This FoxBody has such a crazy story behind it! My apologies for being slower on the comments response as of late. Work has been much busier than normal, and i've been dealing with health issues (nothing I will not get through). Also, there will be no livestream this Friday (it's my sons birthday), but we'll livestream on Friday the 12th instead! Thank all of you so much for the continued support on the channel.
@@strydyrhellzrydyr1345 It's an 89 lx coupe 5.0 special service package Ford made them from 1982 to 1993: and mine is a former Georgia State Patrol unit
@@strydyrhellzrydyr1345 It's called an SSP from the factory has a few heavy duty items over the others a certified calibration speedometer 160 mph , heavy duty alternator with external regulator , oil cooler , transmission cooler , floor pan reinforcements , heavy duty rear control arms , extra ground straps , special wheels 85 to 86 , clear coated or optional black 10 hole rims 87 to 93 , heavy duty seat backs and frames , radio delete optional . single key locking and unlocking , coolant flow restrictor to prevent heater core blowout from high speed operation , Goodyear gator back tires Ford made 15000 of them between 82 and 93 I have 1 of 42 that Georgia bought in 89
Great video, Matt. Sad to see an 11 mile car in this condition, but it sounds like that car should be parted out and live on by helping to restore others. I like your idea of the foxbody donor cards haha.
This is the car that got me hooked on foxbodies. My uncle had an 84 gt350 that he lent to my mom for an extended period of time. Being just a little boy I thought this was the coolest car ever.
@@GearHead704 I'm with you bro, the condition of the car totally negates the fact that it only has 11 miles. It might as well be 311,000. Definitely has some value but the extremely low mileage aspect of the car is completely nullified in my opinion. Glad to see someone else take interest in it though.
It's worth saving , make it into a long term when you've some spare time project .it would be a great you tube rebuild project the amount of viewers you will have following the build will pay for it. Go for it👍
@@GearHead704 I would be interested in purchasing the car if you guys don't want to take on the project. I also would be willing to work with you on restoring the car here in my shop if you want to keep it. I believe it would make a great TH-cam series.
If your gonna get rid of it I would buy it if it's not alot of money, I'd love to take time to fix it and get another fox back on the road, just dont junk it
I can say for sure it wouldn't be junked. My guess is, either it would be restored, sold to someone who wanted to restore it, or every single useful part and body panel would be removed to use for other FoxBody's.
It could be restored but by the time you straighten where it took the most damage at plus possibly replacing the wiring harness and everything else that could possibly be damaged from the elements you would have more money than what it is worth into it. I say yank the engine and trans salvage what you can scrap the rest.
Front bumper and seat foams probably the only parts worth saving. Maybe the dash/steering wheel if they clean up nice. It's a shame that it was left outside so long!
Damn man i cant believe that happened to that.. Those foxes after getting hit badly are hard to make true again. The same thing happened to a clean 70 mach 1 a few years back near me. Car was in a showroom and the guy went right through the window totaling it and smashing it into other cars.
I would be curious to the extent of the secondary damage from the left 1/4 damage. I bet the left rail & floors are all wadded up with torn metal & spot welds ripped away. Like Matt stated, you need another t top doner car to save that one. Huge undertaking.
Have fun with finding the metric Michelin TRX's on the car I have one brand new tire with the Sticker on it and it is like a time capsule and looks like the day it come out of the mold. You can do it and it will be a good project and keep him busy and hone his skills but it can be done if he puts his mind to it, I have seen similar cars done and will be time consuming and worth it when he gets it back together. Great Sunday to you all.
Happy Sunday! Wow, that's cool. on the TRX tire, they are hard to get I here. I'll have an update on what Matt from FMR is going to do with the car coming to the channel soon.
@@GearHead704 I will tell you that you are not going to find one or get any period for Michelin has not made them since the late 80's. They were expensive then I could not even imagine now what they would cost if you can get it find them for coker tire would be the only one that would have a mold and it being a metric measure only tire in mm or cm I can't remember exactly what without looking up which one it was. Even the rim was metric with a 16.5 type of bead on it. Interesting stuff and glad to hear from you and you and your son have a great birthday coming up.
11 miles are cool but there’s nothing left out of it send it to the scrap yard it ain’t worth to try to fix it Unless you want to just take the vin off and put it on Another 5.0 fox body
Back in 87 I worked at a Lincoln dealership, the owners son took a Cougar out for lunch, and wrapped it around a pole, it was fresh off the truck that morning. It sat in the corner of the body shop for awhile, then just disappeared.
Parts car, its a sad story behind it, and foxbodys all the sudden are getting really hard to find, but restoration originality is becoming huge, factory drive train in that car, great video guys
I’ve actually had worse damage fixed. My first car was a 67 Mustang that I wrapped around a telephone pole. I still have it to this day the front of the car is from North Carolina and the rear was from California. I hope to get it out of storage this year it’s been sitting since 08.
