Classic American

Fox Rising

It was probably bound to happen. For years the Fox chassis Ford Mustang has been recognised among the cognoscenti as one of the best bang-for-the-buck performance cars in North America. Almost anybody could afford one when new and in factory stock trim the 5.0-litre V8 was one of the quickest cars you could buy in North America in the late Eighties and early Nineties.

Not only that, but the car developed a reputation for being extremely receptive to performance modifications. Even just adding a few

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