1985 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 V8 Fox Body at Country Classic Cars 

i owned an 85 GT in Black and i'm sorry but this model would be great if it werent for that automatic transmission. This thing is a dog with that option. Every modern mini van will beat that thing in the 1/4 mile.

If memory serves me well, the '85 V-8 AOD Mustangs still used the non-roller '84 engine with cast iron exhaust manifolds and it was initially rated at 165hp (single exhaust with the dual tip, like the '84 5.0Ls), I believe mid year or so, the quasi-dual exhaust from the '85 roller engine stick cars(dual exhaust after the single cat) became standard and power was uprated to 180hp(but still used the non-roller engine). Ford always seemed(well many U.S. manufacturers) to work in reverse when doing upgrades :-( Although, I get it, during these times, many performance oriented enhancements had to go through a stringent battery of tests to ensure it would be EPA compliant, so most manufacturers stuck with what was already approved for certain engine/transmission combinations. The 1986 SEFI would be the breakthrough, in which both stick and auto 5.0L Mustangs would have the same engine :-)

Super clean. Thanks for covering her.

Automatic sucs,had 4 n the only one I hated was the Automatic n convertible. ❤

What did this sell for approximately?

Oh wow, This a nice looking clean car , Thanks for sharing this great video.

Very tidy for it's age

And the 8.8 is a upgrade

First!

I had a 85 coupe 5.0 I should of kept next to 88 GTA, 79 firebird, Mercury zephyr 5.0, 79 highboy truck, 82 short bed C10.

Those were nice sleeper looking cars. All the performance of the GT, but without the bling and the price tag...sort of like a Firebird Formula vs Trans Am. A friend from high school had the 5 speed version of that car. It had a terrific first gear and ran under a 15 second 1/4 mile. Not sure what rear end ratio he had, but it was fast for the period.

My dad had one when I was a child (in England) he brought her in 1998/9 and she was red on red cloth interior, manual, v6 with a gt spoiler.....registration was C220 MGN, we called her Megan

I had an 86 GT that had the multi-port injection (first year) and the 5 speed and that thing was quick! Too bad I traded it with some 120,000 miles on it for only $1500... But, that was around 2001. Still wish I had kept it... Nice ride with only 53,000 miles on it!

Last car I owned was an '88 LX w/5 speed. FL car and I knew the original owner. It was a blast to drive. That is a lot of car for the money, I never really appreciated the fox body Mustang till I drove one. Looks great !

Nice looking car,my friend had a 85 5.0 liter Mustang GT and I rode with him and that car would fly but it was a manual transmission

Nice example, the paint looks great! I just picked up an 84 GT Convertible, carb model, 5 speed, with 3.08 rear and it's pretty quick! It handles well in corners too, they are making a comeback for sure. Great video as always, Tyler

1985. Last year of the carburetor, first year of the roller cam. What a year. That's the only car I regret getting rid of.

As the years go by I like these more and more and also not too heavy car with a V8, can't be bad! :-)

If the whole car was black and it had 10 hole wheels it would be my dream car

These came stock from the factory with shortie headers

Nice low mileage mustang Jeff...thanks

Nice, I wouldn't mind having it it's light fun to drive ...