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Looks amazing!

 

Offfppphhh! you are correct
The McLaren had the Capri rear window glass bubble thing.

 

Go Speed racer -
Go Speed racer -
Go Speed racer, goooOoooh

 

I was working @ a Ford dealership in 89 and an incredible blue 5.0/5sp GT slipped my grasp. Regretted it ever since. Definately made an indelible mark on my psychie

 

I test drove a brand new burgundy 5.0/5sp GT in 1989, that left an impact on me too as l knew l would own one at some point in the future.

 

My shipmate had a black 85 GT 5 speed
I had a silver 86 GT 5 speed

We would have fun in the Pacific Beach area of San Diego.

I drove that car so many times from San Diego, Ca to Seattle, Wa.
No A/C no power locks or windows.
Fastest commute was 18.5hrs including food/gas/bathroom.

 

I had my share of 5.0 fun back in the day too...had both a 5.0 Capri, and an '85 5.0 LX 5-speed notchback. The 85 was an SSP (cop car) formerly owned by the RCMP.

 

I don't usually like that little red Hot Wheels pinstripe on tires but this just works..

 

Yep, that car is gorgeous, even the wheels and tires are tastefully done.

 

@babylon5 I don't even know why this was a candidate for Overhaulin in the first place, I think it looked way better before. I remember this episode and the lady said that she wasn't a girly girl and she didn't want any girly graphics. So Chip does a typical Shelby blue with pink flowers, pink pin-striping, pink stitching on the interior and pink brakes

 

Redlines were a popular tire for a few years on all the muscle cars... long before Hot Wheels put them on toys.

 

The forgotten 5.0 H.O. Capri! That was an unsung hero. I believe 88ish was the last year?

Yup a few fast cummute stories out there involving 5.0's. As a young man, one summer I commuted a few hair greying, well over 100mph runs in an 87 GT convertable. The liscence plate read - desTROY-. He lived up to that wel

 

40 years sitting in a basement.

https://barnfinds.com/basement-find-1969-ford-shelby-mustang-gt500/

 

What an awesome find!

 

Im thinking the Capri ended around 1986 because l don't recall them ever getting Mass Air Fuel Injection.

 

IIRC '86 was the last year.

Edit: shakerhood beat me to it...

 

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