Most Important Mustang - 1982 Ford Mustang GT
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Just when it appeared Ford had abandoned performance at the start of the 1980s, it released the 1982 Mustang GT after a hiatus of more than a decade. That when things began to change for the better. Watch the video to find out why the 1982 Mustang GT is the most important Mustang and why it has had such a lasting impact with performance car buyers.
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My first Mustang was a '85 GT. Seeing the foxbody released years earlier in 1979 I fell in love with the style even though I grew up in a Chevrolet family...I've owned 7 Mustangs since the 1980's!
The 1985 Mustang GT was rated at 210 hp, with four barrel carburetor, roller cam and headers. I had one.
I Like Buick Regal Turbo In 1987
85 1/2 was a good mid year with slightly hotter GT manual available with 215 hp plus SVO with 205 hp. 86 both were slightly de tuned with some automatic GT’s having even worse throttle body injection. in my humble opinion 85 1/2 and 89 are the most desirable of the Fox bodies with the 89 lx 5.0 and 85 1/2 manual GT being the quickest and the 8 1/2 SVO and 89 hatchback lx 5.0 being the fastest in terms of top speeds
@@ro307805 Buick And Chevrolet Totally Amazing Modern Muscle Car 80s and Early 90s
@@ro307805 Yeah, in '86 the hp dropped until they got it figured out in '87 with 225 hp in the GT.
@@jefferyrobertson7520 when 5.7 IROC z's cost 26000 but wouldn't run with a $12000 lx 5.0 it spelled the beginning of the end for GM and the Camaro. Camaro gone by 2002, GM being bailed out by the American people by 2009
My buddy back in 82 had one from his Dads ford dealership. It was such a fun quik car relatively speaking. My first mustang was a 1989 5.0 lx 5 speed. Its was so quik for the time. I'm on my 3rd gt500 now. Just got a 2021 gt500. Wow what a great car. I've had a mess of mustangs in between. Best bang for the buck. Sounds awesome. Thank you Ford.
When I was 16, I bought my third car, a 1986 Mercury Capri ASC McLaren convertible. I loved that car, and recently found the current owner and its still a project car still after 13 years since I sold it. Lol. Although I had it for 3 years, it needed too much work to be a daily car. Even though I know a bit about it, id love to see a full detailed video on the ASC Capri.
Great video. I remember when it was coming out and with a 2 bbl 150 hp v8 and 8 second 0-60 was state of the art. It did save the Mustang and we probably wouldn't have it today but for the 82 stang.
I remember Vanilla Ice... "rollin, in my 5.0"
What about a souped up Tempo?
@@usmcvet0313 😂
my best friend actually own a 86 svo, we dream so much about this car when we were teenager and he said often "i promise you fred, one day i will own an svo!" and as always he stand to his word 👌
WITH A PINTO MOTOR 4CYL
Bought one of these brand new off the showroom. Red GT with the rear lovers and Michelin TRX tires. Found out they were the only tires that would fit on the rims at that time. It wasn't 60's fast but the hp to weight ratio was a step in the right direction. Then winter came and it snowed. You could not ease the clutch out slow enough to keep the rear end from spinning. It was front end heavy. But I loved that car. Still do and always will.
Thanks for the video, it brought back memories. I remember the slogan "The Boss is Back". It would a few more years until I bought a fox body Mustang, mine is a 1989 GT, a car I still own today.
If you dont mind me asking, whats the maintenance costs like? Ive been looking at a mustang from a similar year.
@@LandofNope Maintenance shouldn't be too expensive as there was way less electronic control stuff then. Also, aftermarket performance parts are very widely available for any Fox or later Mustang platform.
