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This is such a good thread! interesting input from people who actually know what they are talking about and more importantly actually use these things!!!
Stupid prices aside, its easy to see the pull of the humble Ford Pony car, millions of em made, means loads survive, huge world wide following, which means fab parts and support world wide, bah bah, and its seems to be a human trait to want to be part of club, to follow the pac,
Personally i love the early cars, for me a 66 fastback ticks every box, pretty, not to big, can be made to run, but the best part a spinning small block and a 4 speed, never had one , never been for a ride in one, but do like the shape,
There's enough room in the back behind the seats for a fair amount of shopping (or tools - perhaps both) - we're an outer London Boro' 2/3 miles within M25 so travelling about it probably no worse than any small town?. Happy that we won't be within new ULEZ zone this coming October within North & South Circular roads as 'classics' are exempt (currently) - read today that Khan is determined to charge commuters from outside London to travel in to outer London postal distructs - and to add insult to injury additionally he's looking to levy a daily charge for outer London residents to travel around in their own borough's...........
newsatten said:
This is such a good thread! interesting input from people who actually know what they are talking about and more importantly actually use these things!!!
Stupid prices aside, its easy to see the pull of the humble Ford Pony car, millions of em made, means loads survive, huge world wide following, which means fab parts and support world wide, bah bah, and its seems to be a human trait to want to be part of club, to follow the pac,
Personally i love the early cars, for me a 66 fastback ticks every box, pretty, not to big, can be made to run, but the best part a spinning small block and a 4 speed, never had one , never been for a ride in one, but do like the shape,
My mate mad Mick's got the ideal one,a 65 or maybe 66 fastback in Wimbledon white, 347 stroker, T 10, Shelby drop, four
pot disc's all round , r/p steering, torgue thrust's (not the shiny ones) open headers, but not a Shelby clone which i quite like , to many
around now and it will get like where owners of real Cobra's get asked what kit is that mate.
But he doesn't want to sell it (yet). that or the T/A ? same sort of money . No guessing which one you would choose.
I know i'm always seem to be knocking Mustangs but i really like them ,just fed up with the silly prices now asked for very
average cars, and there are better things out there for a lot less money but we better keep them a secret.
Can you tell i'm bored already ,think this is my 3rd maybe even 4th post today, sorry about that, blame Boris.
If dry i'm going to take the rat 3 window shopping tomorrow,a bit of inspiration from roscobbc , bet i get pulled for
joy riding in lock down, no rule to say what car you drive to the shops, if a noisy Vette can do it, might bolt my
token fenders on just in case the law hasn't got a sense of humour and might keep some of the mud out of the engine bay.
Wish me luck.
Edited by rat rod on Thursday 7th January 17:07
roscobbc said:
There's enough room in the back behind the seats for a fair amount of shopping (or tools - perhaps both) - we're an outer London Boro' 2/3 miles within M25 so travelling about it probably no worse than any small town?. Happy that we won't be within new ULEZ zone this coming October within North & South Circular roads as 'classics' are exempt (currently) - read today that Khan is determined to charge commuters from outside London to travel in to outer London postal distructs - and to add insult to injury additionally he's looking to levy a daily charge for outer London residents to travel around in their own borough's...........
Hut on the beach were 
like Khan can't ruin your day. 
Edited by rat rod on Thursday 7th January 17:05
Im off Friday and will do the same , looks like its finally stopped raining! looking at a huge queue that snaked right around a roundabout near my work,
getting a Maccy D is an essential and totally legitimate reason to go out in whatever one has! Transit pickups, Vans, Bentley's, Bemmers bah bah,
The Dodge is crap though, unless one has arms like a Orangutan
Getting back to the silly figures flying about, were all getting to that strange point when cars at 30K are staring to look cheap!
And thats a big danger, 30k for a turd = 70K done scary times......................................................................
