Fox body Mustangs and ...
Dick R.
I was curious, did some investigation on the internet,
and discovered that my 84 Mercury Capri RS 5.0 is
indeed, a Fox body. Looks like a Mustang, but with a front
air dam and a "bubble back". I don't drive the vehicle
more than 200 miles/year, and it lives a very sheltered
life in my garage. It still has less than 70,000 miles
on it, and everytime I look at it I say: "Damn, that's
a fine looking old car!"
Just musings from an old fart,
Dick
elaich
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Actually, the Fox PLATFORM (correct term) debuted in 1978 with the
Fairmont.
Ford/Mercury cars that used the Fox platform"
Mustang - 1979 - 1993
Capri - 1979 - 1986
Fairmont - entire run
Thunderbird - 1980 - 1989
Cougar - 1980 - 1989
LTD (small) - entire run
Zephyr - entire run
Many parts will interchange between these cars.
I have 2 of them - a 1980 Capri, and a 1983 Mustang GT. We affectionately
refer to them as the "four eyes."
Come join the Fox party!
Dick R.
> "Dick R." <di...@visi.com> wrote in
> news:5v6dnZYZKtT29LzX...@posted.visi:
>
>>After reading many posts referring to the Fox body,
>>I was curious, did some investigation on the internet,
>>and discovered that my 84 Mercury Capri RS 5.0 is
>>indeed, a Fox body. Looks like a Mustang, but with a front
>>air dam and a "bubble back". I don't drive the vehicle
>>more than 200 miles/year, and it lives a very sheltered
>>life in my garage. It still has less than 70,000 miles
>>on it, and everytime I look at it I say: "Damn, that's
>>a fine looking old car!"
>>
>>Just musings from an old fart,
>>
>
> Fairmont.
>
> Ford/Mercury cars that used the Fox platform"
>
> Mustang - 1979 - 1993
> Capri - 1979 - 1986
> Fairmont - entire run
> Thunderbird - 1980 - 1989
> Cougar - 1980 - 1989
> LTD (small) - entire run
> Zephyr - entire run
>
> Many parts will interchange between these cars.
>
> I have 2 of them - a 1980 Capri, and a 1983 Mustang GT. We affectionately
> refer to them as the "four eyes."
>
> vb.foureyedpride.com
>
> Come join the Fox party!
My Capri used to be a "sixeye", with fog lights mounted very low in the air dam.
The fog lights were eventually destroyed by pebbles and other debris on the
road. I removed the fog lights and I still have them, but it might be difficult
to find new lens glass. I'll join the party!
Thanks for the info,
Dick
dwight
"Dick R." <di...@visi.com> wrote in message
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Are Capri fog lights any different from the Mustang GTs of the same era?
dwight
Dick R.
availability of replacement glass.
My Capri looks exactly like the one on this website:
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2984814
I've only seen 1 other Capri like this since I drove my car off the
showroom floor in 1984, and I've never noticed any Mustang with a similar
front air dam and fog lights.
Dick
Kruse
> Actually, the Fox PLATFORM (correct term) debuted in 1978 with the
> Fairmont.
>
> Ford/Mercury cars that used the Fox platform"
>
> Zephyr - entire run
> Come join the Fox party!
Beings this post came up, I thought I'd chime in.
Just today, I got my '78 Mercury Zephyr Z7 up and going. Got the carb
rebuilt and burned out the 10 year old gas. (Ever smell pure varnish
going through a combustion chamber? No problem with skeeters!) Put in
10 gallons of fresh gas and gave the car some exercise. The car is a
302/C4 combo with 95K original miles. After a few tanks of gas, I'm
going to put on a genuine dual exhaust with the Motorsport double
humper tranny crossmember in place.
This one is an ex-Texas car that has no rust.
Look out chebies. This old grandma car might surprise you....
dwight
Well, if the Capri fog lights are rectangular, that answers the question.
The Mustang's are round.
dwight
Dick R.
Yup they're rectangular.
Mike Lenker
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Mustang and Capri foglights were rectangular up to 1986, for '87-93 Mustangs
they were round.
mkl
'86 Capri 5.0 5spd
dwight
"Mike Lenker" <mikes...@verizon.net> wrote in message
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Okay, that makes sense, given Ford's penchant for interchangeable parts. Out
of luck at both 50Resto and Mustangs Unlimited, though. That might be one of
those junk yard specialty parts.
:()
me
The round fog lights were also used on Rangers. I found them on eBay.
RD Jones
> I don't know about the Mustang fog lights, where they were located, or
> availability of replacement glass.
> My Capri looks exactly like the one on this website:http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2984814
> I've only seen 1 other Capri like this since I drove my car off the
> showroom floor in 1984, and I've never noticed any Mustang with a similar
> front air dam and fog lights.
The lights were made in France by Marchal and used on Mustangs
from 1979 to 1986, and some T-Birds and Capris.
Blue Oval has them NOS but not cheap.
The front airdam as used on the 1984-1986 Capri was very
similar to the type first used on the 1979 Indy PaceCar,
as well as the 1980-81 Cobra and 1982 GT.
It was an evolution of the styling theme that first appeared
on the 1978 King Cobra.
The difference being the upper half that was modified for
the more formal look of the Capri's grille and lighting bezel.
1979 Indy PaceCar:
http://www.carfotoclub.com/Ford/Photos/Mustang/0130.jpg
1982 Mustang GT:
http://www.carfotoclub.com/Ford/Photos/Mustang/0140.jpg
rd
RD Jones
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