Ford Mustang LX 5.0 Notchback (1985–1993)
Unlike today's Mustang, which comes in just two body styles, the Mustangs built on Ford's old Fox platform ('79 to '93) were available as a hatchback, a convertible, or a notchback. The difference? Notchback models, like convertibles, had a proper trunk. This made them look a little dorky, compared with the swept-back lines of the Mustang GT. But the design created a sleeper. Notchback buyers could put the muscular 5.0-liter V-8 that came standard on the sportier GT under the hood of their stodgy-looking and squared-off LX 5.0 notchback, letting them sneak up on that unsuspecting Camaro Z28 or Pontiac Trans Am driver waiting at the stoplight. Because it was a little lighter, it was quicker as well. And cops were less likely to pull you over in a notchback. Although that might have been less because the car was a performance sleeper and more because they themselves might have been driving a Mustang Special Service Package, which was basically an LX 5.0 notchback.
