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• O/T: I'll leave this here *PIC*
  • LOVE those '79-'93 Fox body Mustangs! *NM*
    • Yes, they are pretty cool, one of my favorites as well. *NM*
  • Can you still find tires for those 390mm TRX Wheels? *NM*
    • Re: Can you still find tires for those 390mm TRX Wheels? That's the reason I got rid of mine years ago! Had one sans the pace car decals. loved it. *NM*
    • Re: Can you still find tires for those 390mm TRX Wheels?
    • The TRX tires are out there.....better fix is TRX looking 16" wheels.... *NM*
      • I have heard of people putting 15" tires on those wheels. The metrics are something like 15.3" so it would seem possible *NM*
        • Not possible. Now, what might be possible would be to re-machine those TRX wheels so they take a 15" tire. But even that seems like
      • The LMR wheels? Yea, they look great and would be perfect for that car. Pretty sweet, Dave. *NM*
        • Yes......thanks *NM*
    • Think Coker Tires does new TRX tires, but...Michelins' own website actually lists them as a current product! *NM* *LINK*
  • Hmmm....might that be a project for you... or someone you know? *NM*
    • Jim is the WINNER!! *PIC*
      • YAY!! *NM*
  • The turbo 4 was coarse on its best day - but it would get right along. The graphics were very well done, too! *NM*
    • I drove one when it wa new. Big improvement over the 88 HP 2300 in my 78 Zephyr. *NM*
  • I bought a new 1980 Fiesta and the Ford dealer took in a low mile pace car a month later. I was tempted after test driving it. Great score Dave! *NM*
  • YOU LUCKY DOG!! *NM*
  • I drove one of these as a company car in late 1979 or early 1980..IIRC there were 10,000 built and with the second middle eastern oil embargo in late 1979, vehicles like this became unsellable. I also recall one of my dealers placing his in service as his personal driver..
    • Years ago, our agency was told in no uncertain terms we could not send any creatives or any proposals to the Merchandising Team until we had traveled with a Pontiac District Manager for a week, and issued a full report...
      • I understand only 1225 of those 2+2 Grand Prix were made. Sounds pretty rare but I remember seeing 2 side by side at the local Pontiac dealer here in Fredericton in the summer of '86. *NM*
      • They should’ve at least put the L69 H.O. in it like the MC SS. With just the LG4, it became a stripe and decal package with unique styling parts. The sloped front grill was nice looking and I would have liked to have seen that offered on the regular GP’s as a sporty
        • There was a car on plant property to that effect - it was maroon, had the nose, but not the bubble. 15" rallys if memory serves
          • Rumor had it that Pontiac gave a 2+2 to Richard Petty, but it painted it black... *PIC*
            • Nice! Thanks for posting! *NM*
            • I saw the dark cherry car on the plant grounds back in the late 80s early 90s or so....
          • That’s a shame. I realize the G-body didn’t have long to live since the FWD W-body was gearing up for production. However, it would’ve made nice special edition without the 2+2 bubble rear window before the hammer was dropped. *NM*
            • Agree - but there were other battles to fight
    • On a Christmas trip with my parents to visit the grandparents, we passed by a Ford dealer in east Texas that had THREE Mustang IPCs on the lot!
  • I yad a 79 Pace Car Replica for a few years. Same 4-cyl Turbo/4-speed.
    • I HAD a 79 Pace Car Replica. It;s getting dark and my keyboard doesn't light up. and my key *NM*
      • PS I have a set of sun visors and a few other bits if you need. *NM*
        • I also have a pair of the Recaro seats. They would need to be re-covered though. *NM*
          • Would love to find a set from a Recaro edition TA (c.1984?) for my Formy...
            • There are a few sets (right now) on that auction site that look period correct for that era. May not be exactly from an ‘84 T/A, but they were never available on the Formula which came out in ‘87. For both seats, they seem to be in the $2k price range. *NM*
              • The single major disappointment of the car (well, the '87s) with custom interior
                • I liked metrix cloth better too. It was more like velour which is my favorite. *NM*
    • Re: I yad a 79 Pace Car Replica for a few years. Same 4-cyl Turbo/4-speed.
  • Pretty darn cool. *NM*