I am rather new to the Mustang world.

I have a '66 fastbackwith anengine was highly chromed before I bought it. I've retstored the suspension and am in the processing of adding a lot of stuff that is not original (Racaro seats, Griffin radiator, Edelbrock manifold, Paxton Supercharger (maybe), sequential led lights, dual master brakes, etc, etc.) .

The outside of my car is still very stock as is the dash doors, panels, etc.

So - am I classic, persoanlized, restomod or what?

If the character ofthe car hasn't changed and if modifications can be reversed isn't it still vinatge?

And finally, at what point does a Mustange change categories?

I know if the owner likes the car the way he/she build it is shouldn't matter what it's called - but I'm curious anyway.

Thanks

 

i consider my car a restomod since i got body mods if ur mainly interior/chrome ur still a classic just dressed up

 

Here's the official definition if you want to know when your stang officially crosses the restomod line.

Some people go crazy on body mods and thats when you start to bastardize a mustang. IMO if you can make clean, modern changes to your ride that could be reversed if neccessary then your 1) pulling off a good restomod, and 2) keeping your stang true to where it came from (aka not turning it into a bastard like soaring calls them )

 

65mojoe....heck does that meen soaring has jointed us retromoders? just thinking????

by the way i love the lines on your mustang....

 

I think I understand... so even it you're just putting on radial tires or a stereo or, for that matter, better brakes or3 point seat belts, it is considered a Restomod.

I guess that means the vast majority of Mustangs on the street fall into this category. At least I have company!

 

It takes a very desiplined person to keep his ride original. The rest of us are restomods (personalized).

 

I don't really think there is a such category as "personalized". Everyone's Mustang is personalized, even if it is concours original. I always considered the 3categories:
concours - totally restored to or maintained in original condition
original - safety mods like brakes/3 point seatbelts and anything available when the car was mad like Mag 500's
restomod - customized to come closer to modern day standards on a lot of different aspects from performance to style


Yours sounds like a restomod to me, especially with the Recaro seats

 

In general, is it true that well-done restomods are actually more expensive/desirable to most folks then originals? (I put concours in a whole different category, of course)

If I were starting completely from scrtach and did not plan on driving the car more than a few hundred miles a years (on clear days with no traffic) I would go with an unmolested original. Since my goal was fun driving (and saftey) and cool looks,I ended up where I am.

 

yeah people pay more for the cars with creature comforts when they have ac,ps,disc brakes etc

 

To me, a restomod is one that appears stock to the casual viewer. The interior and exterior should at least look original though it may be a good modification of the original that stays faithful to the original lines. There may also be modifications to the not so visible parts like the suspension, engine, and exhaust. For instance a lot of cars from the 50's and before have beenmodified by the addition of modern suspensions, modern engines, and modern transmissions while maintaining the exterior sheet metal stock and the interior stock looking. Those are resto modded. Others have been chopped, stretched, and contorted into something else (to put it nicely). Those are modified or hotrodded. Then are the few that have been lovingly maintained as originals or as close as possible within the limitations of available parts. Now take a guess what type of classic car owner I am.