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The Ford Fox platform was a rear wheel drive, unibody automobile architecture
Automobile platform

An automobile platform is a shared set of common design, engineering, and production efforts, as well as major components over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of automobiles, often from different, but related marques....
 that Ford used for 26 years in the North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
n market. It was designed to be relatively lightweight and simple, in keeping with the general downsizing of Detroit designs in the late 1970s.

Its initial appearance was in the compact car
Compact car

A compact , small family or c-segment car is a car classification of automobile which are larger than a supermini car and smaller than a large family car....
 class, when the Ford Fairmont
Ford Fairmont

The Ford Fairmont was a North American compact car, produced between 1978 and 1983.The 1978 Ford Fairmont was the first vehicle built on the Ford Fox platform, which would be the basis for a variety of other models, including the 1980 to 1988 Ford Thunderbird, the 1981 to 1982 American Ford Granada, the 1979 to 2004 Ford Mustang, and in 198...
 and Mercury Zephyr
Mercury Zephyr

The Mercury Zephyr was a compact car sold by the Lincoln automobile-Mercury automobile division of Ford Motor Company in the North American market from 1978 to 1983....
 appeared in 1978. Eventually, a wide range of Ford models in several market segments would be built off it, with multiple bodystyles and powertrains.

Vehicles using this platform:

Ford Fox Mustang was redesigned in 1994 under the program code name SN-95.






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The Ford Fox platform was a rear wheel drive, unibody automobile architecture
Automobile platform

An automobile platform is a shared set of common design, engineering, and production efforts, as well as major components over a number of outwardly distinct models and even types of automobiles, often from different, but related marques....
 that Ford used for 26 years in the North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
n market. It was designed to be relatively lightweight and simple, in keeping with the general downsizing of Detroit designs in the late 1970s.

Its initial appearance was in the compact car
Compact car

A compact , small family or c-segment car is a car classification of automobile which are larger than a supermini car and smaller than a large family car....
 class, when the Ford Fairmont
Ford Fairmont

The Ford Fairmont was a North American compact car, produced between 1978 and 1983.The 1978 Ford Fairmont was the first vehicle built on the Ford Fox platform, which would be the basis for a variety of other models, including the 1980 to 1988 Ford Thunderbird, the 1981 to 1982 American Ford Granada, the 1979 to 2004 Ford Mustang, and in 198...
 and Mercury Zephyr
Mercury Zephyr

The Mercury Zephyr was a compact car sold by the Lincoln automobile-Mercury automobile division of Ford Motor Company in the North American market from 1978 to 1983....
 appeared in 1978. Eventually, a wide range of Ford models in several market segments would be built off it, with multiple bodystyles and powertrains.

Vehicles using this platform:
  • 1978-1983 Ford Fairmont
    Ford Fairmont

    The Ford Fairmont was a North American compact car, produced between 1978 and 1983.The 1978 Ford Fairmont was the first vehicle built on the Ford Fox platform, which would be the basis for a variety of other models, including the 1980 to 1988 Ford Thunderbird, the 1981 to 1982 American Ford Granada, the 1979 to 2004 Ford Mustang, and in 198...
  • 1978-1983 Mercury Zephyr
    Mercury Zephyr

    The Mercury Zephyr was a compact car sold by the Lincoln automobile-Mercury automobile division of Ford Motor Company in the North American market from 1978 to 1983....
  • 1979-1993 Ford Mustang
    Ford Mustang

    File:Ford mustang badge.jpgThe Ford Mustang is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. It was initially based on the Ford Falcon , a compact car....
  • 1979-1986 Mercury Capri
    Mercury Capri

    The name Mercury Capri has been used for several different cars over the years. All were sold by the Ford Motor Company's Lincoln -Mercury division in North America....
  • 1980-1988 Ford Thunderbird
    Ford Thunderbird

    The Thunderbird, often abbreviated as T-Bird, was an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company in the United States from 1955 through 2005 — through thirteen generations and various body types....
  • 1980-1988 Mercury Cougar
    Mercury Cougar

    The Mercury Cougar was an automobile sold under the Mercury brand of the Ford Motor Company's Lincoln-Mercury Division. The name was first used in 1967 and was carried by a diverse series of cars over the next three decades....
  • 1981-1982 Ford Granada
    Ford Granada

    Ford Motor Company used the Ford Granada for unrelated vehicles sold in different markets:* The Ford Granada was built and marketed in Europe from 1972 to 1985 ...
  • 1982-1987 Lincoln Continental
    Lincoln Continental

    The Lincoln Continental, an automobile produced by the Lincoln division of Ford Motor Company, began for the 1939 model year. Over the next 63 years, despite these cars sharing underpinnings with less-expensive Ford automobiles, Continental was usually a distinctively styled, highly equipped luxury car....
  • 1983-1986 Ford LTD
    Ford LTD

    The Ford LTD was a car model name that has been used by the Ford Motor Company in North America.The LTD designation is considered by some an abbreviation of "Luxury Trim Decor" and by others as a limited body style classification for the Ford Galaxie....
  • 1983-1986 Mercury Marquis
    Mercury Marquis

    The Mercury Marquis was a vehicle produced by the Ford Motor Company under its Mercury brand from 1967 to 1986. It began as a full-size car, but became a mid-size in 1983....
  • 1984-1992 Lincoln Mark VII


SN-95

The Ford Fox Mustang was redesigned in 1994 under the program code name SN-95. This version was wider and approximately 60% of the parts were redesigned. The Fox saw gradually decreasing use as more Ford products went to front wheel drive. It finally ended production with the last 2004 Mustang. This platform was replaced for the 2005 Mustang (code named S-197), with the new Ford D2C platform
Ford D2C platform

The Ford D2C platform is Ford Motor Company's latest rear-wheel drive automobile platform. Currently the only vehicle using this platform is the 2005-present Ford Mustang, and its Shelby Mustang derivative....
.

Vehicles using this platform:
  • 1994-2004 Ford Mustang
    Ford Mustang

    File:Ford mustang badge.jpgThe Ford Mustang is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. It was initially based on the Ford Falcon , a compact car....


External links

  • - A resource for all early Foxes
  • - A social site for owners of Ford Mustangs