Thank you for this video. This was my first car back in 2004 or so, $1600 and ran like a mess. Was supposed to fix it up with my pop but it never happened. Still though... what it lacked it reliability it more than made up for in fun and style, and it taught me a lot about owning a car that my peers today don't even know. Sweet memories :)
Yeah I bought one of these used when I was 24 years old. Fun car to drive hard and handled well but only because the suspension was sooo stiff. I remember running the front tires at about 25 psi because I was afraid the dash would fall apart. And this had traction bars, right? Must be the only car ever to come with traction bars. But you are right about the reliability - everything went wrong with that car inside and out and at about 100k miles I drove it to the junkyard because I could not imagine selling it to anyone. The driver seat actually broke through the floor pan and the dealer told me this was a recall issue but they would not fix it so I drove around with drivers seat tilted over and a hole in the floorpan. In fact this car finally made me swear off domestic cars forever not so much because of the quality issues but because of really poor customer service.
I owned a 1982 Mustang GLX Bivouac Convertible. The car was wonderful. the 5.0 Liter engine was so nice and the 4 speed manual transmission was so much fun to drive.
Such a good video. Love all of your stuff!
I had a 1990 5-speed 5.0 and a 1988 AOD 5.0. Loved them both. Really awesome cars that responded well to minor mods.
I had a friend who had a black foxbody GT with saw blades on it and that thing would get somewhere. Mustangs have always been light in the rearend so you had to know how to hold that steering wheel.
I had an 1986 Mustang GT, and the salesman told me the same thing, he especially warned me to be careful in wet weather or I would wind up wrapping it around a telephone phone.
I really loved that Car, and looking back that’s the only vehicle that I wish I still had.
Love this article. I loved the 82 GT bodystyle, it was awesome. But my only opportunity for a Foxbody car was the 1991 Mustang LX 5.0 Convertible. ...and I have no regrets. But I would love a mint condition 82 GT if I ever find one.
The quad headlight fox bodies are the best looking fox bodies fight me
No fight here, I agree 100%.
"Four Eyes."
Excellent bodies but horrible interior. I owned a GT with a stick. Fun for its time!!
@@Stormin2548 you don't like the turnd steel dash inlay?
Dual headlight fox body Granada 💯
I dunno, I always liked the Mustang II. Give that shape to a car that can perform, and it would be great
This is Ted from Texas. I've always loved Mustangs. In 1982 I got my first 5.0. It was a Mercury Capri. The very next year I got a 1983 Mustang GT. I kept it for 30 years and now my brother-in-law has it. I currently own in 1984 Mustang GT350. She does need some work, but it is on the road and driving
My best buddy back in the 80's "bless his soul" bought a brand new 1982 Mustang GT. Silver w/red interior. That car at the time "1982" was it. Drove the car many times. Great great car!
He must have been a super cool guy to let ya float the Stang around 👍🇺🇸
My first cousin had one identical to the silver stange in
This video. Such a cool car.
A friends mom bought a GT in '82... She let us tool around in it occasionally... For high school juniors, it really gave us hope that the Chevy Citation X/19 wasn't our future for performance...
Silver was always my favorite color on these cars.
@@deborahchesser7375 I had a mint 1976 customized Chevy Van that he would borrow. My friends and I would trade off our cars and motorcycles all the time back in the 80's.
One Saturday evening in 1985 when I was a senior in high school my best friend stopped at my house after coming back from the nearest big town with a 1982 Mustang GT. I was so jealous but being the best friend he was he let me drive it often. Then about two years later when he and his brother were heading home and they hit a patch of ice and went in the ditch and totaled it after hitting a tree. The insurance company found him one exactly like the one he wrecked. They both looked just like the one in this video. I still to this day think it was a sharp car. I ended up buying my senior year a 79 2.3 turbo mustang but had nothing but electrical problems with it. The turbo went out so I dumped it about 6 months after buying it. A college buddy had a silver SVO Mustang which was a fast car. I haven’t had a sports car most of my life until I bought an SRT Challenger. My high school best friend also had a Probe GT I think it was and a Merkur with same engine as SVO. Guess I can’t complain because at 21 I got a 1970 Chevelle which I have had 33 years and still have to this day.
