I’m in NJ and drove to Maryland within a few hours of seeing a clean original 86 GT on a forum. Was well worth it as it was as advertised . Original Florida car no rust really . 83000 miles . Air silencer and date coded wires.

Brew2l is my one of my favorite too

I drove 12hrs round trip last weekend to pickup a no rust, 2 owner, 98% intact 86 ttop gt for under $2,000! It's not a show car but it's a great start!!

WOW glad you have a good eye for this stuff

Crazy how people’s definition of “mint” or “original” mean different things to different people. Sometimes better to walk away like you did. Thanks for another killer video.

Im an hour from Montreal and everything you have said is so right, I searched for years and I mean years until I found the fox I was looking for. I looked at over 25 foxes before buying, and had cash on me everytime, because like you said good ones go fast. Awesome channel

It’s crazy how they are going up and up ⬆️ in value right now!!!!

“Smooth bays” are a long term gamble to begin with. No one will ever convince me that putting putty/seam sealer/fill the holes with welds and bondo is a great long term thing considering the heat and vibrations that it’s going thru. No sir. It does look pretty.

The old Resale Red trick?

Good job brother, you know what to look for

Thanks for showing us the good and the bad Chris! It makes us all feel better about the bad things we all have gotten in dealing with purchasing a Foxbody!

Still not a bad car!! If you want perfection then fine.

I've been looking around for a Fox for about 15 years, but more seriously in the last year. I managed to find an '87 GT vert about 40 minutes away from me. Since I live in New England, finding cars that age without rust is difficult. I took along a friend that does custom body work on cars to help look it over. I've watched plenty of videos like yours to know the basics of what to look for, but he spotted that it had been repainted and other small details. Overall the car was exactly what I was looking for, and the seller was super honest. He even put the car up on his lift, so we could inspect the undercarriage. It looked excellent for a car that age. I gave him a $1k deposit and the seller changed the oil and put in a new clutch cable. He also gave me a new, in the box, set of Eibach lowering springs and about $1,000 of other new parts he didn't have the time to put on. I took the car home in an unexpected snow squall, and put it up for the winter a day or two later. Can't wait for the warm weather to get here! I've stayed in touch with the seller, as he's interested to keep posted on the car. He's also a great resource for advice. Love your channel! Keep up the good work!

Where abouts are you from man? Im just north of t.o lots of clean ones up here. Great Channel btw, dont know how just just found you recently

Always check the floor pan for cracks under the front seats. My 5.0 4 speed Pace Car had them already in 1988. Typically under where the rear seat bolts are. Now seeing a Foxbody here in Minnesota seems to be rare. I’d be happy to find a V8 or 6 cylinder 79-82 hatchback.

I wish I had you to take along when I looked. Long story short I ended up buying a car that looked good from far but far from good. It needed substantial work just to make it a decent driver. Hindsight’s 20/20 and had I known all the little intricacies I’m not sure I’d of bought it. It’s mine now and I’ve made it something I love to drive and it gets plenty of compliments. It’s a driver and not a show queen which I prefer.

I traveled 2 hours to find my 84 gt350 with 30,000 original miles,I almost lost it to another potential buyer,I thought it was a scam,it was to good to be true,another buyer put a deposit down and promised full payment 3 days later,well that payment never happened,i contacted seller a week later to see if the deal happened, he said no and tired of the games,told me to come check the car out,and i did,it was clean as it was advertised,immaculate everywhere,paint, body lines, interior,no rust anywhere,torque boxes weren't ripped,test drove,everything worked,gave him his asking price,called my brother up to bring trailer,and the rest is history,its all original even down to hoses and clamps from 1984........And i did a marti report,and found out the original dealer kept the car for 11 years,it wasn't titled until 1995

I've got the same 4:28 door gap on my passenger side. It has a "Ford Dot" sticker where the normal Vin tag would be. All my research indicates it's a Ford brand replacement fender. But the Carfax is clean, with no accidents listed. Other than that, it has all original paint and zero rust. I think it being a Ttop, has helped it. I bet it's been stored indoors it's entire life.