Wow! Thats sad what a sweet car though! 11 miles thats crazy, very cool hopefully most blemishes will buff out on that lol, o cant wait to see what happens cool video
I have a 1984 foxy that unfortunately was used and abused by a previous owner. The car looked and sounded ok when I got her but after digging into it to start my resto or at least make it more reliable and prettier, I found lots wrong. Mostly wiring is just trashed and some interior problems as well. I've done a lot in the 5 years I've owned her. The engine was I believe a swap from a 4 banger or v6 to a 302. It was out of a 78 truck according to the block code. I have since sourced out an actual 1984 Gt 302 engine. I did a port and polish and refreshed the valvetrain, put in a Melling oil pump timing set and rv style cam. redid all gaskets and seals and refreshed bearings and piston rings. I've eliminated some of the emissions stuff upgraded the front spindles, struts and such to 1988 and the world class t5 and 8.8 -373 rear end. I've tried my best to start on the body work and interior resto, however I have many problems with the dash and wiring behind it. There are several wiring points that have ben cut and patched or missing all together. the dash pad is like a typical one all cracked and full of holes. my front seats are almost exactly like the ones that you have in the van except the foam isn't holding up as well. Personally I'd love that car as it would be a almost prefect donner car to mine. What a cool story such a shame. I personally don't understand the whole thing of buying a car then storing it in a garage or barn for years. sure may be worth money some day or it gets forgotten about and rots away. Cars should live on and be driven for the enjoyment! That in my opinion is a cool find. if I were a millionaire id probably try and save it, but I'm not so I'd donate the parts so other foxy ladies may run on. Cheers mate : to whatever may come of her !
These FoxBody's are fun right, it's cool you've done a lot to yours. As far as this car I'll have an update coming soon to the channel on what he's going to do with it.
I grew up in the same car.my mom bought this same car new but she had the 4 cylinder turbo GT350 t-top version which was very rare unfortunately years later was confiscated by the dea . Lol .thats when I got the fox body bug.
@@GearHead704 Absolutely! The fact that the engine is low mileage & the car has a 5-speed makes it extremely desirable in my opinion. Of course , this car would be my summer daily driver. Flowmasters are a definite must for a car like this.
Honestly, does any full restoration make sense because costs are astronomical? It's the love of the car that makes it want to be restored by the owner or investor.🤷♂️ all hobbies are expensive.
He mentioned 82s and 85s . I have an 82 GT and an 85 GT convertible project cars but never came up with time and money to do them. Also 87 parts car and 90ish coupe 4 cyl auto minus OD
Honestly, there is a point where a car has met the end of its life. I wouldn't part this one out b/c of its story and value as an 11-mile car. Yet, if it was any other 11-mile fox that was totaled, I probably grab some parts for my fox. 83-84 parts low milage parts are hard to come by sometimes. Also, don't hate on that 175hp, my fox has the same factory HP rating and loses drag races to non-performance Hondas lololol.
@@GearHead704 I did hear him say that and that is a great idea by him. I just thought that almost all of the engine is there and may be awesome to rebuild it for his other ssp. 😉 👍🏼
In Rochester Minnesota two brothers of high school age worked and saved up cash to buy a new 1985 Mustang GT which I believe that they ordered. It fell off of the rail car during transport to the dealer and it was totaled. They contacted Ford Motor Company and Ford said it’s not our problem so they sued Ford in court and won so Ford built them a new 1986 Mustang GT. I remember talking to them at least once while cruising north Broadway in Rochester Minnesota in my 5.0 4 speed Pace Car which I bought in August 1987. I believe it was red. I wonder what happened to the 1985 GT that fell off of the rail car? In 1995 I worked at Minneapolis Auto Auction and I got to drive used cars off of 3 level auto carriers and you feel like you are driving off of a cliff up on the 3rd level. While working there one day a red 82 GT came in. No 5.0 badge so I opened the hood and was surprised to see the 200 inline 6. I don’t remember if it had the hood scoop.
I had a 1979 Foxbody, 2.3L 4-speed. Was lusting after that car (the 84 GT-350) test drove it, but put off buying and the local dealer sold it. Missed the opportunity so this hurts. Sad.
My grandparents have a 1984 GT350 as well!! 40 some thousand miles all original car. A guy had it for about 3 months before them then traded it in and thats when they purchased it. For some reason he kept the badge thats on the dash so it no longer has it..
I’ve bought stuff off Matt, I like that guy and has good stuff. It can be saved and honestly I think I would if it were mine. It would be a colossal amount of work , but 11 miles .... yea I would
being an 11 original mile car it would definitely be cool to see it fully restored and definitely worth some serious coin but even if it was fully factory restored that shell will always be a totaled car and will diminish the value significantly. i suppose it would just come down to if it was a sentimental thing(clearly not), money being no object a wanting to restore it for a personal collection, or if restoring to sell would bring a potential profit. personally, i would have neither the skill, money, or desire to restore it.
I do think I see a stripped black t top hatchback in the background..take the roof and diverside off and rebuild the gt 350...get your new welding skills to work.get the car running and driving if it goes straight fix it..if its bent part it out...more content for your show.
Well i would pass only because I have 4 projects, but if I could focus on just this one for a year or so, I would enjoy the opportunity. Perhaps chop up another Foxbody and do a frame up semi resto, gotta go through everything on the motor trans, frame, rear end, ect. A salvage title is a con, hmmm, only a pet project to see how far it could get , but hard to be enthusiastic.
Wow 11 miles sure was a tough 11 miles LOL definitely doesn't look the part from afar poor car is like a magnet for destruction... love the videos that you're putting out man they're great keep it up!
If you watch the whole video, neither Matt from FMR or I are leaning towards a restore, but I can tell you that he can totally do it. I am 100% confident.
