1988 Saleen Mustang and ASC McLaren Convertible

[@MrMarkpark]

"massive 16'' wheels" Haha

[@pbfloyd13]

I know right, you can get Corollas with 17in wheels nowadays...

[@Juanknes]

+pbfloyd13 In most cases, is pure cosmetics, no needs to have so many wheel with so low profiles.

[@chocodiledundee1]

+Juan Carlos Damonte agree.... Still love 15's

[@starbattles1]

Should we tell these kiddies that 13" daytons were the pimp wheel? oi41.tinypic.com/xdcrab.jpg

[@TheDaddynate]

30 years later it's settled. Foxbodies look best with 18" staggered wheels, just like G-body Camaros and Monte Carlos look best on 20" staggered irocs. And yes, 15" wheels with fat ass 55 or 60 series tires can remain back in the past. That's why even as a kid I thought the euro cars were so cool, they didn't look so sloppy with tiny wheels and bulging wheel wells.

[@SuperFrankieOSX]

"The Mustang is sometimes better than its driver." Extremely true nowadays

[@thes197life8]

SuperFrankieOSX lmao

[@71sc502]

Than why do other cars not have that problem?🤔 Even faster cars that factually handle better?

[@angelgjr1999]

Husspower enthusiast Corvettes also have a reputation of crashing. Problem is too much power and not enough weight on rear on.

[@BiIlDipperIy]

@@71sc502 Oh you mean like the dozens of hellcats that get wrecked all the time lmao?

[@liquidleopard4495]

Mustangs attract nOoBs that quickly get overconfident, try to show off by burning rubber or doing doughnuts, and they find out the hard way how unforgiving a car can be with that much power.

[@WorldwideWyatt]

That ASC looks awesome with the top down.

[@buzzcrushtrendkill]

Love these throwback episodes. So in 1988, 16" wheels were considered massive. LOL

[@TheDaddynate]

You'd see 17s on some foreign sports cars with smaller wheel wells and gaps. That's why the US automakers had to catch up, but some folks like that 14" rims sunken all deep into the wheel well look. My 86 Monte had 14x6 175/70s on it, first thing I did was find some deep dish corvette rallys with 255/55 tires. Looked so much better that way.

[@09portillo]

"rocketed to 60 in 7.8 seconds" lol

[@skip741x3]

i was literally gonna write exactly the same comment!

[@GyroPyro121212]

Javi P Times have changed. Haha. The automatic 5.0s were significantly slower than the 5 speed cars, but even the 5 speeds are not particularly fast by today's standards. Another thing to consider is the fact that Motor Week's test drivers were never particularly hard on the cars. Other magazines were often able to far surpass the numbers of Motor Weeks tests. That said, Motor Week reviews are the best in my opinion because they have such a comprehensive list of retro reviews available to us today.

[@GyroPyro121212]

Rabbi Schlomo Essentially. They tend to launch and shift rather gently. Or if they don't launch gently they launch too hard and get massive wheelspin. The driving styles vary slightly from one review to the next, but the numbers are never on par with the actual capabilities of each vehicle. Their results are still a good reference point and the reviews are the best!

[@schlomoubermann]

Remember, it's only an American car.

[@GyroPyro121212]

Mike Smith I still like the Motorweek reviews. They have a classic feel to them and they are good grounds to compare cars to one another.

[@AlexLopez-vx3cr]

The Saleen is pretty much the best Foxbody of all time. Looks great with a different sent of rims.

[@nickmatheny5160]

"Both are great modifications of an already great car, and either one would be welcome in our garage anytime at all." Still true 34 years later

[@swetomboy]

The Intro is just Fu..ing EPIC with the disco drums...Pure 80's, I miss you.

[@rodmunch69]

Disco drums? OMG are you dumb. Disco is 70s, this is late 80s, those are synth drums you Eurotrash.

[@sphillyfanatic7451]

Agreed!

[@PantherP74]

"Massive 16-inch wheels." LOL

[@PantherP74]

Samual Jones I know; that's why it's funny!

[@dougfa3515]

PantherP74 My 50 series tires were low profile on my 87 Mustang GT. I still find that funny. Guess I had 'gargantuan 16 inch wheels'.

[@trashpanda314]

Lol. This is at a time when full size trucks had 13" wheels. Now a brake rotor is 13".

[@EzzyMo]

OMG those strips and wheels. I miss the 80's!

