Okay.. brave new bird aka MN12 chassis ran from 1988 thru 1997 with
SuperCoupe last year in 1995.
I've had a 67 4 door 390, 85 3.8, and currently a 95 LX 4.6.
The 67 suffered from something Ford/Lincoln still refuses to fix.. high
tech options and black boxes (for the time) that are no where near
reliable after the expiration of the base warranty.
The 67 was a cool ride when it ran. So low to the ground that a pack of
cigarettes barely fit between the ground and the lowest piece under the
floor pan. The dual cardan u joint drive shaft was a fun repair as well
as steering box leaks, vacuum leaks, mechanical sequential taillights,
and wipers run by the power steering pump, prone to stop running every
time you splashed in a water puddle.The plastic power window motor
gears liked to tear themselves up.
The 85 fox body was a well handling car with heavy duty suspension and
EAGLE ST or GT tires but suffered from easily torn,cracked or rusted
extremely thin sheet metal and a 3.8 v6 that would tend overheat once
past 75,000 miles. I saw it on 4 different 3.8 Fords in the family over
a 10 year period.
The 95 MN12 is a bit beefier. The 4.6 oil filter change is the most
difficult I've seen on a Ford, probably because the car was not
designed with the 4.6 in mind. It's a nice touring car but don't kid
yourself.. it does not have the drive train or brakes needed to sup****t
muscle car power. I think the last MN12 chassis car was the 98 Lincoln
Mark 8. Weak points for normal drivers are warped front brakes,
electrical wiring failures due to poor routing in the engine
compartment, and tranny failures.
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