I owned the same car but not T top. I bought mine as the 3rd owner, car only had 32,000 mi. I had nothing but problems with mine. Main computer went out. Went through 2 tranny's had the overdrive. Went through 2 rearends. Then had overheating issues. Replaced all the cooling system. Car was a lemon. Was fun to drive when it ran. Sold it for $400 to get some of my $ back for BFG tires. Sold it with 50k mi on it. 165hp Slow Stang. The 84 mustangs take em to the crusher melt them down. Make some heads that flow with the metal.
205 horse power with the Holley 4V. As someone that has owned a convertible 84 GT 350 since 1989, I love to see them in original shape buttttt. I think that car is too far gone. What I would do is restore another 84 GT and transfer the engine, trans, wiring harness, steering, seats etc. Doesn't have to even drive. I think there are probably less GT's in good shape then GT350s.
@@GearHead704 I wonder if the Mustang Museum would be interested in putting on display for a while. Sort of like what the Corvette Museum did with the sink hole cars. Not exactly the same thing but still interesting.
Would love to have that as a stock motor for my 1984 RS Capri! My original motor's crank broke at around 190,000 miles and I had to scrap it :( I figured screw it because it was no longer original and replaced it with a 347 stroked roller block, It would be nice to go back to stock motor if I ever wanted to.
@@GearHead704 The 347 is awesome! It's putting out around 360 to the wheels and with all my other mods I'm somewhere around 2900lbs, so it gets up and goes pretty quick. I also have a 150 shot of nitrous I installed that I'm still waiting to try :)
Bring on the memory, lane? Seen a few back in my young days, remember thinking, that little car has a V-8! Four lug wheels. Some guys actually put nice exhaust on them, not fast but it sounded fast!
Those things sounded great with a set of Flowmasters on them. Buddy of mine had one in high school. Could make them quick even tho they had less than a couple hundred stock hp new.
@@GearHead704 guy near me has a 5.9 liter 98 Dakota RT with 110 miles. Bought it and parked it. The miles came from the people at the dealer when it was new wheeling around in it
I would love to have that front bumper cover! I recently bought an 84 mustang gt turbo and the guy cut a section out for the aftermarket intercooler and I want that stock look with the fog lights
If there is any collector value to the car, then it is worth saving. Yes, it's a project, but that's part of the fun. :) If it is just another 'Foxbody Mustang', then it would make a great parts vehicle for something a bit more worth restoring.
Well, hopefully FoxResto Matt just paid salvage on it for around $300. That's probably what it'd go for in scrap. I'm glad it's his decision and not mine as far as what to do with it from here. Thanks for sharing though. It's sad that this 11 mile Fox had such a rough life. We all know they deserve so much better.
You can either part it out or fix it. If you were going to fix it a collaboration with the guy from Diy gang would be awesome. He rebuilt a burnt Hellcat
Hey man fellow fox 🦊 addict here . Hope you feel better. I see a black t top with no hatch on ponys in the background. He could put two in two together. Least it be saving two ponies. And I mean swap everything. Or find another 84 tobe date code specific.
I remember when these came out - I used to cut the car ads out of magazines, have this one somewhere. Seems like it’s beyond restoration but you have a few pieces to work and get another Fox hatchback if you’re really into that undertaking. Good luck with your task , hope to see your results.
Restore it just find another fox body that has been wrecked in the front end. My a stepfather has a 79 cobra white and black red leather seats 5.0 4spd. I had a 80 Ghia Coupe some one had ripped the rag part off the roof. I changed 3/4 of the interior from Blue to red the car was white straight 6 auto.
Isn't the whole point of an 11 mile 36 year old car that it should be basically all original and fairly decent shape? All the body panels are damaged, tons of parts missing, and what wasn't stolen looks trashed. Basically you'll have a restoration, which really doesn't deserve the panache of the "it's an 11 mile car" moniker. The car doesn't live up to it.
Even the engine has been open to the elements with the carburetor stolen like that even under the hood. The engine needs to come all the way down and inspected + seals and gaskets replaced.
Being nosy what did you give for that car? I own an 82 GT with a 91 interior and rims and a built 306 w/5-speed...and a 83 GT Turbo..I have had the 82 since 84..bought the 83 about 15 years ago..
Wow, you've owned those a long time! That's really cool. I run the channel, but Matt at Fox Mustang Restoration bought the car. He did not say what he paid for it.
This FoxBody has such a crazy story behind it! My apologies for being slower on the comments response as of late. Work has been much busier than normal, and i've been dealing with health issues (nothing I will not get through). Also, there will be no livestream this Friday (it's my sons birthday), but we'll livestream on Friday the 12th instead! Thank all of you so much for the continued support on the channel.
@GfunkXpresS 5.0 Yes sir! See you on the 12th instead!
You got it Matt. Happy birthday to your son as well. Enjoy your day with him and keep up the great channel!
@@lochnessfox3441 Thank you
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@@vrm86gt FACTS
My brothers fox body has had 11 miles on it 3 times now
LOL, hopefully this car will see it at least once more.
It deserves a life the story behind the restoration would be worth it on its own.
I'll have an update on what Matt from FMR is going to do with the car coming to the channel soon.
Wow only 11 miles? That thing is mint!
It’s cursed. Get rid of it.
🤣 Yeah, it's mint alright. Mint for the worst 11 mile FoxBody ever LOL
Blessings to anyone that tries to take this one on.
Agreed.
No shit that's sad to see.
