Fox Mustang Magazine Issue 10 | Page 15

ETHANOL-FRIENDLY FUEL PUMP It’s hard to go green if your green car won’t go. Ethanol-laced fuels have been promoted as an eco-friendly way to reduce oil imports and improve emissions. Not everybody likes ethanol fuels, especially owners of older cars designed to run on ethanol-free gasoline. Ethanol is hard on fuel systems and seals. As long as we have to live with the stuff, it makes sense to use parts designed to hold up under ethanol’s corrosive state. If you’re in the market for a fuel pump, Summit Racing has this high-flow in-tank pump from AEM Electronics rated at 84 gallons per hour at 43 psi that’s specifically designed for ethanol and methanol fuels. The pump comes with a wiring harness, pre filter, internal fuel hose and clamps, end cap, and rubber buffer sleeve, and is compatible with ethanol fuel up to E100, methanol fuel up to M100, and all types of gasoline. Price at press-time was $122. More info: Summit Racing www.summitracing.com (800) 230-3030 FOX MUSTANG IS HAGERTY INSURANCE’S DIRT-CHEAP COLLECTIBLE CAR You knew it and I knew it — the Fox Mustang is a great usedcar value. Now it’s on Hagerty Insurance’s list of 10 Dirt-Cheap Collectible Cars too. Hagerty defines dirt cheap as under $5,000. That let’s in a lot of car enthusiasts who are not high-rollers. As regulars on Craigslist and eBay, we can testify that, while you can certainly spend more, $5,000 will buy you a nice ride, maybe two, if you shop carefully. Hagerty pegs an average price of an ’85-’93 at $3000. Other dirt cheap collectibles making the list: ’75-’80 AMC Pacer – $4,300 ’74-’80 Triumph Spitfire 1500 – $5,000 ’75-’78 Datsun 280Z – $5,000 ’89-’91 Ford Taurus SHO – $3,400 ’77-’83 BMW 320i – $3,900 ’68-’76 Volkswagen Beetle – $5,000 ’86-’88 Pontiac Fiero GT – $5,000 ’79-’81 Fiat Spider 2000 – $5,000 ’56 Buick Roadmaster Sedan – $5,000 Issue 10 FOX Mustang Magazine 15