1985 Mustang GTO Meets Mustang GT3 | Ford Performance

[@blacklabelgames8820]

The old Mustang is so beautiful 🏁👏🏻👏🏻

[@HonkeyTonkTennessee]

W'e'll be needing to see a half dozen drag races between these 2 Beauties to verify which one is Rowdier(we already know btw)!! If i could pick a "Driver for the "Eighty-Five "ALIVE" GTO it would look like this.. "And Last but not "Least" ..Ford Performance Driver(RACECAR DRIVER BTW),.Romain "tenacity" Dumas! .

[@ross-carlson]

Oh man, why are they not driving each other's cars?!?! This could have been SOOOOO much more!!! Love both cars but come on guys, we want to see them drive each other's cars!!!!

[@stephenchapis268]

My thoughts exactly!

[@mitchell-wallisforce7859]

Chris Mies is an ex-GT1 ace too. He can handle a rowdy race car. Dude must've been _drooling._

[@GuitarSwedette]

That must have been a blast and a great opportunity for a meet and greet for both drivers. John Jones sure looked happy to be sitting in the car and rolling back on the track after he and his team won 40 years ago. I’ve met Mr. Jones a few times, and he is the nicest, most knowledgeable and inspiring person when it comes to motorsports.

[@AA-yx2kf]

I wish I still had a Foxbody. I loved that car.

[@randomCADstuff]

Ditto

[@svenmartin840]

40 years apart and still looking good. I love it when the drivers. Just talking to each other. And how much the tech has advanced. And the car has changed too.

[@TrailBlazerSS502]

Two great race cars, two great drivers.

[@mikecurtis2585]

Love those Mustangs! Go FORD!!!!!!!

[@urbanstrencan]

Can't wait to see the first production Ford Mustang GTDs on the road 🤟🤟😍😍 the GT3 for the road, great video

[@StelaPop]

Awesome to see the history of Ford motorsport in videos like this. Congratulations on qualifying 1 & 2 for the Daytona 24 hrs!!!

[@DWH300]

The new Mustang GT3 won the GTD Pro class with the other one finishing 4th today in the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Fantastic Job Ford!

[@StelaPop]

@DWH300 awesomeness!!!🎉 thanks for the update. I hope to watch the highlights reel when they put it out.

[@johnkropp3793]

Fantastic!! Would love to see more. That 85 is so small in comparison and the technology increase is astounding!!!

[@EdgySwordfish]

0:12 John's IMSA patch is upside down, and my brain can't stop looking at it, 😅 lol. Awesome cars, btw.

[@robviousobviously5757]

compare lap times, please? I am old enough to remember the old stang

[@Cheese-iv7uq]

Congrats on winning pole position for tomorrows race

[@_Polstar]

1985 mustang gto looks much cooler than 2025🤩🤌👏

[@benjaminford8173]

Agreed

[@use-oc4mj6n]

2025 Mustang GT3 - 2025 24 Hour Daytona Winner ❤

[@Army4Runner]

Now post the video of them competing in a time trial, driving each other’s cars and any other performance parameter that would showcase the difference in technology.

[@peterroser2528]

Chris is a cool guy. I see him drive a lot at the Nordschleife and other tracks. I wish him and Rocky all luck for the race. Yes, it’s a German perspective 😅 But I love IMSA Races.

[@jasonk2021]

The '85 Mustang put the focus on the driver, not the engineers like today's cars do. Pure driving experience!

[@everythinggaming7938]

I'd rather watch or drive the old one

[@realisaiahdunphy]

I WANT ONE

[@BigDG80]

........of each.

[@comicrandomness3289]

Old is gold

[@RoadratEddie]

Had a '82 ex-trans mustang built by Will Moody which i re-bodied with an "85 i bought from Roush to do some local GT-1 racing

[@mchristr]

I'm assuming you sold it. Back then no one wanted an old race car taking up space. Now people with big money buy them to display in their garages.

[@walkerking3875]

FORD - First on Race Day

[@juanmadiaz4656]

Felicitaciones por ganar las 24hs querido mustang!

[@eladreltuc]

Very cool!

[@johnrossi6212]

Love the new livery 😍😍😍

[@constipatedparker5879]

The Mustang is slowly evolving into the new 'Ford GT'

[@mchristr]

Congrats to Ford Racing for the GTD Pro class win at the 2025 Rolex 24. All that hard work has paid big dividends.

[@noidnomis]

Sure wish they did WAY more diecast of those GMP pieces from back then, great models, and would be so easy to go back and do more of them..!

[@skaldlouiscyphre2453]

Cool Mustangs. Although I feel like the Mustang TA1 is more of a spiritual successor to the Mustang GTO. Be great to see all three side by side.

[@KyanCamaro-yd7le]

Sound badass

[@SlowSonicBoom]

I'm sorry to mention it, but to me it's crazy what an impact aero had. The first of these was literally a Ford Capri with a Mustang kit, while the Capri was able to dominate the DRM (Beating Porsche 935's), the Mustang actually struggled, despite being the same car. It was due to the aero of the Mustang being worse than the Capri. This one had a different engine, but still...

[@skaldlouiscyphre2453]

Differences in class structure played a role too. DRM and IMSA had different engine regulations, so beating 935s in Germany and beating them in America isn't the same thing. Group 5 was overall stricter than GTX. It's possible they had different weight to displacement rules, tire limitations, etc. Beyond that, the Zakspeed Mustang GTX ended up having to race in GTP, so it was up against prototypes in both '81 and '82. The Zakspeed Capris were only up against Group 5 cars. The issue related to aero seems to be that the Division 1 Capri used ground effects and the Mustang didn't, more than a difference in drag. A similar thing happened in Japan, the Fuji Super Silhouette Series switched to Group C rules, this lead to Toyota and Nissan trying to compete with upgraded Group 5 cars briefly. It didn't last long and they switched to proper Group C cars once they could build them.