God I was only 10 years old in '82 and I remember seeing this cars on the road and wanted one when I got my license but unfortunately I never did. Great video
This is the car that made me fall in love with mustangs. Now I have a 92 Notchback 5.0 and love it.
This was really a great Mustang, far from the original one, yet it left its mark in car history.
So true! I remember being in High school and wanting one, my mother wouldn’t Co-Sign for me to get it, I bought with her help a Grand Prix, but wanted that Mustang!! Years later I bought an 89 Mustang GT 5.0, loved every minute owning it, alas it got stolen!! Thanks for the trip down memory lane!!💭❤️❤️❤️
That was the return of Detroit muscle. Best bang for your buck. The year I graduated high school. Was it '82 or '83 the CHP started using them? Don't remember last century very well.🤣
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In 1979 the California Highway Patrol bought the best selling ever Camaros, and the new 4-door foxbody, one generation only, Ford Fairmonts (78-83) for road work. They found out pretty quickly that the Fairmonts (replacements for the Maverick) were a better deal overall, and asked Ford to develop something for them to replace the Camaros based on the platform which was also the base for the new, still underpowered, Mustang. It is no coincidence that the Mustang GT and the Mustang SSP both appeared in 1982.
It is also just about the only decent thing I can think of that California ever influenced in the last century.
I thought that modded Ford Falcon was the last of the V8 Interceptors!
I Still Remember Being Nailed By The UHP In THEIR 302 Mustang GT In My '86 Sprint! In Juab County!
@@Bartonovich52 Would have been a shame to blow it up!
I had an 82 & I loved it. Fun to drive & never any issues. We did have issues with it getting stolen & vandalized though. I wish I still had it.
When I was 21 I purchased the 82 Stang GT in silver with black interior, brand new off the lot, cost me 10 grand. I removed the 2BBL carb and the intake manifold, installed a Carter 625 AFB electric choke 4 BBL with a Edelbrock Performer manifold, Woke the Stang up, she ripped, also removed the convertor and installed a test tube, back than the test tube was 25.00 at any auto parts store. I also had my buddy cut the coil springs, 2 coils and this lowered the car 3 inches. Also when the tires went bad I stepped up size to the 220 55 390. I drove the car for 96k miles no issues. sold it to gal.
My first car at age 19 that my dad helped me buy was a red with white vinyl top 4 cyl 1974 mustang. I kept it shiny and clean and it didn't have any power but I kept it for 5 years and the only problem it gave me was the flywheel went bad. Later on I bought a new 1987 4 cyl mustang LX and my husband and I put about 350,000 miles on it when the valves locked up. Finally about 3 or 4 years ago I bought a 2003 100th anniversary mustang GT convertible. I finally got something that can keep up with the freeway traffic! 😁😁😁 I loved all of my mustangs!
You missed the benchmark 1985 Mustang GT…Holley 4 barrel carb (last year for carbs), 5 Spd Borg Warner trans, quad shock rear end, high flow cats, true dual exhaust, factory headers & stainless steel exhaust, and a roller cam-rated at 240 horse power it represented the end of an era of carburetors and the switch to fuel injection.
My first car was this and the same color/wheels. I have a ton of memories...It was first my dad's car originally and he said I could buy it when I got my first job. He had a 1968 Mustang GT , so this 82 was probably a redheaded stepchild "so to speak" to him Anyways all summer I worked from 8-5 for 2 1/2 months and my dad took all my paychecks. Occasionally he would throw me a ten (I was like"dang"). And he would have this smirk as he handed me 10.00 after I worked outside all day, Mon-Fr. But at the end of summer he had it all cleaned up and gave it to me and I remember how good it felt finally getting it. And I think most everyone thought he gave it to me but I definitely paid for it albeit he gave me a good deal looking back. And I felt a good pride knowing I worked for it. This exact car is full of so many memories, stupid choices, and lessons learned. I know mustang fans..."I wish I still had it". Lol
The '82 GT was a glimmer of hope that was fully realized with the '86 GT SEFI/roller cam combo. Only wish Ford had gone ahead with the 2.3 16-valve in the '87 T-bird and SVO.
