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[junkyardwarrior]

Friend of mine had one identical to that, 89 in that almond color. His was a built 2.3t, made about 400hp. Pretty darn quick too. I hated the color, though.

Oddly enough; I just bought an 89 convertible, 2.3 auto, pretty rough condition but will clean up with lots of work (mostly cleaning).

Kind of a rare color combo. Almond LX 5.0, shows 236 built based on what little I read on it.

 

[nards444]

Anything serious and done right probably will cost around 4-5k to get started. Some descent add ons that could be considered cheap and fairly easily and might give you a bump are the following. On an old tired engine I wouldnt do nitrous. Also remember get to a certain point would would be talking new tranny and other parts depending on how much power you add.

With that said some quick easy adds might be gearing 3-73s or maybe 4-10s. Adding headers combined with a new intake, and exhaust. Gears new exhaust and breather will give you a bump in your seat and maybe add around 50hp, if you do it yourself there is probably 1000-1500 in parts there

 

[Ericwest626]

Seems like every time I decide to change this car up I hear the same reply, it is to clean to screw up lol, gear intake and headers might be the way to go with the thing, I also hate the color and was going to paint it, but everyone says it would be a terrible idea, I’m into the restomod stuff, have built tons of 64-68 stangs but this is my first fox, lucky me I got the rare one that I shouldn’t screw up that I hate the color on LOL

 

[nards444]

Seems like every time I decide to change this car up I hear the same reply, it is to clean to screw up lol, gear intake and headers might be the way to go with the thing, I also hate the color and was going to paint it, but everyone says it would be a terrible idea, I’m into the restomod stuff, have built tons of 64-68 stangs but this is my first fox, lucky me I got the rare one that I shouldn’t screw up that I hate the color on LOL

Yeah it’s an ugly car but is rare. But rare doesn’t mean valuable either all the time. Maybe an option would be to sell it and move to something else. As rare as some make it to be to ever be of any real value is going to another 10-20 years

 

[96pushrod]

Seems like every time I decide to change this car up I hear the same reply, it is to clean to screw up lol, gear intake and headers might be the way to go with the thing, I also hate the color and was going to paint it, but everyone says it would be a terrible idea, I’m into the restomod stuff, have built tons of 64-68 stangs but this is my first fox, lucky me I got the rare one that I shouldn’t screw up that I hate the color on LOL

If you want to swap parts just keep the original stuff just in case somebody wants them if you decide to sell. Honestly I don’t see that color as going for any more than any other clean fox.

Fox bodies are fun when stock, but not anywhere near as much fun as when they make 2x the stock horsepower.

 

[Boostedpimp]

Yeah it’s an ugly car but is rare. But rare doesn’t mean valuable either all the time. Maybe an option would be to sell it and move to something else. As rare as some make it to be to ever be of any real value is going to another 10-20 years

toss it up on Ebay for a crazy number and see what happens... if it sells for the crazy number then you have profit and money to pickup a coupe to toss all kinds of parts at

 

[General karthief]

Just stick some 'bolt on ' stuff, gears, headers, shine up the dull stuff and enjoy it. The unusual color is a benefit and will get noticed, yeah it's not going to be flashy but it will likely be the only one like it.

 

[nards444]

toss it up on Ebay for a crazy number and see what happens... if it sells for the crazy number then you have profit and money to pickup a coupe to toss all kinds of parts at

Kind of what I said. Not to knock the owner, its a nice car, just not sure it would generate a lot of demand. But you never know might find the guy that had that exact car in HS and would pay a lot to get it. Really if you look at cars of value ugly cars arent wanted, they may stick out and may get the some people looking at it, and thats fine. Its your car you like it, rock it.

Reality is you have the crowd that says keep it the same, its worth something. Yeah these foxbodys are just at the door step of becoming collectable. To be honest they another 10-20 years to marinate. I still cant throw a rock and not hit one that isnt in descent shape, to many on the road still to be really collectable

 

[Mstng93SSP]

Sorry, these cars don't need another 10 to 20 years to marinate to become valuable. There are less and less original cars every day. Whether you like, or dislike this color, it is rare. I have seen guys over the last few years spend months, even years trying to find the EXACT car you have. I happen to be in the "Love the color" crowd. If I lived anywhere near you I would offer you a very nice chunk of change for your car.

 

[DudeStang]

toss it up on Ebay for a crazy number and see what happens... if it sells for the crazy number then you have profit and money to pickup a coupe to toss all kinds of parts at

You could also try Bring a Trailer - I've seen some clean, stock Fox Bodies go for surprising prices on that site. The somewhat rare color might help a lot.

 

[Mstng93SSP]

As far as the color goes, rims and tires can make a world of difference in how the car looks. This is my friends car, same color, different rims.

 

[96pushrod]

As far as the color goes, rims and tires can make a world of difference in how the car looks. This is my friends car, same color, different rims.

I honestly think the dark lighting does the car more good than the wheels

 

[nards444]

Sorry, these cars don't need another 10 to 20 years to marinate to become valuable. There are less and less original cars every day. Whether you like, or dislike this color, it is rare. I have seen guys over the last few years spend months, even years trying to find the EXACT car you have. I happen to be in the "Love the color" crowd. If I lived anywhere near you I would offer you a very nice chunk of change for your car.

Have to disagree. can get on any number of sites and within an hour two drive find quite a few descent cars. These arent classics yet, although technically they are on paper. Now if you are talking specific color, specific options etc, yeah might get tougher, or if you talking the 25 year old all original, granny driven 10 miles a year car, yeah can be hard, I would agree.

The 89 LX MSRP was $9500 equated to 2020 dollars that's $21,000. With that said most of these cars selling in the 10-15k range if they are in great shape or for even less. I see a few listed for more than that, but doubtful a lot of them are being sold. Realistically with inflation factored in if you bought this car originally and sold today you broke even, but mostly likely took a loss.

So while this color is unique and some may love it. It may or may not be worth a lot. My point in general is these cars are not valuable in true dollar sense or the car world, and yes time will tell and we need more time to see if they keep climbing in value. So while they are probably considered collectable, and historic per say, to say they are a valuable item in the car world just isnt true yet.

 

[Mstng93SSP]

Show me another American made car from 87-93 that brings the money these do. You can't. There are few to none.

 

[BlakeusMaximus]

Show me another American made car from 87-93 that brings the money these do. You can't. There are few to none.

True statement SSP

 

[02 281 GT]

Honestly, it's always difficult for people to imagine that the cars they grew up with or owned in high school are now classics.

 

[nards444]

Show me another American made car from 87-93 that brings the money these do. You can't. There are few to none.

As far as collectable cars go these are on the bottom end of what is considered valuable. A 10k car really isn’t valuable. Now if your are comparing it to a ford escort of that vintage then sure. I’m not going to try and explain the collectable cars over and over.

 

[Potomus Pete]

Agreed . Buick Grand National is up there pretty good. Not as many sold as Mustangs . We will be old but in ten years they will be up there . Good deal if you dont mind your garage being filled for ten more years. I just went for a ride and got a couple nice comments from guys that had one as a high school car . I like the sound, and shifting . All worth it compared to a poor guy with nothing.

 

[BlakeusMaximus]

As far as collectable cars go these are on the bottom end of what is considered valuable. A 10k car really isn’t valuable. Now if your are comparing it to a ford escort of that vintage then sure. I’m not going to try and explain the collectable cars over and over.

Good

 

[General karthief]

JMO but it they were not collectable there would be no salvage yards dedicated to them.