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Originally published in the December 1987 issue of Hot Rod magazine By Philippe Danh / Photography: Mike Banks, PPC Photographic Attractive by design, performance, and price, the new breed of sporty, downsized pickup trucks is extremely popular with the young, first new-car buyers who look at these sleek little haulers as a great alternative to high-cost, 5-speed, two-door sport coupes.

Originally published in the April 1986 issue of Hot Rod magazine By Rick TitusPhotography: Bob D'Olivo, PPC Photographic So you thought Carroll Shelby was out of it, reduced to the second-fiddle role of keeping all the performance car promises Lee Iaccoca was making about Chrysler products.

Saleen Mustangs are widely acknowledged as the most potent production Mustangs you can buy anywhere, and that's not to take any thing away from the fact that HOT ROD Magazine recently selected the stock 5.0L Ford Mustang LX as the best performance car buy of '88. Low cost and super performance are indeed the most desirable attributes in modern-day performance cars, and the LX model proves that the two are not mutually exclusive.