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Bradley this car is amazing! Thank you for letting me shoot it and it was a lot of fun doing it. Looking forward to seeing you and the car again at the show.

It is an amazing car and a great video. It still amazes me that people had and still have the means to buy a car new and save it or have the foresight to know that one day a vehicle will be valuable regardless of make or model. ( the ones that they think will be). When the Mustang performance started picking up steam in 1982 after years in the malaise era people were glad to see some performance back and drove the wheels off these cars. Myself included. When the aero cars with its fuel injection came out, it was like voodoo to people who were familiar with a carburetor. It seemed so complicated then , looking back after seeing how far we’ve come they were actually pretty basic. This car is an amazing example of a car from a definite bygone era. Light, simple and fast. Please preserve it the best you can for yourself and all others to enjoy.

Stunning car, Bradley nice job, keeping it so fresh and tidy

That is crazy! Would love if anyone there had any additional history on this one to share. Either way that is way way cool.

That's solid value back then for sure.

It really is! Amazing

It'll be well worth it.

Yes. It was standard on all Canadian Mustangs. No additional charge.

Great to get the confirmation guys.

@@GearHead704 thanks for sharing this nice find with us.

Yeah man it was fun.

Ok so I “think” my car is a Canadian car. VIN says Mustang GT/Cobra GT which I was told means it was a Canadian GT. This car looks great. It’s always cool to watch Matt drop those Foxbody gems. Another great vid man!!

Hey Jay C, glad you're here and yeah it really does!

That's still cool Mark that you've owned it all that long. I wish you had those 93 wires too, that would be wild to show.

I wish I had them for your car also. I have 1991 date coded wires unfortunately

In parts that I have laying around

Yes they are

Yes, it's so funny everyone went for the GT instead back in the day or at least most did.

Yeah, cheap options, good for go fast lol

Going great Ron and you bet!

Really appreciate that input because I kept reading different things in the comments, but what you say makes a lot of sense.

Wow, awesome that you may have seen this one. I always appreciate my Canadian watchers.

Thanks for watching and the background on your Fox's sounded like they were great fun rides.

Cool, that seems to be the case.

LOL, great to see all the commenters from Canada in here on this one.

Mustang Week was awesome for stuff like this.

@@GearHead704 very cool.... Ill live through you on mustang week!!!! Can't wait to chat with you in 2 weeks!!😎😎😎😎

Oh wow that's really cool.

Very cool!

That's probably a good deal at this point.

You bet, it was really my pleasure to be able to do so.

Thanks! You too!

Yeah, the originality was just insane on it. Time capsule for sure.

Thanks Chet, I forgot what year they started painted the body side molding.

It really isJim. Thanks.

Sounds like you got a great car to work with there though.

Cool thanks for extra info.

Yes, that was the 'lower bodyside protection' option. It was applied to the lower part of the body, below the bodyside molding, between the front and rear wheels. There was no factory undercoating option.

The lower body guard protection was called Duraguard by Ford. If you haven’t seen it in the states, then it was for the Canadian market. If memory serves me correct this was applied to I believe all Ford passenger cars from 1978 onwards . My dads new 1979 Granada had it , his 1983 Marquis had it my Lx has it. It wasn’t Mustang specific and certainly wouldn’t of been rare here in Canada.

DuraGuard was more than the textured coating on the lower bodyside. DuraGuard was anti-corrosion on a lot of places on the car. The textured paint on the lower bodyside was a separate option in the states, and included with DuraGuard on Canadian car.

Hah hah, that's cool Frank, I feel like I should've known this a long time ago.

@@GearHead704 me too! Make since to have 1 wiring harness for all the cars!

Mike Do you have the original window sticker?

I've never seen a 91 with the black moldings in person, but I bet it looks really cool. Thanks for sharing your story.

I have the dealership installed window sticker and all the original sales papers, yes. But it looks different than the factory stickers I've seen on other cars.

Yes indeed! DV

💯

Me too.

My pleasure Carlos.

Thanks a ton!

Whoa I had no idea about the airbag in the 89 cars, great to hear about some of the Canadian differences. Thanks for sharing man!

@@GearHead704 Yep there is some weird differences for sure like the 89 1/2 cars had the anniversary horse on the dash and daytime running lights. There’s a few Canadian mustangs that people have no idea that are hiding up here still.

