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Vehicle 1998 Ford Mustang 2dr Convertible 2008 Panoz Esperante GTLM Convertible
120 MPH speedometer Yes No
15.7 gallon fuel tank w/tethered cap Yes No
15" x 7.0" polished cast aluminum wheels Yes No
1 Cupholder Total No Yes
1 Front Power Outlet, Integrated With Cigarette Lighter No Yes
25-mm Front Stabilizer Bar No Yes
2.73 axle ratio Yes No
3.8L EFI V6 engine Yes No
3-point active restraint safety belts Yes No
4-Wheel Anti-Lock Brakes No Yes
5-speed manual transmission w/OD Yes No
6-Speed Manual Transmission With Overdrive and Floor Mounted Shifter No Yes
Aerodynamic halogen headlamps Yes No
Alloy Grille No Yes
Alloy Pedals and Shifter No Yes
All-Speed Traction Control Controlled By Engine Management and ABS No Yes
Auxiliary pwr point Yes No
Battery No Yes
BBS(TM) RK Satin Alloy Wheels, 18-In. X 8.5-In. No Yes
Blaupunkt AM/FM Radio; CD Player; Remote Control No Yes
Body Color Door Handles No Yes
Brembo(R) Plated and Cross-Drilled Front Power 330-mm X 28-mm Ventilated Disc and Rear Power 297-mm X 18-mm Ventilated Disc Brakes No Yes
Carbon Fiber Exterior Vents No Yes
Carbon Fiber Radiator Valance No Yes
Carbon Slam Panel No Yes
Carpet Located In Passenger Cabin and Trunk No Yes
Cigarette lighter Yes No
Cigarette Lighter No Yes
City 19/hwy 28 (3.8L engine/4-speed auto trans) Yes No
City 20/hwy 29 (3.8L engine/5-speed manual trans) Yes No
Clearcoat Located On Pre-Preg Sills No Yes
Clearcoat paint Yes No
Cloth reclining bucket seats-inc: head restraints Yes No
Coil-spring 4-bar link rear suspension Yes No
Color-keyed cloth headliner/sun visors Yes No
Color-keyed rocker moldings Yes No
Compass No Yes
Composite hood w/flow through scoops Yes No
Console-inc: armrest, storage bin, dual cup holders Yes No
Custom Exhaust Pipes No Yes
Custom Sill Plates No Yes
Deluxe Billet Alloy Interior Accents No Yes
Deluxe carpet Yes No
Digital Clock No Yes
Door trim panels w/full-length armrests, cloth/vinyl inserts Yes No
Driver Airbag No Yes
Driver & front passenger second-generation air bags Yes No
Driver-side footrest Yes No
Dual Body Color Power Adjustable Sport Exterior Rearview Mirrors No Yes
Dual illuminated covered visor mirrors Yes No
Dual note horn Yes No
Dual pwr mirrors (RH convex) Yes No
Dual Sunvisors No Yes
Electrochromic Interior Rearview Mirror No Yes
Electronic AM/FM stereo radio w/compact disc/cassette-inc: (4) speakers, 80-watt amplifier, integrated clock Yes No
Extended Service Interval For Distributorless Ignition No Yes
Exterior Temperature Gauge No Yes
Front Air Dam No Yes
Front and Rear Crumple Zones No Yes
Front Carpeted Floor Mats No Yes
Front Dual Door Mounted Storage No Yes
Front Dual Outboard 3-Point Seatbelts No Yes
Front Dual Reclining Sport Heated Bucket Seats With Driver Power Seat Height Adjustment and Integral Headrests No Yes
Front Fog Lights No Yes
Gas-pressurized front struts & rear shock absorbers Yes No
GTLM Rockers No Yes
HD 130-amp alternator Yes No
HD 58 amp/hr maintenance-free battery Yes No
Headlamps-on alert chime Yes No
HomeLink(R) Universal Garage Door Opener No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Front Suspension With Gas Charged Shock Absorbers and Coil Springs No Yes
Independent Double Wishbone Rear Suspension With Gas Charged Shock Absorbers and Coil Springs No Yes
Intermittent Windshield Wipers No Yes
Interval windshield wipers Yes No
Keyless Entry Operated Via Key Fob No Yes
Leather Located On Dash, Console and Doors No Yes
Leather Seats No Yes
Light group-inc: dome lamps integral w/mirror, front door courtesy switches Yes No
Limited Slip Differential No Yes
Locking glove box Yes No
Lower Console Storage Located On Floor With Armrest No Yes
Luggage area carpet & trim Yes No
Manual Air Conditioning No Yes
Manual air conditioning w/positive shut-off registers Yes No
Modified MacPherson strut front suspension w/front stabilizer bar Yes No
Momo(TM) Leather Steering Wheel No Yes
Multi-Function Remote Operates Door Lock/Unlock and Panic Alarm No Yes
Navigation Pre-Wiring No Yes
P205/65R15 all-season SBR BSW tires Yes No
Panic Alarm No Yes
Passenger Airbag No Yes
Power Door Locks No Yes
Power Drivers Seat Adjusts 4 Ways Total No Yes
Power Rack and Pinion Steering No Yes
Power Soft Convertible Top No Yes
Power Windows No Yes
Pwr 4-wheel disc brakes Yes No
Pwr decklid release Yes No
Pwr door locks Yes No
Pwr quarter windows Yes No
Pwr rack & pinion steering Yes No
Pwr retractable convertible top w/semi-hard boot Yes No
Pwr windows w/driver-side express down Yes No
Radio Antenna No Yes
Rear Spoiler No Yes
Rear wheel drive Yes No
Remote Fuel Door Release No Yes
Remote keyless/illuminated entry Yes No
Removable front ashtray Yes No
SBRP255/45ZR18 Tires No Yes
"Securilock" passive anti-theft system Yes No
Side Guard Door Beams No Yes
Side window demisters Yes No
Special Badges No Yes
Sport Front and Rear Body Color Bumpers No Yes
Stainless steel exhaust system Yes No
Supercharged SVT 4.6-Liter, 90-Degree V8, 32-Valve, DOHC, SEFI Engine; Front/Mid Mounted With Horsepower Of 420@6000 and Torque Of 420@3500, Cast Iron Block and Alloy Cylinder Heads No Yes
Supercharger No Yes
Tachometer No Yes
Tachometer, trip odometer, voltmeter, temp/fuel/oil pressure gauges Yes No
Tilt steering wheel Yes No
Tinted glass Yes No
Trunk Anti-Trap Device No Yes
Vinyl Tonneau Cover No Yes
Visteon Complex Reflex Reflector Halogen Headlights No Yes
Wrap-around taillamps Yes No






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