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Body Styles (compare years, see more 1987 style information including Special Models)

Coupe

Hatchback

Convertible

The 1987 Mustang was available in three standard body styles: a 2-door coupe, 3-door hatchback, and a convertible. The GT optioned hatchback continued to be available, but the SVO was no longer offered. In 1987, engine offerings were reduced to two: a new 225hp, high output, 5.0-liter V8; and the 90hp, 2.3-liter inline 4-cylinder. The body was redesigned by removing the solid louvered panels behind the rear side quarter windows on the coupe and hatchback; placing a molded rear wing on the GT hatchbacks; and adding flush-mounted, body-molded headlights. Much of the front-end redesign came from the removal of governmental regulations on the use of discrete, self-contained, standard headlamps from 1940 to 1983. The grille was also modified by making the GT's grille solid and the base LX's grille open with the Ford logo suspended on a horizontal integrated, color-matched bar. Ford did not expect these changes to increase interest and was short parts for an estimated 10,000 cars by year's end. In 1987, ASC McLaren began offering custom convertibles made from two-door coupes.

Sales Brochures (compare years)

Production Totals (compare years)

Total		VIN		VCT		Body		Sub-Total
169,772		P40		66B		Coupe LX		43,257
		P41		61B		Hatchback LX		94,441
		P42		61B		Hatchback GT		37,088
		P44		66B		Convertible LX		32,074
		P45		66B		Convertible GT		10,451

Paint Color Codes (compare years, large examples, paintref.com - codes, chips)

		Code		Sample		Mfg Code
Black		1C				M1724
Light Gray		1K				M6062
Scarlet Red		2D				M6236
Medium Cabernet		2H				M6156
Medium Shadow Blue		3R				M6225
Medium Yellow		6H				M6225
Bright Regatta Blue		7H				M5979
Dark Shadow Blue		7N				M6188
Sand Beige		8L				M5978
Dark Clove Brown		8Y				M5978
Oxford White		9L				M5920
Dark Gray		9R				M6101

Engine Data (compare years, see more 1987 performance information)

VIN

Displacement

Type

Compression

Max Power (net)

Max Torque (net)

2.3L 90hp inline-4

A

140ci 2.3L

EFI SOHC

9.5:1

90hp 3800rpm

130ft-lb 2800rpm

5.0L 225hp V8 (GT, LX 5.0)

E

302ci 5.0L

EFI HO

9.2:1

225hp 4200rpm

300ft-lb 3200rpm

VIN Decoder (compare years)

Manufacturer: 1FA = Ford Motor Company USA Ford Passenger Car
Safety: B = Active Seat Belts
Body:
P40 = Coupe LX
P41 = Hatchback LX
P42 = Hatchback GT
P44 = Convertible LX
P45 = Convertible GT
Engine:
A = 2.3L 90hp 4-cylinder
E = 5.0L 225hp HO V8
Check Digit: 0-9 or X
Year: H = 1987
Assembler: F = Dearborn, Michigan
Unit Number: 1987 Mustangs start at 100001
The VIN number is on top edge of the dash on the driver's side visible through the windshield.

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