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1979 Bright Red 1979 Mustang hatchback, right side view with aftermarket wheels.
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(from page 9 of the 1979 Collection)
Right front view of a 1979 Mustang hatchback in its original Bright Red exterior paint.
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(from page 9 of the 1979 Collection)
Front view of a Bright Red 1979 Mustang hatchback
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(from page 1 of the 1980 Collection)
Bright Red 1980 Mustang Ghia notchback owned by Kent Roberts from Abbotsford, BC Canada. It has the optional white vinyl carriage top. Kent tells us, "I picked this car up from the original owner in July 2010. The car is in mint and original condition. The car is powered by a 255 V8. The car did come with the 255 originally, but the engine grenaded in 1996 and was replaced with a rebuilt 255. This car is a west coast original, and is even equipped with its original windshield, the owners manuals, warranty cards, and all the service manuals. The carriage top is in excellent condition and the car is wearing 80% of its original red paint. Its a A/C delete car with cruise, power locks, tilt, premium sound system, and rear defogger."
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(from page 1 of the 1980 Collection)
Bright Red 1980 Mustang Ghia notchback with optional carriage top. The carriage top makes it look like a convertible.
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(from page 1 of the 1980 Collection)
Bright Red 1980 Mustang Ghia notchback, rear end view.
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(from page 2 of the 1980 Collection)
Bright Red 1980 Mustang Ghia hatchback owned by Dwayne McCracken from Washington, Missouri. Dwayne adds, "I bought this Mustang Ghia in 2005. I seen it and I liked the red with all of the chrome on it. When I lifted the hood I knew I wanted it. It was clean and had almost as much chrome on it as the exterior. I just recently found out it was a special 1980 Mustang model. It is a Ghia, a luxury package Ford offered that year. The interior and exterior had been stripped if any evidence of the Ghia model on it. The previous owner had replaced the emblems with Cobra decals and emblems. I found out when I ran the VIN number on Mustang Attitude's, VIN number decoder. I have been trying to replace all of the missing Ghia emblems whenever I can find them. This car came out of the factory with a 255 V8 automatic transmission. I think that was Ford's biggest mistake in 1980. As people bought them, they were disappointed in the lack of power and the poor performance of the 255 engine. Luxury or not the 1980 Ghia was doomed from the beginning. As about everyone who as ever owned this car did, the previous owner had the 255 bored to a 302, When I bought it all of the receipts from everything from emblems to mechanical had been left in the console with the original owners manual. He spent much more on changing it than it was worth at the time. It also came with two boxes of trophies from car shows. I haven't driven it much in the last 5-6 years. It has Historical plates on it and I just recently took an interest in again. It still needs a new paint job but the engine only has 41,000 on it and runs great. Getting it back in shape after letting it sit for so long is a project that will keep me busy for awhile. Since I retired two years ago, I
definitely have the time. I wouldn't consider selling it because I love these older models and Mustangs have always been my favorite cars. This 1980 joins a 1986 GT hatchback and a 2003 GT coupe."
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(from page 2 of the 1980 Collection)
The blacked out hood scoop looks good with the black grille and wrap-around vinyl trim. I don't think the chrome wheel opening trim is stock, but it looks great.
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(from page 2 of the 1980 Collection)
Bright Red 1980 Mustang Ghia hatchback, right side view.
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(from page 2 of the 1980 Collection)
Rear end view of Dwayne's Bright Red 1980 Mustang Ghia hatchback.
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(from page 4 of the 1980 Collection)
Ford promotional photo of a Bright Red 1989 Mustang coupe with sport wheels, body side molding, and pin stripes. Nice wheels!
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(from page 2 of the 1981 Collection)
Check out this Bright Red 1981 Mustang notchback. It's owned by Because You Can Motorsports. The owner tells us, "Long story short... She was stored in 1994 by the original owner. We found her in March of 2012. In July 2012 we began work. This is the original paint sprayed in September 1980. We finished her in September 2012. Animals made quick work of the interior even though she was in a garage. We were able to build this car with extra parts we had laying around the shop and a lot of work. Originally being a 4 cylinder we used a 1991 drop top as a donor for all the steering and suspension (except the springs). She was also converted to 5 lug. The engine is a 302 bored .030 over with a Bcam with built e7s, and every bolt on part we could throw at it. Shes for sale. We're asking 5000 obo. If you have any questions feel free to email us."
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(from page 2 of the 1981 Collection)
Bright Red 1981 Mustang left side view. This is a notchback. It has a trunk with fixed rear window glass.
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(from page 2 of the 1981 Collection)
Here is a shot in the bright sun with the hood open.
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(from page 3 of the 1981 Collection)
Bright Red 1981 Mustang hatchback with wire wheel covers, black grille, black body side moldings, black rear quarter window louvered trim, and a 86hp (at 4600rpm), 140 cubic inch (2.3 liter), 2 barrel, 4-cylinder engine. This is the base engine for the 1981 Mustang.
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(from page 3 of the 1981 Collection)
Bright Red 1981 Mustang hatchback, front end view.
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(from page 3 of the 1981 Collection)
Right front view of a Bright Red 1981 Mustang hatchback. This car has different wheel covers on this side.
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(from page 3 of the 1981 Collection)
1981 Bright Red Mustang hatchback, rear left view.
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(from page 4 of the 1981 Collection)
Check out this 1981 Mustang Magazine ad. It shows a Hot Stuff Mustang where you can turn high mileage into excitement. I think they are talking about the high gas milage of 34 mpg highway and 23 mpg city.
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(from page 1 of the 1982 Collection)
In 1982 the GT options group came back and here is an example in this Bright Red 1982 Mustang GT hatchback with 17" R -type Cobra wheels.
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