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1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Mustang LX Restoration Parental Advisory
A Little Parental Guidance Goes A Long Way--Ed Kohler's Father Would Be Proud.... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang - Fast Times
This 1987 Ford Mustang drag car was built by students at East Hickman High School in Lyles, Tennessee... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang Fox Convertible - Perfect Sense
Check out this topless 1987 Ford Mustang GT that gets more action then you might imagine!... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Fox Mustang Drag Cars - Mechanical Romance
Brian And Michelle Cantrell attack the dragstrip together with a pair of Fox Mustang drag cars... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Swarr Auto Swarr Bar - Tech Inspection
For 'Stangbangers who want the security of welded tubes without the hassle of welding, Swarr Auto's Swarr Bar offers a bolt-on alternative that will satisfy your needs. 5.0 Mustang... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang Revisited - Twenty And Something
We take a look back 20 years ago to revisit the 1987 Ford 5.0 Mustang, and how it became a major turning point for the automotive industry. - 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords Magazine... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang Notchback - The Buck Stops Here
Danny Edmonson found the perfect equation for fun.... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Latemodel Fox Body Mustang Upholstery - Saddle Up
Ditch That Shot Fox-Body Upholstery And Clean Up Your Ride With Latemodel Restoration's Interior Kit... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Mustang GT - Torque Authority - Kansas City
This Immaculate GT Packs Massive Power With 427 CI Of Thunder.... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang GT - Fading Fast
Corey Gettle's 1987 Ford Mustang GT is proof that old Foxes never fade, they only get faster... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang LX - On The Mark
Richard Markland's '87 LX Hits Its Mark With Authority.... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Fox Body Mustang Tachometer Replacement
Replacing a nonworking tachometer in a '78-'93 Mustang is easy with basic hand tools.... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Hose Wizard Air Conditioning Upgrade - Project ProCharged Pony - Get Your Chill On
Installing a Hose Wizard air conditioning system on our tired 1990 Ford Mustang project car... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang LX - Project Hot Handler
Proving again you don't have to spend a ton of dough to have fun with a 5.0 Mustang... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang LX - Project Stocker
MM&FF Editor Evan Smith has owned Stocker since it was three months old and it is currently the longest-running MM&FF project car.... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Funneling The Fumes
We add a little breathing room to this fox body mustang by adding a 3 inch Flowmaster Exhaust... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang Notchback - The Buck Stops Here
Danny Edmonson builds a clean red 1987 notchback Mustang... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang Coupe - He Did it His Way
Seth Temple built his own turbo Mustang notchback.... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang - Mass Appeal
Joe Adam's 1987 Ford Mustang LX is a classic Fox that plays to an audience of all ages... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Lost Wages
Kevin Kuchman put his money on his Mustang.... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Chicane's '87 GT Fox Rod: A New Level of Excellence
Joe Gosinski's foxrod Mustang promises to start a whole new cold war- who can build the baddest Fox Mustang based restomod in the world!... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 Hatchback - Energizer Mustang
With nearly 250,000 miles, Ed Monson's amazingly original '87 Fox 5.0 keeps going, and going, and going ...... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Super Street Freak
Outlaw drag racer Tim Lynch calls this eight-second coupe his street car.... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Mustang LX - The Color Yellow - '87 LX Notch
Around the 5.0&SF offices, we are well versed in yellow Mustangs. Editor Turner owns a Chrome Yellow '98 Cobra and his Real Street magazine project car has a lot of yellow both on ... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Superhero Stang
In 1988, Ed Palmer was like an artist with a clean canvas. His '87 GT was stock as a rock, but it wasn't going to stay that way for long. Palmer, of Gardena, California, had big pl... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Chemically Cool Your Colt
Supercharging is fast becoming one of the most popular modifications to late-model Mustangs as 50-100 percent increases in horsepower and torque can be had without any other change... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang LX Coupe - Horse Trader
David Parsons Wheeled And Dealed Until He Got The Mustang He Wanted... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang LX Hatchback - Pure Muscle