A few years back 10k for a turd + 20k for a resto = 30k for a nice straight car, now long gone and the worlds just a bit sadder now....................
newsatten said:
Im off Friday and will do the same , looks like its finally stopped raining! looking at a huge queue that snaked right around a roundabout near my work,
getting a Maccy D is an essential and totally legitimate reason to go out in whatever one has! Transit pickups, Vans, Bentley's, Bemmers bah bah,
The Dodge is crap though, unless one has arms like a Orangutan
Getting back to the silly figures flying about, were all getting to that strange point when cars at 30K are staring to look cheap!
And thats a big danger, 30k for a turd = 70K done scary times......................................................................
A few years back 10k for a turd + 20k for a resto = 30k for a nice straight car, now long gone and the worlds just a bit sadder now....................
not to the extent of 10/20 years ago but something to a more attainable level, that should get rid of the "try my luck "chancers
out there at the moment, The guy in Brighton area who are trying to talk the prices up in the middle of a pandemic winter on Mustangs
Notchbacks for between £35k and £45k when there's as nice examples being advertised for £25k to £29k and still not selling, a
convertible's for £52k really, Signs of this price reduction is when two perfectly good convertibles just sold in Historic's auction for £22k and £25k , the £25k one was mad
Micks car so i know it was really nice so why would you want to pay £52k that's more than double. The guy has sold all but one of his fastbacks which is up for £70k but the others took forever to sell
.Suddenly everbody will think their Mustangs are worth that and here we go again, asking and getting are two different things.
Better get off my soap box before i fall off,
Just would be nice to give the real enthusiast's a chance to get back into the market. Edited by rat rod on Thursday 7th January 00:29
That Galaxie looks to be a cheap car if it all stacks up. Looks very nice.
I think a lot of people want something that looks different compared to the sea of boring vehicles we have to choose from today.
Legislation seems to have wiped out styling.
There is a bunch of us that occasionaly when allowed run around together named SPG Smiles Per Gallon.
An eclectic mix of american and hot rods.
Quite a few Vettes. Probably a dozen.
Vaughan has a beautiful metallic grey C2 coupe that is well known.
From what I have been told the Corvette club tend to rope themselves off at shows and not talk to non vette owners.
Not sure how true that is but that is why we have quite a few Vettes that run with us as they cannot be bothered with all that nonsense.
I think a lot of people want something that looks different compared to the sea of boring vehicles we have to choose from today.
Legislation seems to have wiped out styling.
There is a bunch of us that occasionaly when allowed run around together named SPG Smiles Per Gallon.
An eclectic mix of american and hot rods.
Quite a few Vettes. Probably a dozen.
Vaughan has a beautiful metallic grey C2 coupe that is well known.
From what I have been told the Corvette club tend to rope themselves off at shows and not talk to non vette owners.
Not sure how true that is but that is why we have quite a few Vettes that run with us as they cannot be bothered with all that nonsense.
I was CCCUK chairman for 3 or 4 years (untill mid 2020 when I stood down) and prior to that editor of Vette News for a similar period. I can tell you with 100% accuracy that the attitude you described didn't exist. Not talking to other 'enthusiasts', 'roping themselves-off' at shows - that can be explained. As with the majority of car clubs pver the last few years there has been a number of newer members with poor returns from typical financial investments perhaps looking for a 'safer-place' for their money. These people have 'bought-in'/'invested' in to Corvette's after being 'frozen-out' of other classic vehicles like E types and Aston Martins. These newer 'enthusiasts' may have far less knowledge about Corvettes in general and perhaps less likely to engage in useful conversation?. As for roping-off the cars at shows - yes we would do this quite often as the general public are less than careful about scratching and damaging cars and when you try and get as many vehicles in your allotted show space as possible the cars are parked so close that its inevitable one or more of them will get damaged. Vaughan is a typical example of the majority of club members - he will always talk to any interested people about his car (as will the majority of members)
Here is a very real scenario that will apply to any car club. New member has just bought a specific make car. He's been longing to own for one of these probably for 15 or 20 years. Didn't join the respective club as he (or she) didn't want to feel 'out of things' turning up at club meeting without a 'car'. He/she gets the specific marque car (and unfortunately possibly a 'lemon') and takes it down to a club meeting. Dosen't unfortunately get other members 'fawning' over his or her newly aquired car. Said new club member gets really upset that no one came over and showed any interest and vows not to go to any future meetings or events. Thoroughly dejected he/she has now decided that the club is full of 'stuck-up' members, possibly posts this up on social media and tells everyone he meets that the car club in question is crap. How familiar does that sound? Did the 'new' member ever think to him/herself that communication is two way - did he/she not think to push themselves forward and actually start-up a conversation with other club members?
