I believe the term(s) you're looking for are "Fairstang" or "Musmont"
MusMont ... that's a good one.
According to Wikipedia all the following cars are on the FOX 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
Makes the 'insult' of the Fox children calling a II a Pinto sad in a pathetic sort of way.
The 'Classic" owners aren't any better.
(and/or "Diplomat/K-car clone")
Yep, first time I saw a 79 I wondered what the hell I was looking at, a freaking Dodge?
You folks who want to say there are no ugly Mustangs ..... There were some mighty ugly mustangs. Horribly ugly.
Look at it this way: Most of you weren't alive when the Fox bodies were introduced, let alone an active member of the (new) car buying public. The Fox is like the ugly kids you have known since pre-school, you grew up with them so you don't really see the ugly. The ugly is normal to you.
I'm the person who took one look at the kid and said ... DAMN! That's an UGLY baby!! (think Seinfeld).
I walked into the dealer, asked to see the new Mustang, I was standing next to it. One of the things I did was make sure I was not at a Dodge dealer.
Ugly Mustangs? Yes.