The 1990 Ford Mustang was essentially the same as the 1987 through
1989 model years. Given an economic slump Mustang sales dropped
by nearly 40% in 1990. Minor changes could be found on the exterior
and interior of the 1990 Mustang but the drivetrain remained unchanged.
The interior of the Mustang saw the introduction of a drivers side
airbag as a standard item in 1990. This change necessitated the
removal of a tilt column and a few gauge indicators. Other minor
changes included shoulder belts for passengers in the rear seats
and slightly different HVAC controls with larger and easier to read
dials.
The exterior of the 1990 Mustang saw the removal of the belt line
tape stripe and the introduction of a few new colors: titanium silver,
a new strawberry red, and two new blue tones.
The 1990 Mustang also represented the 25th year of production for
the Mustang lineup. As such all 1990 Mustangs and some 1989
Mustangs received a special 25th anniversary badge on passenger
side of the dash.
During the 1990 Mustang model year there was one very unique model
called the "7 Up" model. Supposedly, The 7-UP Copmany
was going to give away several of these cars at the NCAA basketball
finals as a contest. However, at the last minute, the contest was
canceled.
The 1990 Limited Edition Convertible featured deep Emerald Green
Metallic Paint (code PA), color matched side moldings, fascia, and
mirrors, white leather interior, white convertible top, and 15 inch
GT turbine styled aluminum wheels. The cars began as V8 LX coupes
and were shipeed to Cars & Concepts of Brighton, MI for modification
into converitbles. The plan was to build 5,000 but only 4,103 were
built. The breakdown of the production numbers is as follows:
~Total production: 4,103
~ 5-Speeds: 1,360
~ Automatics: 2,743
~ Vehicles exported: 261
