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How about the three T-Top Roush built '79 Pace Cars built for the race?

what about the 1993 prototype that had the SN-95 front clip ? (see the hardback book mustang the next generation for a pic)

Nice finds.  Are there any production numbers or more info on  the Roush cars?

I would say the '89 Saleen SA-5 would be the rarest of all fox body mustangs. It was a prototype built before the SSC cars. Black with tan interior, it's 1 of 1.

www.mustangmonthly.com/.../performance_parts.html

any pics?

along witht he SA-5, i would say the 1989 Saleen police car (Seal Beach California police car) 1 of 1

i know of one rare t-top and i owned it as my first mustang,  but money talks,  so its no longer mine,  an 81 t-top 331ci with a c-4 auto from the dealer,  special built to sell. and i never took a pic and i am kicking my self now.  it was white with red interior,  c-4 auto

Here are two links for the Seal Beach Police car. Thanks jeff. I never knew this existed. I use to own a 93 LX Feature car and I thought that was rare but wow.... This is pretty hot!

home1.gte.net/.../saleensbs.htm

www.stangranch.com/saleen2.htm

How about the 1981 Mclaren M81 Mustangs, surely they must be the rarest fox bodies?

Man, there is all kind of rare foxes coming out of the woodwork.  Some of these I never new existed.  Gives me some more things to research now.  

I own an '84 Turbo GT that was originally a turbo-4 before SVO existed. Probably too far gone to be restored, but its a fun track car. Think online it said 300 or so made for that year.

I own an '84 Turbo GT that was originally a turbo-4 before SVO existed. Probably too far gone to be restored, but its a fun track car. Think online it said 300 or so made for that year.

Sounds like this needs to turn into a of tally of 1-off's.  Looks like there were quite a few 1 of 1 fox bodys.

About 10 years ago I worked at a tire shop and a guy brough in a '86 LX 5.0L HATCH. It didnt have the GT side moldings no fog lights and a stanard Lx interior. he bought the car new and thats the way it left the factory. Any one else ever see one?

I know about the rare 81 notchback t-tops. I almost bought one from Florida years back for $800. And I had a 88 Gt with t-tops. And the 88's are somewhat rare with t-tops.

I own a 1985 Mustang LX 5.0 Coupe (P26M)original paint (Dark Sable) 1 of only 55 produced for that year. Fully loaded, auto, with the EFI 5.0.  It's the only one I have ever seen!

How abought a 1980 4cly Turbo 4spd two tone white and black Cobra ? I have one I bought from the original owner .

I just purchased my fox body and ALOT of ppl have been wanting to buy it its a 1988 GT 5.0/5spd t-tops, power windows, power door locks, and power mirrors... i havnt researched fox body's that much but i guess its pretty rare? and its only got 99000 miles all orignal.???

One of my dad's friend informed me that he had come across a 1989 Saleen....I about lost my breath. He had picked it up from a Vietnamese guy who had it sitting in his garage for about 6 years, untouched. The car had 82,000 original miles and my friend paid 4,000 for it. It's now worth about 18,000.

My buddy has an 87' t-top hatchback 4 cyl 5 speed. Any body seen one of those?

also got a 1968 coupe for sale or will trade for a nice fox joshschultz1989@yahoo.com or call 256-636-1474 for info

ok, just added to my collection.  thanks to Jmac, I now own an 82 5.0 HO GLX coupe.  4-speed, TRX suspension package, power everything, two tone paint, and, get this,  leather interior!  Gotta be rare, right?

Is everyone forgeting the 93 Cobra R? I am surprised no one has mentioned that yet.

NAHHHHHHH Justin we are talking about important cars here.  J/K that  one is rare but there were 107 of those made.

The predator mustangs was pretty rare.I own one.They were only produced for 3 years and not many made. The company that made them was soloman america.