Absolutely having Matt point them out was really cool.

Dude, your wife really is a keeper that's great! Yeah this was one of the more fun videos i've done in a while.

@@GearHead704 Yes she is. Thank you buddy. 🦊🦊🦊

That's aweomse you found the car bday Roy!

Very cool!

Thanks!!

Awesome, I love that all the Canadian cars seem to have the gravel guard.

“Road Abrasion” is what the tag reads on mine.

My dad still has his blue 87 LK 5.0. Gravel Guard. Also we has an 88' notchback at the same time. Gravel guard too. So I had fun in high School. 2 5.0 's :)

I agree bro. Content is on point! I still need to call you so we can meet up soon! Miami Style! 🤣

Hah hah, yes I could see that "Foxbody roadshow" LOL

Truly my pleasure!

Smart

My fox has it.. . original paint

Cool thanks Thomas! It's a cool option

That coating was standard on Canadian cars but was never used on American market cars. It was never an "option". "EDIT"--This applies to the 1987-1993 cars, as being discussed in this video...the 1979-1986 cars are pretty much a completely different animal when it comes to what was factory available. What was optional on 1979-1986 cars is 100% irrelevant when discussing a 1992 LX 5.0.

@@gdb5448 incorrect. My 82GT had that as an option.

I just saw a Marti report today from a 1980 Cobra ordered through the Buffalo, NY DSO by a dealer in Oneonta, NY that had the 'lower bodyside protection' option listed.

Cool, Matt is a veritable fountain of knowledge.

my 86 appears to have it too

Definitely seems like that's the case.

Very cool, definitely seems like a thing for up there back then.

Goodyears were standard on the GT. Michelins were optional on the GT.

Yeah, apparently there were two tire options.

Yeah Chris, it basically is LOL

Right, good to know.

Bimini is great! My favorite blue other than my Carolina blue LOL

@@GearHead704 speaking of they barely escaped today 😆

Yeah, I love the Bimini

Yeah having Matt was invaluable. Great to have confirmation on the coating man, that really makes sense.

Hey Paul, you're too kind. Thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Sterling Ford is in Ottawa.

It really is man. So clean I could eat off of it too LOL

It truly is.

Awesome, I didn't know that.

Definitely is.

It really is. Cool, I should know more about Canada than I do.

Definitely SFT

It really is.

Hey Shifty! Canada was so smart for doing that. I'm sure it really helps. Thanks man, I"m really glad you've been enjoying the content lately.

Awesome, was it a Canadian car?

@@GearHead704 yes sold in Canada originally

Got a similar one dropping today. Thanks.

Bimini Blue was offered in model year 1993 but not on the Mustang. It was offered on the Ford cars: Escort, Probe, and Tempo. Bright Calypso Green was not offered on Ford cars in model year 1991.

@@foxchassis Yes, Bimini was dropped in 1993 and replaced with Bright Blue...my mistake. Calypso was definitely offered in 1991, I have seen one personally and it is listed as a factory Mustang color on several resources.

I love that Bimini Blue

@@gdb5448 Looks like Bright Calypso Green (PM) was a mid 1991 model year offering. Its not any of the early 1991 Mustang resources.

You’re talking about that sort of rectangular black plastic piece that covers the core plug on the front of the intake, right? I never liked the looks of that either, always wanted to pull one off to see what held it on but never did. Adhesive? Anyway I am not an expert and my memory isn’t what it used to be, but having read every copy of SuperFord and Mustang Monthly magazines the day I received them back in the 80’s & 90’s, I have a vague memory that maybe Ford discontinued that somewhere during the EFI Fox body run. Possible? Or am I just so used to seeing cars now without them that it looks normal?

I thought Ford stopped doing that when they went to mass air, but I could be wrong. Anyway, like you said very gorgeous car! I like both modified and original.

Ya, that stopped long before this car was produced. Ford only did that for 1986-early 1989 intakes.

Hey Frank, you got that right. Thanks

I could see it for sure.

70k

Me too, lol

Indeed!

Thanks! so much!

I would love to see all those together.

I have the 93 chrome yellow convertible, black top, black leather, 5 speed trunk car. Chrome ponies, it was also limited production similar to the 7up car I believe. Sets in a garage. Edit: Canary yellow. My 1994 was chrome yellow

@@Hammerback972 these cars too should be part of that group as well as that Shelby Fox.

