(from page 1 of the 1985 Collection)
1985 Ford Mustang GT convertible with a 2.3L, 4 cycle, 210 horse power engine. The GT upgrades include a short throw T-5 transmission, a quad-shock rear system, a larger rear stabilizer bar, alloy wheels, and leather sport performance bucket seats.
(from page 1 of the 1985 Collection)
Black 1985 Ford Mustang GT convertible showing the 10-spoke alloy wheels which debuted this year.
(from page 1 of the 1985 Collection)
Black 1985 Ford Mustang GT Convertible, left rear view.
(from page 1 of the 1985 Collection)
Black 1985 Ford Mustang GT Convertible, rear end view.
(from page 1 of the 1985 Collection)
1985 Ford Mustang GT Convertible with the top up.
(from page 1 of the 1985 Collection)
1985 Ford Mustang GT Convertible showing the bucket seats produced by Lear-Siegler especially for the GT model.
(from page 3 of the 1985 Collection)
Black 1985 Mustang GT hatchback with a GT flat black side stripe; GT grille; GT 10 spoke wheels; and a manual, 210hp (at 4400rpm), 5.0 liter (302ci), high output, 4 barrel, V8 engine.
(from page 3 of the 1985 Collection)
Black 1985 Mustang GT hatchback, right side view.
(from page 3 of the 1985 Collection)
Rear left view of a Black 1985 Mustang GT hatchback.
(from page 3 of the 1985 Collection)
Interior view of a 1985 Mustang GT hatchback showing its two-tone gray cloth seats with red piping accents.
(from page 3 of the 1985 Collection)
The 1985 Mustang manual, M-code, 210hp (at 4400rpm), 5.0 liter (302ci), high output, 4 barrel, V8 engine with an aftermarket air cooler.
(from page 5 of the 1985 Collection)
Black 1985 Predator Mustang hatchback owned by Daniel Fox from Wichita, Kansas. It has the 5.0L V8 engine and a manual transmission. This is our featured Attitude Of The Week for the week starting April 8, 2018. The Predator was designed by Tom Soloman and sold at Ford dealers. Daniel had this story to share, "Like most car guys I had never even heard of a Predator Mustang until I discovered one on-line. Of course the curiosity got the best of me, and I had to know more. From there it wasn't long and I had to have one. (This is my 5th Fox-body Mustang by the way and I hopefully not my last) I was fortunate to get to know a couple of great knowledgeable guys on-line in the Predator community, and as luck would have it one of them was the previous owner of our car. He hooked me up with the guy selling the car on eBay; the car was sweet with only 29k original miles. The only catch was it was in Pennsylvania. What! How in the world am I going to purchase a car through eBay all the way up in PA.? No test drive, no putting your hands on the car, no sitting in it. I live in Wichita, KS for cry'in in the night... And the expense of getting the car back to Kansas was really stressing me out. I sure as heck wasn't going to drive it back to Kansas. After days and weeks of talking on the phone, texting and a lot of patience from my wife who was constantly talking me off the ledge. I was able to get the purchase done and get the car shipped from PA. It was one of the most stressful things I've ever done, don't recommend buying a classic that way, but as my wife says I was on a mission. After two days of transport the car arrived on a Saturday late morning and it was like Christmas morning. Yah it was just like that. The car had issues from sitting so much, with only 29k miles on the odometer, you do the math that's a little over 900 miles a year. Run-ability issues, AC didn't work and some of the Predator pkg. accessories had been altered or replaced. So I spent the next year tuning the car and with the help of a gentleman here in Kansas who is an expert in Predators, I was able to get her real close to exactly the way she was when delivered back in 1985. Our car is Serial # S5-0131. The car was produced in Topeka KS. It was sold new at Rusty Eck Ford in Wichita, KS. It is 1 of 135-140 cars with the Predator package in 1985.
And that's how S5-0131 got back to Kansas and this is where she'll stay."
(from page 5 of the 1985 Collection)
Left side view of Daniel's Black 1985 Predator Mustang hatchback. Check out the gold rocker stripes with the G.T. 302 H logo. Those are gold Shelby wheels with spinners.
(from page 5 of the 1985 Collection)
Black 1985 Predator Mustang hatchback at a vintage gas station.
(from page 5 of the 1985 Collection)
These came with a roll bar - you can just see it next to the seat. There is also a GT 302 logo on the dash.
(from page 5 of the 1985 Collection)
Check out this Black 1985 Mustang GT with custom Konig Monsoon wheels and lots of upgrades under the hood. It was submitted to us by its third owner who has had it for over 5 years. The original owner said, I ordered a black 5 spd. in '84 and described it to a co-worker and eventually she ordered one. Yours! She ordered it from Samara Jeep in Grafton, MA, through Ramelli Ford in Uxbridge, MA. Her brother told her to buy it loaded, thus the aod. We eventually dated and married (bosses daughter!). I took it over and sent it to Quest Racing (Worcester, MA) for the powertrain mods and roll bar. They usually build monster motors for race and 'street '. Unfortunately all of those businesses don't exist anymore. Sad.
(from page 5 of the 1985 Collection)
This view really shows off those custom Konig Monsoon wheels with 245/40ZR 17 tires. In 1985, black was only offered on the GT and SVO, not the base level models. The fender badge of 5.8L indicates something special under the hood.
(from page 6 of the 1985 Collection)
Rear right view showing off the Dynomax dual exhaust.
(from page 6 of the 1985 Collection)
Here is a peek inside.
(from page 6 of the 1985 Collection)
Lots going on in here, but it all fits. It is a 351ci V8. The owner says, Engine & World Aluminum ported heads, Erson 1.7 roller rockers, 1.8 intake, 1.6 exhaust, Custom grind Erson cam (not sure spec.), .20 overbore, Keith Black pistons (9.25:1 comp), stock crank, Manley pro-series timing chain, Chuck Nuytten Holley 650 Dual Feed Carb, Edelbrock Performer Manifold, Ford Motorsports Valve Covers, Promaster Coil, Mallory Billet Distributor with Electronic Advance, Mallory 13mm pro stock wires, Ford shorty headers with h-pipe and Dynomax dual exhaust. all ARP bolts, and 8.8 Rear end with 3.73 gears. Transmission is the stock AOD with Hughes 11"2600 Stall Converter and Hughes valve body kit . Radiator is an aluminum Motorcraft.
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