FOX NEWS
2.3 ’82 GT?
John Canfield informs us of a little-known wrinkle in the production of ’82 GT Mustangs. According to his research, which he backs up with Ford
literature, the standard engine in the ’82 GT Mustang, at least in early production, was the 2.3. The 5.0 H.O. was an available option. At some point during
the ’82 production, the 5.0 H.O. replaced the 2.3 as the standard engine in the GT.
From John:
In regard to the ’82 Mustang GT (and I bought one new, so I know of what I speak), there is some misinformation out there, and I hate revisionist
history more than anything, so I’m offering proof of the following:
The ’82 GT did not come standard with the 5.0 2V H.O. engine when production began. It did become standard later in the year, but I believe this was
partially due to lack of availability of the H.O. engine. The standard engine was the 2.3-liter four-cylinder, and although I’ve never put my eyes on one
[a 2.3 GT], I have seen ’82 GTs equipped with the 200-cid six as well as the 255 V-8. By the same token, I’ve also seen more than a handful of ’82 GLXs
equipped with the 5.0, but never a G or a GL, although according to the scans I’ve included from the two brochures (early and late ’82), they could be
purchased as such. I hope you’ll find this of interest and pass it along to those enthusiasts who find such information of value.
I’ve not been able to dig up the issue of from back then which shows a GT with the SS decklid logos, but I haven’t given up on finding it either.
John D. Canfield
Mach 1 Registry
Mustang enthusiast since age 4
So how about it, FOX Mustang Magazine readers. We’ve got the factory documentation. We’ve got eyewitness sightings. Now who has a non-5.0 ’82
GT with a factory-installed 2.3, inline six, or 255 V-8?
FOX 5.0 AS ART
We all know our Fox Mustangs are works of art.
Now the art world is catching on, too. Jim Gerdom
at the Design Factory has expanded his portfolio
to include this potent pair of 5.0 Foxes.
The ’93 SVT Cobra (#DF-3518) is designer/
artist Gerdom’s latest Limited Edition art print and
is now available in the 9x18-inch size, in a signed
and numbered Limited Edition of 250 prints for
$40 each. This image will also be available soon
in Gerdom’s traditional 12x24-inch print size.
The ’92 LX 5.0 coupe in Wild Strawberry (#DF1019) is another signed and numbered limited
edition Fox-body print, available in 12x24-inch
for $40 each. One thousand of these prints were
produced. Shipping is a flat $5 for any order.
More information: DesignFactoryArt.com
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