|
Show some Mustangs from 1979 Other 1979 Data Explorer Pages: Cobra , [Mustang]
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 and Cobra 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.
|
|
|
VIN |
|
Displacement |
|
Carb |
|
Compression |
|
Max Power (net) |
|
Max Torque (net) |
Late V6 replacement 3.3L 85hp 6-cyl |
|
T |
|
200ci 3.3L |
|
1-bbl |
|
9.0:1 |
|
85hp 3600rpm |
|
154ft-lb 1600rpm |
Standard 2.3L 88hp 4-cyl |
|
Y |
|
140ci 2.3L |
|
2-bbl |
|
9.0:1 |
|
88hp 4800rpm |
|
118ft-lb 2800rpm |
Optional 2.8L 104hp 6-cyl |
|
Z |
|
170ci 2.8L |
|
2-bbl |
|
8.7:1 |
|
104hp 3600rpm |
|
150ft-lb 2300rpm |
Optional 2.3L 130hp 4-cyl Turbo |
|
W |
|
140ci 2.3L |
|
2-bbl |
|
9.0:1 |
|
130hp 4600rpm |
|
165ft-lb 3600rpm |
Optional 5.0L 139hp V8 |
|
F |
|
302ci 5.0L |
|
2-bbl |
|
8.4:1 |
|
139hp 3600rpm |
|
250ft-lb 1800rpm |
Optional 5.0L 143hp V8 California |
|
F |
|
302ci 5.0L |
|
2-bbl |
|
8.1:1 |
|
143hp 3600rpm |
|
243ft-lb 2200rpm |
|
The VIN number is on top edge of the dash on the driver's side visible through the windshield.
|
|
|