This made my cry happy tears. Love this video. I have a 2004 GT which was my late brother’s car which he loved. I have put into shows and it gets first place most of the time. I hope my brother is happy I’m taking care of it. He would have loved this video.
That's my dad at 7:45. shortly after this video was taken, they put in robots to finish those spot welds. He retired after a couple of years after they moved production to Flat Rock. Side edit, the "protective" gear didn't stop the sparks from burning through the clothes. I remember my dad coming home in sweat and having .22 cal holes all over his t-shirts. 👨🏭👨🏭
@@MoctezumasRevenge1 That teal uniform is a priceless family heirloom. Be sure to pass that down through many generations, and include a copy of this video. You definitely have a family legacy!
This is awesome. My first car was a 98 v6, my third car was a 2012 which I traded to an SUV shortly after my daughter was born. 3 years later I’m restoring a 1995 cobra convertible.
I just bought a 1996 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra Convertible. 21,000 original miles. I think the car is extremely well put together and it is built with Quality by my neighbors. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Thank you for posting this video. Very educational and it’s great to see American workers working with pride and building quality vehicles that are still on the road today. 🇺🇸🇺🇸
My parents bought me this on VHS probably 16 years (guessing) when I was kid and had a bird fly around and talk about it. and also came with red mustang GT convertible toy car to play with. it was pretty cool. didn't realize that now I would own a red 98 cobra convertible lol
tko resto the video possible just got to look in my old boxes of movies. and the toy probably got sold with all my hotwheels or buried in boxes of just crap from younger years lol
@@chevymuddigger19 you don't have all you old got wheels still? I actually didn't collect them at all personally. I just inherited my Father's collection in the mid 90s.
My 96 Mystic is still a head turner. Gets lots of attention. My wife presented it to me for my 50th birthday. We got it new from a Ford dealer on Ft. Myers, Fl. It had .6 mile. I don't drive it during love bug season may and sept. All original but for a K&N.
Miss my mustang I went through like 5 of these. Back in my 20s. Lol I used to love that distinctive smell of the interior. The plastic and vinyl of the dashboard. My nephew has a 97 gt. Even tho it's 26 yrs old it still has that same smell as my past mustangs That lovely smell was best getting inside it on a hot summer day.
@@breakingames7772 its kind of depressing how alcoholics can get jobs when they can't even function when they show up to work drunk Meanwhile if time a gram I won't be clean for a week but I also won't be piss drunk when I come into work lol
Lots of them came with fairly large gaps between the front fenders and doors, on one side or the other, mine included. On mine, ( 1994 GT ) there is a large, uneven gap on the passenger side. I saw the same, on a brand new 1998 Mustang GT, that I test drove, and was thinking about buying, so it's something that didn't improve over time. Some were arrow straight, others were not. The reasons for which, maybe no one knows ??? Maybe some of these were built on Monday mornings, when half the staff were dealing with hangovers ?????
I use to watch this in 7th grade. I was already a mustang fan. I even became a teacher assistant so I could watch it more. It's so nice to watch it again.
While there is nothing wrong with a V6 I wouldn't buy one unless it was a V8. I remember seeing four cylinder Mustangs and even a few Camaro back years ago. Some of the Mustangs were factory Turbo.
I still have my Rio Red '98 GT vert. She's 20 years old now and I'm the only owner. Bought her off the show room floor. She still looks great and has a few additions. I'll never get rid of her but I do have my eye on a '19 Black GT, maybe '20. The price has gone up.
Thank you to whichever proud beautiful Americans assembled my 96 Cobra Convertible, 79,000 miles and STILL as tight and strong as the day you assembled it ❤😊
I have a 98 gt 5 speed fully optioned out (Leather seats, mach 460 sound system, etc) i bought used a few years ago from a friend it has 144k miles currently and is still running as good as new and with Full bolt ons and 373 rear gears its definitely no slouch either.
I remember watching this video on vis when I was a kid. I've always been into cars. and now I have one just like in this vid, its kinda surreal. got a 94' gt convertible.
We love our 2001 gt automatic it is built with very few robots still have it today and drive it year round best sounding and best muscle car on the planet bar none
My laser red 96 GT is all original except for flowmasters. Beautiful inside and out! Get it out on sunny weekends and it always gets looks. Thanks for making a jewel...
So I’ve heard on and on about balanced driveshafts installation. As in when you change your ujoints you must reinstall your driveshaft exactly as you had taken it out. According to this video, the assembler just slammed a driveshaft in and went on to the next car. I call myth busted on balanced driveshaft install.
I've heard that, also. I guess, since it's balanced already, it doesn't really matter how it goes in, right? That's like saying, once your wheels are balanced, you need to install them the same way every time!
20:40 LOL it mentions the 5 liter v8, which is super old low tech single cam pushrod v8, says it looks similar to the old ones and then shows a dual overhead cam v8 in the computer sim haha :D I love the old 5.0 but this was hilarious! 22:03 lol again the sn-95 used a sloppy front suspension spring separate from the shock but then the computer sim shows a more advanced coil on strut design hehe. So wrong lol. I'm shocked they didn't show the live axle being installed and then cut to a computer sim of an independent rear suspension. ;)
@@jeffdavis3870the reason they didn't do irs is because the early irs was crap and alot of ppl swapped them out because mustang guys liked the simplicity of the solid axle and they held power better and launched better.
@@angelgjr1999 they where the same except the A class panels the only difference is as of 98 the dash clock got deleted PI heads and split port for the V6 and second generation airbags starting in 98
I still have this car! Unfortunately its not all together! Been a long since its been on track! Hope this video motivates me to get put back together! Will have MM stuff up front and IRS in the back and some real bolt on's! Plus a healthy diet!
Looking at getting a 96 GT. I briefly worked at an auto parts manufacturer that had presses like seen here. I operated them and will say they are no joke.
Love my 96 Mustang GT Convertible!!! She's at the shop and is coming back to Life with all kinds of aftermarket upgrades, mostly BBKs. However.. ...I need to get a new Clutch kit & Flywheel...any suggestions on which ones i should get? Exedy, South Bend, McLeod, or Spec Stage 2???...
Love these old videos showing American blue collar workers in action! Something about how they were back then a sense of hard work and pride in how they carried themselves.
My '98 Mustang (V6 5 speed) has a steel hood, not plastic. There is a huge design problem with the undercarriage of the SN95 Mustang. They did not actually use any structural steel on the underbody. The whole bottom of the car is made of the same gauge steel as the body. No heavier frame rails anywhere. This makes the Mustang not only VERY flexible, but there are no lifting points under the car. No matter where you lift the car from, you are going to bend something, the only exceptions being the rear axle and the front lower control arms. Even the K member that supports the engine is made of thin sheet metal. This is basically a carryover from the Fox platform, without a doubt the worst design Ford has ever used. Many different models have used this platform, and they all have the same problems.
I’ve been working on my 97. Everything is breaking on it 🤦🏻♂️. Tight bolts break. Vacuum lines brittle and crack just by looking at them. Pray for me when I try to take out the starter or mid pipe 🤦🏻♂️
Um, the hoods aren't plastic, theyre fiberglass. And this footage was definitely from '94 or '95 with those taillights. Enjoyed watching thos though. Hopefully everyone in the video has since retired well from Ford.
