Jay Leno Drives One Of The Lowest-Mileage Fox Body Ford Mustangs Around
Finding a clean Fox Body Mustang is not impossible. Finding one that has covered fewer miles than some people drive in a single weekend is a completely different story. In the latest episode of Jay Leno’s Garage, Jay gets behind the wheel of a 1993 Ford Mustang GT Convertible showing just 468 original miles. The car belongs to comedian and collector Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, who has developed a serious addiction to low-mileage machines from the late 1980s and early 1990s.
This Mustang is more than another collectible parked under a cover. It’s the high school dream car Iglesias could not afford when he was young, preserved so perfectly that driving it feels like sneaking back into a Ford showroom in 1993 and leaving with the keys.
This Fox Body Mustang Somehow Survived With 468 Miles
The 1993 model year marked the end of the Fox Body Mustang, closing an enormously influential chapter in Ford’s performance history. This particular GT has the right ingredients, including a 5.0-liter 302-cubic-inch V8, a five-speed manual transmission, black paint, a black interior, and a power-operated convertible roof.
Its 225 horsepower output might sound modest when a modern Mustang GT produces more than twice as much, but Jay points out that the Fox Body is considerably lighter than today’s cars. Once he opens the throttle, both men agree that it feels far stronger than its numbers suggest.
Almost everything remains factory fresh. The battery has been replaced, while its original tires were finally removed before filming because driving on 30-year-old rubber would be a spectacularly bad idea.
Iglesias admits he has only owned the car for a little over a month. The tiny mileage figure was the real attraction because it allowed him to buy the Mustang almost exactly as it existed when he wanted one in high school. He also has no intention of preserving that 468-mile reading forever. He bought it to drive.
The Only Major Modification Is Peak 1990s Excess
There was one piece of unfinished childhood business hiding in the trunk. Iglesias installed the enormous sound system he always wanted during the 1990s, complete with two giant speakers that Jay says look like small spare tires. It devours most of the otherwise practical trunk, but practicality was never the assignment here. This is a rolling celebration of an era when dial-up internet screamed through the phone line, jokes arrived by fax, and a properly equipped sound system could vibrate every loose object within three blocks.
The Mustang also resembles the Fox Body featured in one of Iglesias’ favorite movies, Menace II Society, further explaining why this exact specification mattered to him. He is not normally a convertible fan because hats fly away and sunburn quickly ruins the fun, but even he admits this Mustang simply looks right with its roof lowered.
Back in 1993, the fully loaded GT Convertible cost around $23,000. Iglesias jokingly confirms that he did not have that kind of money then and definitely paid more than $23,000 for it now.
Jay Leno Discovers A New Car With Old-School Bumps
On the road, the Mustang’s lack of use becomes immediately obvious. The steering has no play, the manual gearbox shifts crisply, and the cabin feels surprisingly solid for a 1990s American car. Jay praises its blend of performance and cruisability, declaring that the early foundations of the modern Mustang can be felt in the way it drives. The V8 pulls eagerly, the new tires provide plenty of grip, and the convertible is perfectly happy cruising through Southern California with its roof down.
However, 468 miles cannot stop time entirely. The suspension feels noticeably bouncy, suggesting the shocks may have deteriorated while the car sat unused. After hitting one particularly rough patch, Iglesias calls the resulting impact a “nostalgic bump,” while Jay describes it more accurately as a kidney punch.
That imperfection somehow makes the experience even better. This Mustang does not merely look like 1993. It accelerates, shifts, bounces, and blasts oversized-speaker bass like 1993 never ended. Some collectors would hide a Fox Body this original inside a climate-controlled garage. Iglesias wants to add miles, play loud music, and finally enjoy the car he spent decades dreaming about. Frankly, that sounds like a much better ending for this time capsule.
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