Cost ??
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From: sanfranciscobayarea
RE: Cost ??
moor wise?
This is so true. I have only had my 68 for a couple months but I have b een completely blown away by the daily reaction to it. I have kids yelling "Nice car!" at me. I have old women stopping me and saying "Now THAT is a classic. That car is BEAUTIFUL. Don't you EVER sell that car!" I have guys my age (28) giving me signs of approval, I have teenaged chicks checkin me out, waving. I cant tell you how many people have struck up a conversation with me about this car. It is really amazing. Old guys have given me thumbs up signs.
I always notice the new Mustangs but I gotta say, I almost never check out the Foxys unless they are really jazzed up with rims and bass rattling my windows or somethin.
I have a buddy with a 87, and it doesnt matter how nice or fast his is; he passes people on the road, they dont bat an eye. I pass anyone, man, woman, ford, chevy, mopar, young, old, whatever, 90% of them at least acknowledge my car, if not get excited by it.
A classic is a classic, and you'll ALWAYS be respected for it being a classic, even if someoine doesnt particularly like Mustangs.
A classic is a classic, and you'll ALWAYS be respected for it being a classic, even if someoine doesnt particularly like Mustangs.
I always notice the new Mustangs but I gotta say, I almost never check out the Foxys unless they are really jazzed up with rims and bass rattling my windows or somethin.
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6th Gear Member
Joined: Oct 2006
Posts: 10,551
From: Texas
RE: Cost ??
sweet, if i get a classic i wont do much to it, it will just be a tinker car you know? i dont know hoe much power comes in a 289 stock. i just would do a mild cam and exhaust thats about it
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Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,553
From: Detroit; where the weak are killed and eaten.
RE: Cost ??
You'll love it. You'll want to sell ur 01 and buy another. And another. And another.
Just the other night, I was wiith the fiance going to see Good Luck Chuck at like 7. We got out of the show at like 9 and was getting dark, and everyones walking to their car at the theater and all of a sudden only thing you here in the parking lot is me starting up...
*VROOOOOOOOOOOM*
I drove in front of the theater to get to the exit from the lot, had EVERYONE up front staring, one 20-something got a huge grin andgave two thumbs up, one middle agedblack guy (pardon any hint of racism, just showing that love of classics is interracial....) says "I'm gettin me one of them" and one teenager yelled "holy f**k"
I garauntee you'll love it. it'll boost your confdence in yourself and your ride. It doesnt mattewr how loud, how fast.... tgo everyone that doesnt understand; at least its old. And it's nice.
God, I think I'm gong to cry. I love this culture.
Just the other night, I was wiith the fiance going to see Good Luck Chuck at like 7. We got out of the show at like 9 and was getting dark, and everyones walking to their car at the theater and all of a sudden only thing you here in the parking lot is me starting up...
*VROOOOOOOOOOOM*
I drove in front of the theater to get to the exit from the lot, had EVERYONE up front staring, one 20-something got a huge grin andgave two thumbs up, one middle agedblack guy (pardon any hint of racism, just showing that love of classics is interracial....) says "I'm gettin me one of them" and one teenager yelled "holy f**k"
I garauntee you'll love it. it'll boost your confdence in yourself and your ride. It doesnt mattewr how loud, how fast.... tgo everyone that doesnt understand; at least its old. And it's nice.
God, I think I'm gong to cry. I love this culture.
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Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 2,176
From: Insanity
RE: Cost ??
ORIGINAL: ldollar
moor wise?
This is so true. I have only had my 68 for a couple months but I have b een completely blown away by the daily reaction to it. I have kids yelling "Nice car!" at me. I have old women stopping me and saying "Now THAT is a classic. That car is BEAUTIFUL. Don't you EVER sell that car!" I have guys my age (28) giving me signs of approval, I have teenaged chicks checkin me out, waving. I cant tell you how many people have struck up a conversation with me about this car. It is really amazing. Old guys have given me thumbs up signs.
I always notice the new Mustangs but I gotta say, I almost never check out the Foxys unless they are really jazzed up with rims and bass rattling my windows or somethin.
moor wise?
I have a buddy with a 87, and it doesnt matter how nice or fast his is; he passes people on the road, they dont bat an eye. I pass anyone, man, woman, ford, chevy, mopar, young, old, whatever, 90% of them at least acknowledge my car, if not get excited by it.
A classic is a classic, and you'll ALWAYS be respected for it being a classic, even if someoine doesnt particularly like Mustangs.
A classic is a classic, and you'll ALWAYS be respected for it being a classic, even if someoine doesnt particularly like Mustangs.
I always notice the new Mustangs but I gotta say, I almost never check out the Foxys unless they are really jazzed up with rims and bass rattling my windows or somethin.
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Joined: Nov 2006
Posts: 1,195
From:
RE: Cost ??
well that gives you pleanty of time to find a good one...no rust is key. i spent about a year looking at mustangs til i found mine, dont jump on the first one you see. and remember, it is quite a bit cheaper to buy one that is already restored than to restore one but wheres the fun in that?
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 45
From: Minnesota
RE: Cost ??
I bought a 68 for $5500, a California car with very little rust.
I really wanted one that no one else had messed with yet. I really didn't feel like re-engineering someone else's work and I wanted the pride of doingall the work myself. It has a six cylinder engine, a C4 transmission and power steering. 97,000 miles. The only surprises so far: the brake warning light was disconnected, no doubt because the brakes were shot and the seller didn't want to draw attention to that. I think I knew I'd be putting brakes in it anyway. And it has a head (and valve cover) from a '73 six cylinder. Other than that, it appears to be all stock.
What I've done so far is to rebuild the Autolite 1100 carburetor and buy a new 8" rear end from a salvage yard. ($200). I'm replacing the rear end andupgrading the front drums to discs so that Ihave better braking and five lugs which willgive me a lot more options for wheels than I have with the four lung design that all of the inline six cylinder engines came with. I also bought aspare cylinderhead (from a '67)from Craig's List ($100) that I can work on without taking my car out of commission.
I really like that this car is very easy to work on, and just about all the information that I need is either in the shop manual that I bought or on this forum.
I really wanted one that no one else had messed with yet. I really didn't feel like re-engineering someone else's work and I wanted the pride of doingall the work myself. It has a six cylinder engine, a C4 transmission and power steering. 97,000 miles. The only surprises so far: the brake warning light was disconnected, no doubt because the brakes were shot and the seller didn't want to draw attention to that. I think I knew I'd be putting brakes in it anyway. And it has a head (and valve cover) from a '73 six cylinder. Other than that, it appears to be all stock.
What I've done so far is to rebuild the Autolite 1100 carburetor and buy a new 8" rear end from a salvage yard. ($200). I'm replacing the rear end andupgrading the front drums to discs so that Ihave better braking and five lugs which willgive me a lot more options for wheels than I have with the four lung design that all of the inline six cylinder engines came with. I also bought aspare cylinderhead (from a '67)from Craig's List ($100) that I can work on without taking my car out of commission.
I really like that this car is very easy to work on, and just about all the information that I need is either in the shop manual that I bought or on this forum.