I know exactly what you mean.
I drove the Cobra up to a regional SAAC show on Sunday.
Coming home it was hot and sunny.
Was driving the Cobra fun?
Sure!....but it's got manual steering, manual brakes, no A/C, is loud as heck and gets about 6 - 8 mpg.
Would I take it on a long trip?
No!...I'm getting too old for that.
The heated and cooled seats of the Fusion along with A/C and a dead quiet interior make more sense for a comfy long distance trip.
My budget for the '85 is around $20,000.
Believe me, I keep hemming and hawing about dropping 20 large on an old Fox body Mustang.
But I can't see dropping 45-50 large on a new Mustang!
I guess it'll be a mid 80s restomod.
And I do look forward to wrenching on/modding the Mustang to get it back up and running fast again.
Being a carbureted engine there is no computers nor fuel injection... plus no emissions testing is nice.
BTW: At the SAAC show there was an early 90s Fox notch with a Coyote swap....
Last edited by Joe Walsh; 05-20-2019 at 10:25 AM.
2020 Ford Ranger STX DFI Turbo 2.3L 10 speed Auto
2017 Ford Fusion Sport DFI Twin Turbo 2.7L V6 6 speed Auto (14.000 ET bone stock in 82 degree heat)
1985 Mustang GT 5.0 Hatchback 4bbl 5 speed manual (525 HP 363 Dart block/AFR heads with Magnum 6 speed in the works)
1984 Mustang GT 2.3 Turbo Convertible FI. 5 speed manual
1966 427 Cobra (ERA) 468 all Aluminum FE 2x4bbl 5 speed manual
SOLD : 2003 Mercury Marauder FI. 4 speed Auto
w/Crower Cams & Springs, +1mm SS valves, mild port job on the cylinder heads.
Extrude honed intake w/PHP spacer.
Kooks Headers w/2.5" High Flow Cats & X-Pipe, Magnaflow mufflers, OEM tailpipes w/Megs Tips
B&M Trans cooler w/fan, Level 10 Shift Kit, Art Carr Hughes Deep Sump Trans Pan,
SVO Rearend Girdle, Redline Gear lube; OEM 3.55s
'Real Gauges' + matching Trans Temp, Oil Temp, Water Temp, Fuel Pressure, Vacuum/Boost Gauge
Built: 10/15/02 Bought: 12/16/02 Sold: 10/15/18