[@SlowSonicBoom]

@skaldlouiscyphre2453 That's not true, the Capri raced against prototypes as well. Even finishing 2nd behind the Ford C100 at Hockenheim. Also beating the Porsche 936 at the Nordschleife and winning the race, especially the 936 proves the rules were not that strict.

[@skaldlouiscyphre2453]

@@SlowSonicBoom FWIW, the C100 was developed as a Group 6 car, and wasn't that strong when upgraded to Group C. The 936 was also a Group 6 car. When I say Group 5 was less strict than IMSA GTX what I mean is that GTX didn't have any requirements for Group 4 homologation. Group 5 and Group 6 raced against each other in some series, but that doesn't mean a Group 5 car can be made competitive with a Group C or GTP car. Group 6 cars had higher drag because they were open-top. Group 5 had less drag than Group 6, but more than Group C because of the production greenhouse. If the Capri could have been made competitive with Group C cars, why did Zakspeed eventually adopt the C1/4 and C1/8 (upgraded C100s)? Likewise, why did those Japanese examples quickly fail and get replaced by proper Group C cars? Also, what year and in which series (DRM or Interserie) did those Capri victories occur? I'd like to see what cars they were up against.

[@ProjectFairmont]

Those Roush IMSA GTO cars were actually remarkably sophisticated. The current Next Gen NASCAR cars finally adopted many of the things that made those old GTO class cars great; flat bottom, rear transaxle and low profile tires enabling larger brakes. Compared to the current GTD Pro Mustang, I don’t think the Roush car gives up much in terms of center of gravity and mechanical gripe.

[@motofunk1]

The irony of tech in a race car that tells you how quickly you will be passed.

[@leandrobasualdo6694]

Ford Ford Ford sempre Ford 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷💪💪💪

[@gurneyforpresident2836]

Oh yeah! Go Ford!

[@mrb6144]

How do I get the gt3 fenders

[@nkracing2]

Why arent you guys selling those hoodies and coats?? I'll buy it!

[@phoenixnfa]

you could at least work on the older mustangs. the 24+ cant even get an aftermarket tune! THE MACH-E OUTSOLD THE MUSTANG IN 2024. just let the mustang be tunable in the aftermarket and watch sales skyrocket.

[@24theMoney]

Foxbody stil rules.

[@richardmabry870]

Anybody come up with lap time comparison?

[@AllenMichael-pl6ps]

Still a freaking mustang. 😊

[@tractordave475]

When are you going to make a high output 5.0 F-150

[@Haulinbassracing]

The GTO will do well over 200mph on the banking/straights the gt3 not so much

[@StarfleetGrad]

Please, sir, may I have some more of this?

[@GypsyGuyy420]

but they don't show us driving them? whaaaaaaa

[@garyb6219]

Might have been interesting if either one was an actual Mustang.

[@mchristr]

The modern GT3 starts life as a body-in-white before much of it is cut away to make room for the mods. The old car was tube-frame from the start.

[@scottsvt9104]

The GT3 starts as a factory Mustang Chassis. It’s the real deal. The GTO is not, even though I think the GTO Fox is cooler.

[@DIYStangsandFreedom]

Would take the 85 over the new one any day!

[@Lets_Go_Brandon2024]

Can I have both of these in Gran Turismo 7 please, at the least the '85...........

[@justinfahnestock5067]

FORD PLEASE MAKE A BIG BLOCK COYOTE 9k RPM

[@brianfowler2795]

Would much rather watch the older cars race. More raw!

[@DavidTinxLall1978]

🙂

[@kimcokevin]

Foxbodys make the best looking races cars.

[@Jack_sparrow-am-different]

اي

[@gustavomorato8455]

Fordastico

[@Jack_sparrow-am-different]

Suiiii

[@413TomaccoRoad]

Why aren't there any Americans driving the GT3?

[@speed2567]

allat yap no car

[@RobertVanDenEnde]

I'm Ferrari's motorsport customer service from New York! Why do?? Because My best friend is Arthur Leclerc's Ferrari 296's GT3 motorsport from Ferrari's AF Corse's motorsport employees driver soon race in 24th hours of Daytona's circuit! Thank you!!! Bye-bye 👌 👍 😍 🥰 ☺️ 💖 🫱🫲🤝🙏👋

[@Mloobergoober19]

old car is vastly better in every form

[@nothanks3590]

expect for acceleration, cornering, top speed, safety, laptimes.....

[@Haulinbassracing]

​@@nothanks3590acceleration and top speed it wins easily, these cars are well north of 800hp and did over 200mph on the banking of Daytona nearly 40 years ago

[@Haulinbassracing]

​@@nothanks3590the GTO is faster and quicker, the GTS/GTO cars were doing north of 200mph around the banking of Daytona nearly 40 years ago. 1:49s were the lap times on ancient bias ply tires and steel/iron brakes under race conditions

[@joaquingonzalez834]

@@Haulinbassracing the Ford Mustang GT3 hit a 1:45.523 (also the pole time) in qualifying and consistently was hitting times in the 1:47 range during the race

[@TrailBlazerSS502]

Two great race cars, two great drivers.

[@TrailBlazerSS502]

Two great race cars, two great drivers.

[@TrailBlazerSS502]

Two great race cars, two great drivers.