Vehicle Description
Whether you liked George Michael's "Faith," Guns 'n Roses' "Sweet
Child o'Mine" or Terence Trent D'Arby's "Wishing Well," a fine
place to listen 1988's pop and rock music was from the driver's
seat of a Ford Mustang GT ragtop. This car comes from a local
consignor who stated the mileage at 9720 is understood to be
actual. However, we have no documentation other than a clean car
fax to back this claim.
Made in Ford's River Rouge Complex in Dearborn, Michigan, this
example now wears a two-tone paint scheme of black over red with a
black, power-folding vinyl top. The paint and trim are in overall
very good order, with a good-looking vinyl top. The engine bay is
tidy and the cargo area is clean. The car's body-colored bumpers
fit tightly to the body. Aftermarket headlights replace the stock
headlights with factory foglights beneath them.
This car rolls on Sumitomo HTR 45Z radials, size 245/45ZR17. Each
tire is mounted on a black, five-spoke SR alloy wheel. The car's
wheels and tires are in overall very good condition.
Under the hood is a 302 CID high-output 16-valve V-8 engine. The
block was fitted with revised, taller lifter bosses to accept
roller lifters, and a steel camshaft in 1985 and electronic
sequential fuel injection was introduced in 1986. An aftermarket
engine air filter has been installed. Driver convenience features
include air-conditioning, power rack-and-pinion steering and power,
four-wheel disc brakes. Other goodies include cruise control, power
windows, power locks, power sideview mirrors and power lumbar
function for the front seats. Please note that A/C blows but not
cold and fog lights and horn ar einop. Rear windows roll up with
assistance.
In August 1986, the Mustang received a facelift for the 1987 model
year on both the interior and exterior. The front end was restyled
to look more like the SVO which gave the car more of an "Aero"
look, in keeping with Ford's overall modern styling direction. The
interior received an all-new dash, center console and revised seat
and door trim. Taillights on the LX were revised with clear lenses
for the turn signals while the GT now wore specific body-colored
triple-louvered lenses. The quarter glass windows lost their
louvers and now sported a single larger flush piece of glass
lettered with "Mustang" at the bottom rear corners. The GT models
featured new round fog lamps and gained aerodynamic lower bodyside
skirting as well as new turbine style 15-inch wheels. The 302 CID
V-8 became popular with the aftermarket performance industry. The
V-6 option was discontinued while the 2.3L four-cylinder gained
fuel injection, leaving only the 2.3L four-cylinder and the 302 CID
V-8.
V8-powered Mustangs received E7TE heads and forged aluminum pistons
with valve reliefs in 1987, as opposed to the flat-tops used in the
previous year. Power ratings increased to 225 horsepower and 300
ft�lbs of torque. No major changes were seen for 1988.
Competition to this Mustang convertible in 1988 included
Chevrolet's Camaro IROC-Z Convertible, Nissan's 240SX Convertible,
Pontiac's Firebird Trans Am Convertible and Toyota's Celica GT-S
Convertible.
It is getting harder and harder to find stock or mostly stock
versions of these Fox-body Mustangs. If you drove one in high
school or college and now that the kids are out of the nest, you'd
like another one, you should stop by MotoeXotica Classic Cars today
to check out this '88 GT Convertible before it finds a new home
within someone else's corral.
VIN: 1FABP45E7JF294890
This car is currently located at our facility in St. Louis,
Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 9,720 miles. It is
sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear, mileage exempt title.
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