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Pristine, Updated Convertible

Make: Ford
Model: Mustang
Type: Convertible
Trim: GT
Year: 1988
Mileage: 116245
VIN: 1fabp45e7jf145900
Color: Gray
Engine: 5.0L
Cylinders: 8
Fuel: Gasoline
Transmission: Manual
Drive type: RWD
Interior color: Gray
Drive side: Left-hand drive
Vehicle Title: Clear
Item location: Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

1988 Ford Mustang GT Additional Info:

Summer is here! Time for flip-flops and drop tops. Here we have a fine example of an American institution: a Ford Mustang GT Convertible. It just doesn’t get any more iconic than this. This car is equipped with an updated 5.0 Liter V-8, a recent NEW 5 Speed Transmission and Clutch, 4-wheel Drilled and Slotted Disc Brakes, Upgraded Suspension with 1” Lowering Springs, Blaupunkt Touchscreen Stereo with upgraded Speakers and Amplifier and Subs, New Cooper Zeon RS3-A Tires and a Beautiful OEM Color Re-Paint. The convertible top has been replaced and the factory interior is in great shape. It comes with a California Car Cover Noah cover, but has lived the majority of it’s life indoors. You will not find a better example of a Fox Body Mustang Convertible for this price.
This car belonged to my former boss who owned it since it was 6 months old and I jumped at the opportunity to purchase it when he decided to sell it and get an SUV for retirement. It's been driven sparingly and upgraded steadily and intelligently. It’s a great car for daily driving or just weekend cruising. It runs STRONG and is tons of fun. It has no issues and returns an observed 26 MPG/Highway and 17 MPG/City. With only 116,000 miles (just a little over 3500 miles a year), this is a beautiful and powerful car that only needs a new home. It stickered new at over $22,000 and is a steal at this price considering the great condition and tasteful upgrades. These surviving, adult owned, top quality 80’s Pony Cars will do nothing but continue to appreciate in value.
Turn back the years with this time machine and feel the wind in your hair.
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Here’s the history of everything that’s been done over the past 14 years since I purchased it:
November 2005 (91,xxx miles) Installed Motorcraft Spark Plugs, Change Mobil 1 Oil and Filter, Removed Air Silencer, Installed Richmond 3:55 Rear Gears, Installed Ford Motorsport 140 mph Speedometer with Correct Speedometer Gear, Installed Clutch Cable and Billet Clutch Quadrant, Installed MAC Pedal Covers, Installed Convertible Top Dowel-Pin Receptacles, Installed Mid 80's GT Halo Headrests, Installed Drivers Window Switch Panel, Installed Drivers Rear Quarter Window Motor, Installed Kenny Brown Strut Tower Brace and Sub-Frame Connectors, Installed MAC Off-Road H-Pipe, Installed 1993 OEM Ford Special Edition Rear Spoiler, Repaint Body w/Charcoal Beltline, Installed New Rear Blue Oval Badging and Grille Emblem, Installed Smoked Foglight Covers, Installed UPR shifter
May 2007 (100,xxx miles) Installed OEM 16” Chrome pony wheels with Goodyear F1 Tires, Aligned Front End, Installed Monroe Sensatrac Struts/Shocks, Installed K&N Air Filter, Installed Magnaflow 2-1/2" Cat-Back Exhaust, Installed New Rubber Exhaust Hangers, Installed Brake Master Cylinder and Front Brake Rotors with new Pads and Hoses, Installed Engine Mounts, Service Rear Differential, Installed Fuel Filter and PCV Valve with New Grommet, Hose and Screen, Installed Spark Plugs and Wires, Cap and Rotor, Installed Air Pump Diverter Valve, Installed '96 Mustang Rear Springs and Spacers, Adjust Windows, Adjust LH Outside Door Handle Linkage, Replace Courtesy Lamps in Rearview Mirror
