67 and 68 Mustangs
09-29-2012, 01:05 PM
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67 and 68 Mustangs
Hi all,
About 4 months ago I sold my 97 Eclipse GSX in order to buy a late 60's project car to work on with my dad. I live in Norther Ontario so I ended up finding a 68 Coupe that was a 9 hour drive from where I lived. It had already undergone a partial restoration. The original motor was already gone but it came with a freshly rebuilt 302 from a 90's mustang. I rented a u-haul and brought it home. I have a friend who is a mustang enthusiast and he came over and ran the VIN so we could see what I had. We found out it is one of the Rainbow of Colors promotional mustangs from 68. 1 of 500 and then 1 of less then 10 in Madagascar Orange. That color is no longer on the car, but that did mean that it came with some of the GT accessories from the factory. I bought the coupe for $4000.
Now I have always loved the Fastbacks from 67-68 something about them has always had me. I was on the local classifieds and found a 67 C-code fastback about an hour from where I live. I went to look at it and ended up buying it too. It was in rough shape when I saw it in the barn. 20 years will do that to a car. It came with the original motor and a truck load of extra parts. The guy I bought it from had wanted to restore it but it was more then he could do without a real shop. I bought it for $1500. I will need to replace the front from the firewall forward and the complete floor pans.
I will start a build thread for the cars because I have been reading through this forum since the day I bought the coupe and have come to appreciate the information that members post in their build logs.
I will have pics up soon. And I will be able to tell more about myself and what my plans are for the mustangs.
Sorry for the length of the post just wanted to say hi and introduce my two special ladies.
About 4 months ago I sold my 97 Eclipse GSX in order to buy a late 60's project car to work on with my dad. I live in Norther Ontario so I ended up finding a 68 Coupe that was a 9 hour drive from where I lived. It had already undergone a partial restoration. The original motor was already gone but it came with a freshly rebuilt 302 from a 90's mustang. I rented a u-haul and brought it home. I have a friend who is a mustang enthusiast and he came over and ran the VIN so we could see what I had. We found out it is one of the Rainbow of Colors promotional mustangs from 68. 1 of 500 and then 1 of less then 10 in Madagascar Orange. That color is no longer on the car, but that did mean that it came with some of the GT accessories from the factory. I bought the coupe for $4000.
Now I have always loved the Fastbacks from 67-68 something about them has always had me. I was on the local classifieds and found a 67 C-code fastback about an hour from where I live. I went to look at it and ended up buying it too. It was in rough shape when I saw it in the barn. 20 years will do that to a car. It came with the original motor and a truck load of extra parts. The guy I bought it from had wanted to restore it but it was more then he could do without a real shop. I bought it for $1500. I will need to replace the front from the firewall forward and the complete floor pans.
I will start a build thread for the cars because I have been reading through this forum since the day I bought the coupe and have come to appreciate the information that members post in their build logs.
I will have pics up soon. And I will be able to tell more about myself and what my plans are for the mustangs.
Sorry for the length of the post just wanted to say hi and introduce my two special ladies.
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09-30-2012, 10:37 AM
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Here is my 68 on the trailer the day I picked it up.
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Here is my 67 on the trailer the day I picked it up.
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Here is my 67 on the trailer the day I picked it up.
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09-30-2012, 10:41 AM
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Here they are both in my garage.
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1348968549
I will have alot more information about them when I start my build thread. Just wanted to show them to you guys and make sure my pictures were working before I started a build thread with a bunch of red x's.
Abit of background on me, my dad has been working on cars since he was a teenager, he used to work in a body shop. We fix and paint cars in our garage in our spare time to fund our projects. I am 32 and am going back to school to get my automotive mechanics ticket and my heavy equipment ticket.
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1348968549
I will have alot more information about them when I start my build thread. Just wanted to show them to you guys and make sure my pictures were working before I started a build thread with a bunch of red x's.
Abit of background on me, my dad has been working on cars since he was a teenager, he used to work in a body shop. We fix and paint cars in our garage in our spare time to fund our projects. I am 32 and am going back to school to get my automotive mechanics ticket and my heavy equipment ticket.
09-30-2012, 10:43 AM
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Don't know why that one isnt click free. Try again
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