dmaclaren

I see mostly 80's & up rides here and I don't see anything about the classics like 64.5 - 73.

shad2009

yea, there's a guy with a 67...i hope to see your beautiful mach this summer

Torch_Vert

Sadly the classics are just not seen as much due to increasing age, rarity and value. The later cars just get more talk time due to the fact that they have larger numbers still on the street on a regular basis.

But just bring a nice pre-'74 car around, and it's an instant center of attention

The gorgeous '67 restomod owned by tcrote5516 that Shad mentioned is a good case in point. Here's a shot from one of the events that several of the gang from the board attended last year:

shad2009

love that car...

DienstXIV

Technically my 85 is a classic but not a first generation classic unfortunately.

Torch_Vert

Technically based on years since built you're quite correct, but when it comes to Mustangs "classic" always gets associated with the '64-1/2 to 73 model years.

DienstXIV

64-1/2 to 73 were truly the golden years for the Mustang. It's too bad that the metal back then rusts out so quickly I bet that has something to do with so few classics on the road. My father had a 65 in 67 and he said it was white with brown polka dots because it had already started rusting a lot and so he would sand the rust and spray it with Rustoleum primer.

Torch_Vert

No so much the metal itself at fault, the fact there have been decades of advancements since then in rust prevention/control techniques is the "why", but yeah you're right overall, far too many early ponies have returned to the earth as flakes of iron oxide

tcrote5516

Nothing a pair of metal shears and a welder couldn't fix. 67' checking in.