Here is a very real scenario that will apply to any car club. New member has just bought a specific make car. He's been longing to own for one of these probably for 15 or 20 years. Didn't join the respective club as he (or she) didn't want to feel 'out of things' turning up at club meeting without a 'car'. He/she gets the specific marque car (and unfortunately possibly a 'lemon') and takes it down to a club meeting. Dosen't unfortunately get other members 'fawning' over his or her newly aquired car. Said new club member gets really upset that no one came over and showed any interest and vows not to go to any future meetings or events. Thoroughly dejected he/she has now decided that the club is full of 'stuck-up' members, possibly posts this up on social media and tells everyone he meets that the car club in question is crap. How familiar does that sound? Did the 'new' member ever think to him/herself that communication is two way - did he/she not think to push themselves forward and actually start-up a conversation with other club members?
Edited by roscobbc on Thursday 7th January 11:04
Hi all, just to weigh-in on the Mustang chatter..
I own a '68 Wimbledon White Coupe, original Californian car with still original rust free floors, scuttle, etc. Paintwork is still original so it's not exactly the best condition but it's not been messed around with, although it does have disc brakes.
I paid 20k on the nose in Spring 2020, as I'd been seeing plenty of (probably cleaner, but less original?) cars going at the 25k+ mark.
I pretty much ended up going for a Mustang because I wanted something small enough to go in my single garage, while still being a V8 Yank. The other criteria were something my Mrs would get on board with, so not too left field, and something my dad would like (I bought it to surprise him, and to have something we could both share and use between us).
I think there's something to be said about owning an 'icon' too, my example drives great after some fettling and a decent setup, though I can imagine plenty of cars are better to drive, that's not the only reason we buy them.
That being said, I do think 20k is ludicrous money for what it is and what else can be bought, but I don't think the Mustangs are without value.
Edited to add - it's also worth bearing in mind that 10 or so years ago you used to be able to buy a new Fiesta for £10k, now you'd struggle to keep them under £20k new, so the general extortionate cost of cars was also a consideration of mine.
I own a '68 Wimbledon White Coupe, original Californian car with still original rust free floors, scuttle, etc. Paintwork is still original so it's not exactly the best condition but it's not been messed around with, although it does have disc brakes.
I paid 20k on the nose in Spring 2020, as I'd been seeing plenty of (probably cleaner, but less original?) cars going at the 25k+ mark.
I pretty much ended up going for a Mustang because I wanted something small enough to go in my single garage, while still being a V8 Yank. The other criteria were something my Mrs would get on board with, so not too left field, and something my dad would like (I bought it to surprise him, and to have something we could both share and use between us).
I think there's something to be said about owning an 'icon' too, my example drives great after some fettling and a decent setup, though I can imagine plenty of cars are better to drive, that's not the only reason we buy them.
That being said, I do think 20k is ludicrous money for what it is and what else can be bought, but I don't think the Mustangs are without value.
Edited to add - it's also worth bearing in mind that 10 or so years ago you used to be able to buy a new Fiesta for £10k, now you'd struggle to keep them under £20k new, so the general extortionate cost of cars was also a consideration of mine.
[quote=SBF]Hi all, just to weigh-in on the Mustang chatter..
