Thursday, April 17, 2014

An Automotive Geezer's Birthday

That would be the Mustang... 50 years old today.  From the Hemmings Motor News daily newsletter, this:


You can read the whole article here and it's pretty interesting stuff for a gear head.  Oh, and the car's for sale... only $55,000.00 and it could be yours, unless there's a bidding war.

10 comments:

  1. My last landlord had not 1 but 2 of these sharing our parking garage. Nice cars and he never ever drove them. One of the guys I used to go flying with in PA and NJ had one but his kept breaking down all the time. He probably ended up giving it away when he got orders to Hawaii out of school.

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    1. I can't imagine owning a car and not driving the thing. That's what cars were made for!

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  2. I saw an ad in the local rag for a '57 Chevy BelAir two-door for $55Gs...
    Innit amazing how some cars appreciate in value?

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    1. The appreciation for some classics IS amazing. I have a couple of "woulda, coulda, shoulda" cars in my past. (sigh)

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  3. Damn. And I remember that.

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  4. That horse ain't got no buck18 April, 2014 21:03

    I owned a 64 1/2 mustang. When I went to the junkyard a lot of things were different. For example the headlight switch was from the Falcon, as the 65 mustang switch didn't fit. The rear springs were so weak, that every mustang was an ass-dragger even after 10,000 miles :-) Worst, was the 260 V8 with 2-bbl (150 hp), that pig could only do 55 when the speed limit was 70. My mistake was putting a 289 4-bbl in it, and found out the brakes didn't work at 70. I put on the brakes, they faded, and PLOW! (Batman style) ran into a fence trying to avoid a collision which totaled it. I bought a Dodge after that, as all Dodges are function over beauty :-)

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    1. My '67 Chevelle SS396 had lousy brakes, too. It sucks to find that out when you're trying to haul it down from a little over 100 mph after a drag race. I never hit anything, though.

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  5. Sigh - brings back memories. My dad had a 64 1/2 that I don't remember but it did begin his life-long passion for Mustangs. He owned a succession of them after that - including 2 Shelby's (66 GT350 and 67 GT500); even his daily drive was a 'Stang until he found BMWs...but he never lost is love of the classic Mustang. He sold those 2 Shelby's in the late 1970s; today each one would be worth $200K, at least. Talk about the "woulda, coulda, shoulda" moments...

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    1. Talk about the "woulda, coulda, shoulda" moments...

      I'll say!

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