Miles Rains. I believe there was a handful of prototype 2.3 16 valve heads made, probably a couple got in the hands of Jack Roush. He showed in road racing what the 4 cylinder turbo was capable of in his well developed Merkurs.
I read an article about the '82 Mustang GT in a car magazine: I took notice. A couple of years later I was standing at a light with a '68 Torino GT Coupe: a guy pulled up next to me in a new Mustang GT: he must have heard my exhaust: he took off like he was being shot out of a canon! I took notice again!
In 1988 I was tired of noticing: I went to the Ford Dealer and ordered a brand new one! I waited 10 weeks because they had to build me one. I had to bring a friend to the dealer to bring it home because I couldn't really drive a stick just yet. (I learned pretty quickly.)
It was a great car: I drove it 25 years. It was super-reliable, got respectable fuel economy (all things considered...). If it wasn't such a handful in snow, you might call it "near perfect"!
The Fox body chassis saved the Mustang where the Mustang II nearly killed it. I remember when those '82 GTs hit the streets. They had a tuned exhaust and sounded awesome. The big challenge is to find one from 1980 or 81 in original condition. By the late 80s and early 90s you could get one of those for peanuts. Most had their 4 or 6 cylinder engines taken out and had 351s dropped in.
My brother bought a brand new 1982 5.0 Mustang GT. Black with red interior which I didn't like. But I did love that car. He had 3 foxbody stangs. He got me hooked. I couldn't afford one at the time. But in 2012 my wife and I got a 2012 GT Premium. It was black. I loved that car. The coyote is what I liked. After that one we got a 2015 GT. Blue with white stripes. That was a fun car also. So then in2016 I ordered a GT Premium with the track pack . Race red with black on the hood and hockey stick stripes on the door. This one is staying with us.
My second mustang was an '82 GLX Notchback. I've owned probably 15 cars since and that particular stang, and it will always be my favorite car.
A excellent video on a important modern muscle car that made the 80's that much cooler then & it started bringing performance back to Ford! I loved the early 80's GT & test drove one each year from 1982 until '85 when I finally decided on a Black with Silver striped 1985 Dodge Shelby Charger with it's 146 HP 2.2 Turbo which was quicker off the lights than the GT V-8 then which I enjoyed testing many times! The following year I bought the new '86 Dodge Daytona Turbo-Z but always loved that Fox body Mustang GT & had numerous friends who had them, yet for some unknown reason I never bought one myself out of the 92 vehicles I've owned until now.
The Carter Years (76-80) were sad in every way. The "Charlie's Angels" Mustang of that era was sad too. Hooray for Reagan, the Mustang GT, the end of Disco, and the great recovery. MY GOD the late seventies sucked!
Yeah... a president was responsible...
@@ShainAndrews Actually "Shain" he was. You'd have had to been there to know. Reagan instilled pride. Liberals HATED HIM (spare me the Iran Contra rhetoric) for no other reason than that's all they have. This is OCM's best work to date.
Jimmy Carter was a textbook example of a well intentioned idiot. He messed up everything he touched.
@@irishkeif7791 Jimmy Carter And Joe Biden!
@@richardkaltenbach3961 LGB!
Had a new1979 Capri RS (Turbo 4); a new 1986 and new 1988 Mustang GT. Loved them all.
I want to drive one of these in stock form just to get a better appreciation for how fast mini vans have gotten over the years.
:)
I have rarely seen anything so violently 80's!
I like it.
I worked for Ford back than…I remember the Mustang getting several questionable changes…not so good back than…luckily the all the Fox bodies are really popular today for performance upgrades.
1982: the year many legends were born. “ Thriller”, “Knight Rider”, yours truly. Oh, and I guess this car too.