I own a '68 Wimbledon White Coupe, original Californian car with still original rust free floors, scuttle, etc. Paintwork is still original so it's not exactly the best condition but it's not been messed around with, although it does have disc brakes.
I paid 20k on the nose in Spring 2020, as I'd been seeing plenty of (probably cleaner, but less original?) cars going at the 25k+ mark.
I pretty much ended up going for a Mustang because I wanted something small enough to go in my single garage, while still being a V8 Yank. The other criteria were something my Mrs would get on board with, so not too left field, and something my dad would like (I bought it to surprise him, and to have something we could both share and use between us).
I think there's something to be said about owning an 'icon' too, my example drives great after some fettling and a decent setup, though I can imagine plenty of cars are better to drive, that's not the only reason we buy them.
That being said, I do think 20k is ludicrous money for what it is and what else can be bought, but I don't think the Mustangs are without value.
Edited to add - it's also worth bearing in mind that 10 or so years ago you used to be able to buy a new Fiesta for £10k, now you'd struggle to keep them under £20k new, so the general extortionate cost of cars was also a consideration of mine.
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Good post, Take your point , Much better to have a honest original car that you can improve on than buy something shinny that may have
hidden problems later, If there are problems i'd rather see them than discover them at a later date especially if paying more money
for what may have looked a better car at the time.
Whether notchback, fastback , convertible , 6 pot or V8 the general public see to love them, with the help of the films, pop
video's they have become iconic and everybody knows what a Mustang is even the most none car minded blunderheads.
Sounds like you and your family are enjoying it which is what it's all about.
I own a '68 Wimbledon White Coupe, original Californian car with still original rust free floors, scuttle, etc. Paintwork is still original so it's not exactly the best condition but it's not been messed around with, although it does have disc brakes.
I paid 20k on the nose in Spring 2020, as I'd been seeing plenty of (probably cleaner, but less original?) cars going at the 25k+ mark.
I pretty much ended up going for a Mustang because I wanted something small enough to go in my single garage, while still being a V8 Yank. The other criteria were something my Mrs would get on board with, so not too left field, and something my dad would like (I bought it to surprise him, and to have something we could both share and use between us).
I think there's something to be said about owning an 'icon' too, my example drives great after some fettling and a decent setup, though I can imagine plenty of cars are better to drive, that's not the only reason we buy them.
That being said, I do think 20k is ludicrous money for what it is and what else can be bought, but I don't think the Mustangs are without value.
Edited to add - it's also worth bearing in mind that 10 or so years ago you used to be able to buy a new Fiesta for £10k, now you'd struggle to keep them under £20k new, so the general extortionate cost of cars was also a consideration of mine.
Quote -
Good post, Take your point , Much better to have a honest original car that you can improve on than buy something shinny that may have
hidden problems later, If there are problems i'd rather see them than discover them at a later date especially if paying more money
for what may have looked a better car at the time.
Whether notchback, fastback , convertible , 6 pot or V8 the general public see to love them, with the help of the films, pop
video's they have become iconic and everybody knows what a Mustang is even the most none car minded blunderheads.
Sounds like you and your family are enjoying it which is what it's all about.
SRT Hellcat said:
That Galaxie looks to be a cheap car if it all stacks up. Looks very nice.
I think a lot of people want something that looks different compared to the sea of boring vehicles we have to choose from today.
Legislation seems to have wiped out styling.
There is a bunch of us that occasionaly when allowed run around together named SPG Smiles Per Gallon.
An eclectic mix of american and hot rods.
Quite a few Vettes. Probably a dozen.
Vaughan has a beautiful metallic grey C2 coupe that is well known.
From what I have been told the Corvette club tend to rope themselves off at shows and not talk to non vette owners.
Not sure how true that is but that is why we have quite a few Vettes that run with us as they cannot be bothered with all that nonsense.
Ye i didn't think it was overpriced especially being a 427, considering the price of other larger muscle cars such as Chargers,I think a lot of people want something that looks different compared to the sea of boring vehicles we have to choose from today.
