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1979 Mustang Data Explorer

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Body Styles: ( compare years, see more 1979 style information including Special Models )

Coupe Hatchback The 1979 Mustang took performance and gas savings a huge step forward with new aerodynamic queues and the use of new lighter materials to create the Fox body in a coupe and hatchback form. The Fox wheelbase was 10.4 inches longer allowing for 20 percent more interior space but the car was 200 pounds lighter. This helped since all three of the previous year's engines continued to be used along with a new turbocharged version of the smallest 2.3 liter and a midyear replacement of the 1978, 2.8 liter V6; with a 3.3 liter inline-6. The Ghia, Cobra, and Mach 1 continued in 1979 with a midyear addition of a limit run of Indianapolis 500 Pace Car replicas. Ford's bet on the Fox body and option packages was right with production sales of 369,936 units, 92% more than 1978, and nearly matching the introduction of the Mustang II in 1974.

Production Totals: ( compare years )

Total		VIN		VCT		Body		Sub-Total
369,936		02		66B		Coupe		156,666
		03		61R		Hatchback base, Cobra		110,067
		03		61R		Hatchback Pace Car		10,478
		04		66H		Coupe Ghia		56,351
		05		61H		Hatchback Ghia, Mach 1		36,384

Paint Color Codes: ( compare years )

Code Sample Black 1C Silver 1G Medium Silver* 1P Medium Red 2H Bright Red 2P Light Medium Blue 3F Medium Blue Glow 3H Bright Blue 3J Dark Jade 46 Medium Chestnut 5M Bright Yellow 64 Light Chamois 8W White 9D * Availble in Two-Tone only

Engine Data: ( compare years )

VIN Displacement Carb Compression Max Power (net) Max Torque (net) 1.4L 85hp 6-cyl T 85ci 1.4L 1-bbl 9.0:1 85hp 3600rpm 154ft-lb 1600rpm 2.3L 88hp 4-cyl Y 140ci 2.3L 2-bbl 9.0:1 88hp 4800rpm 118ft-lb 2800rpm 2.8L 104hp 6-cyl Z 170ci 2.8L 2-bbl 8.7:1 104hp 3600rpm 150ft-lb 2300rpm 2.3L 130hp 4-cyl Turbo W 140ci 2.3L 2-bbl 9.0:1 130hp 4600rpm 165ft-lb 3600rpm 5.0L 139hp V8 F 302ci 5.0L 2-bbl 8.4:1 139hp 3600rpm 250ft-lb 1800rpm 5.0L 143hp V8 California F 302ci 5.0L 2-bbl 8.1:1 143hp 3600rpm 243ft-lb 2200rpm

VIN Decoder: ( compare years )

9 = 1979 F = Dearborn, Michigan R = San Jose, Californa 9 X 0# X 100001 02 = Coupe 03 = Hatchback 03 = Hatchback (Cobra Optioned) 04 = Coupe Ghia 05 = Hatchback Ghia 05 = Hatchback Mach 1 sequential unit number T = 1.4L 85hp 6-Cyl Y = 2.3L 88hp 4-Cyl Z = 2.8L 104hp 6-Cyl W = 2.3L 130hp 4-Cyl Turbo F = 5.0L 134/143hp V8 The VIN number is on top edge of the dash on the driver's side visible through the windshield.

Complete Data List by Year
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