted, abused, full of tacky
> aftermarket add-ons, and sporting "phat" rims. The only straight bodies
> seem to be the four-bangers.
>
> I owned an 86 GT from my 18th birthday until I was 30, when an old man ran
> an intersection and t-boned it. It was a daily driver and everything was
> stock except a higher capacity fuel pump and an aftermarket clutch
> pauldron. Ran great. Totally reliable.
>
> I love the foxes, particularly the interior of the later models, but the
> 86 really appeals to me. It's stripped down and bare bones. It shares the
> different "4-eyed" front end with the 85. The engine, due to the heads, is
> one of the worst 5.0 EFIs, but no one I raced around town could tell. It
> was fast and reliable. The five speed worked great and the clutch held up
> for over 100,000 miles. The red-lighted instrument cluster communicated a
> certain menace to the driver, and the Tron-grid instrument bezel was great
> for 80s nostalgia (I didn't have the fake allen-bolt cluster for some
> reason). The 10-hole phone dialer rims are classic and don't scream for
> attention. The exposed exhaust pipes (as on the LX) looked great.
>
> Anyhow, just being nostalgic. A friend of mine just bought a Z06 and I'm
> wishing I still had the 86. Maybe a midlife can happen in one's thirties?

I have a 93 5.0, and it has a case of the squeaks, almost everything
squeaks, seats, dash, springs, glove box, and the seat springs are about
worn out, so you sit lower about 2 or 3 inches.

But, I cannot floor it for very long, it is too fast for city streets,

Has poor paint job, some color comes off with your finger.

They are out there, but it takes a lot of looking.

lopator wrote:
> I've been searching for a straight and unmodified 1986 Mustang GT
> for over a month and am having trouble locating one. Are these
> finally getting rare? Most of them I'm finding are poorly
> repainted, abused, full of tacky aftermarket add-ons, and sporting
> "phat" rims. The only straight bodies seem to be the four-bangers.
>
> I owned an 86 GT from my 18th birthday until I was 30, when an old
> man ran an intersection and t-boned it. It was a daily driver and
> everything was stock except a higher capacity fuel pump and an
> aftermarket clutch pauldron. Ran great. Totally reliable.
>
> I love the foxes, particularly the interior of the later models,
> but the 86 really appeals to me. It's stripped down and bare bones.
> It shares the different "4-eyed" front end with the 85. The engine,
> due to the heads, is one of the worst 5.0 EFIs, but no one I raced
> around town could tell. It was fast and reliable. The five speed
> worked great and the clutch held up for over 100,000 miles. The
> red-lighted instrument cluster communicated a certain menace to the
> driver, and the Tron-grid instrument bezel was great for 80s
> nostalgia (I didn't have the fake allen-bolt cluster for some
> reason). The 10-hole phone dialer rims are classic and don't scream
> for attention. The exposed exhaust pipes (as on the LX) looked
> great.
> Anyhow, just being nostalgic. A friend of mine just bought a Z06
> and I'm wishing I still had the 86. Maybe a midlife can happen in
> one's thirties?

There definitely is something concise and substantial about the Fox
GTs.

Midlife can happen at any age (my first one was at about age 26, and
I'm on my fourth or fifth by now). Welcome it and cherish it; not many
more poignant episodes occur in one's life.


pauldron
/'p?ldr?n/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [pawl-druhn]
-noun Armor.
a piece of plate armor for the shoulder and the uppermost part of the
arm, often overlapping the adjacent parts of the chest and back.
Also called epaulière.
Compare spaulder.

Origin:
1400-50; earlier paleron, poleron, late ME polron, pollerons (pl.) <
MF espalleron shoulder. See epaulet

New one on me. Very nice word. How does it apply to an automotive
clutch?

--
Frank ess

lopator > wrote in :

> I've been searching for a straight and unmodified 1986 Mustang GT for
> over a month and am having trouble locating one. Are these finally
> getting rare? Most of them I'm finding are poorly repainted, abused,
> full of tacky aftermarket add-ons, and sporting "phat" rims. The only
> straight bodies seem to be the four-bangers.

Where I live, all Foxes are rare. The ones that didn't get killed by abuse
and smog laws got eaten up by the stupidass ministock racers.