My first new car purchase was a 1982 Mustang GT. In the Red shown. TRX package, sunroof, and premium audio. My father sold Fords. My uncle was the manager of the body shop at that dealer. I ordered the car for $7700 if I remember correctly. I was an E-2 in the Air Force. My uncle drove it out to me from Minnesota to McChord AFB in Washington. Nice car, but at my wage I couldn't afford the $177 payments with a new baby and all.
It would be interesting to hear more commentary on the engine package for the 82 Mustang GT it was quite clever the Ford Engineers went to Mercury Division and recruited a Marine cam and they also
Went to cat converters only for noise suppression and somehow or another passed DOT requirements there were other little tricks they performed I believe they had a feature where the air conditioning clutch disengaged when you nailed it to improve horsepower to the rear wheels under W.O.T "Get it" acceleration.
What were some of the other things they did??? It's been so long ago can some of the viewers share? I'm so glad you featured this car I have always wondered if car Gearhead muscle car historians realized what Ford did for us purists...funny I worked at Ford when this happened and I called over to the M-GT development department through the interphone network to talk to the engine designer I found his name from a Car Craft magazine we had a good chat those guys were great.
Thanks again for featuring this darling of the hot rod community and it's contribution to keeping performance V8 American Motorsports alive.
I told my wife I was going to get her an aftermarket high performance battery and a Dyno Tuned Rheostat
With a set of Hoosier street drag radials in the front on her Prius for Christmas... the humor was not appreciated.
My first car was an '82 Mustang GT. But it had the 2.3 ltr 4 banger womp womp wommmmp. $2300 in '88.
Camaros would pull up beside me at red lights and rev it up, then I'd rev up my Pinto engine.
I was lucky enough to buy a used 82' GT in 1983. It had 10k miles and only cost $7,000. I loved that car so much but it had the Michelin TRX metric tires which were very hard to find and very expensive. I remember test driving all those other cars like the SVO and the Probe, but nothing could compare to the 5.0 engine.
The TRX metric tires. Imagine how hard it was for me to find them in the 90s? I've owned ten four eyed Fox body mustangs.
@@JT-un7dc They were getting to be hard to find by 1992. Now they have TRX replica wheels in 16".
I remember when those "the boss is back" commercials hit television...people were excited about it but just like continues today, you could bolt on a lot of performance on those Fox mustangs. I had a 76 Chevy Malibu, rebuilt the engine and to get almost 300 hp out of it and frustrated all my friends with the GTs, Camaros, Regals, Firebirds, and other "new" cars. I remember a guy asking, how come your 1300 dollar car whips my 13,000 dollar car without trying. I think he had a Sebring convertible and thought it was fast.
I bought a new 1983 Mustang GT, 175 horse Holley 4 barrel 5.0 with 5-speed overdrive. Dark red with black stripe on hood and red vinyl interior. Didnt have the metric wheel/tires. Loved that car. Paid $9,800.00 brand new. I could put rubber down in first to fourth. Fourth gear was a chirp at 85-90 mph. Owned it 9 years. Brought both my kids home from hospital in it when they were born. Sold it and bought my wife one of those newfangled Explorers in 1992. Regret selling it but thats water under the bridge.
I was a poor flight instructor at Flight Safety academy in 1991. I installed the Turbo City turbosystem on my '85 Scirocco and it was covered under the factory warrantee. 133 hp well before the 16 valves came out!
This car ran with a stock '84 Mustang GT. I ran an '82 with three kids aboard when I was showing 9 pounds of boost accidentally when the exhaust was burned....
@@Flies2FLL Fortunately today we have good aftermarket fuel & ignition management systems and tuning with wide band A/F gauges to insure long living turbo installations.
Love your channel man
I think that's right. The 82 GT changed everything. Following year it got the Holley 4 barrel and 5 speed (Iater year availability). I know, I had an 83 Capri 5.0 HO 5 speed. Only option was ac. Didn't even have a mirror on the passenger door. I added one.
