The Fox Body has gained popularity in the collector marketplace in recent years. Back in January, a 1984 Mustang SVO brought $27,500 at the 2024 Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Collector Car Auction.
One of the print advertisements for the early-1990s Ford Mustang shows a car parked with its driver door open. “Go ahead. Make your day,” it says. “This is no ordinary invitation. Think of it as a challenge – not just to enter a truly powerful machine – but to take on a road you’ve never driven before.”
The Pick of the Day is a low-mileage 1991 Ford Mustang GT hatchback listed for sale on ClassicCars.com by a private seller in Encinitas, California.
“I purchased from the original owner,” the seller says. “The car has been meticulously cared for and comes with extensive service record history since 1991, including the original purchase agreement and molded keys.” While remaining largely unmodified, recent updates to the car according to the listing include new headlights, taillights, 17-inch Cobra wheels, Nitto tires, and a Pioneer head unit with Apple CarPlay.
The third generation of the Mustang pony car had a relatively long lifespan, first launching in 1979 and lasting until 1993. The notion behind the Fox platform was that it could be adapted for use with both two-door and four-door models. The rationale, of course, was to drive cost-savings and efficiencies at the assembly plants. One key stylistic change took place in 1987 when the Mustang’s quad headlights were replaced by composite “Aero” units (a design feature shared with other FoMoCo products at the time).
Today’s car has just 88,000 miles on it, and the seller says it, “passed smog with flying colors.” A tune-up was performed recently, and the car has a new radiator, hoses, and battery. The exterior shows well in its red paint with prominent 5.0 badging on the front fenders. Those emblems, of course, are a nod to what is going on under the hood: Forward momentum comes from a 5.0-liter High Output V8 mated to a five-speed manual transmission. This combination was rated at 225 horsepower and 300 lb-ft of torque.
Low-mileage, unmodified Mustangs have a special place in the car collector community; a pony car in this condition is getting to be a rarity. My favorite feature? I love the period-correct cellular telephone mounted to the center console.
Spend the rest of your summer rolling in a 5.0. The price of admission is $27,499.