You know we American's don't know very much lol, appreciate all the pointers we can get.

@@GearHead704 it’s all good bud. I definitely enjoy your videos.

Yes, the Michelins were the 'all-season performance' tires and the Goodyears were the 'performance' tires. Michelins were standard on the LX 5.0L and optional on the GT. Goodyears were optional on the LX 5.0L and standard on the GT.

Thanks for the info guys. I would love to have that 93 you ordered for that price now lol

Ford called all 1984-92 Mustang GTs ordered/sold in Canada as "Cobra GT". 1986 Canadian GTs even have "GTC" (GT Cobra) on the buck tag. Cobra sticker was on the left only for 1986-91, as there was a CHMSL in the center. The sticker was in the center in 1985. There was no Cobra sticker in 1984 or 1992.

Appreciate the info Jason. I think he would just put the battery in the car during the show, then pull it out when it was time to head home.

You make some good points. A lot of people didn't realize it, but some like yourselves knew the weight difference was the key to speed.

@@GearHead704 I had a friend with an 87 gt. We swapped cars. The difference in weight was evident. But what was truly surprising was the handling. The LX was much more responsive, better turn in and wallowed alot less in the corners. One other thing. I waited til 88 for mine because they adjusted the pedals for double clutch/ toe and heel shifting. That made the car much more fun to drive. As you can tell, I am not as much about 0-60 as I am about corners. To me power is there to get you through and out of the corners.

By the way great video. Mine was a hatch which worked for me then. But that big hole in the back made the chassis flexible, especially as the soft steel fatigued. So this notchback is very appealing. Especially true as the stiffer chassis makes for better cornering. The big problem with this car is the milage. I wouldn't be able to keep it off the road so I would destroy it's value.

I should clarify the lack of options in base model cars and certainly the LX was just that.

Duraguard was much more than just the textured coating on the lower bodyside. From the 1992 Mustang showroom brochure, for Ford of Canada: Each passenger car is protected with the corrosion protection DuraGuard system. This system is built in at the factory to provide the following corrosion protection: - Precoated steel on doors, quarter panels, hoods, and other selected areas - Galvanized steel on rocker panels, selected cowl tops, and underbody parts - Vinyl sealer on underside of rear wheelhouses - Super cleaning process followed by phosphate coating on the entire car body - Electrocoat process to apply corrosion resistant primer paint on entire body - Aluiminized wax sprayed into hard to places and door surfaces - Protective vinyl or urethane coating behind wheel openings and along lower bodyside area I can find the same processes in all 1982 through 1993 Ford of Canada Mustang brochures, although worded a little differently in some years. Before 1985 the textured coating on the lower bodyside was shown as a separate option and it was called "lower bodyside protection". MSRP was ~$40 in 1984. Some Mustangs in the states had this option. It was indicated on Mustang buck tags, in all years, by the code "RA", and spelled out as "ROAD ABRASION" on a second buck tag. The 1982 through 1985 Mustang brochures for Ford of Canada says this about the last of the 7 processes listed above: - protective vinyl coating on the lower bodyside for resistance to stone chipping and road abrasion

Salmon, yes my apologies I should of clarified that it was part of the Duragard system that I believe Ford of Canada started in 1977, and the lower body side protection the following year 1978. Most people that I know and knew (body shop people included) just referred to this as duraguard. Whether or not they knew it was part of a system or an entire process . As far as American cars thanks for the clarification as I didn’t know that. For Canadian cars yes it was a cost option but am almost certain it was on every passenger car made from Ford of Canada ( mercury’s included) So this option would not be uncommon or rare for Canada or for a fox body. The same would apply to a block heater for example. It’s listed as a cost option but the majority of vehicles just come with them. The dealer would order them that way. It happens still to this day. If you live in certain parts of Canada, yes a block heater is an option, but I will bet the dealer ordered it for your car , regardless of the model mustang or otherwise and you would have one . Whether is installed or sitting loose in the trunk . Again thanks for both Matt’s for the video.

Wow great discussion, content, and info in this thread. Thank so much for that.

I would love to do that and thanks for watching!

Thanks Zach and Right on!

Brantley is a great dude.

Apparently someone in the comments said it's listed on the Marti report.