[@ezraredgwell]

Lol we have the same name

[@metop33]

Since you guys (motorweek) started these throwback Thursdays, Thursday has become my new Friday!

[@Motorweek]

We're changing the name to Retro Review very soon...with plans to increase our upload schedule.

[@tjfreak]

+MotorWeek Was there ever a review of 1990 firebird formula 350 & 1987 Olds 442

[@BuzzLOLOL]

'90 Firebird would be mostly similar to '87 and '91... '87 442 perform similar to Mustang...

[@anthonyhauser3063]

Just something about that Saleen mustang in white that makes that car look so damn good

[@hawaii5084]

The mustang is has the attractive looks. No matter what shape and style. Beautiful sports car. I’m always been a mustang fanatics. For I own a 2019 4banger mustang.

[@McBeamer94]

For some reason, I think both of these Stangs look like they came out of GTA! The ASC, with its badgeless nose, the convertible top, this colour and the blacked-out tail lights! And the Saleen, with these racing stripes and these colour-matching wheels! Both of them look like something Mr Roman or Nico Bellic would drive!

[@mntreehousemaster357]

I've got an 1988 ASC McLaren Supercharged its awesome

[@mikesnyder6481]

I'd take the Saleen over the Mclaren everyday and twice on Sunday.

[@david4god78]

2:10 so easy a woman can operate it.

[@akrocuba]

iI remember those things were really fast back in the day....lol...0-60 close 7seconds. today most family sedans are fast. Still, I would love to have either one

[@adamtrombino106]

The old Fox Body Mustangs were the best bang for the buck during the 80's and early 90's. Still a hugely popular boy-racer car to this day. Easy to work on, plentiful parts and strong drivetrains. Worst thing was the self adjusting clutch linkage which was plastic, and would break. Stock brakes were also subpar but easily upgradable. My neighbor had an 88 GT 5 speed. Fun car to drive, even in stock tune.

[@brianallen0826]

iroc -z 305 tpi 5 speed g92, was much better then the 5.0s

[@DanielBlaney]

305 motor sucked. The 5.0 mustangs were much faster stock.

[@adamtrombino106]

305's were known to break. Can't say that so much about 302 Fords. I had a 305 in a 86 G/P and 1 day, w/o any warning, it just locked up. Several people I knew during the 80s that had 305s constantly complained about them. Massive oil leaks and consumption, cam wear, timing chain failures, plug fouling...then again some were downright unstoppable! Especially in trucks. Funny how they were once so common. While I was in shop class, a guy brought 1 in for a rebuild.. the instructor said "Why?" as in Why bother? lol

[@brianallen0826]

+Daniel Blaney not all of them, most of them yeah I agree. The 85 tpi 5 speed g92 had a hotter cam and was a great car.

[@brianallen0826]

+Adam Trombino I have had 3 irocs, 2 305s ( one tpi and one tbi) and one 350tpi, never one problem. I had an 89 and a 91 formula (one tpi 305 and the other tbi)and my first car a 84 Camaro 305 4bbl. I never had one issue with any of those cars. not one problem. There are a lot of those cars with 305s that didn't have issues, just like there are A LOT of 302s that had plenty of issues. Those cars, gave us the great ones we have NOW.

[@carycary3822]

Saleen’s ride was brutally stiff, as I recall. I believe it also had its final drive ratio increased to 3:55, from the stock 2:73 (M axle code) or 3:08 (Z axle code), which further aided acceleration.

[@gdb5448]

Saleen offered the 3:55 as an option with the 3:08 as standard. I have never seen a Saleen with a 2:73, might be some out there built as a special request. Saleen built a couple automatic cars as special request, so unusual/unofficial options did happen.

[@smithraymond09029]

Those convertibles were so damn flexible. I owned one and clearly remember how the door would squeak against the door jam when going over speed bumps or ant other obstruction on the road, especially if crossing diagonally. Was like driving a piece of soggy toast.

[@lfsracer79]

3:13 "...massive 16 inch wheels." :)

[@ThePhotographyHobbyist]

I was about to say the same thing. LOL. My, how things have changed :-)

[@Underpantsniper]

the announcers head would explode if he saw a donk on 28s hahahahaha

[@STARSHIPTROOP]

Don't forget that massive 225hp XD

[@aquateen77723]

You should check out the Motorweek CRX si video - they said it sports "aggressive" 70-series tires. Hahaha.