From competitive body builders to those of us simply trying to stay in shape, everyone knows it takes a lot of dedi-cation to keep from looking like the Michelin Man. Working out a... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo How-To: Replace '87-'93 Mustang Quarter Windows
Step-by-Step Instruction on Replacing Fox-Body Quarter Windows... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo The 2nd Coming of Quarter Mile Mischief
It had been a long time since Jessup, Maryland's Jeff Edwards banged gears on the quarter-mile in his '69 Torino Talladega, but this time around he traded in his carburetor for fue... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Race Ready Radials
Testing the Nitto NT-555RII Extreme R DOT-legal road race tires... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang GT - Show Boy's Toy
I first met Andy Gallo, a 34-year-old commercial artist from Rochester, New York, during the summer of 1991. I was fresh out of college and enjoying the scene at the local dragstri... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang LX - Love at First 'Stang
Kurt Yankolonis took the stock `87 Mustang LX and turned it into a show car that has won countless awards and probably countless more to come!... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Too Hot To Trot: Pt 3
Hot Handler's New 302 Makes Big Noise on Crazy Horse's Dynojet... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang LX - Sticker Stock
Mark Magnuson Runs His Sticker Dude Designs Coupe In The Stock-Cammed Real Street Class... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Too Hot To Trot: PT 2
We call on Summit Racing and B&B Performance Machine to revitalize our 302 small-block... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang GT - Factory Hero
If you were to figure the average age of all late-model Mustang enthusiasts, we bet it would hover around the 30-year mark. Of c... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang GT - Factory Hero
The story behind Michael Washington's 1987 Ford Mustang GT Factory Stock drag car... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang LX - Keepin' It Real
Editor Turner recently stated his disbelief that there's now a Skinny Kid-built chassis and a Glidden-powered car in Real Street... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang LX - Keepin' It Real
Check out Fred Felt's 1987 Ford Mustang LX hatch that sports plenty of bolt ons, a swapped in short block, and on BFG drag radials!... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Stiffened & Slammed Part 2
We complete the job and get to the track to put Hot Handler through its paces... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Stiffened & Slammed Part 1
We Put the "Handle" in Project Hot Handler with parts from HP Motorsport, Koni and Eibach.... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Doing The Impossible
They said it couldn't be done. They said he was wasting his time. But Brad Heuwagen (who is better known by his middle name, Tyson) knew better. He eschewed most other opinions, an... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang GT - Dual Personality
John Piskopos could be known as the Mustang guru, if you've been thinking of trying a certain component on a Mustang, he's probably already tried it on his '87 Mustang GT.... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang LX – Momma's 'Stang
Gene Hindman Looked No Farther Than Mom's Backyard For His Current Race Car... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang GT - Staying The Course
Nothing like a good fast car rivalry to push Ray's '87 Mustang GT into the maze of Mustang speed parts like Ford Racing Performance Parts, Comp Cams, Edelbrock, and more.... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 GT Michael Saponara: Daily Special
Back in the day, every pizza joint in the world promised a hot pizza delivered to your door in 30 minutes or less. This prompted every delivery driver to drive his or her Toyota Te... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Ford Mustang GT - Daily Special
Michael drives a '87 Mustang GT and with 700 horsepower under the hood you know when he delivers a pizza, it doesn't take longer than 30 minutes.... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang GT - Mustang 1987 -'90
In the last three months, we brought you the Fox Mustang's first years: 1979-'86. In those years, the Mustang went through dramatic changes that made it a world-beater in the ponyc... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Mark Motsinger's 1987 LX Hatchback Eighth Mile: OSCA-Winning Performance
Though you'll occasionally see Mark Motsinger's nitrous-tickled '87 LX in Fun Ford or NMRA competition, the Jackson, Michigan, resident recently seems to have found a home in the e... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang GT - Mod Squad Demigod
This stunning 1987 Ford Mustang GT is powered by a modular Cobra engine with a 150-shot of nitrous... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang LX - OSCA Winning Performance
This '87 Mustang LX came along way for its low 8s at over 160mph, could only have been achieved with Ford Racing Performance Parts and a '93 Cobra aero kit.... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 GT NMRA Fun Ford Race Car Robert Hindman: Mod Squad Demi-god
