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The XE Fairmont Ghia ESP (option 54) was an optional pack that was chosen by the purchaser when ordering their new car, it varied in trim, styles and motors... examples of some ESP upgrades are, two-tone Charcoal-accented paint or base Ghia paint, Scheel-brand front bucket seats or ghia Seats, 5.8L Cleveland V8 or 4.1L EFI Crossflow, 3 speed C4 auto or 4 speed single rail manual. Most ESP optioned ghias are easily distinguishable from the Fairmont Ghia, however, many Option 54 Fairmont Ghias look so similar to the Fairmont Ghia that most second hand owners do not realise they have an ESP as there is no code on the compliance plate to distinguish this, the only way to know if a Fairmont Ghia is a TRUE ESP is to write ford with the compliance details and Ford will then track the cars original purchase order and look for "option 54" on purchase order, the only common part of a XE ESP was the differential and rear brakes, "Option 54" included LSD and rear disc brakes as standard.
All 1982 built XE ESP 's were two toned with front/rear/side orange body moulds with Scheel Seats optioned in two colours one in Gun Metal Grey and the second in Sierra Tan in Colour with gold snowflake wheels.
Build numbers on 1982 V8 XE ESP''s total to 560 build as there is no numbers on the 6 cylinder XE ESP's numbers estimate at 200 or less.
351 - 178 (Manual optioned only)
302 - 100 (Manual)
302 - 260 (Auto)
Total - 560 Build V8 XE. ESP's
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All 1982 built XE ESP 's were two toned with front/rear/side orange body moulds with Scheel Seats optioned in two colours one in Gun Metal Grey and the second in Sierra Tan in Colour with gold snowflake wheels.
Build numbers on 1982 V8 XE ESP''s total to 560 build as there is no numbers on the 6 cylinder XE ESP's numbers estimate at 200 or less.
351 - 178 (Manual optioned only)
302 - 100 (Manual)
302 - 260 (Auto)
Total - 560 Build V8 XE. ESP's
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