Legislation seems to have wiped out styling.
There is a bunch of us that occasionaly when allowed run around together named SPG Smiles Per Gallon.
An eclectic mix of american and hot rods.
Quite a few Vettes. Probably a dozen.
Vaughan has a beautiful metallic grey C2 coupe that is well known.
From what I have been told the Corvette club tend to rope themselves off at shows and not talk to non vette owners.
Not sure how true that is but that is why we have quite a few Vettes that run with us as they cannot be bothered with all that nonsense.
Roadrunners and so on. The 63 black car was quite special ,it had although not fitted a rare engine which was mentioned in the ad
and can't remember what it was also had factory bucket seats, manual floor change , had a thunderbolt bonnet but not sure if that was
original or not . I doubt it. Probably worth more in the States now.
The 64 427 has column auto with bench seat ,ideal for cruising but i would fit a T10 in it.
The first time i went to Billing some 21 years ago the Corvette club was the only one that was roped off from the other cars on
display in the main field and at the time i did think it a little odd , reminded me of the Ferrari Owner Club meets that i've had a few
brushes with in the past but as years have gone buy i have noticed that the Mustang , Mopar and more general American clubs have roped
themselfs off from the rest of the cars, Reminds me of the Earls Court Motor Shows of the 60's and 70's , yes i am that old .
Can only think that with the value's being so high and the quality of the cars are so much better than they were back in the day
that owners want to protect their bride and joy, Not really a club person ,member of nothing although still go to a number of meets,
Only ever joined two clubs ,one was the above for mentioned but found them a little strawberries and cream for me, but found like mined
members on their track days, the other being the Caterham club who were a joy, totally bonkers lot.
Edited by rat rod on Thursday 7th January 18:33
I'm guessing that very, very few Mustangs, Mopar's, Vettes or whatever are truly 'original' and wear all the OEM factory bits - especially so in the case of Mopar and AMC stuff which (sorry Mopar lovers) which, back in the day was universally known for the worst quality interiors and assembly standards. Vette's of the period were literally 'nailed' together - panel gaps on most cars were all over the place, and yes things like wheels may haave seemed to be in the right place (related to fenderwell openings) but if you were to measure wheelbase side to side you'd often see significant differences....
roscobbc said:
I'm guessing that very, very few Mustangs, Mopar's, Vettes or whatever are truly 'original' and wear all the OEM factory bits - especially so in the case of Mopar and AMC stuff which (sorry Mopar lovers) which, back in the day was universally known for the worst quality interiors and assembly standards. Vette's of the period were literally 'nailed' together - panel gaps on most cars were all over the place, and yes things like wheels may haave seemed to be in the right place (related to fenderwell openings) but if you were to measure wheelbase side to side you'd often see significant differences....
Never liked the steering on Mopars , I know all American cars have light vague steering but the Mopors i've owned seemed even more remote, but that never worried me as i bought them for what they are and not going to race them on a track,
The plastics likewise, do prefer the 60's cars with a blend of painted metal and plastics opposed to acres of more brittle plastics and
that horrid formica imitation wood on the dashboards and consuls in the 70's but you live with it as it's part of the era.
Not showing off but i have owned them all and have likes and dislikes on all of them .
Seem to have a soft spot for Chevy's and Ford's , although would kill to have my RT Challenger and Bull nose Trans Am back.
Chevy's because they are American Pie and Fords for the racing history. and connections with Shelby.
Edited by rat rod on Friday 8th January 02:19
Whats all this Mopar bashing ! Fabulous world class machines, built with the utmost care and precision for discerning customer's
No not really there crap! but in the name of fairness all yanks are crap!..................................... no ones with a brain buys a 50 year old yank for its build quality
...................... but they are great to look at, go well, make the correct noise, big brash and cheap!.................................And thats the kicker , they are still the above but now absurdly over priced , but so is everything else, Mk1 Escorts , absolute sh--- car thrown together
by some knob head with a fag in his mouth, rusted to death within 5 years, 40K...................
