![]() ![]() A few hundred pounds might not sound like a huge amount, but it’s a huge advantage, especially when drag racing. The 3rd gen Camaro weighs in around 3,300-3,400 lbs. ![]() The Fox Body weighs in around 3,000-3,200 lbs, depending on the model and body. They both have similar power and torque, but the Fox Body’s low weight give it an advantage on the Camaro. However, the Fox Body was almost always faster in a straight line. Camaro Killerīack in the ’80s and ’90s, there was always stoplight racing between the Camaro and Mustang. If you want to survive driving a Fox Body you’d better learn how to drive really well. If you throttle mid-corner, you better know how to control the drift, or you’ll end up crashing. The Fox Body Mustang has none of the above your right foot is the traction control. What do I mean by this? Modern Mustangs come equipped with traction control, stability control, line lock for burnouts, and ABS. Even the interior screams the ’80s, which is awesome because interiors weren’t cluttered with fancy junk back then.Īll you have is a steering wheel, pedals, gear shifter, and a basic radio.Īnother great thing about ’80s cars is that you have to drive it yourself. Look at a BMW E30 and try to tell me it doesn’t look similar to a Fox Body couple. The long horizontal taillights, the factory GT body kit, the simple body lines. The only vehicle I can think that brings people together as a Fox Body can is a Jeep.įox Body Mustangs also represent vehicle styling from the ’80s and ’90s. What other cars can bring people from completely different generations together? The day I came home in my Fox Body, she was dying to take a ride in it. Back in the day, you would see Fox Body Mustangs around every corner.Įven my mother had a Fox Body back in the day, although she ended up totaling it. 1980s GoodnessĪh, the ’80s, something that the Fox Body represents strongly. Also, if you doubt my knowledge on the topic, check out the article I wrote about my own Foxbody: The Story of my 1991 Fox Body Mustang. Now that you know what a Fox Body is let’s talk about what makes them so awesome. Ford’s vehicles went from being big as a cow to small and nimble like a Fox. I assume the Fox name has something to do with how Ford downsized their vehicles. I cannot find a sure reason why Ford identified this chassis as “Fox.” Some people say that it had something to do with VW’s “Rabbit,” but I can’t confirm that. I know, it’s a bizarre name to give to a car, but it’s called a Fox Body because it’s on the Ford Fox platform.įord designed the Fox platform as a unibody chassis and used it across a wide range of Ford/Lincoln/Mercury vehicles.įord’s main objective with the Fox platform was to downsize the massive cars they made in the ’70s. As long as it’s between the production years of 19, it’s a Fox Body. It also doesn’t matter what engine it has either or transmission. It doesn’t matter if it’s a coupe, convertible, or hatch. A Fox Body Mustang is a Mustang produced anywhere from 1979 to 1993. ![]()
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