August 2007 (101,xxx miles) Installed GT-40 Iron Heads (Reconditioned), Installed '93 Cobra Intake (New Intake Plaque), Installed 1.7 (Cobra) Roller Rockers, Installed '93 Cobra Throttle Body, Installed MAC 1-5/8" Ceramic Shorty Headers, Installed ARP Hardware for Heads, etc, Installed Spark Plugs (GT-40 Type), Installed Thermostat and Water Pump, Installed Timing Chain, Installed Oil Pump, Installed Idle Air Control Valve, Installed A/C Accumulator/Hose, Installed ACT Sensor, Installed Bosch O2 Sensors, Installed Motorcraft Belt and Motorcraft Hoses, Installed Smog pump Eliminator, Reseal/Gasket Engine, Paint Engine, Machine Flywheel, Installed New Radiator, Installed Motorcraft Battery, Installed Coolant Sensor, Clean Engine Compartment, Modify/Paint Strut Tower Brace for Clearance with Cobra Intake, Change Oil and Filter, Installed 190 lph Fuel Pump, Set Timing @ 15, Align & Weld Exhaust, Buff/Wax Car, Replace Instrument cluster (New Bulbs) Reusing Original Speedometer Mechanism So No Odometer Change, Replace A/C Controls, Compression Check Before Engine Work: (165/165/170/185/170/180/165/170), Cylinders Still Have Cross-Hatch and No Ridges and Look Good, Dyno After Engine Work Air/Fuel Good (251hp / 308 ft-lbs @ at Rear Wheels)
October 2007 (101,xxx miles) Replace Convertible Top Motor
February 2008 (102,xxx mi.) Installed NEW "Z" spec. T-5 Transmission, Installed New "Quiet" (Ford) 3.73 Gears, Replace Power Steering Pump/Hoses,
March 2008 (102,xxx miles) Replace Belt Tensioner, Replace Low Oil Level Switch, Replace Oil Drain Plug, Replace LH Rear Axle Seal, Replace Thermostat Housing Gasket
May 2008 (102,xxx miles) Installed Ford Racing Aluminum Driveshaft, Isolate Coil
July 2008 (103,xxx) Installed New Upper & Lower Shifter Boots, Adjust Console
August 2008 (103,xxx miles) New Paint (OEM Paint Code 1D -Dark Gray Smoke Metallic), Installed New Top, Installed New Windshield
March 2009 (104,xxx miles) Replace Clutch – Centerforce, Replace Pressure Plate, Machine Flywheel, Replace Engine Mounts Aftermarket w/Ford, Replace Thermostat, Replace Temperature Sending Unit, Replace One Axle w/Used, Replace Axle Seals, Repl Alum. Driveshaft Slightly Used
August 2009 (105,xxx miles) Installed New Cowl Seal
June 2011 (108,xxx miles) Installed Remanufactured '93 Cobra Brake Booster, Installed Remanufactured '86 SVO Front Calipers with EBC Redstuff Ceramic Pads, Installed SSBC Rear Disc Brake Kit (like '88 Turbo Coupe) including Master Cylinder and Rear Pads that came with kit, Installed New Braided Brake Hoses and Motorcraft High Performance DOT3 Brake Fluid, Installed New Outer Tie Rod Ends, Installed New Polyurethane Front Sway Bar Bushings, Installed New Polyurethane Front Sway Bar End Links, Upgraded Lower Front Control Arms with FRPP Better Ball Joints, Installed Better Rubber Bushings, Repack Front Bearings, Installed Maximum Motorsports Caster/Camber Plates and Modified to sit lower on Shock Towers, Front End Alignment, Installed New Polyurethane Spring Isolators Front/Rear, Installed Low Mileage Rear Control Arms Upper/Lower, Installed New Rubber Differential Bushings (Upper Ctrl Arms), Installed New Rubber Round Bushings in Lower Control Arms, Installed New Rear Coil Springs, Installed New Rear Quad Shocks (Gabriel), Installed Upper Radiator Hose, Change Coolant (Motorcraft), Installed Royal Purple Gear Oil, Rebuild Starter, Replace Front Crankshaft Seal, Installed Leather Shift Knob, Installed NOS Headlight/Foglight Switch, Installed NOS Top/Hazard Switch, Installed NOS Turn Signal/Wiper Switch, Installed NOS Emergency Brake Handle Assembly, Installed New Instrument Cluster Lens, Installed New Air Deflector
April 2012 (109,xxx miles) Installed New Carter 190 lph (Cobra) Fuel Pump, Installed New Motorcraft Fuel Filter
Sept. 2012 (109,6xx miles) Replace Battery
April 2013 (111,xxx miles) Replace Oil Pressure Sending Unit, Replace Timing Cover Seal
October 2013 (111,xxx miles) Installed New Timing Cover Gasket, Installed New Water Pump - NAPA New, New Thermostat Gasket, Change Coolant
November 2015 (112,xxx miles) Rebuild Alternator
September 2016 (112,xxx miles) Installed New Motorcraft Battery, Installed Blaupunkt CDDVDNavigation 6.2 Touchscreen Head Unit, Polk Digital Amp, 3.5” Infinity Dash Speakers, 5.25 Kenwood Door Speakers, 5.25 JBL Rear Panel Speakers and 2-Polk 10” Subs in Trunk Enclosure
July 2019 (116,xxx miles) Installed New 225/55/R16 Cooper Zeon RS3-A Tires.