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Car of the Day: March 19, 2016; Greenlight '88 Ford Mustang GT
Topic Started: Mar 19 2016, 03:20 AM (772 Views)
Dean-o-mite
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Today's car of the day is Greenlight's 1988 Ford Mustang GT.


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The third-generation Mustang was produced by Ford from 1978 to 1993. Built on Ford's Fox platform, it evolved through a number of sub-models, trim levels, and drivetrain combinations during its production life. It underwent updates for 1987, and for a time seemed destined for replacement with a front wheel drive Mazda platform before company executives were swayed by consumer opinions. Enthusiasts group the generation into two segments: the 1979-1986 cars, with their quad headlight arrangement, and the 1987-1993 cars, with their aero composite headlamped front fascia styling. Production ended with the introduction of the fourth-generation Mustang (SN-95) for the 1994 model year.



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This Mustang casting from Greenlight is one of my favorite small scale Mustangs, and I would love to see several more releases in different colors, with these wheels and the two-tone color combinations from the late 1980's. This blue version was part of the Route 66 box set.


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The 1987 Mustang received a facelift for both the interior and exterior. The exterior design was reminiscent of the earlier SVO and gave the car more of an "Aero" look, in keeping with Ford's overall styling direction. The interior received an all new dash, center console and revised seat and door trim. With the end of the 1986 SVO, the models were now pared down to LX and GT. Taillights on the LX were revised with clear lenses for the turn signals while the GT now wore a specific body-colored triple sectioned louvered treatment. The rear quarter glass windows lost their louvers and now sported a single larger flush piece of glass lettered with "Mustang" at the bottom rear corners. GTs featured new round fog lamps and gained aerodynamic lower bodyside skirting and new turbine style 15-inch (380 mm) wheels. The previous year's slotted GT wheels became standard with the V8 option and optional with 4-cylinder models. The 302 cu in (4.9 L), marketed as "5.0", Mustangs became popular with the aftermarket performance industry.



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zzziippyyy
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Drive it like you stole it!
Nice one
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atombaum
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The Quest Continues
Not a big fan of this Mustang era/style, but I must say Greenlight captured it pretty well. :)
Edited by atombaum, Mar 20 2016, 03:31 AM.
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pjedsel
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:wave: Pretty little Mustang all dressed up in blue. I like it. I have most of the police car versions of this casting in my collection.
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ivantt
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
One of the best Mustang castings of this era. I'll buy more as they are released.
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Got this one and love it
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