Just got another Mustang!!
12-26-2009, 05:51 PM
#1
4th Gear Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: SoCal
Posts: 1,826
Just got another Mustang!!
Just wanted to share my happiness, as I just inherited my father's '67 coupe. He passed away a couple of years ago and my stepmother decided to give it to me as a Christmas gift this year. Words escape me for how much this means....
Anyway, about the car.... It's a '67 coupe, red w/ black interior, 200 6 cyl, auto. It was restored about 12 years ago (full body and paint resto, rebuilt engine and trans). There's a few things that could use a little freshening or replacement, like I think the grill is original as it shows some age, but just little stuff like that. Other than that, I just need to go through it and change fluids and look over it for maintenance items since it hasn't been driven in a long time and she'll be good to go. I'm not sure yet what plans, if any, I have for the car, in any case it'll be a while before I get around to doing anything major with it. For now I'll just drive and enjoy it; I'll try to get a few pics up when it gets delivered.
Anyway, about the car.... It's a '67 coupe, red w/ black interior, 200 6 cyl, auto. It was restored about 12 years ago (full body and paint resto, rebuilt engine and trans). There's a few things that could use a little freshening or replacement, like I think the grill is original as it shows some age, but just little stuff like that. Other than that, I just need to go through it and change fluids and look over it for maintenance items since it hasn't been driven in a long time and she'll be good to go. I'm not sure yet what plans, if any, I have for the car, in any case it'll be a while before I get around to doing anything major with it. For now I'll just drive and enjoy it; I'll try to get a few pics up when it gets delivered.
12-26-2009, 06:04 PM
#4
6th Gear Member
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Texas
Posts: 10,551
+1, not only that but its restored how your dad wanted it. I dunno how you are with things like that but the car will always be a part of your dad that you get to keep. If you change it, it kinda looses its sentimental value. At least it would for me anyways.
12-26-2009, 06:56 PM
#8
4th Gear Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: SoCal
Posts: 1,826
If anything I'm just thinking maybe a disc brake/ 5 lug conversion and some replica Shelby wheels, period correct of course. But like I said, anything if at all is a long ways off. And the 6's have their own charm to them, so I don't imagine it going anywhere; although he did once say if he had it do do again he would've done a small block V8, so you never know.... Thanks for the replies everybody, hope you all have had a wonderful Christmas as well.
That's awesome. For whatever it's worth, I'd leave it alone to with the exception of the items needed to make it perfect.