93 4-banger in yellow. Only 25 ever made for Orlando Hertz rent-a-car. Many have already been destroyed!

im another big 93 cobra fan and i was reading through alot of mustang books and magizines trying to learn as much as i could about this awsome model mustang. but i have learned that there was a rare cobra R model that i didnt know was built in 93 i thought it was 94,95 and later that it was built  but i guess it is pretty rare and i seen one for sale and it was going for about 45 to 50 grand. also the 93 cobra was kinda rare to they say there was only like 500 models built i dont know how true that is.

i saw a 1993 cobra r on ebay going for $56,000

it seemed prety rare

what about the 85? twister special?

or 93 mach III (well thats not really a fox)

Hey josh i have a 1983 5.0 Fox i will trade for your coupe do you have any pics. And what shape is it in.

Hey, Guys-

  How come the LRS-1007QR 1979-93 17"  X 10"        5-lug Pony Wheel is listed as "rear fitment only"?

I need to use four wheels of the same size, and to "wide-track" my 1991 GT convertible into a G-machine. Happy New Year.

My brother is working on buying a 35k mile Orange 83 GT 5.0 5speed convertible - one of 44 if I understand correctly - has anyone seen one of those?  Its a one owner rust free car - been in a barn for 13 years.  Needs motor and interior.

David,

While you may be able to make the 17x10 fit in the front, the returns would be very diminishing.  You would have to flare the fenders to a large extent & your turning radius would be increased greatly.  I personally run 17x9 with 275's in the front of my 93 & that is about the widest useful combination I would suggest.  Plus, when that 275 is an R compound, you won't be left wanting for more, I guarantee it!

Thanks, Jonathan

Rare Mustangs huh!!! I have some info to clear things up a little. There were only 107 cobra R's made in 1993 and only in 93 on a fox body. The cobra R then came back in the year 2000. In 1990 Ford, NCAA, and 7-Up bottling company came up with the "7-Up" mustang. 4,106 emerald green convertibles for this particular "rare mustang" was produced. Next in line we have the 1992 1/2 limited edition also known as a "summer special". Once again an LX convertible painted red, white leather interior and white pony wheels and a white convertible top complete with rear spoiler instead of that ugly luggage rack. Ford produced 2,019 according to muscle mustangs and fast fords magazine. Then to my personal favorite because i was an owner of one is the 1993 summer special edition convertibles. In 93 there were 2 types made. there was a "chrome yellow" model made wich had yellow paint, black leather interior, black convertible top and chrome pony wheels complete with rear spoiler and the 5.0 V8. Ford only produced 1,503 chrome yellow mustangs. And lastly they in Feb. 1993 they decided to build what they called the "triple white" or also known as "Vibrant white" mustang. White paint, white convertible top, White leather interior, white pony wheels, complete with rear spoiler and 5.0 V8. Ford only produce 1,500 of these in 1993. I was lucky enough to own one until some jack#!s hit me doing 40mph and totalled it, That guy was lucky i was unconciouse. Anyway that is what i know about the "rare" fox body mustangs. I still have pictures of my Triple white stang to help me remember what i had. hope this helped.

Vito

Virginia, USA

I have a 1985.5 svo thats a rare one

I know they made a lot of 79s, but the Pace Cars and Cobras had the lowest production numbers. I have a 79 Ghia 302, they made around 30k, but I think the real question is how many are left and drivable. My Dad also has an 83 GLX 5L Convet. I know they made a few GT Converts. And they made a lot of GLX Converts, but most of those were the 6 banger, so again its a question of numbers now, compaired to back in the day.

What about the 5.0 t- top merc capri?

I have some guy at work trying to tell me that he used to own a 89 GT Cobra mustang...he then goes on to tell me that it had a 351w from the factory.  He also told me that I wouldn't find anything on the net because it was soo rare that no one knew about it.  Can someone give me some info so I can tell this guy that he is full of Shi%.

I own 30 fox bodies now and all of the Gt's say GT/Cobra on the title even though they are not true Cobra's. I have never heard of any of the Gt's especially 89's coming from the factory with a 351W.

The DMV knows every car that is out there so that is complete BS. Sounds like a ricer wannabe to me.

I own an 87 Lx 5.0 hatchback with T-Tops.I can't find one anywhere I have searched on the internet and have never seen another one on the road has anyone else?