@@GearHead704 thanks

If it was a factory option it is designated on the main buck tag with code "RA" (road abrasion coating) and then a second buck tag says "ROAD ABRASION". Of course it would also be on the build sheet and Marti report.

I forgot to mention, this is the black case battery, black top. The white case battery (black top) was used until 1990 . So the battery would be period correct, but unsure if it would be date coded correct for 100% originality.

Please e-mail me at 704gearhead@gmail.com and I'll get you in touch with the owner. Thanks.

Ok I will email you shortly. Thanks

@@vinceandricciola780 Did he take the battery? I'm looking for one too.

lol maybe so

@@GearHead704 not sure how old you are, but back then, there was no real internet. Everyone would get the paper, especially on Sunday. In the Sunday paper was a section of full page adds, sometimes multi-page add from all of the newspapers. On the top of the page for each dealers was an add for a car at a very low price. That car was there to get people into the show room. Depending on the car and options, it would either be sold immediately or not for a long. Either way, the purpose was to get people in the showroom so they could be redirected to more expensive, profitable cars. A bit of history from the not so distant past, at least for this old fart.

Right! Such a clean clean ride.

There were several ways a dealer could order a car for dealer use, as in inventory, or as a showroom car, or as a lease, etc. order type 2 = 'stock order' order type 7 = 'local promotion' order type B = 'stock-dealer demonstrator' order type E = 'dealer lease' The order type would be indicated on the invoice, window sticker, build sheet, and Marti report.

@@foxchassis My point, you do not order a car for the showroom floor or cheap to save money as said in the video.

Yeah, I loved getting to present this beauty on the channel. Thanks.

That is what was on the buck tags. The option was called "lower bodyside protection".

The comments are full of different names for it.

@@GearHead704 Kerry sort on Facebook is a Canadian and he told me that. I think from what Matt said from fox resto all the Canadian cars came with it. I get the purpose of it but don’t like the look

According to the door tag and window sticker, no. It was ordered with the electronic AM/FM stereo cassette and clock (code 9 on the door tag).

I'm pretty sure I saw one in there.

Nice!

Very sorry to hear that. I agree they should buy one like this for you, that'd be cool.

1992 production ended 8-3-92 1993 production started 8-4-92 and ended 8-26-93

Maybe because of the SN-95 switchover?

@@GearHead704 I know mine was one of the last ones built from talking to the guy with the last one built. Not much left original on mine though, never would have imagined the demand for them these days.

1994 production started 10-4-93

Learned some interesting stuff here, I always thought my lx had a gt fog harness, it's nice to see it confirmed like that. I have a August 90 lx hatch, its titled as a 90, but is it really a 91? I've had this car since high school and 2 other buddies had 90s one lx hatch February of 90, another was a 90 notch may of 90, all 5spds, and I seemed to have the best motor, I've heard some 5.0s had forged pistons and some didn't, ? The may of 90 notch, ended up losing cylinder 8, and had the lowest mileage around 80k

lol ok

I'm serious...he'll come in and snatch this up for $35k and nothing wrong with that ... who knows ?maybe quadruple that amount ...quickest flip he'll ever make because car collectors don't buy cars from average Joe they buy from Mr Dennis Collins .....let me ask you a question? If you had the chance to save another SSP CAR WOULD YOU? I found an 88_89 5.0 auto posting (2k o.b.o)but it's too far from me...I'm in Cali the land of the sideshow ...car's in florida land of Castro n sunnyDelight. let me know Matt a.k.a allegedly Mr 704 or fox rest0 's right hand or a.k.a real owner of fox rest0(Dr Fox is just a front man for IRS purposes ......that IS Independent Rear Suspension for the fox illiterate.... come on ppl learn your acronyms) if you show interest then ill forward you the link. And as always man thx for the content.

I have to finish the one I'm trying to save first LOL, but appreciate the offer, and the comment really made me laughs too LOL

Finally one from your country 😉

@@GearHead704 Matt you know I always watch your videos!😂

I"m sure it's fun!

@@GearHead704 i hear a lot of people talking crap all the time about stock foxbodys ...but man back in their time they rocked the roads man .....with simple but effective home brew mods to

IKR! So crazy to see one preserved like that

Nicely done buddy!

@@GearHead704 seriously tho, what a beautiful original example of a notch