Today was a great day...

"Harris Lue" (luecreative) 12/28/2013 at 23:42 • Filed to: Mustang, Mods, Install, Turning Wrenches, custom, jeep, offroad, foxbody, fox body, wrangler, mach 1, chin spoiler, spoiler, lip

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To work on cars!

Modified and Installed a '99-'04 Mach 1 Chin Spoiler to the bumper of my 1993 LX and had spent the day before that installing Nerf Bars and a new front bumper on my sister's 1996 Jeep Wrangler!

190e30-Now with COSWORTH > Harris Lue 12/29/2013 at 00:00

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This is one of the nicest Foxbodies I have ever seen.

Harris Lue > 190e30-Now with COSWORTH 12/29/2013 at 00:15

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Thanks man!! It's come a long way.

Still waiting on a nice respray and an engine swap, but it's getting there.

desertdog5051 > Harris Lue 12/29/2013 at 01:32

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Nice addition. Who makes it?

Harris Lue > desertdog5051 12/29/2013 at 02:08

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It was the SVE Chin Spoiler from Latemodelrestoration.com!

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Harris Lue 12/29/2013 at 05:57

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What a gorgeous car. I've got a bit of a soft-spot for fox-bodies, which is big coming from a European :)

Busslayer > Harris Lue 12/29/2013 at 10:28

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Nice photography on the LX. I assumed it was a professional stock photo before reading.

Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey > Harris Lue 12/29/2013 at 12:14

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That's a beautiful Fox.

Harris Lue > Busslayer 12/29/2013 at 13:30

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Thanks! I'm flattered. Must mean I'm finally getting the hang of this 60D!

Harris Lue > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 12/29/2013 at 14:17

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I appreciate it man! To give you some credit Jack Telnack was the head of Ford Europe's Design department and returned stateside in 1976. Just in time to influence the design of the 1979 Mustang by giving it the more European look!

Harris Lue > Dingers Ghost, Champion Jockey 12/29/2013 at 14:18

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Appreciate it man!

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Harris Lue 12/29/2013 at 18:00

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That might be why I take a shining to it then.

Thinking about it, my absolute favourite American car is the Corvair, which is also the most European American car ever built (so European it started a bit of a design revolution over here; just look at the Hillman Imp).

Harris Lue > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 12/29/2013 at 18:09

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Wow! There is definitely a huge influence there. I had no idea of the actual European influence of the Fox Body until I read thru the new 50th Anniversary Mustang book.
This is the man himself with the Fox Concept:

One of the early sketches:

Us American's must really like the European design, because the Fox stuck around for 14 years and many of us still love them today! Thanks Europe!

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Harris Lue 12/29/2013 at 19:04

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That sketch looks brilliant. Can you imagine if the production car was that wild?

On the other hand, it would probably have a bit less blue-collar cool that makes the fox-body so great.

Harris Lue > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 12/29/2013 at 19:08

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It is pretty sweet looking! Probably would've ended up something like this:

BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires > Harris Lue 12/29/2013 at 19:29

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I love looking at never-were mustang proposals. This one for the Mustang 2 caught my eye:

It's based on a longer chassis than the Pinto one that was finally used, and it really helps sort the proportions out. Not a bad looking thing at all.

Harris Lue > BiTurbo228 - Dr Frankenstein of Spitfires 12/29/2013 at 19:46

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That is a pretty attractive pony car! The 70's influence is there without a doubt!

The Arnold and Rambo concepts for the SN-95 are my two favorites:

Arnold

Rambo:

The Arnold was pretty close to the prodiction model, but the Rambo was absolutely wild!