'79 Twin turbo'd 5.4L IRS coupe on ebay

FordRacing302 · Jun 4, 2011

Not a fan of the louvers, spoiler, or front lip but other than that this thing is badass

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1979...2589182?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item45faed25fe

85_SS_302_Coupe · Jun 4, 2011

Ahh yes, the "Mach 1 Fox" as many have called it. Good craft, but overall something big is missing appearance wise.

LarsD · Jun 4, 2011

Agreed on the lip, lovers, and wing. Looks badass otherwise. Been having a DOHC Fox nagging at my brain for the last couple of weeks. Too bad it will be years before I could make it happen.

1bad67sbf · Jun 4, 2011

that thing would be fun to drive but i would hate to find and fix issues that come up.

1991notchbackLX · Jun 4, 2011

That car is local to me and it's been for sale for months now. The price tag is scaring people away, I think. Building a car like that is not a money making endeavor, that's for sure. I've been tempted to go see it just for the hell of it, though.

95BlueStallion · Jun 4, 2011

For the amount of money in it, why the hell would you leave the back seat looking so cheap? Also, I wonder why they relocated the door handles on the inside, and blocked off the old holes. Doesnt look like they interfered with the dash, and now the door panel looks funky. I bet that car has more than a few gremlins.

Legacy5.0 · Jun 4, 2011

No sir, I don't like it.

94gtfreak · Jun 4, 2011

It's overall not a bad car...the louvers are gawdy as hell. The other things include the 4 6x9's in the RSD and the coolant overflow tank right next to the hot side of the drivers side turbo. Otherwise not a bad car. Wasn't it a magazine feature at some point? (probably says in ad just to lazy to look)

Boosted92LX · Jun 4, 2011

Aside from the chin splitter, louvers and spoiler....What's got me scratching my head is the shaker, er, non-shaker scoop.... if he liked the look of the scoop, why not just attach it to the hood if it's not functional?

This aside, there are some touches that made me smile. Having had one of the origional Machs, seeing the origional style lettering on the decklid was a sweet flashback! I loved my Mach! Miss it...

jgarrard · Jun 5, 2011

Who sticks 4 6X9s out to display like its something cool? It looks like something people did in the mid 80s. It looks like the shaker is functionable but I never gave the newer machs a second look. They just wasnt my cup of tea.

capri debris · Jun 5, 2011

95BlueStallion said:
I wonder why they relocated the door handles on the inside, and blocked off the old holes.

Uuuum, they didn't relocate the door handles.... that's where they were located from the factory in 1979.

NIKwoaC · Jun 5, 2011

Yea, I've seen it before. Overall, not a terrible car, but I would have done a few things differently.

95BlueStallion · Jun 5, 2011

capri debris said:
Uuuum, they didn't relocate the door handles.... that's where they were located from the factory in 1979.

Didnt know that. I thought they were up higher where those little plates were. Looks like the stock location in the 80's foxes.

Boosted92LX · Jun 5, 2011

jgarrard said:
Who sticks 4 6X9s out to display like its something cool? It looks like something people did in the mid 80s. It looks like the shaker is functionable but I never gave the newer machs a second look. They just wasnt my cup of tea.

A functionable shaker scoop directs the air into the engine....not ONTO the engine. This thing has twin turbos with air cleaners on the cold side.

Decurion · Jun 5, 2011

It kinda looks like he had a junk fox collecting dust, then smoked his Mach 1 and said "I bet I could..."

Mustang5L5 · Jun 5, 2011

95BlueStallion said:
For the amount of money in it, why the hell would you leave the back seat looking so cheap? Also, I wonder why they relocated the door handles on the inside, and blocked off the old holes. Doesnt look like they interfered with the dash, and now the door panel looks funky. I bet that car has more than a few gremlins.

Actually, I think that is where the handles are on a 79. I think those panels are from a later year and thats where ford put the handles then.

Boosted92LX · Jun 5, 2011

Mustang5L5 said:
Actually, I think that is where the handles are on a 79. I think those panels are from a later year and thats where ford put the handles then.

Yup. I had a 79. handles were down at the bottom. Drove it a long time, got an 84 and couldn't find the handles in the dark!

jgarrard · Jun 6, 2011

I feel dumb for not putting the turbos into that equation. Duh..

TokyoJoe · Jun 6, 2011

IRS? Blah!

bcam347 · Jun 7, 2011

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