(from page 1 of the 1980 Collection)
Bright Red 1980 Mustang Ghia notchback owned by Kent Roberts from Abbotsford, BC Canada. It has the optional white vinyl carriage top. Kent tells us, "I picked this car up from the original owner in July 2010. The car is in mint and original condition. The car is powered by a 255 V8. The car did come with the 255 originally, but the engine grenaded in 1996 and was replaced with a rebuilt 255. This car is a west coast original, and is even equipped with its original windshield, the owners manuals, warranty cards, and all the service manuals. The carriage top is in excellent condition and the car is wearing 80% of its original red paint. Its a A/C delete car with cruise, power locks, tilt, premium sound system, and rear defogger."
(from page 1 of the 1980 Collection)
Bright Red 1980 Mustang Ghia notchback with optional carriage top. The carriage top makes it look like a convertible.
(from page 1 of the 1980 Collection)
Bright Red 1980 Mustang Ghia notchback, rear end view.
(from page 1 of the 1980 Collection)
The 4.2L V8 was originally rated at 119 horsepower.
(from page 1 of the 1980 Collection)
It's an AC delete car. I wonder if that compass on the dash is a Ford option. It has the same woodgrain as the dash.
(from page 1 of the 1980 Collection)
The seats, door panels, and headliner are white.
(from page 2 of the 1980 Collection)
Bright Red 1980 Mustang Ghia hatchback owned by Dwayne McCracken from Washington, Missouri. Dwayne adds, "I bought this Mustang Ghia in 2005. I seen it and I liked the red with all of the chrome on it. When I lifted the hood I knew I wanted it. It was clean and had almost as much chrome on it as the exterior. I just recently found out it was a special 1980 Mustang model. It is a Ghia, a luxury package Ford offered that year. The interior and exterior had been stripped if any evidence of the Ghia model on it. The previous owner had replaced the emblems with Cobra decals and emblems. I found out when I ran the VIN number on Mustang Attitude's, VIN number decoder. I have been trying to replace all of the missing Ghia emblems whenever I can find them. This car came out of the factory with a 255 V8 automatic transmission. I think that was Ford's biggest mistake in 1980. As people bought them, they were disappointed in the lack of power and the poor performance of the 255 engine. Luxury or not the 1980 Ghia was doomed from the beginning. As about everyone who as ever owned this car did, the previous owner had the 255 bored to a 302, When I bought it all of the receipts from everything from emblems to mechanical had been left in the console with the original owners manual. He spent much more on changing it than it was worth at the time. It also came with two boxes of trophies from car shows. I haven't driven it much in the last 5-6 years. It has Historical plates on it and I just recently took an interest in again. It still needs a new paint job but the engine only has 41,000 on it and runs great. Getting it back in shape after letting it sit for so long is a project that will keep me busy for awhile. Since I retired two years ago, I
definitely have the time. I wouldn't consider selling it because I love these older models and Mustangs have always been my favorite cars. This 1980 joins a 1986 GT hatchback and a 2003 GT coupe."
(from page 2 of the 1980 Collection)
The blacked out hood scoop looks good with the black grille and wrap-around vinyl trim. I don't think the chrome wheel opening trim is stock, but it looks great.
(from page 2 of the 1980 Collection)
Bright Red 1980 Mustang Ghia hatchback, right side view.
(from page 2 of the 1980 Collection)
Rear end view of Dwayne's Bright Red 1980 Mustang Ghia hatchback.
(from page 3 of the 1980 Collection)
The original 255 was bored to a 302.
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