so i was searching ebay for mustangs, as usual, and came across something very unusual, peculiar, and very interesting....heres the link http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RARE-...QQcmdZViewItem

can anybody confirm this? in 82..before march of that year the gt was referred to as an ss?

 

It looks like it sat under water for a spell ?

 

Doubt Ford ever used "SS" to denote any high-performance variant Mustang - since the "SS" designation is associated with Chevrolet.

 

Here's the VIN breakdown
VIN ResultsNew SearchVIN: 1FABP16F7CF155822
World Manufacturer Identifier - 1st, 2nd, 3rd Positions VIN Code:1FAAssembly Country:USA Make:Ford Body Style:Hatchback Restraint System Type (Passenger Cars) or Brake Type and GVWR Class (Trucks and Vans) - 4th Position VIN Code:BRestraint:BELT, ACTIVE Line,Series Body Type - 5th, 6th, 7th Positions VIN Code:P16Vehicle Line:Mustang Series:LX Vehicle Type:Car/Minivan Engine Type - 8th Position VIN Code:FEngine:5 L Cylinders:8 Fuel:Gasoline Model Year - 10th Position VIN Code:CModel Year:1982 Assembly Plant - 11th Position VIN Code:FAssembly PlantEARBORN: DEARBORN, MI Production Sequence Number - 12th - 17th VIN Code:155822Prod Sequence Number155822

 

The seller has a story in this post.

http://fomoco.phpbbnow.com/viewtopic...6755671d898219

 

his story on that one forum sounds very convincing..i just can't justify why ford would put ss on a mustnag knowing good and well it belonged to chevy....

 

after looking through the pictures on mustanggt.org....its really really convincing....

 

I'm saving my money for a Mustang Type-R!

 

Where's svopaul??? He'll set the record straight

 

I personally think it's a load of crap. The buck tag on the car says "GT" and you can just barely see the start of those letters in his picture. I know a lot of guys in the business even longer than myself and they too don't buy it and never heard of it. It makes absolutely no sense why Ford would even consider using "SS" when Chevy had used it so much.

Ford DID use the "SS" designation very breifly on a Ford Escort which is why there is a Ford part number for an "SS" nameplate but that was never used on the Mustang.

Granted I could be proven wrong but I would rather stay on the side of realistic caution on this one.....it would take some certified Ford documentation to prove this and I don't think anyone has it.

Besides...if this guys story is true and he worked for Ford and swapped this stuff out as he says, why would he not save some of that documentation over the years rather than throw it away? It just doesn't add up.

 

whether its a GT, LX, SS or whatever, that rusted hunk of crap ain't worth anywhere near 1,900 friggin dollars

 

Would'nt be a "black magic" GS capri would it ?

 

Look at the SS emblems. Anyone notice something about them? They're straight off of a chevelle SS and impala SS. They come seperate. Whoever put this car together just wanted to be a smart ***.

http://www.parts123.com/parts123/yb....Z5Z5Z50000136f

Hey, I'm with AgentMOO... who wants to buy my 1990 Mustang Type-R Hatchback!

 

Those 69's seem more rounded. The ones on the car remind me more of a Camaro SS emblem..

 

if you look closely it looks a lot like two 5's the one on the right is round on the bottom on the one on left is flat like an upside down 5

 

No, it's actually an '82 GT.

 

this guy has one heck of a story then....then what is with all the old pics of the brochure talking about it on the other forum...are those fake too?

 

It is one heck of a story but with no documentation....This has been discussed at length over on Four Eyed Pride. IF it were a true story then this particular car was produced too late in the production year to even remotely be a real one according to the story...if all true. the dash emblem is the Escort emblem and the one on the hatch looks like it's home made from something else.

 

IIRC the 'Standard Catalog of Ford' you can buy at most book stores mentions that the 82 Mustang GT was initially going to be called the Mustang SS instead.

EDIT: And in fact the excerpt detailing this account of SS production you can see on his listing is from the 'SCOF'. How accurate is it? I don't know either way. But this guy has nothing compelling to lend validity to the notion that the SS was ever actually produced even if it was intially planned. Or that his is a real SS assuming that it was actually produced. And of course documentation is what it's all about as Paul said above.

 

Paul,

I worked at a Ford dealer in Bessemer, Al. from 1979 to 1995, part time.

Yes there was mention of Ford going to use the SS name, the above post is correct, in that it is documented in that publication.

However, the badge shown on the car is not the correct "type".

That badge on the rear hatch is either Chevy of aftermarket add-on (stick-on) type from Autozone, etc.

It is not the original factory badge, and yes the dash badge is from an
Escort.

TDS