Love the foxbodies I have an 89 coupe SSP former Georgia State Patrol unit I've had it for 23 years .
That's awesome. Matt and Jenn sold a GSP last year that was still in auction state.
I am a mustang person... But what's a ssp. Or gsp...
Guessing statey
@@strydyrhellzrydyr1345 It's an 89 lx coupe 5.0 special service package Ford made them from 1982 to 1993: and mine is a former Georgia State Patrol unit
@@drjohnsonhungwell5115 so it's literally.. ssp gsp. Like, it's literally called that.. from the factory.. or dealership...
@@strydyrhellzrydyr1345 It's called an SSP from the factory has a few heavy duty items over the others a certified calibration speedometer 160 mph , heavy duty alternator with external regulator , oil cooler , transmission cooler , floor pan reinforcements , heavy duty rear control arms , extra ground straps , special wheels 85 to 86 , clear coated or optional black 10 hole rims 87 to 93 , heavy duty seat backs and frames , radio delete optional . single key locking and unlocking , coolant flow restrictor to prevent heater core blowout from high speed operation , Goodyear gator back tires Ford made 15000 of them between 82 and 93 I have 1 of 42 that Georgia bought in 89
Great video, Matt. Sad to see an 11 mile car in this condition, but it sounds like that car should be parted out and live on by helping to restore others. I like your idea of the foxbody donor cards haha.
Brother Tom! Hey buddy, yeah I tend to agree with you. Save some others! LOL
Should track down the drunk and see if he wants to help rebuild it 😂
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You’ll need a shovel
Story is priceless. Worth restoring it .
Thanks. I'll have a full update on what Matt is planning to do to it coming to the channel soon.
This is the car that got me hooked on foxbodies. My uncle had an 84 gt350 that he lent to my mom for an extended period of time. Being just a little boy I thought this was the coolest car ever.
Oh that is such a cool story! There's always typically a Fox that first gets us hooked.
@@GearHead704 I'm with you bro, the condition of the car totally negates the fact that it only has 11 miles. It might as well be 311,000. Definitely has some value but the extremely low mileage aspect of the car is completely nullified in my opinion. Glad to see someone else take interest in it though.
It's worth saving , make it into a long term when you've some spare time project .it would be a great you tube rebuild project the amount of viewers you will have following the build will pay for it. Go for it👍
I'll have an update coming soon to the channel on what he's going to do with it.
@@GearHead704 I would be interested in purchasing the car if you guys don't want to take on the project. I also would be willing to work with you on restoring the car here in my shop if you want to keep it. I believe it would make a great TH-cam series.
Awesome story, that car had a rough life. If the means are there save it, that's a fairly rare Mustang plus it's only 11 miles.
Yeah, and you'd have one heck of a story to tell too, although I"m still in the use its parts camp myself lol.
Sure it didn't roll over?
If your gonna get rid of it I would buy it if it's not alot of money, I'd love to take time to fix it and get another fox back on the road, just dont junk it
I can say for sure it wouldn't be junked. My guess is, either it would be restored, sold to someone who wanted to restore it, or every single useful part and body panel would be removed to use for other FoxBody's.
It could be restored but by the time you straighten where it took the most damage at plus possibly replacing the wiring harness and everything else that could possibly be damaged from the elements you would have more money than what it is worth into it. I say yank the engine and trans salvage what you can scrap the rest.
I tend to agree. I'll have an update coming soon to the channel on what he's going to do with it.
When I saw the thumbnail I was like that doesn’t look bad at all but then...
Yeah, I tried to get the best possible looking angle for the thumbnail, LOL, but yeah it's rough to say the least.
Front bumper and seat foams probably the only parts worth saving. Maybe the dash/steering wheel if they clean up nice. It's a shame that it was left outside so long!
Yeah, it's very said. It's got an excellent core support as well.
Damn man i cant believe that happened to that.. Those foxes after getting hit badly are hard to make true again. The same thing happened to a clean 70 mach 1 a few years back near me. Car was in a showroom and the guy went right through the window totaling it and smashing it into other cars.
Oh man sorry to hear that, those mach 1's were awesome.
That's sad, it didn't even get to be enjoyed. Just an 11 mile trip, and that's probably from the dealership to home.
Jim! Nice to see a familiar face, LOL. Yah, it's very sad.
I would be curious to the extent of the secondary damage from the left 1/4 damage. I bet the left rail & floors are all wadded up with torn metal & spot welds ripped away. Like Matt stated, you need another t top doner car to save that one. Huge undertaking.
Yes, I personally don't think it's worth it.
Whoa! That's the hardest 11 miles I've ever seen. Must be worth about $75.
Hard life for sure.
Damn it went thru the whole crowd and the duncan donuts building back in its day. Legend.
I love Dunkin Donuts!
Have fun with finding the metric Michelin TRX's on the car I have one brand new tire with the Sticker on it and it is like a time capsule and looks like the day it come out of the mold. You can do it and it will be a good project and keep him busy and hone his skills but it can be done if he puts his mind to it, I have seen similar cars done and will be time consuming and worth it when he gets it back together. Great Sunday to you all.
Happy Sunday! Wow, that's cool. on the TRX tire, they are hard to get I here. I'll have an update on what Matt from FMR is going to do with the car coming to the channel soon.
