Factory build sheet
1987 Ford Mustang LX
Build 1FABP41E-H · 5L 8cyl · Hatchback
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1FABP41E and position 10 reads H. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Mustang whose VIN starts 1FABP41E and carries H in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 24 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 24 known VINs
- 3 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Ford with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 5 L
- Displacement (CI)
- 302
- Cylinders
- 8
- Configuration
- V-Shaped
- Engine manufacturer
- Ford
- Horsepower
- 225 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 2
- Manufacturer
- FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1
- GVWR
- 6,000 lb or less
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$23,995 median asking price · 6 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Too few listings to publish a price range — with 6 cars on the market, the cheapest and the dearest are single cars, not a spread. The median above is what they ask in the middle.
The same build, other model years
Ford used the VIN pattern 1FABP41E for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
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1987 You are here code H $23,995
- 1988 LX 5L 8cyl Hatchback · 58 vehicles code J
- 1989 LX 5L 8cyl Hatchback · 101 vehicles code K
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 1FA | FORD MOTOR COMPANY · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | BP41E | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | H | Model year — 1987 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
24 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 1FABP41E-H shares the specification above.
- 24 Known VINs
- 3 Listed for sale now
- 6 Priced listings
- $23,995 Median asking
- 1FABP41E 6HF203575
- 1FABP41E 5HF211201
- 1FABP41E 3HF146655
- 1FABP41E 3HF210919
- 1FABP41E 5HF128044
- 1FABP41E 2HF154312
- 1FABP41E XHF156096
- 1FABP41E 0HF170590
- 1FABP41E 9HF154386
- 1FABP41E 5HF153929
- 1FABP41E 9HF168529
- 1FABP41E 7HF149719
- 1FABP41E 7HF130118
- 1FABP41E 5HF154529
- 1FABP41E 8HF149146
- 1FABP41E 0HF189415
- 1FABP41E XHF115290
- 1FABP41E 3HF131024
- 1FABP41E 9HF163301
- 1FABP41E 7HF212107
- 1FABP41E 5HF163392
- 1FABP41E 8HF156002
- 1FABP41E 4HF189014
- 1FABP41E XHF126029
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Mustang, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 1987 GT 5L 8-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 91 vehicles
- 1987 LX 2.3L 4-cyl · Convertible cabriolet 23 vehicles
- 1987 GT 5L 8-cyl · Convertible cabriolet 106 vehicles · $19,000 median
- 2017 GT Convertible 5L 8-cyl · Convertible cabriolet · RWD 2,138 vehicles · $28,590 median
- 2018 GT Coupe 5L 8-cyl · RWD 11,173 vehicles · $30,453 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 6 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 24 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.