Q: So the only Foxes sold there officially by Ford were the 1979s? And you think there were only 400 of them?
A:Yes '79 and only in 2.3l Turbo. I had this information from a friend, founder of the Mustang Club de France, owner of one of the oldest running Mustang (VIN #145, car of movie "Le Gendarme de St-Tropez" and many french video clips and soaps), a guy who has one of the highest knowledge on Mustangs in France ... I have no official information from Ford France, they send me back to my club
What is the story on your particular car? What has been done to it that is necessary for legalization in France, and do you have pics?
My car was sold new in Switzerland in Nov, 5th 1979, licensed Dec, 22th 1979 ... I guess it was a show-room car as it had all graphics installed and was sold pretty late (i haven't tried to contact it's original owner, but I have his address in the Ford Service manual, so maybe one day when I'll ...
Thanks. I will give it a try. I think my upload folder is full at 110 photos. I cannot delete them. I tried. It also says after 24 hours they will
KevinK 05-14-2024, 07:35 PMSee if post #7 in the thread below is any help...
http://vb.foureyedpride.com/showthre...43#post1952043
Thanks for the offer, but I've got the later one on my car. It works fine, but if I came across a good condition, functional panel for a reasonable price,
85GTGuy 05-14-2024, 05:29 PMOk, I was not aware of that variation. I thought there were only 3 types for 83-86 excluding the rear defrost addition
1. No ac
Is it the 83 to mid-85 panel? Or the mid-85 to 86 panel?
In other words (no pun intended), does it have "Heat" and "Hi-Lo",
Just picked up a decent hvac panel at a local pick n pull. Works smoothly. Top 2 screw hole mounting tabs are broken off but probably could get by with
KevinK 05-13-2024, 01:56 PM1FABP27M7GF228929 is an invalid VIN (the check digit "7" is not valid for the other 16 characters). The correct check digit for 1FABP27MxGF228929
FoxChassis Today, 12:59 PMI tried the link to decode the door tag but it says bad VIN just like it did yesterday for the buck tag. I try to be self sufficient.
I didn't notice much, if any difference. I did have to make accel pump adjustments to both carbs though. Oddly enough, the 670 liked a larger cam and
85MUSTANGTGT Today, 11:34 AMI would have thought the 750 range too big, though it can be jetted down easily enough. You still get real good response at/off idle and such?
richpet Today, 09:02 AMThanks for that. I figured I was close-ish, but knew others had done similar and would have more than my guesstimate.
richpet Today, 08:51 AM