1985 Mustang GT was significant in the long life of Mustangs

[SmokinStangs Mustang Forum]

The 1985 Mustang GT was significant in the long life of Mustangs—especially the high performance models, which in this case happen to be the GT models. You have to consider what came before the 1985 Mustang GT.

Performance Mustangs since 1974, at best, only looked like performance models. Yes, there were the Cobra II models, and let’s not forget the King Cobra models, but they could not perform. Even the “hot” 4.2-liter V-8 models of 1980-1981 were rated at only 119hp (120hp for 1981). Now that is really pathetic for a car that twelve years earlier was pumping out 375hp with the Boss 429 model. Still, you have to start somewhere.

And so, by 1985, Ford was taking small steps to regain the performance image—in fact and in looks.

[SmokinStang]