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The third-generation Mustang was manufactured and marketed by Ford from 1979–1993, using the company's Fox platform and colloquially called the Fox body Mustang.During its third generation, the Mustang evolved through several sub-models, trim levels, and drivetrain combinations during its production and seemed destined for replacement with a front-wheel drive Mazda platform.
Sharing no body panels with the Fairmont, Ford shortened the wheelbase of the Fox chassis by 5 inches for the Mustang. For 1980, the Fox platform was expanded further, as it now supported newly downsized versions of the Ford Thunderbird and Mercury Cougar XR7, inherited from the discontinued Ford Torino chassis. The redesign debuted a longer ...
For 1995, a one-year model referred to as the Mustang GTS was introduced. This was considered to be a "stripped down" version of the Mustang GT that included the performance parts of the GT model, but a minimum of non-performance related features, similar in concept to the 5.0 LX Fox-body. 1995 also marked the last year of the 5.0 pushrod V8 ...
The Mustang SVO is a limited-production version of the third generation Ford Mustang sold from 1984 to 1986, with fewer than 10,000 built. SVO is an acronym referring to Special Vehicle Operations, Ford Motor Company's racing division formed in 1980 to oversee all motorsports operations, distribute performance parts developed in racing programs, and develop high-performance production vehicles ...
The Ford Mustang GTX was an American GT race car constructed to compete in the GTX category of the IMSA GT Championship series by Ford.Originally based on the second generation Ford Mustang (known as the Mustang II), and later the third generation Ford Mustang (commonly referred to as the "Fox-Body Mustang") road car, built between 1979 and 1983.
The 1965 and later engines can be identified by four core plugs and the casting code C5DE-H. The 1965 Mustang (August 1964 onward) used this engine as standard, rated at 120 hp (89 kW). The Mustang continued to use the 200 as its base engine until it was dropped in 1971. Starting in 1966, a six-bolt bellhousing flange block was introduced ...
According to Ford's announcement on April 7, 1993, the Cobra R was produced to take the Fox-bodied Mustang out in grand style, a "best of the last" model. [ 8 ] : 126 According to SVT, the Cobra R can accelerate from zero to 60 mph (97 km/h) in 5.7 seconds and achieve a top speed of 140 mph (225 km/h).
When the Mustang was selected as the 1979 Official Indianapolis 500 Pace Car, Ford also marketed replica models, and its special body-appearance parts were adapted by the Cobra package for 1980–81. 1982 marked the return of the Mustang GT (replacing the Cobra) which used a specially-modified high-output 302 cu in (4.9 L) engine.
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