Yes anybody that owns a T-Top should be proud and carefull as sh!% when driving. i don't know the production #'s on them but i do know they are rare. I too rarely ever see one with t-tops, i can't even remember the last time i saw one. Hang on to that one as long as you can bro.

Hey I have a 1986 Mustang 5.0 LX T-Top, and has 98,000 on it. what is it worth?

I am not sure what your LX T-Top is worth but if you really want to know a good resource would be "CPI Guide". (Cars of Particular Interest Guide) get in touch with them and they should be able to help you. Or you can purchase one of their little books. I need to buy one of their little books again myself. You can look them up on google just punch in "CPI Guide".

I see everyone talking about the 86 LX 5.0 Hatch with t-tops. I have an 86 GT 5.0 hatch with t-tops. Is that as rare as the 86 LX?

I actually have an 86 GT hatch with t-tops as well, im trying to find production numbers because in january i wrecked it and all my friends are saying im stupid for spending so much time and money to fix it.

I wouldn't say you're stupid at all. I call it an investment. Everyone I talk to who knows anything about the fox bodies says that they are going up in value and that clean ones are increasingly harder to find. I think the t-top models will just go up, up, up in value. Mine is the only one I have ever seen locally where I live. I have also tried to find production numbers for the t-top cars, but no luck.

I have a rare 1988 t-top LX 5.0.  I have been told only 500 were made.   Not sure, but everytime i go to a new shop people notice it.   It was built in September 1987, and classified as a 1988.  I have been told it is the last T-tops to hit the assembly line... can anyone confirm this?????

i wish i could find out how many 87 and 88 t-tops were made.. i own an 87 GT t-top, wierd part about it is it was produced in june '87 and still classified as an 87. i always though by june production, it wouldve been an '88. around here (houston tx) i still will see a few 4 eye t-tops running around, but have only seen 2 others in the last 6 years around here.. anyone have a clue where you can find prodution #'s on them.. probably impossible since they were built as hatchbacks and sent to become t-tops

It appears that there were approxiamtely 300 T-tops in 88 made, where a majority were GT's...   No production numbers available...   Anyway,, one thing is certaing...T-tops are rare.

now you won't feel soo bad filling her up when you're $4 and change/gallon at the pump!!!  

We have a 1979 Mustang that is not a pace car or cobra with the factory turbo 4 and four speed how rare is it?

I have a 1984 Mustang Lx T-top Limited edition made in canada, does anyone know anything about this car? I was told that there were only 100 or so made which makes this very rare. Can anyone give me any info please.  Email me at   knight16@charter.net and in the topic area please put "MUSTANG" in bold letters.

A while back someone asked about the 5.0 t-top Capri. I own an '86 RS t-top which, according to information I have found, is one of 282 built. Not ultra rare, but certainly one of the rarest standard production foxes. Unfortunately, I dont have specific 5.0 t-top production numbers for any other years, but in 85-86, t-tops accounted for 7%-7.5% of production across the full Capri range. I would think it's a safe guess that Mustang t-top production in those years would follow these percentages fairly closely. I read somewhere that two door fox body Granadas are some of the rarest foxes around, although they were seriously ugly, so I doubt this will make them collectable.

Reguarding that '89 GT "Cobra". All Mustang GTs built for Canada from '85 to '90 (not 100% sure on the years, but I think this is right) had Cobra decals on the back of them. The Factory 351 story is likely complete B.S. To the best of my knowledge, there is still no EFI 351 intake that will allow the tall deck Windsor to clear a stock fox Mustang hood, and the only EFI 351 intake manifold Ford had in 1989 was the truck piece which is completely incompatable with the Mustang throttle body position. The only Ford built 351 powered Mustang (not counting Saleens and the like) produced since 1973 that I know of is the '95 Cobra R.

Your comment on oxford white is wrong I own a 84 predator GT302 with original paint and also verified by Tom Soloman him self remembers this extremely rare car he built with special request's to build and it was painted Oxford White.

My comment about the Oxford white was pertaining to the SVO's only. There were several oxford white cars built just only 1    84 SVO  in that color.