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| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
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| Production | 1978–1993 model years |
| Successor | Ford SN-95 platform Ford D2C platform Ford MN12 platform Ford D186 platform Ford CE14 platform |
| Class | Compact Midsize |
| Layout | FR |
| Body style(s) | 2-door convertible 2-door coupe 3-door hatchback 4-door sedan 4-door station wagon |
| Vehicles | Ford Fairmont Ford Granada Ford LTD Ford Mustang Ford Thunderbird Lincoln Continental Lincoln Mark VII Mercury Capri Mercury Cougar Mercury Marquis Mercury Zephyr |
The Ford Fox platform is a rear wheel drive, unitized-chassis, automobile architecture that Ford used for 16 years in the North American market. It was designed to be relatively lightweight and simple, in keeping with the general downsizing of Detroit designs in the late 1970s.
Its initial appearance was in the compact car class, when the Ford Fairmont and Mercury Zephyr appeared in 1978. Eventually, a wide range of Ford models in several market segments would be built off it, with multiple bodystyles and powertrains. The Fox Mustang is one of the most popular Fox platform vehicles still on the road today.
Vehicles using this platform:
- 1978-1983 Ford Fairmont
- 1978-1983 Mercury Zephyr
- 1979-1993 Ford Mustang
- 1979-1986 Mercury Capri
- 1980-1988 Ford Thunderbird
- 1980-1988 Mercury Cougar
- 1981-1982 Ford Granada
- 1982-1987 Lincoln Continental
- 1983-1986 Ford LTD
- 1983-1986 Mercury Marquis
- 1984-1992 Lincoln Mark VII
External links
- Four Eyed Pride - A resource for all early Foxes
SN-95
The Ford Fox Mustang was redesigned in 1994 under the body family program code name Fox-4. This version was wider and approximately 60% of the parts were redesigned. The Fox saw gradually decreasing use as more Ford products went to front wheel drive. The SN-95 platform finally ended production with the last 2004 Mustang. This platform was replaced for the 2005 Mustang (code named S-197), with the new Ford D2C platform.
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