Weve got to get over it people , everything is loads of money!.......................... we vote with our wallets, all the time we keep upping the ante they will just keep an upward spiral ...............................
Plus if every Mustang is 50K + makes my Dodge cheap at 35! simple.............................................................
newsatten said:
Whats all this Mopar bashing ! Fabulous world class machines, built with the utmost care and precision for discerning customer's
No not really there crap! but in the name of fairness all yanks are crap!..................................... no ones with a brain buys a 50 year old yank for its build quality
...................... but they are great to look at, go well, make the correct noise, big brash and cheap!.................................And thats the kicker , they are still the above but now absurdly over priced , but so is everything else, Mk1 Escorts , absolute sh--- car thrown together
by some knob head with a fag in his mouth, rusted to death within 5 years, 40K...................
Weve got to get over it people , everything is loads of money!.......................... we vote with our wallets, all the time we keep upping the ante they will just keep an upward spiral ...............................
Plus if every Mustang is 50K + makes my Dodge cheap at 35! simple.............................................................
Spend the day in a £30k yank ,park it up and get into my £1k Lexux and think i'm in paradise, I can feel immediately my whole body
and muscle's relax sounds crazy i know anybody else like that or is it me getting old, ten minutes later i get bored and crave the excitement
and theatre of the yank. ,
You've had enough yanks to judge which steering is better or worse than another, just think the Mopars is probably the lightest
and most vague out of all the muscle cars ,it,s like it's jacked up with both wheels off the ground ,
The Charger was the worst being the 500 , maybe a RT might be better, just felt like a lollopy barge.
Any way enough of knocking Mopars, I love them but you just got to live with their foibles. .
Didn't bother with the fenders on the rod, feel like a bit of a girl with them on , bare bones or nothing.
Shopping trip went without incident apart from drawing a bemused crowd in the super market underground car park,
The kids loved it ,normal people not like us , don't think they've ever seen a Hot Rod in the flesh,
certainly not at Sainsbury's One old boy came shuffling up and asked am i doing a rolling restoration ,
l should have said yes as i think i confused him when i said no, it's finished. It's on open headers been that way
since the day i bought it and throw the caps away so when i started it to leave it sounded like the roof was going
to blow off the car park,
For get about the Lambo for crowd pleasing , mostly big smiles all round,dare say i probably upset a few as well.
Should know better at my age but still enjoy playing to the crowd while i still can.
Edited by rat rod on Friday 8th January 02:25
Bravo! glad you got the old girl out, naked as nature intended! no chance here today 0 degrees and foggy, lovely !
And yeah driveabillity is a perception, we all figure a tad different, they are all crap without a doubt, but allowances are made, and we bowl on
Big block Mopars seem to be more vague, but hardly surprising with almost 800lbs inc the K member sitting between the tyres!
Small block cars are much better balanced, still crap but better!
So if BB 's are your thing, simply fit a Ali Indy 530 , circa 1000 hp, and tipping the scales at under 500 lbs, easy....................
And i know so well the sentiment regarding how well modern cars drive, even old ones, i remember 35 odd years ago i drove up to Essex to view a 69'
390 manual Mach 1, absolute sack of sh--, nothing like described, the seller was keen to take me out for a spin, i reluctantly agreed, yep drove like it looked!
