That was some video! That was work! I commend you. You backed up the information with excellent graphics and video. That was impressive to put all this together. When you did the 1970's I remember those from the television series Charlie's Angels. I remember many other years because people I knew owned them. The horsepower kept going up over time. The 70's and 80's were low points for power, but it kept rising. You covered Mach E too. again impressive and thank you. I already told you the cars I would like to see some day( Oldsmobile 98 and Toronado and Pontiac Bonneville and Parisienne and some other products). Thank you again.
Don't care what people think I love the MK2! [and the Pinto] Love that early/mid seventies look! - Charlies Angels may have been an influence on me! The MK2 was available here in the UK where the rusted away before your eyes!
Fascinating review. I always wanted an early Mustang GT with the pony interior but never afford one at the time. Later, I had an 89 GT Convertible with 5 speed and it was a fun car but eventually I sold it and moved on. Today, I have a 2010 GT with 5 speed. Loaded car with only 9k. My nephew bought it new so I know the car. I really like that car. It is silver with black interior and has the premium leather interior with Nav and super sound system. I really enjoy the sounds of the machine instead of annoying sound system.
I bought my Bosses 1989 Mustang 5'0 LX Five speed. I loved that car,but I gave it to my sister, as she needed a car. I miss that car! Pure fun to drive,:face-green-smiling:
I just came across your channel. I have a mostly rust free 64 1/2 Mustang Hardtop (it is not a COUPE according to Ford documentation) completely disassembled. 5F07F-123558 or roughly, the 23,558th Mustang ever made. 260V8 and 3 speed manual. You said it was rated for 21MPG and a low 17 second car. That is new information...thanks Over 60 years ago, on May 9, 1964, my car was purchased and registered in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (according to the "Ford Registered Owner Plan" documentation). I need this motivation to get it back together and on the road.
Lots of great information! But... one fact check for you: @ ~28:12 you describe the 2016 vintage Shelby Cobra 350 with the 5.2 Liter 526 HP "Voodoo" V8. This engine was NOT supercharged... It was naturally aspirated featuring larger 94mm plazma sprayed bores, a 12.0:1 compression ratio, and a unique "cross-plane" crankshaft that enabled peak power at 8250 rpm.
I've always heard it was marketed first as the 5.0 for the 78 king cobra. Most of the engine lineup was fuel injected by 86 but the NA 2.3 was still carbureted, it had a junk computer controlled single barrel carter yfa, switched to fuel injection and a dual plug head in 87. Although there were no mechanical changes from 1992 to 1993 (aside from hypereutectic pistons replacing the previous forged aluminum pistons), both the horsepower and torque ratings dropped for ‘93 - horsepower by 20 and torque by 25. The reduced ratings were influenced by a stack-up of minor mechanical changes and by changes to Ford’s engine evaluation processes. Dictated mainly by emissions, fuel economy and customer satisfaction requirements, a series of mechanical revisions had been made since Ford initially assigned the engine’s 225-horsepower rating for 1987. These include a restrictive resonator added to the inlet tract (1987-1993) that produced a 5-7 horsepower loss. The small camshaft profile change in 1989 reduced HO output by 3 horsepower. The restrictive mass airflow meter in the inlet tract introduced in 1989 yields 2-3 horsepower less than the speed density system. Some minor exhaust system revisions made between 1987-1993 also add up to another small reduction in engine output. The second contributing factor in the re-rating of the ‘93 V8 involved changes in the processes that Ford used to select engines for testing and the engine’s state of dress (with all engine-driven accessories) during testing. Combined with the ‘87-93 mechanical revisions, the revised-for-1993 testing procedures add up to the ‘93 model year’s reduced output ratings. So technically if you put them on an engine dyno they make the same power as the year before
I have own a 1999 SVT Cobra since May 1999 when I purchased it new. On this video you said IRS came out in 2003 . While it’s true the supercharger came out that year the IRS came out in 1999. My SVT has IRS and that was one of the reasons I purchased it. I had a recall because Ford made a mistake routing the exhaust over the IRS and the HP ratings were of the advertised 320. After the recall I had it dyno tuned and it improved to 299rw without any modifications other than the exhaust. The IRS came out in 1999.