Good morning all. I am going to look at 1983 GLX Red/Red in hopes of joining the four eyed pony club, again.
My fist car was a 1979 hatch with an I6, that was in 1985. After a few years and at the urging of my buddies, pulled the I6 and replaced it with a 302 that I built myself. That was a fun car. It wasn't perfect. I was a kid in college and everything was done on a tight budget. But it was fast. unfortunately, life got in the way and I eventually needed more reasonable transportation. I traded it in for a 1987 tempo of all things.
My wife's first car was an '83 GLX. It was red with white leather and a white top. An absolutely beautiful car. After a few years the transmission started to slip and her dad traded it in on a new '88 LX with an I4. after we were married, we traded the '88 for a '91 LX 5.0. we drove that one one until around 2000 when were starting a family and needed room for car seats, etc. That was our last Mustang.
For many years we have talked about getting another '83 GLX, my wife really loved that car. I wanted a 5.0 version but she insisted on trying to duplicate hers, which had the V6. That is a compromise that I am willing to make. I recently found a listing for an '83 GLX that is red with red interior with a white top. The car is unmolested with most of it's original parts. I am going to look at it this Saturday. If I purchase it, I plan to install new white leather interior and 2-tone white and red door panels. It likely won't be exactly the same as my wife's '83 but it will be close. I will post pictures if everything work out.
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