Sad End of an Era
7/3/04, 08:16 PM
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Tonight I changed the Timeline: 2004 Mustangs page to read in past tense. Goodbye Fox, ol' girl, you will be remembered fondly. 
1979 The first year of the Fox-based Mustang saw this Jack Roush-designed car pace the Indy 500.
1982 The GT nameplate would return for the first time since 1969.
1982 The first Mustang service cars.
1983 The Mustang convertible would return for the first time in 10 years.
1984 The 20th Anniversary of the Shelby G.T. 350.
1984 Legendary race team owner Steve Saleen begins production of high-performance Saleen Mustangs.
1985 The turbocharged Mustang SVO becomes the first American car to use aerodynamic headlights.
1987 The first Fox redesign.
1990 The "7-Up" Special Edition.
1992 The first of the Vibrant Limited Edition Convertibles.
1993 SVT's first product: the Mustang SVT Cobra.
1993 Return of the "R" Mustang: the 1993, 1995, and 2000 SVT Mustang Cobra R.
1993 Saleen celebrates 10 years.
1994 The Fox's second redesign earns Motor Trend Car of the Year and Indy 500 Pace Car honors.
1995 The 351ci Mustang SVT Cobra R.
1996 Bright Tangerine is a head-turner.
1996 The Mustang SVT Cobra in Mystic paint shows dynamic color-shifting technology.
1998 Saleen turns 15.
1999 Mustang's 35th Anniversary.
2000 The 385-hp Mustang SVT Cobra R.
2001 My Mustang GT Convertible.
2001 The Bullitt Mustang.
2003 The V-6 Pony convertible.
2003 Mustang Mach 1 Job 1: The legendary Mach 1 returns for the first time in 25 years.
2003 Serious factory horsepower: the supercharged Mustang SVT Cobra pushes 400 horsepower.
2003 SVT marks 10 years.
2003 Roush and Boyd Coddington combine to produce a car with Mustang legend, Roush performance, and Coddington wheels.
2003 Aftermarket parts manufacturer Steeda produces a turn-key aftermarket car.
2003 Saleen takes the supercharged Cobra one step further.
2003 Saleen turns 20.
2003 Roush's family of high-performance Mustangs.
2004 Mustang turns 40, and Ford's 300 millionth vehicle is a 40th Anniversary Mustang.
2004 Color-shifting paint returns on the MystiChrome SVT Cobra.
2004 The last Fox-based Mustang, a Redfire 2004 Mustang GT Convertible, rolls out of Dearborn on May 10, 2004, ending the Fox era and Dearborn's Mustang production.
1979 The first year of the Fox-based Mustang saw this Jack Roush-designed car pace the Indy 500.
1982 The GT nameplate would return for the first time since 1969.
1982 The first Mustang service cars.
1983 The Mustang convertible would return for the first time in 10 years.
1984 The 20th Anniversary of the Shelby G.T. 350.
1984 Legendary race team owner Steve Saleen begins production of high-performance Saleen Mustangs.
1985 The turbocharged Mustang SVO becomes the first American car to use aerodynamic headlights.
1987 The first Fox redesign.
1990 The "7-Up" Special Edition.
1992 The first of the Vibrant Limited Edition Convertibles.
1993 SVT's first product: the Mustang SVT Cobra.
1993 Return of the "R" Mustang: the 1993, 1995, and 2000 SVT Mustang Cobra R.
1993 Saleen celebrates 10 years.
1994 The Fox's second redesign earns Motor Trend Car of the Year and Indy 500 Pace Car honors.
1995 The 351ci Mustang SVT Cobra R.
1996 Bright Tangerine is a head-turner.
1996 The Mustang SVT Cobra in Mystic paint shows dynamic color-shifting technology.
1998 Saleen turns 15.
1999 Mustang's 35th Anniversary.
2000 The 385-hp Mustang SVT Cobra R.
2001 My Mustang GT Convertible.
2001 The Bullitt Mustang.
2003 The V-6 Pony convertible.
2003 Mustang Mach 1 Job 1: The legendary Mach 1 returns for the first time in 25 years.
2003 Serious factory horsepower: the supercharged Mustang SVT Cobra pushes 400 horsepower.
2003 SVT marks 10 years.
2003 Roush and Boyd Coddington combine to produce a car with Mustang legend, Roush performance, and Coddington wheels.
2003 Aftermarket parts manufacturer Steeda produces a turn-key aftermarket car.
2003 Saleen takes the supercharged Cobra one step further.
2003 Saleen turns 20.
2003 Roush's family of high-performance Mustangs.
2004 Mustang turns 40, and Ford's 300 millionth vehicle is a 40th Anniversary Mustang.
2004 Color-shifting paint returns on the MystiChrome SVT Cobra.
2004 The last Fox-based Mustang, a Redfire 2004 Mustang GT Convertible, rolls out of Dearborn on May 10, 2004, ending the Fox era and Dearborn's Mustang production.
7/8/04, 08:01 PM
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Originally posted by hdwrench@July 8, 2004, 8:26 PM
"1996 Bright Tangerine is a head-turner."
that is hilarious... everyone in the pic is looking the other direction.
"1996 Bright Tangerine is a head-turner."
that is hilarious... everyone in the pic is looking the other direction.
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