The popularity of the 1979-1993 Fox-body Mustang among the racing crowd has never surprised us. It fills that important niche of powerful, affordable, and easy-to-modify that few vehicles do, and its combination of classic 302 cubic-inch grunt with modern fuel injection made it popular with all crowds. The Fox-body Mustang certainly holds an important place in the history of the Ford Motor Company.

So does that warrant a place in a museum? We don’t know for sure, but on eBay there is an auction for a “museum quality” 1985 Mustang GT with just 13,000 miles on the odometer. So should it be encased in glass, or is it daily driver material?

The main thing to recommend this car as a true survivor is that it 100% original, down to the tires and wheels (though right now it sits on reproduction tires to preserve the originals.) Glancing through the 80+ high rest pictures on the auction, we’ve got to agree that this car looks new. Perhaps even better then new. The red paint job is vibrant with no evidence of scratching or rust.

The interior is shockingly clean, and it is either a really good camera, or a really good detailer who brought out the “shine” on the inside of this Mustang. The only evidence of wear-and-tear is under the hood, on the two air inlet tubs feeding the carbureted 5.0 engine. Other than the air inlets and odometer, we could have been convinced that this 1985 Mustang GT had 0 miles on it. It really looks that clean. Check out the auction if you don’t believe us. This Mustang has attracted 37 bids so far, with the price stalled around $13,500 (though the reserve has yet to be met.) How much do you think this museum quality Mustang could be worth some day?