[@marlontransporter]

Ikr hahhahaahahahaha :O

[@maximusareilius2262]

when i put 16in iroc rims with 245/50 gatorbacks on my 79 firebird back in 1987 they did look massive indeed.!! those were the days.

[@AustinAgnew1]

Back when manual transmissions were way better than their slush-box counterparts

[@tbjtbj4786]

Still are.

[@rodmunch69]

@@tbjtbj4786 stop living in the past, manual transmissions have been slower than autos for coming up on 20-years. The only people who want manuals are j/o's who feel the need to have a ball and stick to grab and jerk around while they're driving.

[@gorgeusjames]

Manuals are better than ever lol nowadays still

[@forterierocks]

225HP from a V8 now a days the 4 banger makes that and more!

[@gordocarbo]

Its still a 4 banger. Comparing decades newer tech to then is pointless.

[@aricohen616]

This is awesome. I had an '89 GT and this brings back many fond memories. :)

[@paxhumana2015]

+Ari Cohen , I never knew that McLaren worked on Mustangs. Also, is ASCMcLaren the same company as McLaren?

[@aricohen616]

+Pax Humana I don't know about the McLaren Mustangs, sorry. Mine was all stock.

[@dcanmore]

+Pax Humana different companies... American Speciality Cars

[@frontxxrunner]

Same here. Black paint, black top, gray leather interior, with a five-speed. I miss it.

[@AlexinOslo]

60 MPH in 7.2 seconds - I remember when that was quick...

[@georgeharleydavidsonrider156]

One of the hottest cars on the market for its time.

[@nowitsabadtime]

"That's right, LX" ;)

[@wessreiley8275]

Ill take the Saleen any day over that other stand. My friend had the 87 saleen was exact same one as in this episode.

[@BrewBlaster]

Basically the Saleen was by far the best MOD!!

[@TheVintagetamiya]

I owned this car and loved it number 506

[@Iconhulk]

What happened to her...?

[@vendmaster8491]

It's a mustang..... it's since been junked

[@mjbakedbeans]

TheVintagetamiya my dad had one, told me he did a tune and a bunch of mods

[@angelfigueroa1206]

vend master Dog you wish you had one , you probably drive a Toyota Camry 😂

[@S58PSHIFTING]

my God how I considered that fast back in the day, now you got trucks that beat it lol

[@MyCatInABox]

(sigh..) "Say-Leen" is what u put in your eyes: As in Saline Solution. "Suh-Leen" is what u drive.

[@ClassicTVMan1981X]

Yeah, that is what wears me down about the pronunciation.

[@rodmunch69]

Alright, that is a badass intro!

[@RockandrollNegro]

I like Jonathan Davis, whether he's hosting Motorweek or singing for Korn.

[@veteransforequality7347]

wow.. the buick GNX was 0-60 in 5 seconds at the time this mustang was for sale.

[@brentroscoe9922]

Oh those were the days windows down my mullet streaming in the air like a stallions beatiful mane

[@jonmcclane7433]

I love the Foxbody Saleens!!

[@myroadtours6147]

These videos are a blast from the past!

[@gregh5787]

I had a friend in High School who had the exact Saleen. He came to the house. I can remember exactly what happened next. We pulled out of my driveway and he said “watch this, hold on!” Then proceeded to burn out throwing the car all around while jamming to GNR paradise city. I always though it was a high performance mustang but the engine was the same as my other buddy GT.

[@deankaufman2260]

I wish they would have tested the next years SSC, but hey testing a Saleen at all is great. The ASC was truly the most beautiful fox body ever built, whether it was the Mustang or the Capri

[@Juanknes]

I always hated the look of these Mustangs "Fox body". But for some reason some time ago a started to like them. I'm getting old maybe...

[@Underpantsniper]

The Mclaren "rocketed" to 60 in only 7.8 seconds.... hahahaha

[@orbits2]

Automatic plus bottom add on pounds to compensate for removal of roof

[@angelfigueroa1206]

McLaren Mustang was more of a personal Luxury Car than a performance pony car.

[@OutlawFarmersRC]

Buy the numbers a 86 Dodge Omni GLHS was faster (14.7 1/4m).I bet the SVO with some more boost and upgrades would have been a better handling car with the lighter front end and better weight distribution. A friend in school had a 5.0 LX notchback with AC delete 5spd stock was faster than these cars. She ran in the low 14s all day.

[@angelfigueroa1206]

Saleen only did cosmetic & suspension changes on 1984-1988 Starting 1989 Saleen SSC cranked 292hp 1990-1993 306hp 1994-1999 Saleen S351 497hp 2002-2004 Saleen S281E 425hp 2005-2010 Saleen S281E 550hp 2011-2014 Saleen 302E mid 600's 2015+ Saleen black label aka "E" Xetreme over 700hp

[@MrHereWeGoYo]

The old Saleen still has a nice stance.

[@kenswift7236]

omg just watching them go over the interiors... they SUCKED. shitty gauges, shitty fit + finish and shitty materials.. the headliners would sag and door panels separating within a year.. ANY enthusiast knows 80s+90s american cars were terrible quality!

[@transrus1]

Stupid Comments ? Wow it was 1988 !! You could not touch these cars with some minor bolt on's . Unless you had a Buick Grand National . Corvette Camaro forget it . 1988 Lx Coupe 3200 lb home made ram air, under drive pulleys, 3;73 long tube headers & flowmasters ! 13.5 in the 1/4 . That's Buick GNX times. Still today the foxbody with mods is cleaning house !

[@KlipschHead281]

15.5 in the manual, me and my friends were getting 14.5@93 in these things bone stock and 14.1@96 with timing and air box modifications. Who drove motor weeks cars, their grandmother??

[@WPGinterceptor460Interceptor]

+KlipschHead281 agreed.. my STOCK 1988 Mustang gt ran 14.5!

[@KlipschHead281]

WPGinterceptor - I swear these editors either don't try or don't care. Tony Defeo back in the 80's could get the best numbers from these cars.

[@jimmywest13]

+WPGinterceptor How many miles do you have on your GT? I'm wondering what my stock 90 GT would run

[@KlipschHead281]

Jimmy West - I haven't had my '85 GT since 1997, by then it was running 12.8@110. A bone stock '90 GT is a tad heavier than the LX, if the timing is stock and there isn't a CAI, it should do low 14's, maybe 14.4 or so, depending on how many miles of course, also be careful with that T5, they break easy. Bump the timing and install a cold air intake and it should see 14 flat.

[@1400IntruderVS]

+KlipschHead281 It's a Motorweek thing. They always seem to get the worst acceleration and quarter mile times of any publication during testing. 14.1- 14.7 are more common test times in other publications of the time with 0-60 times usually around 6.0-6.2 for the manual trans and 6.7-7.1 automatic. Most of the people I knew with the old 5.0 were running low to mid 13s with underdrive pulleys, air box silencer removed, cat-back exhaust (usually Flowmaster) and 3.73 gears. My cousin had an '88 Saleen convertible with optional underdrive pulleys and a cat back exhaust ( I think it was Dynomax) back then. I remember he payed like 28K and it was black and awesome.

[@ianhakala3746]

I still have 1 its fucking awsome

[@dwarf365]

ASC McLaren who? And this new company Saleen? OMFG im getting old.

[@mx5hong]

"Massive 16 inch wheels..." Wow, talk about back in the day.

[@PoorManMods]

how the heck did the 4 wheel discs in the saleen stop further than the McLaren with drums?

[@geraldperez2768]

AWESOME!

[@AngryVikingwGuitar]

Poor Man Mods Front brakes do 70% of the work, so upgrading the rears is a very negligible gain. But you don't get that fade/weakening that drums get from not being able to vent that heat.

[@geraldperez2768]

aren't disk brakes supposed to be better than the drum breaks anyways?

[@AngryVikingwGuitar]

Mainly in heat resistance and pedal response, surface area and brake pad compound are more important

[@xevious2501]

+Gerald Perez must consider the disc pads, discs undoubetdly perform better than drums (in most cases) but if the disc pads were crappy then yes the drums could out perform. plus, depending on how many times they did the test, disc pads eventually give up when they get hot. there many factors with discs.

[@czarpeppers6250]

I wish they did a review of the Ford LTD LX, the four door Mustang.

[@Hollowveli]

That cassette storage box is a very nice touch wow ford needs to bring that freshness back

[@Spiziked23]

mark jacobs MP3 storage box? Wut

[@antoniocervantez3143]

Lol Do Thay Have One For Cd's?

[@chuckycheese84]

8-tracks?

[@DavidAndre657]

Saleen and ASC McLaren provide two 1988 modified Mustangs for comparison.

[@BuckeyeBassMaster78]

"Guess some people cant drive,ive owned 25 foxbody mustang,mid 13s at the track were the norm for me in stock trim"

[@gordocarbo]

Bone stock like driven off the lot? Mid 13s I dont think so

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

Heh, I didn't even know that Saleen was modifying Mustangs back in 88' :o

[@PantherP74]

I'm not sure you can modify a Mustang in 88 feet...

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

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[@drgonzo767]

And this one had no extra power. In 89 they made the SSC, with 292 hp, no forced induction. That was pretty good in 1989. There is one up for auction right now on BringATrailor. Check it out.

[@SangheiliSpecOp]

Joe Blo Wow thats awesome!

[@cctrans29]

They were moving Mustangs as far back as 85.

[@christophermclendon2208]

The auto trans McLaren with it's extra weight performance times seem still slow to me . The Saleen is also much slower than i remember it being . I guess it must be the altitude they where tested at .

[@DUNEATV]

I took a bone stock 89 coupe 5.0 and ran a 13.90 back then. Those cars were amazing!

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

those times are off. I saw reviews of 5.0s with 5-speed manual down at 14.3 quarter miles. And in early 90s I raced against 5.0s with Vortec SC running 10s !!!

[@dsmsucks]

Yeah way off

[@Zenas521]

I grew up in the 80's and never heard the name Saleen. I know who Shelby is, but not Saleen, why is that?

[@mikeypee2365]

Love the Ron Jeremy intro music. Nice!!

[@009Kameron]

I would love to have one of these cars.

[@rodmunch69]

Then stop whining, get off welfare, go get a job and buy one.

[@HAL-dm1eh]

Nothing they could do could make that aero front fit in with the boxiness of the rest of the body. The fox body reached its peak in '86 GT form. The Mercury Capri was good looking too though I didn't care for them adding that bubble glass to the rear.

[@johntyson]

"Probably the most eye-catching pony car to ever hit the street." That's a bold claim.

[@seantaylor2683]

Maybe. . . but for all the wrong reasons

[@dodgeguyz]

In convertible form it was the best looking drop top of the 80's and 90's!

[@cubedmack]

It's funny how the 1/4 mile times are so off. I had an 88 LX 5speed notch back that was running 14.00's at 98 bone stock back then. Once I add H pipes, flowmasters, short tube headers, timing, pulleys, homemade ram air, K&N air filter and 3.73 gears with horrible Goodyear Gator backs tires, 13.60's at 101 mph all day. Back in the late 80's and early 90's, i had no problems with Vette's and any other so call fast GM' vehicles.

[@gorgeusjames]

I totally agree even my auto 92 gt stock does 6.5 to 60 and 96 mph quarter mile at 14.2 secs.. These guys maybe used old tech to measure times.

[@brianallen0826]

keep dreaming...one hell of an imagination you have

[@281cobra]

Nobody's dreaming. Were you around back then? I had a 85 Mustang GT, an 88 LX 5.0 and a 89 Saleen which I still have. Stock time for the 85 GT was 14.8 and the 88 LX 5.0 ran a 14.5 . My 89 Saleen ran a 14.1 with a few mods like cam, ported stock heads. CAI and headers.

[@nathanlopez5667]

281cobra you should really think about adding a 93 Cobra to your collection that car should be able to run High 13 stock

[@281cobra]

This is a cut and paste from my other account "Deacon blue". I remember back in 93 I went looking for a new 93 Cobra. If I remember correctly MSRP was $21,500. The last Cobra on the lot had already been sold but they did have some new Saleen's on the showroom floor. They were going for $30,000 which was a little out of my price range. Then I jokingly asked if they had any used Saleen's on the lot. The salesman said you know what? We do have one out back and brought up a 89 Saleen. After a great test drive, I decided to buy the Saleen instead of the Cobra. The only advantage the 93 Cobra had over the 89 Saleen was the 235 hp engine.

[@daredevil7442AUTOMOTIVE]

Those Saleens back in 88 ran a low 14 to high 13 sec 1/4 mile times bone stock with no performance mods. Back in the 80's they purposely stated slower times as to today's reviewers that are very optimistic when reporting new vehicles times.

[@BrisLS1]

***** Yes, no way they hit 13's. I think my 2000 Z28 strained to get that, and that was with 75 more horses and a better body and 6 speed manual. No way, no how did the stock stang do that.

[@davidilijevski9775]

Brian O'Neil mine did 1987 hatchback 5 speed with no options. no air condition ,no power windows ,13.97 stock best time

[@davidilijevski9775]

Brian O'Neil your car must have been a convertible or some shit wrong with it ,those are mid 13 second cars without problem and in some cases guys hit break into the high 12s

[@BrisLS1]

David Ilijevski No way are you pulling with an LS1 Z28 with your 225 horses. Not stock. Picture the slowness here - www.caranddriver.com/features/1987-10best-cars-feature-1987-ford-mustang-gt-page-5

[@BrisLS1]

Brian O'Neil That said, I always liked those Mustangs, and had an '83 GT for a while. No need to argue much more about the speed. It was great for its price. Cops even drove them in FLA.

[@vinzclortho7766]

I have to wonder how many of these cars still exist, or aren't in some collection of unused cars.

[@dodgeguyz]

Most importantly it has an oil pressure and voltmeter gauge!

[@samsonian]

Massive 16" wheels! Good lord!

[@Gunsforfreedom]

thank you for the upload ; )

[@pureluck8767]

Matt's Ideal RC fuck you 🖕🏼

[@jeremiad9115]

Wow, I love some of these throwbacks because these were shows that I would have watched back when they originally aired, if my parents would have had cable! I just aged myself really badly, didn't I? lol. Anyway.... I find it really interesting that I found this episode two days after I ran into an 85 or 86 Saleen on the street. I didn't race him or anything, but it was quite cool to see a fox body in that nice of shape, and for it to be a Saleen makes it quite rare. One of just a few hundred, even. I was perhaps, even more impressed to see him actually driving it and enjoying it. It is also stunning to see the prices of the upgrades from both ASC and Saleen. Considering that neither of them did any engine modifications (besides exhaust on the Saleen), the prices are staggering even by today's standards. Nevertheless, it made me look, and I hope to run into him again so that I can talk with him about the car and look closer at it. If it really is an original 85, then it is 1 of 140 cars produced. That's pretty rare. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

[@mediocreman2]

This show was on public television. No need for cable.

[@rodmunch69]

These were on PBS, you didn't need cable, just an IQ bigger than your shoe size to hook up an antenna to your TV.

[@georgedoughly6344]

I really love both Mustangs💪🏼

[@raidacaipo]

So let me get this straight. .. the Salem mustang is suppose to be the race version yet they keep the stock motor and just added strut bars and changed the suspension then added a spoiler, name badges and racing stripes???

[@c5d53g2e]

"When this baby hits 88mph, you're gonna see some serious shit!!!"

[@21April853BC]

I loved these cars when I was a kid. I'm 39 now and today I have a Ford F150 Ecoboost sport model and a 92" 240sx coupe.

[@milano61]

+Will M. I have a '62 Ford Ranchero. I used to have a '93 240SX coupe, but it was bigger than yours.

[@HavingCoffieWithMrSatan]

I have 379 as a 87 McLaren with only true 5600 miles in 2020 coronavirus era only issue is heater core leaking and transmission jerk you around has a winding sound from setting and setting around so $936 dollar fix issue heater core rust is very low new top still leaks a little bit ...but it's a 33 year old car paint job still looks new I'm now the 9th owner and don't forget to check your long-term sitting car for mice issues they like the nest in rim of your spare tire in the back...and the little bastards chew on everything..soft to make a nest.

[@DavidAndre657]

Saleen and ASC McLaren provide two 1988 modified Mustangs for comparison.

[@britishsecretagent0078]

Considering it was the 80s and mostly only exotic supercars had 16 inch wheels at the time.. I can see why motorweek decided to label 16 inch wheels on the Saleen as “Massive”. The mustang gt didn’t get 16 inch wheels as standard until 91 if memory serves me right

[@Kaiser187]

Geez I wonder why the 1/4 mile are so slow? My 89 5.0 GT auto ran 15 flat all day long at the track. The best I ran was a 14.6 with 15 degree timing, it was bone stock with 69k original miles.

[@CanadaBud23]

Prepped strip is always faster, by 0.5 - 1.0sec faster usually than parking lots or road courses.

[@uniquelines]

(10/16/2019) (@ 2:45 ) $22,000. Wow, inflation is killing us. 1988. The year I graduated and this is still my favorite styled mustang. Though, I’d rather have a lighter LX.