@@GearHead704 I will tell you that you are not going to find one or get any period for Michelin has not made them since the late 80's. They were expensive then I could not even imagine now what they would cost if you can get it find them for coker tire would be the only one that would have a mold and it being a metric measure only tire in mm or cm I can't remember exactly what without looking up which one it was. Even the rim was metric with a 16.5 type of bead on it. Interesting stuff and glad to hear from you and you and your son have a great birthday coming up.
11 miles are cool but there’s nothing left out of it send it to the scrap yard it ain’t worth to try to fix it Unless you want to just take the vin off and put it on
Another 5.0 fox body
It could be done, but I'm not sure it's worth it from a time and money aspect.
Hmm i have a roof it could be at least attempted. Considering its a 350.. not a generic GT.
Back in 87 I worked at a Lincoln dealership, the owners son took a Cougar out for lunch, and wrapped it around a pole, it was fresh off the truck that morning. It sat in the corner of the body shop for awhile, then just disappeared.
Oh man that's sad.
Restore? Hell to the No.
Cool find, but it should be used for the Fox, circle of Life.
I said it in the video already, but I"m with you J PP.
Hey man you all are doing some amazing things over there. Praying for your health as well.
Thanks a lot buddy, I appreciate it. 👊
Parts car, its a sad story behind it, and foxbodys all the sudden are getting really hard to find, but restoration originality is becoming huge, factory drive train in that car, great video guys
I agree, for me it's parts, but restoration is certainly possible and more popular these days. Thanks
I’ve actually had worse damage fixed. My first car was a 67 Mustang that I wrapped around a telephone pole. I still have it to this day the front of the car is from North Carolina and the rear was from California. I hope to get it out of storage this year it’s been sitting since 08.
Jason wheeler, STAY AWAY from my 67 Mustang! Slow down that chassis does not like a lot of twisting, flexing, etc.
Front form NC and rear from Cali, LOL that's cool though! Yeah it can be save, but I know personally I wouldn't do it.
@@HenauderTitzauf It was 9/6/96 I’ve learned since then lol
@@GearHead704 The only reason I did was because it was my first car. I’ve had it 28 years this May.
Wow! Thats sad what a sweet car though! 11 miles thats crazy, very cool hopefully most blemishes will buff out on that lol, o cant wait to see what happens cool video
Fingers crossed it will buff out LMAO!
I have a 1984 foxy that unfortunately was used and abused by a previous owner. The car looked and sounded ok when I got her but after digging into it to start my resto or at least make it more reliable and prettier, I found lots wrong. Mostly wiring is just trashed and some interior problems as well. I've done a lot in the 5 years I've owned her. The engine was I believe a swap from a 4 banger or v6 to a 302. It was out of a 78 truck according to the block code. I have since sourced out an actual 1984 Gt 302 engine. I did a port and polish and refreshed the valvetrain, put in a Melling oil pump timing set and rv style cam. redid all gaskets and seals and refreshed bearings and piston rings. I've eliminated some of the emissions stuff upgraded the front spindles, struts and such to 1988 and the world class t5 and 8.8 -373 rear end. I've tried my best to start on the body work and interior resto, however I have many problems with the dash and wiring behind it. There are several wiring points that have ben cut and patched or missing all together. the dash pad is like a typical one all cracked and full of holes. my front seats are almost exactly like the ones that you have in the van except the foam isn't holding up as well. Personally I'd love that car as it would be a almost prefect donner car to mine. What a cool story such a shame. I personally don't understand the whole thing of buying a car then storing it in a garage or barn for years. sure may be worth money some day or it gets forgotten about and rots away. Cars should live on and be driven for the enjoyment! That in my opinion is a cool find. if I were a millionaire id probably try and save it, but I'm not so I'd donate the parts so other foxy ladies may run on.
Cheers mate : to whatever may come of her !
These FoxBody's are fun right, it's cool you've done a lot to yours. As far as this car I'll have an update coming soon to the channel on what he's going to do with it.
I grew up in the same car.my mom bought this same car new but she had the 4 cylinder turbo GT350 t-top version which was very rare unfortunately years later was confiscated by the dea . Lol .thats when I got the fox body bug.
The DEA! That's wild! I think the turbo GT-350's were the better way to go.
I would definitely restore it & keep it, but I would either put a 4-barrel carburetor on it or install a Holley Sniper EFI system on the car.
I think a 4 barrel and true dual exhaust with some headers would be a lot of fun if it was rebuilt.
@@GearHead704 Absolutely! The fact that the engine is low mileage & the car has a 5-speed makes it extremely desirable in my opinion. Of course , this car would be my summer daily driver. Flowmasters are a definite must for a car like this.
Restore it , it’s a GT350 t-tops with 11miles!!!!!!
He's certainly considering it.
I think it's a cool conversation piece as it sits. Clean it up, disinfect it and put it in his lobby as a conversation starter for customers.
I think ideas like this are cool
Honestly, does any full restoration make sense because costs are astronomical? It's the love of the car that makes it want to be restored by the owner or investor.🤷♂️ all hobbies are expensive.
I'll have an update coming soon to the channel on what he's going to do with it.
I love my 82 GT. Parents bought it brand new. Not exactly stock anymore lol. But I'd love to find one of these
I love the look of the 82's!
@@GearHead704 my favorite of the 79-86 foxes, and not just cause i have one either. But definitely the coolest of them
Just so sad. It's not even my baby but I don't think I could pull the life support plug... I hope someone can save it. I'm depressed now, lol.
