Mustang Lawsuit in the early '80s--Yes or No?

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Mustang Lawsuit in the early '80s--Yes or No?

Reply #15 – April 30, 2008, 08:14:59 PM

Quote from: fordguy;216576

neat story but i have a question.....

what is it with people with spelling? 99% of the time people spell "like" leik

My guess would be that it's a typo - fingers flying on the keyboard and the keys are pressed in the wrong order.

Unfortunately that's probably not the case with 99% of the other grammatical train wrecks posted here and on other forums...

Mustang Lawsuit in the early '80s--Yes or No?

Reply #16 – April 30, 2008, 08:37:06 PM

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We don't need no stinkin' badges!:D

That is as good as this thread is going to get.

Mustang Lawsuit in the early '80s--Yes or No?

Reply #17 – May 02, 2008, 11:34:15 PM

Quote from: oldraven;216583

That is as good as this thread is going to get.

actually, now that the badge was cited and settled.,,,

the seller mentions the numbers match and he is the second owner,,, so..

Whats up with the capri front end,,, hood,,,,,,,,,,
and wtf with those svo wheels?

Mustang Lawsuit in the early '80s--Yes or No?

Reply #18 – May 02, 2008, 11:51:10 PM

Quote from: jcassity;216883

actually, now that the badge was cited and settled.,,,

the seller mentions the numbers match and he is the second owner,,, so..

Whats up with the capri front end,,, hood,,,,,,,,,,
and wtf with those svo wheels?

That is the factory 82 Mustang front end.

Mustang Lawsuit in the early '80s--Yes or No?

Reply #19 – May 03, 2008, 12:01:54 AM

and the scoop ,, ?

what motor has the seller claimed ?

Mustang Lawsuit in the early '80s--Yes or No?

Reply #20 – May 03, 2008, 05:39:05 PM

It's a 302 supposedly......As far as the hood scoop, its a factory piece. D9 part #

http://www.mustanggt.org/82gt.htm

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Of course a big part of the new GT’s allure was its specially designed exterior including the following standard features: an integrated front air dam housing twin fog lamps, rear spoiler, cast aluminum wheels, a non-functional hood scoop (reminiscent of the Boss 429), and special blackout trim (including all exterior moldings, trim, door handles, mirrors and antenna). The ‘82 GT’s were only available in the following exterior paint colors: Medium Red, Bright Red (available later in model year 1982), Black and Silver Metallic.

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in Canada, the '82 GT was apparently available with any engine offered in the Mustang line-up (the 4 cylinder 2.3L was standard, with the following engines offered as optional equipment: 2.3L turbo 4 cylinder offered ONLY in Canada in 1982 Mustangs, 3.3L 6 cylinder, 4.2L V8 or 5.0L HO V8).

Anybody ever seen one of those? a 1982 2.3T Mustang GT? Probably a nice collector piece if in good condition...

Mustang Lawsuit in the early '80s--Yes or No?

Reply #21 – May 03, 2008, 06:11:33 PM

this is one very interesting thread,, im passing on the news to the mustang people i know and refering to this link.

Mustang Lawsuit in the early '80s--Yes or No?

Reply #22 – May 03, 2008, 07:06:37 PM

I had a non-5.0 82 GT. I bought it w/ a dead engine. It was a 255/C5 car. It was silver with a porno-red interior. In place of the 5.0 badges on the fenders, it had the "GT" emblems. I don't recall whether it had the scoop on it or not though.

Mustang Lawsuit in the early '80s--Yes or No?

Reply #23 – May 03, 2008, 09:09:12 PM

Quote from: V8Demon;217038

It's a 302 supposedly......As far as the hood scoop, its a factory piece. D9 part #

http://www.mustanggt.org/82gt.htm

Also:

Anybody ever seen one of those? a 1982 2.3T Mustang GT? Probably a nice collector piece if in good condition...

They actually weren't that rare up here. In fact, right into the mid 90's you could fairly easily find 'em for a few hundred bucks for beaters. I almost bought one, but instead bought the '85 T-Bird sitting beside it (my first 'Bird). Nobody wanted them because everyone wanted the 5.0 cars. They command a bit more now, though, and are getting fairly hard to find. It wasn't the EFI 2.3t you may be thinking about, either - it was a wretched draw-through (I think it was draw-, but may have been a blow-through - not that learned on 2.3t's) carbureted setup.

There was even a "GT350"-badged 2.3t Mustang in Canada in the early 80's. My cousin bought one brand new (traded his beautiful, but worthless at the time, '78 Z28 in on it). If memory serves me right it had T-tops and a 4-speed manual (just like the Z28 had). It was white with red GT-350 stripes along the rockers, just like classic Shelby Mustangs. He kept it for years, including letting it rot outside his house for probably half a decade, before giving it away as a beater. Apparently he shouldn't have done that, as they are supposedly quite rare.

Another strange Canada-ism: Most 87-92 GT Mustangs were badged "Cobra" or "Cobra GT" in Canada.

Mustang Lawsuit in the early '80s--Yes or No?

Reply #24 – May 03, 2008, 11:21:42 PM

Carm, my buddy has a 1984 GT 350 Mustang. Here in the States it was known as the 20th Anniversary Mustang model. It could be had with either the 5.0 or the 2.3 turbo engines. White, burgundy GT350 lower striping, burgundy stripe inside the molding, special burgundy rub molding on the sides, and a unique burgundy seat pattern. Also the emblem on the sides of the fenders was the running pony with tribar in the background; I believe it was the first Fox Mustang to have those. And there was a horseshoe-shaped 20th emblem on the dash. All other Mustang options were available though (wheels, steering wheels, T-tops, etc.). So a whole bunch of 20ths at a car show could all have different options but still be correct. The rarest are the 2.3 turbo convertibles, of which only 107 were made. Nowadays the GT350's aren't very common here in the States and generally, unless you know someone that has one, the only time you see them is at Mustang shows.

Of course, my buddy has radically changed his car and it now runs 12.80's. So much for rarity.

Mustang Lawsuit in the early '80s--Yes or No?

Reply #25 – May 04, 2008, 12:05:01 AM

eric
what carb was on that pony 20th? two barrel ?

I know the ho came out in 82 but it was two barrel. Just wondering what it was on the 84.

Mustang Lawsuit in the early '80s--Yes or No?

Reply #26 – May 04, 2008, 09:55:46 AM

I'm not sure...he had two '84s and one of them was CFI/automatic. I *think* that was the burgundy car that he rolled. IIRC the 20th was a 2-bbl car. He's got a Demon 4-bbl on now, with an Edelbrock mid-rise intake.

Mustang Lawsuit in the early '80s--Yes or No?

Reply #27 – May 04, 2008, 01:49:23 PM

the 2.3 carbed motors were blow though im almost positive if I remeber right, I was SOOOOOOO hooked on buying this 79 merc capri rs turbo, O man I regret not trying harder, cause they kid that got it wreaked it and it was MINT....

Mustang Lawsuit in the early '80s--Yes or No?

Reply #28 – May 04, 2008, 06:19:25 PM

All the carb turbo cars(79-82 US and Canada) were draw-through.

ALL the 83-86 turbo Mustangs were EFI.

If it was an 84 carbed 5.0 Mustang, it was a 4bbl

If it was a CFI 5.0 Mustang, it was a "2bbl"

Mustang Lawsuit in the early '80s--Yes or No?

Reply #29 – May 04, 2008, 06:24:36 PM

well there you go. its been 2 years since i saw the motor so I was wrong.