After spending five years as a subcompact with economy car roots, the Ford Mustang returned to pony car status in 1979 with the “Foxbody” platform. The platform was designed to support one kind of vehicle, including a sporty car with two doors and a sedan with four doors. That iteration of the Mustang would continue through 1993, accounting for more than 2.5 million copies of the car in the process. This 1979 edition has been sitting in the weeds for five years, so it’s either going to be a big project or a donor. Located in Jasper, Georgia, this machine is available here on Facebook Marketplace for $2,500 OBO.
Propulsion of the Foxbody Mustangs covered the gamut, from inline-4s to V6s and finally V8s. We don’t know which one the seller’s car had from the beginning, but it now has a 302 cubic inch V8 lifted from a 1984 Lincoln Continental. The car also has an automatic transmission but needs a driveshaft, which may be why the Ford was parked a few years ago. The brakes were new when the car was stored, and the engine will turn by hand.
Given its perch, there’s no telling what kind of shape the body is in. Surely some corrosion has developed over the duration. We’re treated to some not-so-flattering photos of the interior, so it’s hard to tell how much of this is still usable. We hope the windows and doors were closed so no small woodland creatures found a comfy home for the Winter. Do you feel lucky with this Foxbody Mustang, especially if you can get it for cheap? Thanks for the tip, Moparman!
Well, they started to wash it off if they got the hose out.
I can smell the mice from here, one to many zeros in that price
I’m with you – one zero too many!
Pay as if it’s a parts car and hope you get lucky. It’s never good when a seller thinks their 4bbl carb is a 2bbl. The destroyed steering column isn’t reassuring either.
Steve R
Dixon, Moparman dial 📞 1-800-the-hook 🛻🪝
Flower Power? You are a decade off. Just came to comment on the headline. With a headline like that I am not going to read the article
It refers to all the flowers surrounding the car in the first pic.
Congrats on wasting your time…..and ours reading your comment.
If your only going to read the headlines, Brad, you’re missing the best part of the articles!
Russ, I don’t understand….. You said “We don’t know which one (engine) the seller’s car had from the beginning, but it now has a 302 cubic inch V8 lifted from a 1984 Lincoln Continental. Would the original engine be designated on the VIN Plate?
Yes, the original engine size would be shown in the VIN. The problem is, the seller didn’t show the VIN in his ad.
Steve R
“Before the car was stored?” You mean parked in the woods.
a DUMP BUCKET in the weeds.
But, I guess with these old cars, we must start somewhere. I like watching Derek, on Vice Grip Garage (YouTube), rescue neglected cars like these and then drive them home, 600 miles. I guess, if there is a will, there is a way!
A real shame. This looks like it would have been a nice project before the storage. I’m with the others as there’s one too many zeros in the asking price.
No , No, No The hose is not to wash it off . Its there way of warning you of many SNAKES in Georgia , quite a few are poisonous.
This is a very desired body style. If no actual rust is involved, in Arizona it would bring the asking price or darn close to it. If it was in Arizona and not rusted, one of my 2 sons would already have it one a flat bed car trailer bringing it home. Both of them love a Fox Body Mustang this body style. When I told them that before my 24 years old son was born I had a 79 Notchback, I needed good gas mileage at that time for my work commute so I specifically bought a 4 cylinder 5spd model. Both of them said they wish I would have kept it. One son would swap in a 5.0 and upgrade suspension and drive train things as would be needed to go to a V8. The other one would put a modern 4 cylinder Ecoboost in it.
If it was in Arizona and not rusty, they would get their asking price or close. A very desirable body style. Notch back. If it were in Arizona and not rusty one of my 2 sons would buy it.
As SD says, these look good when restomodded… or even as stock. This is mine. Pic is from the indoor display at Ponies in the Smokies.
Absolute complete piece of garbage. Wasn’t much better new. I can hear the knocking and pinging. Price should be zero.