Had a 1985 Mustang straight six and a 1969 Mustang with a 302 V8. When you put 110 Avgas in the straight six. It was almost as fast as the V8.
Bought a brand new 1982 GT, still my all time favorite
I had a Cobra 2 and loved it. Then an 84 GT. I wish I had both back.
I have a 82 gt ttops project. Can not wait to finish it.
My brother's 1981 Lincoln TC was rated at 150hp and 275tq as a 3spd w/OD and cruise. In 1981 this model of TC saw a shortening of the trunk. But that 302 was pretty stout at passing due to the tq it would reach down and pickup. My '85 CV had 150hp as well. Fine engines those 302s.
I still like the look of the '77 King Cobra, even though the anemic V8 was horrific. It looked wicked cool!
I always thought a King Cobra with a crate motor pumping out at least 400 horsepower would be really cool in that lightweight body
@@larrysutton654 Yeah, that car just had..."a look" to it. Looked beautiful & badass simultaneously!
im old enough to remember when these things were brand new - my friend bought a brand new GT (fully loaded) ... drove to his house & the driveway SMASHED the air dam !!
My brother bought a 81 with the 2.3 4 cylinder. Slow but fun to drive. The old days.
I was hired by Ford in 1982 as junior executive when they released the Mustang GT and it FLEW off the line. Dealers and Drivers loved it and it revived the Division. It was definitely a bold move because at the time factories had to meet CAFE requirements and could not afford to lose power on profitable truck products. Paired with the aggressive marketing of the Ford Ranger and Bronco ll the company single handedly rescued the American muscle car and inspired a new generation of light truck buyers and SUVs. Really a case study in engineering and marketing done right.
Very well done man I wish I had kept my 86GT!
Same here, I had a Gray 86 GT, and absolutely loved it, But in 92 I needed a truck for my work, and to this day I regret not keeping the Mustang as a second vehicle.
I had a red one, TRX, black cloth interior, 3.08:1 gears, with a factory sunroof, AC, rear defrost and wiper, cruise control, and Premium Sound. Only options I can think of which it didn't have were tilt wheel, and power windows and locks. I've got to say that the '84 RS 5.0 and '92 GT I had, along with the '88 GT vert I now have, all seemed to be built better, (and definitely quicker) but that '82 GT was the best-looking of all of them!
And even back in the late 1980s and early '90s, I was telling people that the '82 Mustang GT 5.0 is the '64 GTO of the second (and current) musclecar era!
Anyone catch the Holley bowl peeking out from under that dual snorkel at :47? Mine was like that... Looks like dealer or aftermarket AC on that car too - check out those hoses! The one pictured at 3:10 has factory AC. Incorrect hood badge at 7:41 - GT piece was the same, but the red, white, and blue, were blacked out.
Had a 79, 90, 93, and 2000. All GT’s except 79. Great fun but to old for cars like that now🤗
Perfect beautiful amazing Mustangs beautiful colours thanks friend have a very nice day
Great video!! The first car I ever bought was a 79 Mustang coupe 5.0. Miss that car! Had it atthe drag strip many times. So much fun! Heres to hoping all the electric bs does not succeed and we keep true horsepower alive.
My Dad, Jim Clarke, was the powertrain engineer who secretly put the 5.0L back into the 1982 Mustang.
The way he told the story to me, there was a big meeting at Ford about what to do next regarding the 1982 Mustang vehicle program. At a certain point in the meeting, my Dad raised his hand and suggested that the company put the 5.0L back into the Mustang. A nay sayer spoke up and replied,
"That will never work because we won't meet the EPA standards for fuel economy!"
"No, no, we meet the emissions requirements now," replied my Dad. We are good to go."
"Yeah, but the feasibility studies will take months to get done!"
"No, we've completed the research," countered my Dad. "The 5.0L is a viable option."
