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In the wild, an ostrich can run faster than a horse. In today’s Nice Price or No Dice Mustang, that’s been evened up, as this pony wears pimply ostrich upholstery along with its red velour seating. Let’s decide what such an expressive combo might properly fetch.
Being too big for one’s britches means to be overly boastful or cocksure, with britches being a derivation of the word ‘breeches’ or pants. That phrase also could easily describe the $28,500 asking for yesterday’s 1985 Toyota Corolla AE86 GT-S. Regardless of whether it could be considered a classic or not, most of you found that price too big a leap for the little Corolla, spanking it down in a massive 96 percent No Dice loss.
Something else I think most of us can all agree upon is that, when it was new, the Foxbody Mustang in 5.0 guise offered the best bang for the buck money could buy. For the better part of a decade, Ford imbued the evergreen pony with enough power to keep an entire barrel of monkeys happy at a price that likely wouldn’t break the bank.
This 1993 Mustang LX 5.0 comes from the last year of production for the Foxbody and is one of around 27,000 convertibles built that final year. An additional 25,000 notches and 57,000 hatchbacks left the factory for 1993, making the model’s swan song a solid sales success. The succeeding SN95, while still based on the older Foxbody platform, was massaged enough not to be considered in the same league as the earlier edition.
Another great aspect of the Mustang’s popularity in general, and the Foxbody’s in particular, is the robust aftermarket industry that exists for performance and appearance.
Painted Bright Red with a complementing white top, this ’Stang doesn’t show any aftermarket goodies on the exterior. Even the factory five-spoke alloys are still present and accounted for, and they look perfectly decent. Nothing seems amiss with the paint either, and while the top looks a little frumpy from some angles, that’s likely just its natural bed-head appearance.
It’s in the interior, however, where things get a lot more interesting and unique. Popping open a door reveals that the entire cabin has been redone in custom red velour and ostrich skin-patterned upholstery. That extends to the door cards and rear seat surrounds, cocooning passengers in bird skin and red accents.
Other changes include ‘5.0’ embroidery on the headrests, USB ports in the console, and a two-tone red and white liner for the convertible top. It’s all pretty outrageous and not something you’ll see every day unless you buy this particular car.
Some of the misses here include a significant sag in that custom top liner, noticeable wear on the door sill’s weatherstripping, and the fact that the T handle for the four-speed automatic appears to have been installed backward.
The dealer selling the ’Stang doesn’t give us much to go on in the ad, preferring instead to use the space to tout their “quick and easy” financing options. However, we can glean from the highlights that the car has a clean title, 122,555 miles under its belt, and is in “excellent” condition.
An under-hood shot shows the 205 horsepower port-injected 5.0 V8 in unmolested shape. It rumbles through a dual exhaust, culminating in a pair of the longest chromed tailpipes imaginable. A set of new-appearing Riken tires puts the ponies on the pavement, and they all seem to be without issue. The price for all this Mustang-ness is $13,900.
What’s your take on this 5.0 with a custom ostrich interior and that $13,500 asking? Does that seem to still offer a lot of bang for the buck? Or would paying that much be a birdbrained idea?
You decide!
San Francisco Bay Area, California, Craigslist, or go here if the ad disappears.
H/T to Jim Reyce for the hookup!
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