80's factory lightweights?

[old5.0]

Thanks for the responses everyone. Just to clarify, an 87 Mustang coupe with the above deletions does exist. I've seen the car and the paperwork; both are legit. It was ordered with the 5.0 5-speed drivetrain, radio delete and no other options. The original owner attempted to order it with manual steering and brakes, as well, but that was declined.

The OO did indicate that the process of ordering the car was... interesting. Numerous hoops were jumped through. I want to determine whether those hoops were due to some sort of illegality or because Ford just didn't want to be bothered with building the car.

[whitetop]

A friend of mine right out of college in 1984 ordered a '85 Mustang 5.0, no radio, or heater/AC and no options.

I guess this was about as lightweight as you could get from the factory.

He actually sold it maybe 7-8 months later due to no AC. The glamour disappeared quickly when he would go to work with a sweat stained back.