"Okay, but we still need an established prototype to even consider the possibility of production," asserted the nay sayer. Then my Dad pulled out a set of keys from his pocket and replied, "We've got a tested prototype out front. Does anyone want to take it out for a spin?" The room got silent for a moment.
"It sounds like powertrain knows what it's doing," said the leading executive in the room. "Let's go for a ride." The rest, as they say, is history.
That engineering gamble was the watershed of my Dad's career, and he spent the next twenty years as the leading powertrain engineer for Ford Motor Company. He has been retired for a long time now, but he still loves to tell this story about the 82 'Stang.
I love this channel and the content, but I always up the playback speed to 1.25 when I watch one of this channel’s videos because it’s closer to normal speech cadence.
I had a 96 Ford Probe GT. It was a fun car and was surprisingly quick! I've also owned a 88 Mustang LX Convertible and now have a 04 Mustang GT Convertible. Both are fun cars but I really miss my Probe GT. It was a great sportscar and I just love pop up headlights.
The fox body saved the mustang from being discontinued. And probably why they basically stayed the same for almost a decade and a half
Its the light weight , and 300 ft # of torque that made the 5 speed fox body amazing !
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I got my sisters 83, traded it for a 71 Monte Carlo.
Had a 82 Mercury Capri, that was a fun car...
I believe I may have bought the first 1982 Mustang GT that was sold in California.
Plate 1DZG944 - never saw another California plate on one of these lower than the middle of the 1E series.
I am also fairly certain it was the car I demoed in a few days before that, at the San Diego dealer I bought it from (I forget the name of the dealer after this long, but they were on Clairemont Mesa).
Looked JUST like your "lead in" car, Ford Medium Red with the TRX package, and not many more options on it.
Best looking front end on any fox body ever.
I worked in auto parts in the 90s and the owner of the place I used to work had one that was scary fast and very difficult to drive. It was so hardcore I didn’t even have fun driving it taking it here there wen he wanted it worked on. I was always worried it get away from me and then no more job.
I can't believe Ford continued using the inferior 4 lug bolt pattern all the way thru to 1993. Back in the '80s & early '90s in my hometown you only got a Mustang if you couldn't afford a Firebird or Camaro. They did have the weight advantage for many years though for an American performance car. The current Mustang is my favorite design since the 1969 Mach 1.
Best of times worst of times scenario. Great performance in the day but the look... Buddy had the SVO and that was also ugly but the performance was awesome. Can't beat it for fun/price and you have a ton of performance goodies available.
Thank you another absolutely great video! I subscribe to over 40 channels, but this one is my favorite!!!
Americans love there horses.
They looked AWESOME compared to anything else on the road at the time.
Very interesting !
In CANADA. I had the 82 Cobra and sadly I sold it. I did however stick a 351 in it. Then some guy bought it for drag racing that "promised" he'd come back and show me when it was done.
Hope you read this comment buddy. Still waiting.
I bought an 82 GT for a list price of $10,065. Far cry from what one cost today!
It may be small but when you see that 5.0 emblem shimmer it gives me a rush. Had friends that had an '83, ''85, '87, and '89. They were all good and fast but the '83 was my favorite for the sleek look and the awesome interior and racing gauges and steering wheel. The '85 howled with that 4-barrell. The '87 and '89 were super fast but not as fun as the other two since they were a little too refined for me.
While working at Minneapolis Auto Auction in 1995 a red 82 GT came in. I didn’t see a 5.0 badge so I opened the hood and I was surprised to see a 200 inline 6.
Either that car got robbed, or it was a Canadian model.
For 1982 “GT” was an appearance package so it could be ordered with any engine available in the Mustang including the anemic 2.3 4 cylinder.
@@MustangsTrainsMowers In Canada.
I think here in the US, you got only the 5.0 4 speed, the 4.2 automatic, and possibly a turbo 2.3 with a carburetor.