Are you familiar with this group? It's dedicated to foureyed Foxes.

http://vb.foureyedpride.com/index.php

One of the worst abominations is putting the Aero nose on the foureyes.
That kind of discussion is not tolerated on those forums.

Keep in mind that most things that were done can be undone by someone with
enough respect, time and money


> It shares the different "4-eyed" front end with the 85.

I'm no big fan of that front end, but a lot of people are. When I look at
it, I see a silly little grinning face. LOL. I much prefer the pre-85
grill.

> pauldron
> /'p?ldr?n/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [pawl-druhn]
> -noun Armor.
> a piece of plate armor for the shoulder and the uppermost part of the
> arm, often overlapping the adjacent parts of the chest and back.
> Also called epaulière.
> Compare spaulder.
>
> Origin:
> 1400-50; earlier paleron, poleron, late ME polron, pollerons (pl.) < MF
> espalleron shoulder. See epaulet
>
> New one on me. Very nice word. How does it apply to an automotive clutch?
>

Can't believe I wrote that. lol

Quadrant (BBK in fact).

Yes, I'm a member of the SCA.

I have an '85 that I bought new in Jan of same. Since then, I put an entire
SVO/SVT/FRP (depended on the year I bought stuff!) drive train in, Cervini
Mach I style hood and a new black paint job.
Never will part with my baby since I was stupid enough to let a '70 Mach I
go years ago.

They are out there, I am doing my part to keep at least one going!

"green" > wrote in message
...
>
> "lopator" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I've been searching for a straight and unmodified 1986 Mustang GT for
>> over a month and am having trouble locating one. Are these finally
>> getting rare? Most of them I'm finding are poorly repainted, abused, full
>> of tacky aftermarket add-ons, and sporting "phat" rims. The only straight
>> bodies seem to be the four-bangers.
>>
>> I owned an 86 GT from my 18th birthday until I was 30, when an old man
>> ran an intersection and t-boned it. It was a daily driver and everything
>> was stock except a higher capacity fuel pump and an aftermarket clutch
>> pauldron. Ran great. Totally reliable.
>>
>> I love the foxes, particularly the interior of the later models, but the
>> 86 really appeals to me. It's stripped down and bare bones. It shares the
>> different "4-eyed" front end with the 85. The engine, due to the heads,
>> is one of the worst 5.0 EFIs, but no one I raced around town could tell.
>> It was fast and reliable. The five speed worked great and the clutch held
>> up for over 100,000 miles. The red-lighted instrument cluster
>> communicated a certain menace to the driver, and the Tron-grid instrument
>> bezel was great for 80s nostalgia (I didn't have the fake allen-bolt
>> cluster for some reason). The 10-hole phone dialer rims are classic and
>> don't scream for attention. The exposed exhaust pipes (as on the LX)
>> looked great.
>>
>> Anyhow, just being nostalgic. A friend of mine just bought a Z06 and I'm
>> wishing I still had the 86. Maybe a midlife can happen in one's thirties?
>
> I have a 93 5.0, and it has a case of the squeaks, almost everything
> squeaks, seats, dash, springs, glove box, and the seat springs are about
> worn out, so you sit lower about 2 or 3 inches.
>
> But, I cannot floor it for very long, it is too fast for city streets,
>
> Has poor paint job, some color comes off with your finger.
>
> They are out there, but it takes a lot of looking.
>

I recently sold a 1993 GT with 25,000 miles, bone stock down to the air
silencer. I think I should have kept it as the guy who bought it said it
would have a turbo on it soon. I still see them now-and-again though. You'll
find one, I'm sure, though I'm sure the 1986 is a harder find.

