I don't recall exactly, but it wasn't really limited run. I'm pretty sure they made like 5000 of them. Hardly limited.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
FWIW, I'd also say mod it. Keep the stock parts.
I don't recall exactly, but it wasn't really limited run. I'm pretty sure they made like 5000 of them. Hardly limited.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
FWIW, I'd also say mod it. Keep the stock parts.
Interesting opinions. I'm in a similar situation with my '87 Iroc with 80K on it. So far I've resisted modding it, but not sure it will increase in value much further either.
I'm at that point where either I start driving it, or sell it and free up the space for another vehicle.
Pics or ban! I think 3rd gens will continue to slowly appreciate. Especially an Iroc with low mileage.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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I generally agree with you, but a 3rd gen Camaro 1LE or IROC or a Firehawk is a garbage car to you? I mean, Iron Duke slush box models sure.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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I agree. I daily drove my 98 Z28 (ok it's not super collectible but still) for three winters and modified it, enjoyed the heck out of it and sold it for over 75% of my purchase price 3 years and 50+ Kms later. Life's short...This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
This. Any modification that can be reversed with the original parts is as good as having never modified it to begin with.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
To me, it depends what you want out of it and why you enjoy it. If you enjoy it because it is a 7-up edition 5.0, keep it stock. If you want a fun V8 car to beat on, grab a budget 4th gen Camaro, or SN95 Mustang and beat the tar out of it. I actually think Fox bodies are going to spike in value in the next 10ish years. Just like the '55/'57 Chevies, they were a dime a dozen regular cars when new, made good race cars and so were modded, wrecked, and beaten until nowadays you have to pay top dollar for even a rusted garbage 6cyl '55/'57 4 door, and a clean original unmolested V8 2 door car is $$$. At the time, no one thought 55-57 Chevies would be valuable as they literally made millions of them each year. The ones that had cheap mods and a tacky carb'ed 350/TH350 combo stuffed in by a well meaning car guy are still pricey, but worth way less than a clean original 265/283 car. Likewise, most Fox bodies either saw daily driver duty and were rusted to oblivion, or have been hacked up as they make fantastic budget drag cars. A 5.0 Fox with bolt-on mods isn't even really that fast by todays standards, so I'd be tempted personally to leave it alone, enjoy it for what it is, a clean original rather than do a half-ass 'bolt-on only' mod job which will take a 14 second turd and make it a 13 second turd, increase the enjoyment marginally while taking away from what makes it special. If you want a fast fox, forget the original 5.0, grab a US 4 banger driver from a rust free state, and turbo-LS it in to the 8s.
One look at the barrett jackson row of or so 30 fox bodies that crossed the block in Scottsdale this january for big money and you have your answer. they are going up in value FAST now.....keep it stock is what i'd do.
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That's quite the ultimatum. Not to hijack. But here's a pic. Auto w/350. Was my grandfather's car. Has been in my family for over 25 yrs. I really don't drive it, but can't bring myself to sell it either.
I'm more of a Ford guy. If I had a low mileage Fox body I'd be tempted to just keep it stock.
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^Wicked IROC clive. I dig the red 80s interior.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I kind of agree. But I find the mustang experience to be completely different than the f body experience. I do not care for fox body seating position, handling or shifter position personally. It is the opposite of sporty imo for
anything beyond a 1/4 car. I like to sit in my spaceship/bathtub type car.
Also agree on a 4th gen Z28 or Formula stripper $5000-7000 for the car, a couple grand in and you will have smiles for miles
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Not on a collector car. Real collectors will be able to tell. Heck I can usually spot modded cars that were put back to stock just by examining under the hood as too many owners just slap the stock parts back on carelessly. Really though I don't think the OP's car falls in the category where a real collector would be interested so this is a moot discussion.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Real car collectors are nerdy old guys in jean shorts with sandwich boards detailing the factory stock specs as well as the +100 hp chip and CAI they added to make it a lambo slayer.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Don't be a collector dork OP
We're talking bolt-ons here. I've seen numerous collector cars returned to stock after decades of modifications that pulled top dollar. Swapping to shorty headers and bolting the original manifolds back on at a later time isn't going to reduce value. Same is even more true for engine internals. A properly executed back-to-stock is no more visible than normal vehicle maintenance.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Any vehicle from the late 70's to late 80's was pretty pathetic overall from both a quality standpoint and overall performance standpoint. It's insane you couldn't get a 350 camaro with a manual transmission.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The Firehawk doesn't really count. http://www.hotrod.com/articles/hppp-...tiac-firehawk/
As for the 1LE/IROC, I never said they weren't COOL cars. But as I mentioned, from a quality/performance standpoint, they are just not good cars. Same goes with Foxbodies, or even the early-to-mid corvettes. True example of the height of the Big Three mediocrity.
Note I didn't say I wouldn't own these. I'm actively looking for a 2nd gen/3rd gen/4th gen camaro or firebird. Want one in sort of rough shape but driveable to have as a toy. Collecting pieces to put a destroked 8500rpm LSX screamer into it one
Fair enough! I for one, do not get the mustang thing even after owning one. From a performance standpoint, the 3rd and 4th gen f bodies eat them alive. Trouble is , women in skirts didn't like getting in and out of them and they're kinda polarizing in terms of styling.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I too would love to take a 79 ish beat looking Trans Am and give it some serious LSX N/A balls.
Agreed. As long as you don't monkey wrench the installs it would be very tough to tell.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Restomod.
Keep all the good stuff, mod what isn't
Personally I have mixed feelings about the fox body mustangs, they are such a great platform, but unfortunately too many of them have been molested...
Originally posted by speedog
So more beyond armchair activism at work again?
I'm curious as to what is great about them besides the aftermarket? They have a wet noodle chassis, crap brakes and a truck engine. Most disappointing car I'veThis quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
ever owned. I really want to know why people always say that! They look cool and sound nice I guess.
https://www.hagerty.com/articles-vid...-collector-car
This one apparently sold for over 80K USD with 15,000 miles. Now yours is a bit more but it is still pretty darn low.
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Originally posted by speedog
So more beyond armchair activism at work again?
If you wanted a 1/4 mile machine, it was the cheapest to do for quite a long time. Probably not applicable anymore, but 10 years ago it was.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I think that's still valid. Just think in any other category of performance driving it's a very crude platform.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote