The Most Satisfying Automotive Experience I've Ever Had - Lessons Learned With A 5.0 Mustang

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Uncle Tony's Garage

Uncle Tony's Garage

Күн бұрын

In 1987 the Fox Body phenomenon was in its infancy. None of the parts and knowledge that are taken for granted today existed, and we were all flying by the seats of our pants. It was an era of constant experimentation, trial and error and drag racing 7 nights a week. But we had a challenge. Take our bone stock 87 LX and go head to head against not only modified cars, but one in particular that was backed by Ford itself...and for a brief moment, we led the pack.
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@HarleyHawk1
@HarleyHawk1 7 ай бұрын
This is why I watch. It's not how fast you go, it's how you go fast.
@LongIslandMopars
@LongIslandMopars 7 ай бұрын
Amen
@Joebauers2505
@Joebauers2505 7 ай бұрын
Think your fast isn't as fast
@LongIslandMopars
@LongIslandMopars 7 ай бұрын
@@Joebauers2505 🤣
@jcathell100
@jcathell100 7 ай бұрын
Love how you worded that
@HarleyHawk1
@HarleyHawk1 7 ай бұрын
@@jcathell100 I can't take credit for it, it's on the Uncle Tony Stickers. It is a great line. I live by that saying
@Oldcarnut63
@Oldcarnut63 7 ай бұрын
The BOOMER Chair 👍👍
@rockymeyers4030
@rockymeyers4030 7 ай бұрын
Tony, the mustangs and Cars Illustrated were responsible for the west coast magazines changing their attitudes, killing the Pro Street fairgrounds cruiser movement and began to do stories on realistic cars that actually ran.
@MrJerry455
@MrJerry455 7 ай бұрын
Great Observation- So True!!!
@austinmc1080
@austinmc1080 7 ай бұрын
And this is why I watch your channel there’s still people that are grounded like you showing the everyday blue collar person how to have fun with cars without killing your wallet I commend you my friend 👏🏽
@rickreese5794
@rickreese5794 7 ай бұрын
Ditto, Keep American Dreams alive😊
@anthonyp151
@anthonyp151 7 ай бұрын
I stand with Uncle Tony and his automotive experiments
@dadalebreton184
@dadalebreton184 7 ай бұрын
Tony was the King of the hill! Beating engineers at there own game. Satisfaction to it's core. IT'S NOT HOW FAST YOU GO IT'S HOW YOU GO FASSSSSSTER!
@timheilman2089
@timheilman2089 7 ай бұрын
You weren't selling the new parts which is what Ford wanted.
@vintage76vipergreenBeetle
@vintage76vipergreenBeetle 7 ай бұрын
Bingo
@rickreese5794
@rickreese5794 7 ай бұрын
See what a mustang factory hood costs ?😢😮
@jamesmartin-lb6br
@jamesmartin-lb6br 7 ай бұрын
I still have my copy of that issue. I was 17 when it came out and used it to convince my mother to buy a 1989 LX 5.0 in the same year as she had bought a 1965 289 mustang brand new in late 1964 and drove it til 1975. She had well over 250K miles on that LX when she sold it and bought a 2001GT Mustang. Her favorite car was that 1989 5.0 LX.
@bigjimslade1968
@bigjimslade1968 7 ай бұрын
I have that issue also. I bought the magazine on the way to work where I parked cars. A few years later I bought a used '89 LX 5.0 Hatchback...
@DragPakMerc
@DragPakMerc 7 ай бұрын
Cars Illustrated is the best automotive magazine of all time. I was still in school in '87, but bought a brand-new black 5.0 5-speed notch as soon as I could save up the money. Tony and Neil were 100% responsible. Ford should have paid them a commission.
@ironmike742
@ironmike742 6 ай бұрын
Car Craft, Hot Rod Magazine, Popular Hot Rodding. Shit I bought them all. Those were the best days, my friend.
@Jim-ic2of
@Jim-ic2of 7 ай бұрын
Did anybody else think the work David Vizard was doing on the rods and crank was something beautiful ❤️? 😢
@Yolbosun
@Yolbosun 7 ай бұрын
He is very good Rebuilt my chevelle 350 following his magazine 1983
@carmudgeon7478
@carmudgeon7478 7 ай бұрын
Art.
@bigboreracing356
@bigboreracing356 7 ай бұрын
​@@YolbosunHaving my big block bearing clearance set to his specs
@bigboreracing356
@bigboreracing356 7 ай бұрын
​@@Yolbosun I am setting the bearing clearances on my big block to Vizards specs. It is going in to project MISSION IMPOSSIBLE FOXBODY.
@scotthorn5792
@scotthorn5792 7 ай бұрын
The way of the gearhead monk
@bobbyhackney988
@bobbyhackney988 7 ай бұрын
Pulling on my heart strings. Still have my 88 lx. 20 years now
@candyrobinson3637
@candyrobinson3637 7 ай бұрын
12.99 would probably be 12,999 nowadays. I loved those magazines.
@dougkabler3032
@dougkabler3032 Ай бұрын
And that is probably for a rusty, stripped out car with no drivetrain.
@Thickercarton
@Thickercarton 6 ай бұрын
When we say good old day’s of cars and modifying the stories like these is what we mean. Budget hot rods are special
@BohappenstanceClick
@BohappenstanceClick 7 ай бұрын
I'm so glad you decided to use the "boomer chair" for repeated episodes. Maybe the other generations will learn something (No offense. We're all in this together and we can *all* learn something. Love, people. That's all that matters in the end. Love.)
@davidbruener6415
@davidbruener6415 7 ай бұрын
I remember that mag and 2 years later I got my own 5.0! I dragged it, autocross, track days...everything and it was so fun!
@Mike-xt2ot
@Mike-xt2ot 7 ай бұрын
I learned from experience and being a cars illustrated junkie .. my wining moment wasn't the street Races i won with my junk used parts camaro but the street races where the fastest car in my area refused to race me.. He said he never accepted a race he knew he couldnt win .. That was my biggest victory. That was also in 1987. Pretty epic moment for me who was a 17 year old kid who did all his own builds . .grest days . Uncle Tony youre contribution to cars illustrated changed my future for the better.. This 53 year old man who's still that 17 year old kid at heart couldn't thank you enough Uncle Tony.
@chuckwalz511
@chuckwalz511 7 ай бұрын
I owned that magazine and I might even still have it in a box somewhere. I remember reading the 12.99 for $1299. If I remember correctly it came out of a junkyard.
@PatandDoopypoopy
@PatandDoopypoopy 7 ай бұрын
Trans mount was a hose clamp to crossmember.
@mostlyoldparts
@mostlyoldparts 7 ай бұрын
@@PatandDoopypoopy You've got Tony's car confused with the Cheap Thrills Dart that DF and HRM put together.
@PatandDoopypoopy
@PatandDoopypoopy 7 ай бұрын
@mostlyoldparts yes yes I did. Both epic builds/articles. Glad they are remembered. You still hotrodding, mostlyoldparts? I'm driving around a 71 vega panel. Built in 80's hotrod style.
@boostbogan
@boostbogan 7 ай бұрын
When Uncle Tony brings out the boomer chair, you sit down and listen because you know its going to be good
@stuartphillips430
@stuartphillips430 7 ай бұрын
Tony.great petrol head anecdote,please keep them coming. And taking it to the man ! cheers
@windycityben4850
@windycityben4850 7 ай бұрын
One of the Most Satisfying videos I’ve watched! I graduated high school in 1994 and had a 1987 Mustang, what a fun car at the time.
@timmcooper294
@timmcooper294 7 ай бұрын
I really, Really get it. This mentality is the essence of hot rodding.... It's fundamental foundation. Thank you !!
@bigjimslade1968
@bigjimslade1968 7 ай бұрын
I was a senior in High School just a few miles from Deer Park Avenue on Long Island in 1987 and still have every car magazine Tony wrote for. I spent every weekend cruising DPA and Hempstead Turnpike. Great times. The best days of my life. I have the issues preserved in plastic and they were my Bible back then. We love you Tony!
@mikewest5529
@mikewest5529 7 ай бұрын
13.43 is ripping!!! Wow they must have been so mad!! They should have offered you a job!!!
@JH-oh1in
@JH-oh1in Ай бұрын
87 was still a speed density total pain to drive at low speed. The mass air cars really made them ok to play with.
@sheehy933
@sheehy933 7 ай бұрын
MuscleMustangs&FastFords was my car bible . I couldn't wait for every new issue to come out. My '91 AOD hatch(later converted to 5sp) and "89 5sp notch were my labors of love.
@sizzlechest3870
@sizzlechest3870 7 ай бұрын
I carried that magazine into high school every day for my senior year
@josephdipalma5989
@josephdipalma5989 7 ай бұрын
I like the ramble, I don't have enough true gearheads in my life these days, when you ramble I get to go back to the 80's when all my friends were total gearheads. Keep up the good work.
@TheVegasViolator
@TheVegasViolator 6 ай бұрын
Please do more videos like this. This is what it's all about.
@Motor-City-Mike
@Motor-City-Mike 7 ай бұрын
That's how it was for many of us that just didn't have money - the 'credit card kids' had the latest, name brand shiny, and those of us that had feels and no money worked hard, spent time finding out what worked and how to do it in the garage Friday night. Used parts helped out too, I had a mentor who lived a couple blocks over that showed me quite a few tips, and sold or gave me his retired parts. I did far better than average out on the street, some nights being the quickest car out - and this was long brfore the 5.0 Mustang had been born - back when there were NO performance parts for Fords. So the original premise of 'Mission Impossible' really had my interest.
@henryyunick3433
@henryyunick3433 7 ай бұрын
Its all true, and i lived through those times. There were no aftermarket parts then. I worked in a sports car shop just blocks away from Kenny Browns shop in Omaha Nebraska, this was like 1985-90 ? Watched many 5.0 Mustangs blast by, they all had the cats off and big loud exhaust. Many were cutting the stock intake manifolds apart to hog them out, and weld them back. Then people starting using modified truck intakes. They had to do these things, because the aftermarket for these cars didnt come on til 88, 89 ?. Like Tony said, the B303 cam came out, and the tube GT40 intakes. Ford came out with those, then the aftermaket parts starting coming out fast and many... Uncle Tony, you are my brother from another mother !
@tvdroid22
@tvdroid22 7 ай бұрын
I remember you also spoke to going fast in that Mustang was also about being willing to speed shift. You were talking about being on the order of half a second quicker with speed shifting. I put that to the test when running down a mid-80's Mustang convertible in a '85 300zx turbo. Every time he granny shifted, I gained ground, and when I ripped a gear she just kept on pullin'. By 3rd gear I'd passed him and he was flashing his lights demanding to know what chip I was running to make it do that. He refused to believe it was stock, but it was.
@travis50907
@travis50907 7 ай бұрын
I have followed you for years I have that magazine in my collection Great work man keep it up
@robertbray5735
@robertbray5735 7 ай бұрын
Super ford weekend at maple grove was the bomb…I went for five or six years starting 1990…..but I had pinto w/351cleveland…..lol
@ZEPRATGERNODT
@ZEPRATGERNODT 7 ай бұрын
Where did that car go? I have three Pintos. 71, 72 & a 73.
@JSki-kb8vf
@JSki-kb8vf 7 ай бұрын
Absolutely the most uncle Tony uncle Tony video ever...must be the boomer chair dragging it out of you...
@leonardhirtle3645
@leonardhirtle3645 7 ай бұрын
I’m looking forward to this build. Please do not let outsiders take control. Do it yourself. Loved the nostalgia. Thanks Tony.
@scottrenstrom7456
@scottrenstrom7456 7 ай бұрын
Absolutely excited to see this new project Uncle Tony! Best of luck friend!!
@bodvarson1933
@bodvarson1933 3 ай бұрын
The foxbody is an addicting car. My first car was an 86 GT convertible. That car literally made me a Ford guy after growing up in a Chevy house. All of my car guy friends know that I always find a way to bring Foxbodies into the car conversation somehow.
@smilsmff
@smilsmff 7 ай бұрын
quickest i seen Mustangs get down to was 12.2s before heavy modifications at Captitol raceway back in late 1980s . each Mustang owner would gather together and discuss what little things they did to their cars to get quicker. last big mod was people would take off Bumper and remove a crash bar or something and put back on to race. also plenty of seats would be sitting in the pits
@kenleppek
@kenleppek 7 ай бұрын
The suspense is going to kill me! What is it? Turbo K car? Cavalier Z24? This mission improbable content can't come out fast enough.
@shawnwieser7101
@shawnwieser7101 7 ай бұрын
love the old school hot rod tech
@AaronBrevik
@AaronBrevik 7 ай бұрын
Great video, Tony. I remember all those great magazines.
@jpdiscovers8670
@jpdiscovers8670 7 ай бұрын
This is what I love about your channel. Mission improbable . (it's about what I do with my car),not how much money I can throw at it
@stevenbean9706
@stevenbean9706 7 ай бұрын
1987 88 i was playing with a turbo charged 6 cylinder buick t type which was beating up grand nationals i had my chevelle collection in its infancy at the time as well then i started doing all sorts of swaps a caddillac 500 in a vw bug , a small block in a chevy chevette, those were care free fun days then my uncle took me out around the country match racing
@dominickserignese8837
@dominickserignese8837 7 ай бұрын
The BEST UTG story ever. I always wondered about your Mustang days.GREAT story!
@rickreese5794
@rickreese5794 7 ай бұрын
Thx Uncle Tony😊
@robertschreiber8099
@robertschreiber8099 7 ай бұрын
@ Uncle Tony; I have fond memories of my Jr. year, in High School. There were 3 of us Dodge/Mopar guys, and we'd all had LOVED to have bought a Road Runner for $1,299!!!!! Growing up in New Mexico, does have a few draw backs..... I guess.
@outlawbillionairez9780
@outlawbillionairez9780 7 ай бұрын
UTG hasn't lost a viewer to Mission Impossible. Neither has David, Charlie and Unity Motorsports. Adversity makes us better.
@campnoutdoors1621
@campnoutdoors1621 7 ай бұрын
Not exactly true! I'm unsubsibed to unity motor sports and Visard now. I don't follow concepts that are boring or unoriginal. My time means something to me. Uncle Tony attempted a serious hand out and some wise mentorship that Andy and David I don't think even realized to be honest! Facts are facts! There viewership will reflect it no matter how sweet your words are
@moralobjection4836
@moralobjection4836 7 ай бұрын
I don't really care for unity motorsports. I don't dislike them or have a problem with them. Just not my kind of people, not my kind of content.
@outlawbillionairez9780
@outlawbillionairez9780 7 ай бұрын
@@campnoutdoors1621 Casper is profoundly rare content all by itself! And I personally would have argued against M. I. for Andy's channel. You'll be missed. You'll be replaced. All the channels involved produce good gearhead content. At the end of the day, I suppose that's all that matters. I'd like to add that you viewers are also great to hear from. Your comments and opinions are interesting and educated. ☮️👍
@jseal21
@jseal21 7 ай бұрын
Same. I'm following all 4 b/c of M:I and I'm sticking with the other 3 even tho Tony is gone.
@campnoutdoors1621
@campnoutdoors1621 7 ай бұрын
@@outlawbillionairez9780 each viewer lost is not a viewer replaced. Not how this works. I agree there are some things that unity motorsports offers that can't be found anywhere else. If it wasn't a mile of boring content to get to the golden nugget I'd invest. Regardless I do wish him the very best and you as well friend
@LuckysMotorcycles
@LuckysMotorcycles 7 ай бұрын
My boomer chair is a recliner that is comfy enough for a great nap .
@LongIslandMopars
@LongIslandMopars 7 ай бұрын
My boomer chair is any place that I can sit at this point in my life 😎
@rickreese5794
@rickreese5794 7 ай бұрын
🤔💯👍
@allankwiatkowski8217
@allankwiatkowski8217 7 ай бұрын
i loved that rag,when i could get it,hey you stole my chair,lol
@pennywise8182
@pennywise8182 7 ай бұрын
That's Ford Motor Co for you....If you're not in the click they don't have any use for you....That still rings true today.
@StreetLethalRacing
@StreetLethalRacing 7 ай бұрын
Looking at the front page of that magazine… I lean more towards the red GTA. Still running a turbo ‘90 GTA, but sadly Atco and etown are gone…
@DragPakMerc
@DragPakMerc 7 ай бұрын
GTA fans will not enjoy the review in that issue. For everyone else, its hilarious.
@Plumcraziness
@Plumcraziness 7 ай бұрын
This video wasn't "too long" by any means. I enjoy these long videos, and always watch them to the end. Long and "rambling" Tony is good Tony. 👍 But your idea for the Mission Impossible build, and now Mission Improbable, is EXACTLY the niche kind of thing that I watch this channel for. I'll be looking forward to this series. By the way, if Mission Improbable is an AMC Gremlin that'd be hilarious. lol
@1911MikeinOregon
@1911MikeinOregon 7 ай бұрын
Great video... Gotta love the jumbo rockin chair
@sizzlechest3870
@sizzlechest3870 7 ай бұрын
So acknowledge, Ford played a part in your passion Fox body’s arguably started the aftermarket revolution which all car enthusiast should acknowledge They weren’t the quickest cars, but they had much potential and that potential is what drove the second muscle car era.
@Alpha-ro8sc
@Alpha-ro8sc 7 ай бұрын
Your philosophy speaks to me in a foundational way. Grew up with a Dad who built & raced stock cars.
@paulcabezola3559
@paulcabezola3559 7 ай бұрын
12.99 for $12.99 was/ is still one of my favorites. RIP Cars Illustrated.
@Mushin-Flowstate
@Mushin-Flowstate 6 ай бұрын
I would love to see you do another stock 5.0 Tony! That would be awesome. Future project idea? I love the budget stuff because that's been my life lol
@jamesmisener3006
@jamesmisener3006 7 ай бұрын
I like this concept Tony. Cheers 🇨🇦
@davidcoudriet8439
@davidcoudriet8439 7 ай бұрын
Perfect chair to toss carbs from!
@cobramike13bravo63
@cobramike13bravo63 7 ай бұрын
UTG and his new Dodge Aspen, here we go!😂😂😂
@LongIslandMopars
@LongIslandMopars 7 ай бұрын
I'd be down with that
@cobramike13bravo63
@cobramike13bravo63 7 ай бұрын
@@LongIslandMopars I would too, dated a girl in high school that had a brown one. I love the Rt package on them.
@LongIslandMopars
@LongIslandMopars 7 ай бұрын
@@cobramike13bravo63 I bet it was the same color brown as my 1979 Volare which we referred to as the UPS staff car. I put a video of it up on my channel.
@cobramike13bravo63
@cobramike13bravo63 7 ай бұрын
@@LongIslandMopars I will definitely check it out. 👍
@crazytrain7114
@crazytrain7114 7 ай бұрын
Dont laugh, I have a friend that had a 440 with powerglide Aspen! Owned Wednesday night at NEDW for a few weeks till he wrecked it.
@ianstoys13mgs
@ianstoys13mgs 7 ай бұрын
Its either a 5.0 Truck or a Wagon , cant wait to see.
@T8424
@T8424 7 ай бұрын
Bought an 89 lx coupe 5.0 5-speed when I was in college working on my undergrad. Added Trickflow heads, stage 1 cam, track heat intake, 3.73 gear, and all the bolt-ons. Ran 13.40s @ 107 spinning through first on drag radials. Still the most fun car I’ve ever owned, which includes a 2015 Challenger Scat Pack with 8-speed auto. A late model Mustang with o/r H-pipe and 2 chamber Flowmasters is still my favorite sounding exhaust of all time. You could hear it from blocks away and it was so distinct, you knew exactly what it was. I really miss that. There’s just something about those cars that Ford got right, which you would be hard pressed to say about any of their vehicles today.
@zappa3543
@zappa3543 7 ай бұрын
Hook line & sinker, who shot Jr you got us waiting
@timezone4907
@timezone4907 7 ай бұрын
My Aunt bought a new 1965 Dodge Dart GT two door 318 automatic on the floor center console blue paint all the chrome trim. I did not get it but it is still in the family. That is the style car you should get and relive 1987 all over again. I’m a Ford guy but I’ve had a 440 ‘70 Barracuda Grande Coupe & a 1972 Dodge Charger SE 440
@Bloher100
@Bloher100 7 ай бұрын
I'd love to read the article you wrote titled "To the young enthusiast." So far, I've had zero luck finding it online.
@UncleTonysGarage
@UncleTonysGarage 7 ай бұрын
It wasn't an article, it was a letter to the editor in one of the later issues of CI...don't remember which one
@mitchbertone3809
@mitchbertone3809 7 ай бұрын
Tony, you are the Henry "Smokey" Yunick of Mustangs and Mopars.... keep up the fun!! I hope the "mission improbable" is an AMC of some type.
@SavingChevys73
@SavingChevys73 7 ай бұрын
I am legitimately excited to see the new, mission improbable car. I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess it's a chrysler k car.
@TimothyArnott-m7z
@TimothyArnott-m7z 7 ай бұрын
Hey Tony, Tim here, yea, ur Mustang was kickin some serious butt, to bad stupid cooperate folk gotta call it fake......i know it aint.....argued a bit with Charles and Co on Mis. Impos. But got no where, just attacks, and i wasnt attacking, just tellin facts of the original concept......Lets see Mis. Improbable......i bet it'll take some time, but i've followed you long enuf to know, it'll kick some butt!!!..THANKS for another GREAT vid......and i'm with you on ur mind set..... my brother ALWAYS kicked but with stock stuff.... asked, and learned......i will be watchin....PEACE my brother!!
@Jim-ic2of
@Jim-ic2of 7 ай бұрын
No disrespect to David V. but the big guy has Agenda issues.😊
@TimothyArnott-m7z
@TimothyArnott-m7z 7 ай бұрын
@@Jim-ic2of i agree....Tony's initial idea, i thought was killer, then it got eroded away, and maybe they, including Charles, are p.o'd......but Tony's idea ISNT being done.....and i liked it.....
@thralldumehammer
@thralldumehammer 7 ай бұрын
I'd still love to see the 318 be built. Definitely mission improbable using stock parts. Joe Sherman did it to a 302 and got 400 hp. Thank you CarCraft!!!
@rickstine7107
@rickstine7107 7 ай бұрын
Awesome story UT 👍👏👏👏
@JRC99
@JRC99 7 ай бұрын
My '89 GT is *finally* coming back out this Spring after a 3 year hibernation and I'm going nuts with anticipation. The Foxbody is my all time favorite Mustang and no Mustang will ever be cooler to me than my 89. Granted, it was my grandfather's so that plays a big role in my love (obsession) with it.
@LongIslandMopars
@LongIslandMopars 7 ай бұрын
Good for you. Gramps must have been cool to hang with.
@JRC99
@JRC99 7 ай бұрын
@@LongIslandMopars He was the best and I miss him every day.
@LongIslandMopars
@LongIslandMopars 7 ай бұрын
@@JRC99 I know the feeling. I have my dad's 66 Coronet that he bought new. Every time I turn a wrench on it, drive it, or just see it in the garage, I think of him.
@mariocooldude9092
@mariocooldude9092 7 ай бұрын
Cheesey interior and all huh 😂 they look cool on KZbin doing burnouts but In person...nope plasticy little econobox
@JRC99
@JRC99 7 ай бұрын
@@mariocooldude9092 Don't care, didn't ask. I've driven brand new Scat Packs, CT5 Vs, and even a couple Coyote cars. Fuck 'em all, that little Foxbody is the most fun car I've ever driven.
@Mr.Saltwater
@Mr.Saltwater 7 ай бұрын
Yes ! I read those 5.0 stories every month trying to do those times. '88 Notch, radio delete. The 12.99 articles were HIGHLY RECOMMENDED and GREAT ENTERTAINMENT!
@Marshall-g5l
@Marshall-g5l 7 ай бұрын
I was really looking forward to the mission impossible build using skills and tricks with all the original genuine parts, so can't wait for your build when it happens. Yes I also watch the other channels, but the original plan is what I want to see.
@Greaseland
@Greaseland 7 ай бұрын
Me being an old Street stock guy I know about trying to go faster with stock parts. Looking forward to this.
@MarineGrunt
@MarineGrunt 7 ай бұрын
Okay , movin on . My guess on the new project is a Ford Maverick , a truly under rated car . I really dont care what it is ...as long as it aint on propane .
@needmetal3221
@needmetal3221 7 ай бұрын
I think tonys approach appeals more to us older guys who like to play around with stock parts and have the tools and ability to do so. At 16 I was polishing connecting rods on a belt sander and doing valve jobs with a sioux grinder. Younger guys want to buy new parts and i understand that too. I still think 250 horse is the most anyone will get with a 2 barrel 318
@WhiteTrashMotorsports
@WhiteTrashMotorsports 7 ай бұрын
The 5.0 single Handley saved the American muscle car.
@SweatyFatGuy
@SweatyFatGuy 7 ай бұрын
And now they are drawing crowds for no prep.
@nitromyke
@nitromyke 7 ай бұрын
It also killed the GM f-body that had nothing to offer than a lame 305, or the 350 with only an automatic... The dumb LT-1 did'nt do anything ( took just5 years to get rid of it !), and the LS1 came too late on an questionnable looking 4th gen !!
@Adrenacyde
@Adrenacyde 7 ай бұрын
Here, here!
@Hogiewan1
@Hogiewan1 7 ай бұрын
Yes it did! I am a diehard Chevy guy, but I’ve owned plenty of ford trucks and a couple mustangs. Loved them all
@outlawbillionairez9780
@outlawbillionairez9780 7 ай бұрын
The foxbody was meant to be a place holder in anticipation for the new Mustang. It replaced the MustangPinto II, and Ford planned to introduce The Probe (not making this up) as the Mustang replacement!! There was such an uproar from Blue Oval guys that they scrapped those ridiculous plans. When you say 'Ford' today, most likely, people think 'Mustang'!! We did that! 👍💪👍
@danielvick7875
@danielvick7875 7 ай бұрын
Wisdom from a realist this really is where rubber meets the road
@chrisvandecar4676
@chrisvandecar4676 7 ай бұрын
UT, ramble all you want! Anyone who is annoyed, this is free, UT owes you nothing😎
@Viktorrhansen
@Viktorrhansen 7 ай бұрын
truly the coolest youtube hot rodder i know!
@jimanastasio192
@jimanastasio192 7 ай бұрын
I love Mission Impossible. The project may have strayed from Tony's vision, but I think it's really cool and follow it closely. I also was aware of Tony back in his Mustang days, but really didn't follow that closely due to the fact that I was working with a 1982 5.0 Capri with a carb on it. Strangely enough, I had a buddy with a Buick Grand National who followed the adventures of Tony, Steve and Neil. I remember my friend showing me a magazine that had either Tony or Neil on the cover pulling one front wheel off of the ground with a nearly stock Mustang. Those guys were no joke. And there were no aftermarket parts for EFI Mustangs in those days, just as Tony says. I think it was 1990 or '91 before any heads or intakes became available. Those were the days though. As far as street racing went, nobody knew what 5.0 meant, and that was a good thing. God, I had fun.
@bigboreracing356
@bigboreracing356 7 ай бұрын
I liked the ideal of Mission Impossible also. I am calling my project MISSION IMPOSSIBLE FOXBODY
@madmh6421
@madmh6421 7 ай бұрын
Reminds me of the old days in the 60s, but not what is remembered these days. Dragging my Mother's 1965 4 door 289 2 barrel against my friend's Mother's 6 cylinder 4 door ChevyII. I mean, you could have lunch in the ET times, but we had fun, no we had a ball. Later on we got faster cars of our own, but not what anyone would consider a true hot car. I forget the class, but it was not even near the top of the alphabet and the last to run. BUT WE HAD FUN with what we had. Most every weekend during the summers, WE HAD FUN!!!
@GwynnOak1
@GwynnOak1 7 ай бұрын
Pretty good presentation there, and agree 100%. Great ramble Tony! For the most, I ran more "junk" engines than anything else. I say junk because the bottom ends were mostly stock. You can make junk fly, and it is SO satisfying. Looking forward to this!
@cutl00senc
@cutl00senc 7 ай бұрын
“If I’m lying, I’m dying!” Lol
@aussiebloke609
@aussiebloke609 7 ай бұрын
The term "Mission Improbable" always reminds me of the comedian Dave Allen, who did a really good sketch by that name back in the '60s.
@NeilLB7
@NeilLB7 7 ай бұрын
Your description of what drives you is much like the same thing that drives guys who build stock and super stock eliminator engines. While different, they too do amazing things with the stock parts they are required to use. It’s the smallest things that keep adding up to go faster.
@RumblestripDotNet
@RumblestripDotNet 7 ай бұрын
The 12.99 for $1299 was the genesis for my 83GT that was in the April 1994 MM&FF "How To Beg Borrow and Steal Your Way To 13.99"
@robertwest3093
@robertwest3093 7 ай бұрын
Your 5.0 articles is what turned me into a Mustang 5.0 fan.
@shotsrodder
@shotsrodder 7 ай бұрын
Take a breath 😂😂 too funny. Those were the days.
@drsnooz8112
@drsnooz8112 7 ай бұрын
Classically Ford. They should have hired you and given you a fat salary. Instead, they disrespected and ignored you. SMH
@Mike-s2u5r
@Mike-s2u5r 7 ай бұрын
The 89 with mass air was faster. But everyone was complaining about the rough idle so in 90 Ford changed the cam shaft.
@Yo-mamashouse
@Yo-mamashouse 7 ай бұрын
I hope that you lighten the rotating assembly as Mr visard was doing ,I was really interested in that......
@Rod-y3m
@Rod-y3m 4 ай бұрын
I know to feeling when autocross my lx and out drove supercharged cobra and saleens loved it my stock engine little work on stock suspension
@shawnbottom4769
@shawnbottom4769 7 ай бұрын
Tony bought a Fiero GT. That's a wild guess but it would be a unicorn.
@centralbears3010
@centralbears3010 7 ай бұрын
BEST COMMUNICATION SKILLS - OBJECTIVE!
@capricetony
@capricetony 7 ай бұрын
Still have my bone stock 1987 Iroc-Z 5.7L TPI, love to know Tony’s views on the 3rd gen GM now 40 years later…. Great channel 👍
@aaadamt964
@aaadamt964 7 ай бұрын
Those tuned port SBC's are the coolest looking engines ever made. Typical GM with the third gen.... Great engine in a not so great chassis.
@mostlyoldparts
@mostlyoldparts 7 ай бұрын
Grey matter over green. I appreciate resorcefulness over the checkbook any day.
@MrBNate-td6jc
@MrBNate-td6jc 7 ай бұрын
Bravo Tony! I'm loving hearing about a snobby guy complaining about how well you go fast!
@michaelstevens3002
@michaelstevens3002 7 ай бұрын
Hey Tony, I loved Cars Illustrated and your mustang street and strip racing street racing stories with photos. I Loved every issue. Nobody was pining for the Holley carb equipped 5.0 models after you got that fuel injected one running that fast. How were you able to print those stories without getting arrested for street racing?
@edbeeinnv
@edbeeinnv 7 ай бұрын
I must be an old car dude... I am getting addicted to you channel. But... what's happening with the propane 383? I can't be the only one who wants to see more of that. Have fun with Mission Improbable!
@crazywickedcustoms7272
@crazywickedcustoms7272 7 ай бұрын
Good video Tony ❤
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