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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.
The Mustang II production was 385,993 units the first year. [21] The big 1973 Mustang total reached 134,867, [12] but the 1974 version was within "10 percent of the original Mustang's 12-month production record of 418,812." [11] Over five years the Mustang II recorded four of the ten top model year Mustang sales. A 2009 report confirmed Iacocca ...
Ford Mustang Milano (1970) Ford Mustang RSX (1979) [3] Ford Mustang PPG (1984) Ford Mustela II (1973) Ford Mystere (1955) Ford Navarre (1980) Ford Nucleon (1958) Ford Optim (1981) Ford P2000 (1999) Ford Pinto Sportiva (1973) Ford Plastic Car (1941) Ford Pockar (1981) Ford Powerforce (1997) Ford Powerstroke (1994) Ford Prima (1976) Ford Probe I ...
The first generation of the Capri was a captive import produced by Ford of Europe in Cologne, Germany.Introduced in Europe for 1968 (and designed by Ford of Britain using locally sourced components from the Cortina MkII and Escort with plans dating back to 1964, when the development of a European variant of the Mustang commenced), the Ford Capri was marketed by the Lincoln-Mercury Division ...
The Mustang Boss 302 is a high-performance 302 cu in (4.9 L) H.O. V8-powered variant of the Ford Mustang originally produced by Ford in 1969 and 1970. Developed to meet homologation requirements to compete in Trans Am racing, it was Ford's response to the success of the Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 in the 5 L (305.1 cu in) and under SCCA series since 1967.
For 1979, Ford introduced the third-generation Mustang to replace the Pinto-derived Mustang II. Moving to the Fox platform, the Mustang grew slightly in size (closer to the 1964 original), joined by an all-new Mercury Capri (replaced by the unbranded captive-import Capri). Sharing no body panels with the Fairmont, Ford shortened the wheelbase ...
The Granada derives its rear-wheel drive chassis from the 1960–1965 Ford Falcon (effectively giving the model line mechanical commonality with the first-generation Ford Mustang and Mercury Cougar). Using unibody construction , the Granada was equipped with coil-spring front suspension and a leaf-sprung live rear axle (in contrast to larger ...
From 1979 to 1986, the Capri was domestically produced as a badge engineered variant of the Mustang, using a few of its own styling cues. The third-generation Mustang had two different front-end styles. From 1979 to 1986, the front end was angled back using four rectangular headlights.