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fiveonv

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did they make an 86 v8 coupe and how many iv always thought they did but had one guy tell me they didnt just wanted to get a few other opinions
 

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I think they did. Ask the cops of 1986.
 

fiveohwblow

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Strype said:
I think they did. Ask the cops of 1986.
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Like your sig, I generally live in no fear.
 

Coast2CoaStang

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Yes, they made 86 V8 coupes. They were available as regular production and SSP.
 

QUICK91LX

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Me likey 4-eyed coupes

FWIW, there has been a V8 Mustang coupe available every year that the Mustang has existed, except for 1974.
 

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QUICK91LX said:
Me likey 4-eyed coupes

FWIW, there has been a V8 Mustang coupe available every year that the Mustang has existed, except for 1974.
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...up until 1993. From the SN95's on up, they were all either coupes (no notchback available) or 'verts.

I wonder what a notchback S197 would look like...?
 

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I've owned two 86 5.0 coupes. One was an SSP. Here are a few pics:

My old 86 SSP





My current 86 LX 5.0~ Dark Clove Brown Metallic (1 of 24)





My cousin's 86 LX 5.0


Cool factory photo


Another one (member of Foureyedpride.com)
 

fiveohwblow

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Whatever made you get rid of that white one?? BTW some nice rides!
 

QUICK91LX

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Darkwriter77 said:
...up until 1993. From the SN95's on up, they were all either coupes (no notchback available) or 'verts.

I wonder what a notchback S197 would look like...?
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Therefore, there has been a V8 coupe available every year they just got rid of the hatchback body style with the 1994 redesign, leaving only the coupe as we have grown to know it today. in essence, every non convertible since 1994 has been a notchback, though its not 100% true to the term.
 

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very nice brown86!! I like the color of your current one, the 10 holes look great on there as well.
 

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Here's a few more










 

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NotQuik said:
very nice brown86!! I like the color of your current one, the 10 holes look great on there as well.
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Thanks!
 

brown86

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fiveohwblow said:
Whatever made you get rid of that white one?? BTW some nice rides!
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Thanks! I was young and stupid! That was my favorite out of all the cars I've owned. I sold it to a friend and he had it stolen for the insurance money! Makes me sick to think about it. I bought that car when I was 19 and had it for six years. Wish I had it now...
 

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Thanks! I was young and stupid! That was my favorite out of all the cars I've owned. I sold it to a friend and he had it stolen for the insurance money! Makes me sick to think about it. I bought that car when I was 19 and had it for six years. Wish I had it now...
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Shoot! Im really sorry to hear that! I bought my first '88 when I was 15 and it was one of those freakishly really fast 5.0's and I sold it when I was 16. I regret that every day. Love the GT I have now, but its just not that 88
 

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QUICK91LX said:
Therefore, there has been a V8 coupe available every year they just got rid of the hatchback body style with the 1994 redesign, leaving only the coupe as we have grown to know it today. in essence, every non convertible since 1994 has been a notchback, though its not 100% true to the term.
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When most Mustang guys see "coupe" in reference to a Mustang, they usually assume you're talking about the notchbacks. The '94+ Mustangs are not notchbacks, they are simply coupes, as they do not have the abrupt drop-off after the end of the roofline leading down to the trunk. By that same definition, the Fox and MN12 Thunderbirds were coupes, but the Cougars were notchbacks. The Fox notchbacks were actually quite often classified as a two-door SEDAN, and the hatchbacks are oftentimes instead referred to as coupes. It varies from person to person and from source to source.

Toe-may-toe, toe-mah-toe ... whatever.
 

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thanks
 

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my first 1

my first mustang was a 86 coupe. it had a stock motor with just pulleys, 3:73 5 speed car with a pro 5.0 shifter and a drive shaft it can a 13.40 @ 106. it did not have sub frame con on it and the cars floor broke. i had to add sub frame con to it we put it in the air till the doors would close and i sold it
 

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Those are some beautiful friggin' notches above...
 
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They made something like 2,500 of them.
 

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sectonone85 said:
They made something like 2,500 of them.
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According to available statistics, there were 2,825 5.0 coupes produced in 1986.

Here are some other numbers for 1986:

TOTAL 1986 MUSTANG PRODUCTION
(all models & engines)----------224,410

TOTAL NON-5.0 (including SVO)----------167,304
TOTAL SVO----------3,379
TOTAL 5.0----------57,106

TOTAL GT----------50,465
TOTAL LX 5.0 (hatch, vert & notch)----------6,641

TOTAL GT HATCH----------40,578
TOTAL LX 5.0 HATCH----------2,438
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TOTAL 5.0 HATCH----------43,016


TOTAL GT CONVERTIBLE----------9,887
TOTAL LX 5.0 CONVERTIBLE----------1,378
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TOTAL 5.0 CONVERTIBLE----------11,265


TOTAL 5.0 COUPE/NOTCHBACK----------2,825
 
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