Convertible Foxbody

1989 Ford Mustang LX Convertible

- 5.0L V8
- Automatic Transmission
- 30k Miles
- Red Over White Interior
- White Convertible Top

(Please note: If you happen to be viewing this 1989 Ford Mustang LX Convertible on a website other than our Garage Kept Motors site, it's possible that you've only seen some of our many photographs of the car due to third-party website limitations. To be sure you access all the more than 195 photographs, as well as a short start-up and walk-around video, and a link to its accident and damage-free Carfax history, please go to our main website: GKM.com)

“The 1989 Mustang… is the ultimate Mustang.” – Magazine advertisement

The ad copy went on to explain: “The combination of a 5.0-liter V8 engine delivering 225 horsepower at 4,200 RPM, quick-ratio power steering, unidirectional tires, and Ford's Quadra-shock suspension make it technically more advanced than its predecessor. Yet, after 25 years of evolution, it's still youthful, still vigorous, still Mustang. And a mere touch of the throttle can still release the magic that is only Mustang. Ford Mustang. An object of America's affection for 25 years.”

Offered here is a 1989 Ford Mustang LX Convertible in Scarlet Red (Code 2D) over Oxford White/Dark Red (Code N) under a power-operated white fabric soft top. This is a survivor Fox-body Mustang drop-top in excellent condition, fully serviced within the past 12 months.

The exterior non-metallic red paint has been properly maintained through the years. The color is uniformly bright with great luster across the body, including on the painted impact-absorbing bumpers and lower-body panels. A single, thin-gray pinstripe accents the body. (To best assess the quality of the paint and trim finishes, please be sure to view the close-up photographs of the car in the accompanying gallery.) Black-finished trim—on the window surrounds, door handles, front-and-rear bumpers, side rub-strips, and rear-deck luggage carrier—show very well. The original white-fabric top fits properly and is free of rips, tears, or significant signs of use. Factory badging includes the Ford “blue-oval” emblems and Mustang-embossed lower-body identification front and rear, “5.0” engine emblems on the front fenders, and “LX” badge on the rear deck. All cabin glass—including the rear window in the convertible top—is clear and free of cracks. Original-equipment, 10-hole, 15-inch alloy wheels with Ford-logo center caps are mounted with 225/60 General® AltiMax RT43 all-season performance tires.

The car's interior color combination of white and dark-red is a delight. Vertically pleated white leather upholstery covers the classic-style front buckets and rear, 2-position bench seat. The convertible boot cover is also white; seat belts are dark red. Door trim marries both white and red in contrasting horizontal panels with red carpeting on the kick-panels; power-window and door-lock controls and factory-mounted audio speakers are located on the doors. Cabin carpeting is red with Mustang-branded all-weather rubber protective mats. A 2-spoke black steering wheel with cruise-control push-buttons and a blue-oval crest frames the comprehensive analog instrument cluster set in the black-and-dark-red dashboard. Instrument and switchgear markings are crisp. The factory audio system and HVAC controls are located on the center stack; the t-bar shift lever for the automatic transmission and power-outside-mirror controls are located on the red center console, forward of the handbrake lever and a combination storage compartment-armrest. (Please view the close-up photography in the gallery to assess the condition of the Mustang's various interior surfaces.) The car's trunk is tidy and clean.

Under the hood, the 5.0-liter, 225-horsepower, High Output Ford V8 occupies a very clean engine bay. Engine and component surfaces are original with no indication of any aftermarket modifications; there are no added bits of chrome. Viewed from below, the car's chassis is similarly clean, complete, and undamaged. The full-length dual-exhaust system with crossover pipe and twin chrome tips is a visual focal point. (To best evaluate the condition of undercarriage surfaces, please review the gallery photos shot from below.)

The Mustang's original identification and information tags remain as mounted at the factory.

While the more than 195 high-definition photographs and the short walk-around-and-startup video available on the GarageKeptMotors website showcase this '89 Ford Mustang LX Convertible in detail from every angle, including from below, we expect and encourage in-person inspections at our Grand Rapids, Michigan showroom. Please call to arrange an appointment in advance as our showroom is not open to the public. And feel free to get in touch anytime by phone or email if you have questions.

The appeal of open-air driving in a classic, 5-liter, Fox-body Mustang never grows old. The common advice about acquiring such a classic car—“Buy the best one you can afford”—remains sound. And if it happens to be a red LX, so much the better.