ABOUT OUR FEATURE CAR
Because they were so much fun to drive, it's rare to find a four-eyed
Fox Mustang with low miles, especially the ’86 GT version. The Oxford White
hatchback on these pages has only 21,000 miles. It belongs to Jeff Keisner of
Camdon Autosport, in Raleigh, North Carolina. Keisner, whose online forum alias
is “twinvipers,” has collected 18 original ’79-and-later Mustangs, nearly all of
which are Fox-bodies. He has a special fondness for the four-eyed cars and for
several years has actively pursued pristine examples.
SPECIFICATIONS:
PRODUCTION
1986 Mustangs
224,410
Mustang GT hatchbacks
43,016
DIMENSIONS
Exhaust
dual pipes, four catalytic
converters, twin mufflers
SUSPENSION
Front suspension
modified MacPherson hydraulic
shock struts with coil springs
and stabilizer bar
Rear suspension
four-bar link and coil spring
system, antisway bar
Wheelbase (inches)
100.5
Overall length (inches)
179.3
Overall width (inches)
69.1
Height, hardtop and
hatchback (inches)
52.1
Steering
power-assisted rack-and-pinion,
15:1 ratio
convertible
51.9
Brakes, front
Front track (inches)
56.6
power-assisted
10.06-inch rotors
Rear track (inches)
57.0
rear
9.0-inch drums
Curb weight (pounds)
2,976
Tires
Base price
$11,102
P225/60VR15 Goodyear Eagle
unidirectional “Gatorbacks”
ENGINE
DRIVETRAIN
Type
V-8
Bore and stroke (inches)
4.00 x 3.00
Transmission,
manual (standard)
automatic (optional)
T-5 five-speed
four-speed AOD
Displacement (CID/liters)
302/5.0
Axle
8.8-inch Traction-Lok
Compression ratio
9.2:1
Ratio, five-speed (standard)
2.73:1
Horsepower
200 @ 4000 RPM
five-speed (optional)
3.08:1
Torque
285 @ 3000 RPM
automatic (standard)
3.27:1
Induction
electronic fuel injection
Camshaft
single, in block
Valve size,
intake/exhaust (inches)
1.782/1.460
PERFORMANCE *
Quarter-mile (seconds)
0-60 (seconds)
14.90 @ 95.00 MPH
6.2
* Car and Driver, July 1986
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