The Ford Mustang received a breath of fresh air in 1979. After four years of a poor-performing Pinto-like Mustang wannabe, the future of the Mustang was in jeopardy. But then the 1979 Mustang arrived, and did it ever look sleek!
There were some great reasons it looked so good. It had a sloped-back front end, which was almost completely new for the American car market, and the hatchback had the totally amazing drag coefficient of 0.44. (That's less than a baseball's coefficient of drag.) This was the most aerodynamic car yet in Ford's history, and it held that honor until the Thunderbird took that honor some years later. It was 200 pounds lighter, while roomier and bigger overall than the Mustang II. It had the first square headlights on a Mustang. The 302ci went metric that year with the new moniker 5.0, and the fan belt went to a serpentine style. The 5.0 was a powerhouse at 140hp in an emissions- and fuel-strangled economy, with 0-60 times of 8 to 9 seconds and 17 seconds at 85mph in the quarter mile. This was a sad sign of the times in a 55mph society. Other engine choices included the then pretty new V6, rated at 109hp with a 0-60 of 11 seconds, but due to shortages the old reliable but less powerful 85hp L6 came in most '79 Mustangs. Options included a four cylinder rated at 88hp and the radical Turbo-4 at 132hp. In my experience I recall that you could only get a V8 with the automatic and the Cobra package only came with the Turbo-4. This body style, known as the Fox body, would be the backbone of Mustangs for the next 14 years before tooling changes would extend it another 11 years.
Fair condition with 75,703 original miles few rust spots on body but frame,motor and interior is in good condition. Therefore, how do I find the value of my recently purchased Ford Mustang?
i would like to put a 460 cu inch motor in my 1979 mustang and i would like to sell it right now its all orig from motor back in fair condition low miles can i put a 460 in my mustang or can u tell me wht my car is worthand the ford pepole say its a supersport is tht a special edition can anyone help
I've got a kit car that uses a Ford 302 V-8, and it has sat for a couple of years and now won't start. I know the battery is bad, but with jumper cables I turn the key and the engine only turns over about a "little" (which I define as the fan only turns about a quarter or half a revolution-- about 1 to 2 seconds of cranking and it stops, even though I'm still trying to crank with the key). I remove all the spark plugs, and try again, and now the engine cranks and seems to spin just fine.... I've cranked it as much as 15-20 seconds continuously. So then I tried putting half of the spark plugs back in (all of the plugs on the left side), and added a little starting spray in the carb, and low and behold the engine started and ran on just those 4 of 8 plugs. But I put in the ones on the right side (all 8 installed) and the same problem. The engine only turns over about a half of a turn on the fan. Any ideas what could be the problem, or what the next diagnostic step is?
one car owner of a 1979 mustang ghia. automatic. Gray with red interior, wood grain rim, bucket seats. approx. 180,p00 .....what would be lowest selling price/highest selling price. The owner is now deceased.