Oh no, sorry Boomerang, that was not the goal LOL. Matt may save it yet, we'll see.
He mentioned 82s and 85s . I have an 82 GT and an 85 GT convertible project cars but never came up with time and money to do them. Also 87 parts car and 90ish coupe 4 cyl auto minus OD
Got a lot of Fox's there, pretty cool!
The juice ain’t worth the squeeze on that one fellas. Cool story for sure less the drunk driver.
Agreed.
She's a keeper. Worth tons of money. 11 miles is unheard of! 😃 Barret Auction might make hundreds of thousands off of her
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@@GearHead704 😂👍
Too bad there isn’t a museum of cars with hard luck stories.
It would fit in there well for sure.
Honestly, there is a point where a car has met the end of its life. I wouldn't part this one out b/c of its story and value as an 11-mile car. Yet, if it was any other 11-mile fox that was totaled, I probably grab some parts for my fox. 83-84 parts low milage parts are hard to come by sometimes. Also, don't hate on that 175hp, my fox has the same factory HP rating and loses drag races to non-performance Hondas lololol.
Hah hah, fair point Sammy, I shouldn't hate on the HP LOL. Yeah this is such a tough one to know what to do with.
Why don’t you restore the engine and swap it into a better ssp body?
Matt at FMR is considering using the parts to help other FoxBody's, so that's an option.
@@GearHead704 I did hear him say that and that is a great idea by him. I just thought that almost all of the engine is there and may be awesome to rebuild it for his other ssp. 😉 👍🏼
In Rochester Minnesota two brothers of high school age worked and saved up cash to buy a new 1985 Mustang GT which I believe that they ordered. It fell off of the rail car during transport to the dealer and it was totaled. They contacted Ford Motor Company and Ford said it’s not our problem so they sued Ford in court and won so Ford built them a new 1986 Mustang GT. I remember talking to them at least once while cruising north Broadway in Rochester Minnesota in my 5.0 4 speed Pace Car which I bought in August 1987. I believe it was red. I wonder what happened to the 1985 GT that fell off of the rail car? In 1995 I worked at Minneapolis Auto Auction and I got to drive used cars off of 3 level auto carriers and you feel like you are driving off of a cliff up on the 3rd level. While working there one day a red 82 GT came in. No 5.0 badge so I opened the hood and was surprised to see the 200 inline 6. I don’t remember if it had the hood scoop.
Wow, thanks for sharing some of those great stories, although the 85 falling off of the truck is just crazy, but I'm glad they won.
Cursed like Christine, damn same. 👊🦊
LOL Frank, I told you over DM this one would be interesting 😁
I had a 1979 Foxbody, 2.3L 4-speed. Was lusting after that car (the 84 GT-350) test drove it, but put off buying and the local dealer sold it. Missed the opportunity so this hurts. Sad.
It's very sad, I"m also sorry you didn't get one.
Wanted to buy one in 84, however army salary wouldn’t permit it!
They were $$$$ back then for sure so that's understandable. My dad was also in the Army, so thanks for your service.
My grandparents have a 1984 GT350 as well!! 40 some thousand miles all original car. A guy had it for about 3 months before them then traded it in and thats when they purchased it. For some reason he kept the badge thats on the dash so it no longer has it..
Sounds like a nice car, sorry to hear about the badge, but I'm sure it's a fun car to cruise in.
call me crazy, but I would be interested in buying this car "if" it is restored "properly" to original spec ...
I'm sure fully restored it would bring a lot of interest.
I’ve bought stuff off Matt, I like that guy and has good stuff. It can be saved and honestly I think I would if it were mine. It would be a colossal amount of work , but 11 miles .... yea I would
Yes and could, and I gree, Matt is awesome!
I test drove a brand new 1984GT350 I was not impressed, just plagiarism. I did buy a brand new 1985 GT.
I think the 85 GT was way better in my opinion.
Man what a magnet for other cars that GT350 was.
It could be a half 11 mile, half 111,000 mile t-top.
Unless you look really close you'd never know.
So many more productive things Matt could do with his time lol.
Absolutely. Time is money really.
being an 11 original mile car it would definitely be cool to see it fully restored and definitely worth some serious coin but even if it was fully factory restored that shell will always be a totaled car and will diminish the value significantly. i suppose it would just come down to if it was a sentimental thing(clearly not), money being no object a wanting to restore it for a personal collection, or if restoring to sell would bring a potential profit. personally, i would have neither the skill, money, or desire to restore it.
I think you covered all the basis very well. We'll see what he does with it.
I do think I see a stripped black t top hatchback in the background..take the roof and diverside off and rebuild the gt 350...get your new welding skills to work.get the car running and driving if it goes straight fix it..if its bent part it out...more content for your show.
I think that is Matt's 82 you're talking about. I want to say that one holds a special place for him, but I could be wrong on that.
Well i would pass only because I have 4 projects, but if I could focus on just this one for a year or so, I would enjoy the opportunity. Perhaps chop up another Foxbody and do a frame up semi resto, gotta go through everything on the motor trans, frame, rear end, ect. A salvage title is a con, hmmm, only a pet project to see how far it could get , but hard to be enthusiastic.
It's certainly possible, but a lot of work. 4 projects, wow that's a lot! Good luck with them.
@@GearHead704 thanks!