Curious, was that car in Mississauga? Looked like where mine came from many years ago.

What rubber is on the back of that white coupe?

Does it really hurt if the lip has been cut to stop tire rub

I think you made the right decision. I’ve been there. I’ve been looking for a good affordable fox for about a year now. I won’t buy from people who try to deceive. Foxes here in the Dallas Fort Worth area are a dime a dozen, so I can be a lot more picky. Plus the fox I want is specific. I want a 86 t-top gt, or an 85.5-86 SVO.

How many times we've all heard, yeah man it's mint!!

That was a cobbled together hunk of shit.....I know everybody wants a Fox body Mustang,but there are other Fox bodies out there like the '83-'88 Tbirds or the '83-'88 Cougar....And a notch back Mustang never did anything for me personally.....I do like that '91-'93 Ram you have on that lift though.

I'm considering the purchase of a NO rust 79 Cobra, Ghia guts, factory roof, turbo 4, four spd. TRX Needs paint &interior work and hasn't run for over 30 years for $3500. Id like your thoughts on this without holding you to ANYTHING.

It's sad been better if it was cheaper. Fox body are like the old 32 Ford's. They cheap an do a little work to them you go have fun with them on the weekends. An not have a lot money in them.

Hey my friend theirs some good notches out in Mexico and the rare Mexican notches with the the Capri front end

Damn homie made me feel bad about my car...the #namastang 🤦🏻‍♂️🦎🤦🏻‍♂️

I had a brand new one in 89 but mine was black it was a sweet car

I hear ya, last fall i bought a 89gt on copart auction, clean title ru and drive, guess what, car didnt run or drive, and is all rusted out, but it gave mi something to do now, big project

Another Dope episode bro

Is that dealer in Mississauga? And did you get your refund?

100%people opinion on clean is so different some people don’t really know the difference between the real nice ones

9ish thousand is not a bad price today for that notch. A flawless notch gt lx is gonna run a guy up around 15 is what im seeing

You are close to me. Which is interesting to have someone close to me thats into foxbody mustangs like me. Just not as hands on. I have an original 68k 90 gt. Paid for it but was looking for one in this condition for 15 years so I had to pick it up. Paid more for it then it was new off the lot in 90 lol. Anyway would love to touch base and maybe meet up if things ever level out. Give me a shout back. My name is Blain.

There is a guy over my way..I'm an hour and a half from you..old guy has 25 foxbodies..won't sell a darn thing...his 2 main drivers are sweet rides..but everything is automatic..

Sometimes it better to walk away!

Sadly I've walked away from buying many foxbody mustangs. 😭

That car is a total piece of crap there’s absolutely nothing going for it! The body is trashed, interior worn out, crappy upholstery on the seats, no power windows, no sunroof, as well as no air conditioning! I’d be willing to bet that the whole car is tired mechanically! Brake hoses are probably cracked and every bushing on that whole suspension is hard and dried out! It is even missing the insulation under the hood! It looks like a drug addict owned that car and would mess around with it when he was tweaking! Smart move to walk away!

Did u all ready yank all the 4cyl harness I would like to see what all stays I no u do keep a little bit of the 4cyl harness I no the gray in black plug by the brake booster stays but how far to u get to the coil area with the 4cylinder harness I just need to no what all goes!! Thanks

Empty handed if you live in swampland or canada.lol not too bad he in So Cal

Beautiful car.❤🇺🇸

Brew2l is a good guy, his and your channel are my go to Fox body channels. I was a huge 50Tussin fan but he quit KZfaq. Foxcast on the other hand is a joke, that guy is such a toolbag.

I should have gotten one when i could afford one 😭😭😭

There is no such thing as rust free in Canada your too picky

What was the asking price? Thanks

Far from "all original" for sure. Good call.

its a good distance car.......looks good at a distance!!! lol