[@SavageListener]

I love these cars but always in shock how slow they actually are compared to today's affordable cars. The Fiesta ST and modern V6 family sedan like a Camry will smoke these.

[@rockroll9513]

Saleen for me please.

[@StanTheObserver-lo8rx]

A new Camry is faster. But,Vanilla Ice wouldn't be caught dead in a Camry.

[@rfjohns1]

I guess actually both were just appearance upgrades, no power increase

[@deaconblue5994]

The Saleen is more than appearance package. Saleen replaced the interior with Flofit front seats, Mono steering wheel, new stereo, short throw shifter and new gauges. The exterior got a new body kit and wing and the brakes were upgraded to four wheeled disk brake with five lugs and 16 inch wheels. The car also got a new cat back system. The suspension was also redone with Monroe GP shocks, lowering springs and thicker sway bars. Chassis bracing included front strut tower brace and subframe connectors.

[@S58PSHIFTING]

I remember owning an LX 5.0, thought it was the fastest car in the world back then, also the sound was amazing, but today, even grandmas car is faster.

[@rodmunch69]

Everyone I knew in high school, in the early 90s, who owned a LX was sort of a prick who though their car was super fast, then I'd smoke them in my 72 Cutlass.

[@danpolk]

@@rodmunch69if they owned a 5.0 in high school it was because daddy bought it for them so yeah…pricks.

[@FIVEOFEVER]

Hard to find a nice ASC nowadays

[@HavingCoffieWithMrSatan]

I have one now 1987

[@gordocarbo]

Thought the 88 Saleens had 295hp? ANy info on the close ratio 5 speed Ive heard they had? I dont care what 1/4 mi time they did those cars were a ton of fun, good mpg super reliable and could put away some of our old 60s muscle 85 GT and Z28s started the 2nd coming of the hp wars and here we are. The very end of the 2nd Ice age so to speak

[@oxygorjiax7722]

Ford Australia with FPV ( Ford Performance Vehicles) And Falcon Line up Kills the Mustang, say the 2015 Mustang GT 300hp or the Ford Australia GTF 538hp,- Thats stock without an intake, pulley change or intercooler injectors and xcal tune 1000hp. The Ford Australia Inline 6cyl. same a few mods and 1000hp. We invented the Ute its a sports version of your trucks. And then invented the ranger, We made the only released stroker windsor from factory. When you guys gave up on the cleveland we made our own and kept it going and released in the 70's the worlds fastest 4 door. And we made the Ford Territory turbo big SVU with a few mods will run 11's for a 2 tonne soccer mums car lol

[@20thcenturyfoxyoutube]

The 86 McLaren Capri ran a 14.2, so how is the 88 Saleen running a 15.4?

[@nostalgiadad7137]

MASSIVE 16" wheels!!!

[@hotrodpawns]

Bought the top of the line 1986 form mustang, dressed out from top to Bottom. It was fully loaded i mean, did everything but wipe ya ass. It was one of the worse decisions i ever made. Then i made another mistake being dumb and bought another one, this time a 2020 fully loaded top of the line mustang thinking ford had improved their short comings over the years...Nope, i was wrong again. The Ford Mustang is nothing more than a uncontrollable, can't drive in a straight line to save it's own life failure. Never again will i buy anything with the Ford stamp attached to it. Chevrolet for life from now on.♥

[@tomgeorge9025]

I had a 2006 5.8 Diesel, Ram 3500 4 dr. Mega Cab Dually, Wt.7,800 Lbs. Whit a 3 stage Hp.Chip. 60.HP 90.HP. 130. HP. Ran 15:5 in 1/4 mile . Faster than these cars..

[@gonedeep43]

Massive 16 inch Wheels, Lol!!

[@ZepG]

+Thomas Whitmore And don't forget the massive wing lol, they loved using the term massive back then!

[@VaunShiz]

ya 16s were unheard of back then haha

[@starbattles1]

The McLaren looks like a plain old mustang convertible. Nothing special. DOn't know why this guy says it looks better then the Saleen. When the McLaren is coming at you you don't know it's special. But when that Saleen comes at you, you KNOW what the fuck IT is. Saleen looks 10x better then that plane jane shit.

[@mrbertone262]

Massive 16 inch wheels. I love it.

[@VaughnJogVlog]

Miata’s manual top must have blown their minds.

[@marcharris2734]

that 5.0 was awsome engine. run them all day in my boat