Just a question i know i am still working out the bugs in my 65 hardtop but i am interested in how reliable they can be for say a road trip ? daily use?

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it will be pretty much as reliable as you make it...if you do the required maintenance and keep everything in top shape then you can drive it like any other car.

 

x2. Back when these cars rolled off the lot they werent in need of work everyday. They were pretty reliable. Depending on how much work has been done they will be as reliable as any other car.

 

I drove my 66 from California to texas without a problem...but then i was driving across town and i threw a rod...it just depends

 

I've drove my 1970 f100 every day now for about 5 years about 50 miles a day or so and never done anything to it except change oil.

 

mine refuses to come out of the shed in the rain but, other than that, i'd drive it anywhere. Always ironing out the bugs on some part of it though

 

my 65 coupe is my DD, i once drove it from dallas texas to iowa with no problems, but like some one else said driving about 5 miles from my house motha fooka started bucking like a bronco and dying.

 

Basically, if you have a decent understanding of car mechanics to get it in good shape to start with, I would trust an old one alot more than I would an '07 model. There's a heck of a lot less to go wrong. But now if you don't really know a whole lot about mechanics, then maybe it wouldn't be the best idea.

 

my 66 is the only working car at my disposal, that’s how reliable i think it is.

Gun

 

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When I picked up my '68 at my mother-in-law's, the day I was finally able to get it to start (had to replace a leaking fuel line) was the day I drove it from Utah to California. One of the drum brake wheel cylinders decided to spring a leak just before I started to head down from Donner Summit, which made it a bit more fun. Also, the thermostat gasket leaked, and I realized later that the horrendous fumes I was breathing the last 5 hours of the trip were from my fuel pump which was also leaking. In spite of all that though, it kept propelling me down the highway without complaint.

By comparison, I had a '94 Mazda 626 and when the O2 sensor failed the computer caused the automatic transmission to misbehave so much that it was barely driveable.

Word of caution regarding a long trip, though, the wind noise in an old Mustang can start to drive you a bit nutty.