My brother went to the local Ford dealer and priced ordering a 1982 Mustang GT. He told me that for 1982 the GT option was only an appearance and handling package and it could be ordered with: 2.3 4 cylinder, 3.3 straight 6 cylinder, 4.2 255 V8 or the 5.0 302 V8. The 2.3 turbo wasn’t available in the US Mustang for the 1982 model year.
I disagree, the Camaro and firebird were always v8 rear wheel drive even during the years you talk about. You can't say that if Ford went fwd that gm would simply follow either. They could have seen ford's error and capitalized
Exactly!
@@sixoaksfarm1556 Glad that GM didn't consider a FWD pony car. However, Chevy sold many non V8 Camaros: straight 6, V6, even some with 4 cylinders. Not sure about Firebirds.
Excellent video! I bought my silver 1982 Mustang GT in 1983 when it was 10 months old and still have it today. Just to add the primary reason for the 1982 Mustang GT was to steal the show from GM which was introducing the all-new Camaro and Firebird in 1982. Ford had a 4-year old Mustang and knew the magazine testers would use the Mustang to compare to the all new Camaro. Ford threw the whole GT project together in just a few months at the last minute and initially intended it to have a Holley/Motorcraft 4-barrel carburetor but couldn't get it emission certified in time so Ford used a larger 2-bbl carburetor, the 4-barrel made production the following year. To further antagonize GM Ford was going to call the new performance package the Mustang SS stealing the Camaro's old model designation but at the very last minute changed it to GT like the '60's Mustang package. The Mustang in your video at 4:10 is the prototype Mustang GT and it has the SS emblems on the hatch and dash and it was featured in several early magazine reviews, also note it has the thin bodyside moldings that were later used on SVO Mustangs and they don't match the GT's bumper covers.
i’d say the 94 is more important since it has all this car has but brought into the modern age with safety features that just cannot be over looked… airbags,ABS,standard disc brakes,areo dynamics.
without the strong SN95 sales mustang would have died in the 2000s with the global recession making it more impactful to history
My dad had a 72 or 73 Ford LTD with that 429 . I think it got about 6 or 7 miles to the gallon city driving . With it well tuned but not driving it like a feather on the gas pedal . Just enough gas pedal to get it moving and flowing with traffic
The 83 started it all over again…V8…175 hp..240 ft #…4 barrel….and 5 speed…the quickest production car of that year…..😀😀
I can remember looking at a new1982 Mustang that year. I can remember the "the Boss is Back" being used. I came close to signing on the dotted line, but I didn't. Now all these years later I have a 69 Mach 1, original S-code that now has a 445 FE 514 HP 600 lb-ft V8 I just installed this past year. Any performance I passed on in the years past will be made up.
The beginning of the end of the malaise era. I recall reading a road test on this and thought...there is hope.
Summer of 1983...I recall a news article about the impending economic recovery....people pretty much wore out their 1970s era cars and were in the mood to shop for newer vehicles...and the marketplace was offering some pretty innovative and compelling products.
In 1986 had purchased new 5.0 GT convertible with manual. Lots of fun and considered fast for the era. But the quality was horrendous from day one. That said, got 12k fun miles in and magically sold it for what I had in it, incl. expenses of maintenance and insurance!
I had a 79 Cobra 4 speed (3 speed with OD) with a 302, not sure it began in 82. The car wasn't fast by today's standards, but it was responsive.
Mustang II was just about the same size as the original one.
Awesome video, however I think Chevy would've still had a v8 rwd vehicle because their initial plan was to make the third gen camaro fwd but the designer would not design it if they didn't make it rear wheel drive.
The one at 6:38 is a gorgeous beast
Can you do Roadrunner’s next
August 82: Right off Doenges Ford showroom floor my 82 GT was $12,623.
I have my 91 gt in my garage thanks to the 82 one!
Bought exactly that brand new in 91 ... decent ..but still pretty poopy ...
Wish id kept it and put a real motor in it ...sold it with 48k miles 10 yrs after buying it