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EPISODE · Jul 13, 2026 · 50 MIN

042 | I Took Dad’s Fox Body 5.0! Double-Decker Cars & Mexican GTRs

from Cool Cars with Chris: Car Talk, Driving Tips & Auto Life · host Chris Smith

This week on Cool Cars with Chris, Chris and Courage are talking Fox Body Mustangs, demolition derby madness, double-decker cars, E85 fuel, oil-burning engines, Datsun finds, and the legendary “Mexican GTR.”Chris kicks things off with a story from back in the day: the time he secretly took his dad’s Fox Body 5.0 Mustang for a weekend joyride. Beach runs, friends in the car, racing a Z31 Nissan 300ZX, and trying to cover his tracks before dad checked the mileage — what could possibly go wrong?Then Courage recaps a packed car weekend, including a big Temecula car show with everything from classics and rat rods to JDM cars, supercars, and an Arizona iced tea-themed Subaru STI. After that, things get wild with a trip to a Perris demolition derby, featuring dirt track racing, trailer races, and the unforgettable double-decker derby cars — one driver on the gas, another on the steering wheel, and a whole lot of trust involved.The conversation also dives into classic car myths and garage talk, including whether sugar in the gas tank really kills an engine, old-school YouTube car torture experiments, running E85 fuel, Ford 5.0 Coyote oil consumption, VQ engines that burn oil, cylinder deactivation, and what happens when cars are pushed way past their limits.To wrap it up, Chris and Courage talk about hidden Datsun 240Z finds, engine swap ideas for old Datsun pickups, EcoBoost swaps, Coyote swaps, and the ultimate sleeper truck: the Coyote-powered F-150, also known as the Mexican GTR.If you love car stories, Mustang talk, sleeper builds, JDM cars, demolition derby chaos, and real car-guy conversations, this episode is for you.Website: https://coolcarswithchris.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CoolCarswithChris619Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cool_cars_with_chris619/Courage’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDriveNDad22Courage’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedrivendad22/00:00 🏁 Intro: Fox Body 5.0, double-decker cars & Mexican GTRs01:10 🎙️ Welcome to Cool Cars with Chris01:49 🔑 Chris takes dad’s Fox Body 5.0 Mustang04:41 🚗 Temecula car fest and the Arizona STI07:34 💥 Perris demolition derby night09:32 🤯 Double-decker derby cars explained13:27 🛻 Trailer races and dirt track chaos20:55 ⛽ Sugar in the gas tank and car myths22:32 🔥 Car torture experiments and engine abuse25:19 🌽 E85 fuel, flex fuel trucks and gas prices29:03 🛢️ Ford 5.0 Coyote and VQ oil-burning problems32:24 ⚙️ Cylinder deactivation and V6 Camaro stories38:12 👀 Datsun pickups, a hidden 240Z and swap ideas43:11 🇲🇽 What is a Mexican GTR?49:16 🙌 Wrap-up with Courage from Driven Dad 22Chris and Courage talk Fox Body 5.0 Mustang memories, Ford Mustang joyrides, a Z31 Nissan 300ZX street-race story, Temecula car show highlights, a wild Perris demolition derby with double-decker derby cars, trailer racing, E85 fuel, Ford 5.0 Coyote oil consumption, VQ engine problems, Datsun 240Z spotting, engine swap ideas, Coyote F-150 sleeper trucks, and the legendary Mexican GTR in this fun car podcast episode of Cool Cars with Chris.#CoolCarsWithChris #FoxBodyMustang #FoxBody #FivePointOh #FordMustang #MustangGT #CoyoteF150 #MexicanGTR #SleeperTruck #FordF150 #CoyoteEngine #DemolitionDerby #DoubleDeckerCars #PerrisDemolitionDerby #TrailerRacing #TemeculaCarShow #Datsun240Z #Nissan300ZX #E85Fuel #CarPodcast

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