Hey Matt check the last three on the vin # bet you it got three sixes on it
😂 That would fit as far as the car being cursed wouldn't it LOL
1985 was the BEST year ever. IMO
Matt from FMR definitely agrees
I think it would be a awesome Museum piece with a story.
I actually ie this idea, but I'll have an update video on what Matt is going to do with it soon.
Great video. And congrats on a video thats on fire! Sad to see it that way.
Thanks buddy! I never thought this one would pop off. Sometimes it's the ones you don't expect LOL. Yeah it's sad for sure.
After inflation, $13,279.50 would be $33,078.84
That'd be cheap for a GT350 these days for sure. I guess the price really has gone up.
Wow 11 miles sure was a tough 11 miles LOL definitely doesn't look the part from afar poor car is like a magnet for destruction... love the videos that you're putting out man they're great keep it up!
Hey Shifty! Yeah, hard life for sure LOL. Definitely a magnet LOL. Thanks buddy!
If this car could talk I believe it would say " if it weren't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all"
😂 Yeah dude, I think you're totally right on that ROFL
Are you saying this car is cursed?
I'm not superstitious BTW, many good things have happened in my life that have fallen on the "13th".
🐎🏁would be incredible to see this restored. the restoration process would be more amazing than the expected outcome.
Yup, agreed.
Do Not try to Fix it. It and its Story belongs in a Museum
That's not a bad way to go.
Happy birthday to your son and have a great day.
Thanks John! He had a good one.
Who are you trying to fool thinking you'll restore that disaster, yourself or us?
If you watch the whole video, neither Matt from FMR or I are leaning towards a restore, but I can tell you that he can totally do it. I am 100% confident.
@@GearHead704 With enough time and effort, of course, but it keeps getting mentioned. That's the reason for the comment.
I owned the same car but not T top. I bought mine as the 3rd owner, car only had 32,000 mi. I had nothing but problems with mine. Main computer went out. Went through 2 tranny's had the overdrive. Went through 2 rearends. Then had overheating issues. Replaced all the cooling system. Car was a lemon. Was fun to drive when it ran. Sold it for $400 to get some of my $ back for BFG tires. Sold it with 50k mi on it. 165hp Slow Stang. The 84 mustangs take em to the crusher melt them down. Make some heads that flow with the metal.
Oh man, sounds rough, but yeah I"m personally not a fun of the GT350's either.
Only 11 miles ,but absolutely totaled!
Yes, very sad.
205 horse power with the Holley 4V. As someone that has owned a convertible 84 GT 350 since 1989, I love to see them in original shape buttttt. I think that car is too far gone. What I would do is restore another 84 GT and transfer the engine, trans, wiring harness, steering, seats etc. Doesn't have to even drive. I think there are probably less GT's in good shape then GT350s.
I think you're right about the GT's. I was surprised to learn how much appeal these cars had.
1984 4V was not rated at 205 HP. It was rated at 175 HP. The CFI version was rated at 165 HP.
what a complete piece of garbage, it wasn't ever anything and never will be. A stripe car at best, it's scrap now
I'm not an 84 fan, but I'm sure brand new it was nice. I prefer the Aero FoxBody's
Very interesting story. It would be sort of fun to look for old newspaper articles where the crash might have been reported.
Oh, that's a good idea!
@@GearHead704 I wonder if the Mustang Museum would be interested in putting on display for a while. Sort of like what the Corvette Museum did with the sink hole cars. Not exactly the same thing but still interesting.
@@StupidFastTruck I"ll talk to Matt about it, but I"m just not sure what he wants to do with it either, but honestly I think it's a cool idea.
Would love to have that as a stock motor for my 1984 RS Capri! My original motor's crank broke at around 190,000 miles and I had to scrap it :(
I figured screw it because it was no longer original and replaced it with a 347 stroked roller block, It would be nice to go back to stock motor if I ever wanted to.
Sorry to her that, but I bet that 347 is fun though. I'm thinking of putting that in my SSP (a 347)
@@GearHead704 The 347 is awesome! It's putting out around 360 to the wheels and with all my other mods I'm somewhere around 2900lbs, so it gets up and goes pretty quick. I also have a 150 shot of nitrous I installed that I'm still waiting to try :)
Bring on the memory, lane? Seen a few back in my young days, remember thinking, that little car has a V-8! Four lug wheels. Some guys actually put nice exhaust on them, not fast but it sounded fast!
Very cool! These Fox's are fun.
Those things sounded great with a set of Flowmasters on them. Buddy of mine had one in high school. Could make them quick even tho they had less than a couple hundred stock hp new.
Sad, but it is cool that you produced a video about this. Hopefully a solution on what should be done with it will present itself. Best of luck.
Well said and thank you!
Wow.... Thats a crazy story to this poor pony....hope it get to see life in one form or another!!👍👍👍👍👍
It definitely will Joe!
@@GearHead704 sad to see happens to these cars!
@@josephleonardi8977aye, it is
Those wheels came factory with metric tires on them,I used to have the same set on an old ford fairmont many years ago
Yes, not much fun to find tires for those for sure.
What an awesome find!!! Congrats
It's a wild story for sure.
@@GearHead704 guy near me has a 5.9 liter 98 Dakota RT with 110 miles. Bought it and parked it. The miles came from the people at the dealer when it was new wheeling around in it
@@BrailsfordsRides I always like those small trucks with the big V8 in them.