When i got back to my waiting motor, a 79' Renault 20, opened the door, sat down it felt like heaven compared to the Mustang, and 20 ft up the road
it drove like heaven
So its official were all completely deranged
Talking about sack of stes - a good few years back we bought a 70' Mustang rap top as a daily driver or 'er indoors. It was rollin' resto' type car being sold in the UK by the nephew of the person who originally bought it. Original owner had moved over to the USA in the late 60's and bought it brand new. Only a Brit could do this (thinking about it a Dutchman or Belian would have done this too). It was fully loaded (kinda) - so convertible, Pony interior, and other interior options. From here on it went badly wrong with manual steering, drum brakes, 3 speed manual and 6 banger engine. First time driving it and initially impressed with acceleration (up to 10 mph) then had to change gear. It was horrible to drive and immediately decided to sell it on..........much a few years earlier a 4 door Ford Falcon with 3 speed 6 banger - 'kin horrible thing to drive.
tes - a good few years back we bought a 70' Mustang rap top as a daily driver or 'er indoors. It was rollin' resto' type car being sold in the UK by the nephew of the person who originally bought it. Original owner had moved over to the USA in the late 60's and bought it brand new. Only a Brit could do this (thinking about it a Dutchman or Belian would have done this too). It was fully loaded (kinda) - so convertible, Pony interior, and other interior options. From here on it went badly wrong with manual steering, drum brakes, 3 speed manual and 6 banger engine. First time driving it and initially impressed with acceleration (up to 10 mph) then had to change gear. It was horrible to drive and immediately decided to sell it on..........much a few years earlier a 4 door Ford Falcon with 3 speed 6 banger - 'kin horrible thing to drive.newsatten said:
Bravo! glad you got the old girl out, naked as nature intended! no chance here today 0 degrees and foggy, lovely !
And yeah driveabillity is a perception, we all figure a tad different, they are all crap without a doubt, but allowances are made, and we bowl on
Big block Mopars seem to be more vague, but hardly surprising with almost 800lbs inc the K member sitting between the tyres!
Small block cars are much better balanced, still crap but better!
So if BB 's are your thing, simply fit a Ali Indy 530 , circa 1000 hp, and tipping the scales at under 500 lbs, easy....................
And i know so well the sentiment regarding how well modern cars drive, even old ones, i remember 35 odd years ago i drove up to Essex to view a 69'
390 manual Mach 1, absolute sack of sh--, nothing like described, the seller was keen to take me out for a spin, i reluctantly agreed, yep drove like it looked!
When i got back to my waiting motor, a 79' Renault 20, opened the door, sat down it felt like heaven compared to the Mustang, and 20 ft up the road
it drove like heaven
So its official were all completely deranged
They can not get their heads around yanks, don't even try when you think they payed £7k for the XJS and £12K for the 928 both
immaculate who can blame them. They even go on holiday in them and get there and back. which is more than i would do.
It was the XJS mate who put me on to the MK2, when he saw it he wished he had bought it but i don't think he
would put him self out like i did.
Only compact Mopar i had was a 318 Dart with no power steering and didn't need it still being on the original steel wheels ,
followed by a slightly bigger 67 Coronet in primer which i took in p/ex on a 63 Riv which was recently advertised on C and C in Scotland ,
can't remember if the Coronet had power steering or not.
Still can't link
but is this crazy or what, 89, Iroc shape,Gen 3 ? Camaro Convertible, 1989 , 167,000 KM, all for £32k, don'tthink he will be killed in the rush even if we have a heat wave , used one for my summer hack and sold it for £4k in the winter, Recently on E Bay for £2,750,
needing work.
1000 hp
, sounds ideal for the rod, don't think i would make it round the first bend on crossplys,It's already a riot when i pass modern Merc's ,BMW's doing around 70/80 and i go flying by in the 3 window,
lots of double takes, struggle to get 65 out of the Roadster down hill.
Give the guy a call in Essex with the 69 stang and tell him you've been thinking about it and you would like to make a offer on it, has he still got it,
69 390 Mach 1 ,Manual as well,
Dare i ask how much,Back then nobody wanted them ,John Wicks wasn't thought of, propably could have bought a nice one for not much more
whatever he was asking.
Better times, more of a laugh and we took full advantage of it, matching numbers what's that , no owners club just a load of lads having a ball
all on hundreds of pounds not thousands . To put it in perspective when i was 16 i talked my dad into buying a 67 notch Mustang
in 1967, it was 6 months old and he paid £1,450 for it, only the second Mustang in town, when parked we couldn't get
near it.Felt like a film star . Managed to get me on the insurance when i was 18 and we took it down to the south of France and Italy ,
Enjoyed driving in Italy, everybody races you from the lights, even the original Fiat 500's ,mopeds with bread rolls strapped to them.
