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Ed S.

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Sub Stanger/Oxford White 2003 Mach 1...and a guy who LOVES his wife and kids!

Past Mustangs: '84 GT 5-speed; '91 GT auto; '70 M-code Mach 1, grabber yellow; '95 GT-S 5 speed, green, wrecked and totalled; 1995 GT-S 5 speed, bright yellow; '94 6-banger, wifes; '89 LX 5.0 vert, '90 LX 5.0 hatch, '69 M-code Mach 1, 4 speed, 1990 5.0 LX 'vert w/ AOD converted to T-5.

I figured that I could let someone near me know of the rear I found and where it was if they were looking for one like it.

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Ed S.

68 S-code FB GT 4spd(now C6)/3.25 PS PDB
68 J-code(now 289) Cp Sprint"B" C4/3L00-9" PDB PS AC
99 F150 XLT Ext/cab, 4X4, 5.4L, 3L55

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Alex Denysenko
Co-Administrator and Moderator

NHRA/IHRA/SRA member and licensed Superstock driver
MCA member# 53321
NHRA and IHRA SS/LA & SS/MA National Record Holder '00,'01,'02,'03,& '04
First SS/MA in the TENS!
IHRA division 5 Superstock Champion
Fleet of FoMoCo products including 88 ASC McLaren Mustang #28

The Barry of BarrysGrrl

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Ed S.

68 S-code FB GT 4spd(now C6)/3.25 PS PDB
68 J-code(now 289) Cp Sprint"B" C4/3L00-9" PDB PS AC
99 F150 XLT Ext/cab, 4X4, 5.4L, 3L55

Basically, a slightly larger 'Fox'-bodied Mustang GT, they are a smokin' bargain!

The car was made from 1984 until 1992, but the 88 and up versions are the ones to get.
The 88 and ups all came with the 5.0L HO from the Mustang GT, a nice-and-torquey 225 horse 302. It is exactly the same as the GT engine, down to the stainless exhaust headers.
The Mark VIIs came in 'Bill Blass' versions as well, but stick to the 'LSC' editions. (Luxury Sport Coupe).
The LSCs came with:
4 wheel disc brakes, with 4-channel anti-lock
3.23 limited slip 8.8 rears
AOD transmissions
fat front and rear sway bars, gas shocks.
An awesome 4-wheel air-spring suspension system.
Excellent 11-way adjustable sport seats (made by Lear-Siegler, of 'Lear Jet' fame)
every conveniance doo-dad conceievable as standard equipment, including a pretty cool 'trip computer'.
leather trim as standard
Full guages
Fog lights
16x8 aluminum wheels with 225/60 tires
and a whole lot of Lincoln-spec trim and sound deadining materials.

These cars are not quite as fast as a Mustang GT, but they are surprisingly quick, and the handling is phenomonal for a car of its size and heft.
Every one who drives these cars is very surprised at how fun they are to drive, and how suprising it is that a 'Lincoln' was ever made that was like this.
I have two of them, a 1988 and a 1990.

The real beaty of these cars is that they have the typical crappy resale value of a normal 'Lincon', which is pretty close to zero!
You can pick up an excellent condition one with 100K or less on it for about $1,000...often less!
I paid $600 for my 110,000 mile 88, and $500 for my 80,000 mile 1990. They are both in fantastic shape with original paint, no body damage and no rust!
I have had to spend less than $300 on each one to make it 'perfect', as far as a daily driver is concerned.
To make the deal even sweeter, since these cars retailed for over $30,000 new,(can you believe it?!)only typical 'adult' Lincoln-type drivers usually bought them. That means they were sually taken care off and not driven hard like most used Mustang GTs were.
Considering how cheaply you can buy a nice used one, these cars are the best bargain going out there...especially for 'Ford' folk like us! "

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mike r
racing is real
everything else is just a game.
81 capri-302-7.33 @92mph 1/8
1.54 60 ft.

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Ed S.

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Originally posted by Shaun:
Where is this car, Shaun

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It��s in Jamesburg, NJ at a wrecking yard called Red & Black. I was thinking of picking up the engine but I got a low mileage 351W roller engine out of a 95 pick-up instead. The 5.0 looked to be complete (EFI, Distributor, Bracket, Etc��) but I don��t know how many miles were on it. The AOD trans was there as well as the rear I was talking about. I think the front brakes were missing on the car though. I would think that you could get a good deal as I only paid $150 for the 351 and that included the intake, pulleys, brackets, flywheel and a bunch of other things like the injectors and rails. My Dad just went there and picked up a complete low mileage 454 and a 400 trans for one of his projects and paid $800.

Just stop in the office and say that you want to look at the Ford stuff they have. Go and look at the car and check it out. Look for a guy in the yard named Warren. He might be at the entrance to the yard or running some equipment. You can��t miss him if you see him as he looks like he came right from Sanford and Son.

PS: Just watch the cops if you go through Spotswood and Helmetta as they love to give tickets.