I would love to have that front bumper cover! I recently bought an 84 mustang gt turbo and the guy cut a section out for the aftermarket intercooler and I want that stock look with the fog lights
Oh man that stinks. I'll let everyone here on the channel know what Matt's plans are for it.
If there is any collector value to the car, then it is worth saving. Yes, it's a project, but that's part of the fun. :) If it is just another 'Foxbody Mustang', then it would make a great parts vehicle for something a bit more worth restoring.
None at all! It's just a ball of scrap metal! You can polish a turd! But it's still just a turd!
@@dang75790 The Edsel was a turd at one point, too, but now that turd is worth a lot of money. ;)
Great points Kevin. I'll have an update coming soon to the channel on what he's going to do with it.
Well, hopefully FoxResto Matt just paid salvage on it for around $300. That's probably what it'd go for in scrap. I'm glad it's his decision and not mine as far as what to do with it from here. Thanks for sharing though. It's sad that this 11 mile Fox had such a rough life. We all know they deserve so much better.
Hey VV! Yeah it is sad. We'll definitely cover what he's going to do with it.
That is a job for the guy that rebuilt the burnt Hellcat , can't remember his channel on TH-cam .
I heard someone else say that.
Happy (belated birthday) t0 gearhead704s son!
Thanks so much! He had a good one.
You can either part it out or fix it. If you were going to fix it a collaboration with the guy from Diy gang would be awesome. He rebuilt a burnt Hellcat
I remember seeing some of that! Cool stuff.
Not worth saving it. Maybe if it had minor damage but it doesn't. I'd pull the motor, trans, and part out what you can of the interior/front end
Personally I lean that way as well.
If a good body shop can start pulling the damage properly, it can be saved
Definitely can be saved for sure. I'll have an update soon on what Matt is going to do with it.
Amazing story!! Would be one massive restoration
True on both counts for sure!
Dude I literally just picked up the saame exact car!!! Sat for a while too, 84.5 gt350
My 84 gt350 has the 140mph factory speedo. Matt ‘s had 85 mph , what does your have ?
85
Congrats on picking up your GT350!
I wish I could post pictures on here
@@PEPE211606 You can send pics to my facebook, or instagram accounts. They are in the description of every video.
Hey man fellow fox 🦊 addict here . Hope you feel better. I see a black t top with no hatch on ponys in the background. He could put two in two together. Least it be saving two ponies. And I mean swap everything. Or find another 84 tobe date code specific.
I believe that's Matt's 82 that he eventually wants to get back to, but someone else suggested that idea as well.
Thatz awesome yall found that. Awesome video Bro 💪
Yes it was, just kind of a crazy story. Thanks Ant!
I have seen some t-tops with regular side mirrors and then some with vert mirrors. Why is that?
Good question, I'm not sure. Hopefully we can cover this on the channel in the future.
I remember when these came out - I used to cut the car ads out of magazines, have this one somewhere. Seems like it’s beyond restoration but you have a few pieces to work and get another Fox hatchback if you’re really into that undertaking. Good luck with your task , hope to see your results.
Very good point! I"ll have an update video coming soon on his decision. Thanks for checking out the video.
Restore it just find another fox body that has been wrecked in the front end. My a stepfather has a 79 cobra white and black red leather seats 5.0 4spd. I had a 80 Ghia Coupe some one had ripped the rag part off the roof. I changed 3/4 of the interior from Blue to red the car was white straight 6 auto.
Loved hearing the background on those. I love the 79's too. I'll have an update coming soon to the channel on what he's going to do with it.
Isn't the whole point of an 11 mile 36 year old car that it should be basically all original and fairly decent shape? All the body panels are damaged, tons of parts missing, and what wasn't stolen looks trashed. Basically you'll have a restoration, which really doesn't deserve the panache of the "it's an 11 mile car" moniker. The car doesn't live up to it.
Even the engine has been open to the elements with the carburetor stolen like that even under the hood. The engine needs to come all the way down and inspected + seals and gaskets replaced.
I wouldn't restore it for basically all the reasons you mentioned. Those parts would be more useful on other Fox's to let them live.
I had an 80 foxbody manual with a sunroof in high school. But it was a 4 cylinder :(
That's ok, you still looked good driving it I'm sure 😁
Being nosy what did you give for that car?
I own an 82 GT with a 91 interior and rims and a built 306 w/5-speed...and a 83 GT Turbo..I have had the 82 since 84..bought the 83 about 15 years ago..
Wow, you've owned those a long time! That's really cool. I run the channel, but Matt at Fox Mustang Restoration bought the car. He did not say what he paid for it.
I have a 84 1/2 gt 350 and with t tops and hatchback. There are a lot of good parts on this!! If you sell it or part it out, please let me know!!
I will definitely let everyone on the channel know what he decides to do with it. It's cool you also have a T-Top GT350
Incredible that it has 11 miles! More incredible the story of how it got destroyed! Go Heels!
Right, such a crazy story! Thanks and GoHeels!
Sure need some friends like Matt has to reach out and sell me some complete donor ( 4 eye) foxbodys.. Love the videos guys ...keep up the good work.
I think it helps his business is named Fox Mustang Restoration LOL. Thanks a lot Jason, appreciate that.
Dang!!! Just a little dent in the rear end,driven by a little old lady. Lol😂🤣😂🤣
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For 11 miles only!!