From: Hemmings Motor News
Date: March 1989
Price then: $7,900 ($15,100 adjusted for inflation, about the cost of a new 2016 Hyundai Accent today)
Price now: $5,900 – $22,400
Approximate dollar difference: $7,300 (assuming No. 1 condition)
Annual rate of return: 1.4%

SVO: 1985, black, gray cloth interior, all factory SVO equipment incl pw, pdl, tilt, factory sunroof, A/C, car has 39,000 orig miles and is immaculate. $7,900.

When someone says “Ford Mustang” we usually think of a thundering, V-8 muscle car. Why, then, does the four-cylinder SVO have such a cult following? Well, its turbocharged four actually made almost identical power to the 5.0 GT. Today, they are only slightly more valuable than 5.0 cars and return on investment is not stellar, but the SVO is still a conversation piece worth having in the garage.