There’s really never a bad time to get into a Fox body Ford Mustang, is there? It seems that prices have stabilized quite a bit, and you can now reliably get into a driver for less than $20,000. And while you should always be choosy when shopping for a car they made a ton of, sometimes the colors are just right, the mileage seems reasonable, and the seller has it listed with a reasonable price. This particular Mustang is a 1991 GT convertible model equipped with an automatic and listed here on craigslist, and the seller describes it as a recent barn find. He’s asking $14,000.
Summer’s over, sadly, but hopping in a Fox body like this one will lead you to believe there’s still plenty of time for cruising. While the details of its barn find status aren’t divulged, it looks like it wasn’t abused or poorly stored in that time. The red paint still presents well with plenty of shine, and the classic 5-spoke wheels show little in the way of curb damage or chipped paint. The soft top, when it’s up, looks slightly tatty, but I suspect it’s simply due to being left in position for several years. The seller believes that the 35,969 odometer reading is accurate.
If so, this is a legitimately low mileage specimen. The detail I love here, in addition to the maroon leather seats, is the old-school Mustang Club of America badge. It’s a small detail, but it’s one of those signs of genuine enthusiast ownership, as most people who aren’t enthusiastically engaged in a brand or model won’t pay much attention to club life. To me, this is always a good sign that a car was loved (though I realize this is not a foolproof strategy.) The interior is in very good shape for the year, showing typical signs of use. The Mustang is equipped with an automatic transmission.
Of course, under the hood is the venerable 5.0L V8 engine. This masterpiece provides strong performance and dirt-cheap maintenance. It also offers healthy power figures, producing 225 b.h.p. and 300 lb.-ft. of torque, more than enough to get out of its own way. The automatic will relegate this Mustang to cruiser status, but it also is likely a contributing factor to its high state of preservation. The asking price may be a touch high, but I doubt the seller will have to drop it too much to find a new home for this supposed barn find ‘Stang.
Sorry to disappoint, but the ad says the odometer rolled over. Still pretty clean and I dig those maroon leather seats. Kind of odd the top matches the door panels though. All white interior would really pop.
I took it to mean that the odometer shows 35,000 miles, but since it is a five-digit odometer, it is unknown whether it is 35,000 or 135,000.
You are correct, Bob. Owner’s statement makes it sound like they don’t know if it 35K or rolled over a time or two.
A CarFax on this Fox would be in order.
Nice drop top 5.0. But…Seat and wheel combo seems off for OEM, unless I’m mistaken. My identical 1990 had white seats, white top and white wheels.
From the 1991 brochure, Medium Red was available with “Convertible Only Red/White” trim. I’m guessing that is what we see here. The wheels would be the typical “5-spoke cast aluminum wheel.”
Your car’s trim sounds like a 1992 Feature Car.
“Rollin’ in my 5.0, got the ragtop down so my hair can blow! If you’ve got a problem; yo, I’ll solve it! Check out the hook while my DJ revolves it!”
Resonable and would be interested if closer to SC. Seems the ones that draw my interest are like the girls I was interested in back in my college days, geographical undesirable.
My 92 had red seats and red door panels but the top was black. Everyone has a car they regret getting rid of and my 92 is it for me. I sold it to a good friend and he resold it in two weeks and the kid tried to drive my baby in the snow and destroyed it the first snow.
Scoop-doodly-Do !
Even if the odo has rolled over once. I would not hesitate because of mileage. I had one with 370,000 miles that ran like a top and did not have an oil thirst issue. What I would be concerned with is this being an east coast car and possible rust. Pull back the trunk mat and tap on the trunk floor just below the tail light panel. And then check all the. Normal areas underneath.
If I was in the market for an additional Fox Mustang AND this was a western car. I would be all over this car. (Maybe it was someone’s baby that never saw winter driving and the body is ok!!??!!??!!)