Lame mods or not, the vast majority of buyers out there will be gun-shy about anything that's been altered from stock. Whether its cheezy wire looms or a full-on engine swap, the car's no longer original, and there's often no way to easily know if the work was done properly. Sometimes it is, very often it isn't. I don't worry much about resale value, but I would be wary about being able to sell my car if it were not stock, and not maintained with authentic Motorcraft parts. Furthermore, I love Ford reliability. They've worked hard at FoMoCo to keep the car dependable and optimize drivablity -- I have no desire to alter that.
For what is worth, if I wanted a pavement melter that would go like hell without compromise, I'd set my sights on a 1968 Cougar XR7 with a 390, or perhaps a 1969 Galaxie XL with the 429 Thunder Jet, for example.
For what is worth, if I wanted a pavement melter that would go like hell without compromise, I'd set my sights on a 1968 Cougar XR7 with a 390, or perhaps a 1969 Galaxie XL with the 429 Thunder Jet, for example.