Brad

"carfan85" > wrote in message
...
>I have an '85 that I bought new in Jan of same. Since then, I put an entire
>SVO/SVT/FRP (depended on the year I bought stuff!) drive train in, Cervini
>Mach I style hood and a new black paint job.
> Never will part with my baby since I was stupid enough to let a '70 Mach I
> go years ago.
>
> They are out there, I am doing my part to keep at least one going!
>
> "green" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "lopator" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> I've been searching for a straight and unmodified 1986 Mustang GT for
>>> over a month and am having trouble locating one. Are these finally
>>> getting rare? Most of them I'm finding are poorly repainted, abused,
>>> full of tacky aftermarket add-ons, and sporting "phat" rims. The only
>>> straight bodies seem to be the four-bangers.
>>>
>>> I owned an 86 GT from my 18th birthday until I was 30, when an old man
>>> ran an intersection and t-boned it. It was a daily driver and everything
>>> was stock except a higher capacity fuel pump and an aftermarket clutch
>>> pauldron. Ran great. Totally reliable.
>>>
>>> I love the foxes, particularly the interior of the later models, but the
>>> 86 really appeals to me. It's stripped down and bare bones. It shares
>>> the different "4-eyed" front end with the 85. The engine, due to the
>>> heads, is one of the worst 5.0 EFIs, but no one I raced around town
>>> could tell. It was fast and reliable. The five speed worked great and
>>> the clutch held up for over 100,000 miles. The red-lighted instrument
>>> cluster communicated a certain menace to the driver, and the Tron-grid
>>> instrument bezel was great for 80s nostalgia (I didn't have the fake
>>> allen-bolt cluster for some reason). The 10-hole phone dialer rims are
>>> classic and don't scream for attention. The exposed exhaust pipes (as on
>>> the LX) looked great.
>>>
>>> Anyhow, just being nostalgic. A friend of mine just bought a Z06 and I'm
>>> wishing I still had the 86. Maybe a midlife can happen in one's
>>> thirties?
>>
>> I have a 93 5.0, and it has a case of the squeaks, almost everything
>> squeaks, seats, dash, springs, glove box, and the seat springs are about
>> worn out, so you sit lower about 2 or 3 inches.
>>
>> But, I cannot floor it for very long, it is too fast for city streets,
>>
>> Has poor paint job, some color comes off with your finger.
>>
>> They are out there, but it takes a lot of looking.
>>
>

elaich wrote:
> Where I live, all Foxes are rare. The ones that didn't get killed by abuse
> and smog laws got eaten up by the stupidass ministock racers.
>
> Are you familiar with this group? It's dedicated to foureyed Foxes.
>
> http://vb.foureyedpride.com/index.php

Thanks for the tip. Great site.

I still have my '85 GT I bought new. It is all stock and has 27k
original. Always garage stored. I have not moved it from the garage in
10 years, since I got my '89 McLaren vert. Still love it though. It
was my first new car.

Good luck finding one.

On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 10:56:57 -0700, lopator > wrote:

>I've been searching for a straight and unmodified 1986 Mustang GT for
>over a month and am having trouble locating one. Are these finally
>getting rare? Most of them I'm finding are poorly repainted, abused,
>full of tacky aftermarket add-ons, and sporting "phat" rims. The only
>straight bodies seem to be the four-bangers.
>
>I owned an 86 GT from my 18th birthday until I was 30, when an old man
>ran an intersection and t-boned it. It was a daily driver and everything
>was stock except a higher capacity fuel pump and an aftermarket clutch
>pauldron. Ran great. Totally reliable.
>
>I love the foxes, particularly the interior of the later models, but the
>86 really appeals to me. It's stripped down and bare bones. It shares
>the different "4-eyed" front end with the 85. The engine, due to the
>heads, is one of the worst 5.0 EFIs, but no one I raced around town
>could tell. It was fast and reliable. The five speed worked great and
>the clutch held up for over 100,000 miles. The red-lighted instrument
>cluster communicated a certain menace to the driver, and the Tron-grid
>instrument bezel was great for 80s nostalgia (I didn't have the fake
>allen-bolt cluster for some reason). The 10-hole phone dialer rims are
>classic and don't scream for attention. The exposed exhaust pipes (as on
>the LX) looked great.
>
>Anyhow, just being nostalgic. A friend of mine just bought a Z06 and I'm
>wishing I still had the 86. Maybe a midlife can happen in one's thirties?

hank wrote:
> I still have my '85 GT I bought new. It is all stock and has 27k
> original. Always garage stored. I have not moved it from the garage in
> 10 years, since I got my '89 McLaren vert. Still love it though. It
> was my first new car.
>
> Good luck finding one.

Since you're not using it, I'll give you a good deal for it.