Even with a 6 pot i managed to beat them. La Dolce Vita
Edited by rat rod on Friday 8th January 16:58
roscobbc said:
Talking about sack of stes - a good few years back we bought a 70' Mustang rap top as a daily driver or 'er indoors. It was rollin' resto' type car being sold in the UK by the nephew of the person who originally bought it. Original owner had moved over to the USA in the late 60's and bought it brand new. Only a Brit could do this (thinking about it a Dutchman or Belian would have done this too). It was fully loaded (kinda) - so convertible, Pony interior, and other interior options. From here on it went badly wrong with manual steering, drum brakes, 3 speed manual and 6 banger engine. First time driving it and initially impressed with acceleration (up to 10 mph) then had to change gear. It was horrible to drive and immediately decided to sell it on..........much a few years earlier a 4 door Ford Falcon with 3 speed 6 banger - 'kin horrible thing to drive.
How on earth did you go from those two to what can only be described as a missile on wheels.tes - a good few years back we bought a 70' Mustang rap top as a daily driver or 'er indoors. It was rollin' resto' type car being sold in the UK by the nephew of the person who originally bought it. Original owner had moved over to the USA in the late 60's and bought it brand new. Only a Brit could do this (thinking about it a Dutchman or Belian would have done this too). It was fully loaded (kinda) - so convertible, Pony interior, and other interior options. From here on it went badly wrong with manual steering, drum brakes, 3 speed manual and 6 banger engine. First time driving it and initially impressed with acceleration (up to 10 mph) then had to change gear. It was horrible to drive and immediately decided to sell it on..........much a few years earlier a 4 door Ford Falcon with 3 speed 6 banger - 'kin horrible thing to drive.First part was OK , a 70 Mustang convertible with interesting history but after that it all went down hill.
drum brakes, no power steering, 3 speed manual, 6 pot ,must have been a sunny day when you bought it and it went to your head,
That was after a 4 door (taxi) 6 pot 3 speed manual Falcon as well.
Your a brave man confessing all this on a forum , Still you've more than made up for it now ,
Funny part both those cars now have some value to them now
If we ever get let out to play again i'd love to have a ride in your Vette, i have followed it on the CCCUK and R&S for quite a while,
Sure i saw it by the bridge on one of the Chelsea cruises a few years back.
Not looking good for London at the moment but not for anywhere else for that matter,
Good time to go and have a holiday and get some winter sun but can't even do that.
Edited by rat rod on Friday 8th January 17:35
Blimey ive no idea what its was up for back then! completely lost track of what i paid and what i sold it for , i do remember the odd one only because of related events??? Brought a 74 318 Challenger Rally in 82' from a Squaddie who was being shipped aboard, it was in Vinters Park Maidstone,
nice clean car, apart from the interior was covered in multi colour silly string from his wedding day a few weeks earlier , we agreed around 900 quid, left a deposit, however when i went to pay and collect, to my horror and his the car had been hit by a VW Beetle and smashed the drivers door, front quarter, and the rear quarter! it did look sad , he offered to return my cash, as he was leaving in a couple of days we had a deal and i brought it with the damage!
500 quid and drove i home, yet another project
Second hand front wing, no AMD stuff back then! repaired the rest, fitted a RR Shadow front spoiler, which fitted a treat, fresh yellow paint, she looked fab! another car i remember selling was a white 75 TA Auto, lovely car, quick clean, no issue's this sticks in my mind coz the buyer had a stunning looking girlfriend! absolute babe, genuinely sorry to see that one go down the road, thought you lucky sod, youve got my motor and that stunner sitting on ya B-lls .............................................. i remember sighing as i closed the front door ........................
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