There's nothing fancy here, just a good, old '87 GT transplanted with a '97-spec Four-Valve Cobra modular, backed by a Dynamic C4 automatic, and emboldened by a 150-horse hit of ni... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Trim Components, Increasing Power Output And More - Late-Model Corral
Happy TrailsIt's with a sense of joy and sadness that we have to announce Mark Houlahan's departure from Mustang Monthly. The joy part of the equation is that Mark will be moving o... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang LX - Musclecar Territory
Check out Jim Crouch's fully restored and custom painted 1987 Ford Mustang LX that sports all its original parts.... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Lighting Upgrades For '87-'93 Mustangs
If there’s one universally aggravating problem with all late-model cars, it’s the plastic headlight assemblies that have graced their front ends since the mid-’80s&#... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang LX - Olivier "Scooter" Raoust Jr.'s '87 LX
Everyone wants a car that's different from the other cars, and for late-model Mustang fans, there's a lot to choose from. There are Indy Pace Cars, SVOs, Anniversary cars, Special ... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Brian Carpenter's '87 Mustang GT Super Street Outlaw
Turbocharged NMRA Super Street Outlaw cars certainly ruled the roost in 2000, what with Job Spetter Jr. winning the championship and several other swoosh-mobiles stepping it up. Br... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang LX - Deliverance
Check out this 1987 Ford Mustang LX sporting unbelievably custom paint job, both under the hood and on the car.... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Stan Teaters' 1987 Mustang LX
When it comes to Mustangs and high performance, you can basically divide everything into two camps—older people who love the classic musclecars and a younger genera- tion... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang Race Car- The Pony Express
The DealLate one Friday afternoon a voice over the phone says, "Let's go racing!" It's James Brown, from whom I have rented race cars over the last four seasons. An established dra... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Nokya Halogen Bulbs Install
Coming home from work in the dark you see this stream of yellowish headlights on the freeway going in the opposite direction. And every so often, maybe every 20 or so cars, there&#... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Console-Mounted Ashtray Door
If there is one irritant inside an ’87-’93 model Fox Mustang, it’s that blasted ashtray door that fails about a year into the blissful ownership of your Mustang. Not... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Replace Late-Model T-Top Weatherstrip
T-tops—those removable glass-roof panels that were an alternative to the missing convertible top options on American cars throughout the ’70s and early ’80s—w... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo '87-'93 Dashpad Replacement - How To
Removing The Dashpad Insert Is A Bit Tricky, But We Show You How... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 1987 Ford Mustang LX Exhaust System Upgrade
If your Mustang is still breathing through the factory exhaust, you're missing out on improved sound quality and extra horsepower, especially if you're running a power adder. Even ... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Install a Grant Sportivo Steering Wheel
Stock Mustang steering wheels are not pretty. Sure, they serve the basic purpose of allowing you to steer the car, and they’re not really ugly, but they don’t inspire a p... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo MSD Digital-6 Plus Ignition System
An aftermarket ignition can go a long way in improving the performance of your 5.0. The stock Ford ignition system will do fine with a bone-stock engine, but as soon as you start a... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Dashpad Replacement
All cars have their little pet problems, and our job is to help you fix those problems so you can enjoy your Mustang to its fullest and get on with your life. As our Mustangs get o... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo 5.0L Ford Engine Throttle Body Upgrade
For ages, the first thing most people did (and still do) to get more power from a two-barrel carbureted engine was upgrade to a four-barrel carburetor and a better intake manifold.... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Install a Performance Suspension on Your 1987-1993 Mustang
Most Mustang enthusiasts build up and enhance vehicle performance in stages as their budget and time allow. Unfortunately, these owners do not always take the next stage in perform... click here to read more
1987 Ford Mustang Base Review Photo Tod & Vicki Raines' Amalgam Mustang
When we asked Tod Raines of Gilbert, Arizona, why he and his wife, Vicki, built this car, he jokingly replied that he's a "glutton for punishment." But considering how much effort ... click here to read more
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