1999 Ford Mustang Roush Stage II Convertible

If you are a motorsports fan, you recognize Jack Roush because of his racing teams-and because of his trademark straw hat.  He's "the cat in the hat," as Benny Parsons puts it, the cat whose cars dominated the SCCA's Trans-Am series and claimed 10 consecutive class victories in the 24 Hours of Daytona.  But where Roush's name really has gained national prominence is in NASCAR's Winston Cup series, with Mark Martin and Jeff Burton winning nearly 50 races in Roush-prepared Fords.

For consignment, a Stage 2 Roush Mustang convertible in near excellent condition.  1999 was the first year of the second generation of Roush packages installed by Roush Performance.  The Stage 1 and Stage 2 packages were offered, each with side exhaust 150mph speedometer on a fully optioned Mustang GT.  Stage 2 included performance suspension upgrades.  For this 2 owner model we see very nice paint, a clean black top, and overall, in near showroom condition, this car has been well taken care of throughout its life and has been treated to a few performance bolt ons along the way.  Showing only 37,295 original garage kept miles, this 1999 high performance pony has lots of life to offer a new owner.

***Due to varying emissions control devices being removed, please check with your state, county, local or provincial motor vehicle department to verify the ability to legally register this vehicle in your area***

Exterior
Showing in very nice sedate Silver Metallic, the exterior of this car is nearly spotless.  With its ground effects package, rear spoiler, and cowlings, it sits low to the ground and looks fab!  Lots of Roush signature badges adorn the car over the silver and they look just fab.  Throaty side exhaust exits are molded into the rocker cowling.  A long hood starts out at the top of the deeply inset grille insert and leads back to a 2003/2004 Cobra style heat extractor hood, then onto the swept back windshield.  Doors with well minded gaps have another earlier cue in the hockey stick cove which is in the beginnings of the rear quarter on this model.   On the back is a small but effective spoiler, and a now integrated curved trio of rear tail lights, (think 1964-1/2!), with a large rear neoprene bumper and a large MUSTANG embossment finishes off the back.  Up top is a black power actuated canvas convertible top with a defroster equipped glass rear window.  18" chrome Roush 5 spoke wheels are on all 4 corners and are wrapped in deeply treaded staggered width blackwall rubber.

Interior
A mixture of Charcoal Black color plastic, vinyl, and a touch of carbon fiber combine and utilize their curved integration in the door panels and the power window/lock/mirror switches reside in a smooth black panel.  This carries over to the dash which has 2 curved eyebrows that swoop downward in the center and form the radio/climate control/ and gearshift cluster again with a sprinkling of carbon fiber.  The driver's instrument cluster has white faced gauges, and these are placed in another silver/gray carbon fiber background.  These swoops utilize the same charcoal black materials as the door panels and create a beautiful interior.  Buckets showing slight wear, are in Dark Charcoal leather, and have a stitched in galloping horse across the upper portion of the setback just for some visual fun.  A 2 plus 2 rear seat is in the back and appears to never have been sat in.  Meanwhile, a light bar has been added just behind the front buckets and emulates a roll bar.  Near perfect carpet floods the floor and has nicely embroidered Roush floor mats to protect the carpet.

Drivetrain
A 4.6 Liter SOHC V8 is seen in a very clean engine bay.  It is topped with a BBK 78mm throttle body and a K&N cold air intake and with the help of EFI and is capable of making 260+hp.  MSD coil packs are on to light the fires within and our consignor notes that underdrive pulleys have been installed to squeak a few extra ponies out of the mill.  The factory black plastic cam covers are on and bolted to the back of this potent mill is a Tremec T45 5-speed manual transmission and weighing in at the tail end is a Ford 8.8 rear axle with a Cobra differential, 3.73 TracLoc gearing and 31 spline axles.

Undercarriage
As part of the Stage 2 Mustang package, handling is provided by independent coil spring front suspension, and a 4-link rear suspension which is easily discernible as many of the parts are light blue.  Larger power disc brakes are found, and you can see nice red emblazoned Roush calipers through the shiny front wheels.  Manifolds feed down from the engine and send spent fumes out the sides of the car via a Super Turbo muffler on the right side and a Dynomax Muffler on the left.  We note the catalytic converters have been removed from the exhaust system.

Drive-Ability
This racer fired right up and on the test track performed beautifully.  Acceleration was limitless, handling was akin to Tommy Kendall's 11-time winning Roush prepared Trans-Am racer and braking was more than adequate even during our panic stop test.  All in all, a great driver and performer and with the side exhaust you really become one with the car, especially in the high RPM's.  No issues crept up during our drive and it was heaven to enjoy the AC with the top down.

One of the best kept secrets of its time, a drop top Mustang with Roush performance backing, very well cared for example, with very nice paint, correct Roush badging, and all its aero cowlings.  This car was treated like a favorite toy, played with then put securely away for the next time.  All in great condition, very clean, and ready to perform, turning heads and providing smiles on the faces of the new owners.

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1FA-Ford USA Passenger Car
F-Active Manual Belts & 2nd Generation Airbags
P45-2 Door Convertible Mustang GT
X-4.6L SOHC V8
4-Check Digit
X-1999
F-Dearborn, Mi Assy Plant
209306-Sequential Unit Number

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