After 30 years in a garage you have no scratches...only a little dust to polish every once in a while. The timeless interior of the 67 Mustang has reappeared in today's 2002-up models as a retro version of the new modern stang interior.
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1967 Mustang Candy Apple Red
After 30 years in a garage you have no scratches...only a little dust to polish every once in a while. The timeless interior of the 67 Mustang has reappeared in today's 2002-up models as a retro version of the new modern stang interior.
Mustangs have always been the poster cars for Candy Apple Red.
We are always scared to drive this car for 2 reasons. Heaven forbid something happen to it foremost. Second,well..it's kind of a tank.This model came with NO power steering and NO power brakes.You needed to be in shape to drive this economy version of the fastback.It's fine once you are driving on a nice straight road or even cornering while driving at relative speed.But a tank,none-the-less.
The 1967 Mustang that created the gearhead.
This was actually a half-year believe it or not. It's a 1967 1/2 Mustang Coupe.This was the economy model back then compared to the racy Mustang Fastback. This one came with a straight-6 rather than the V-8 we all came to grow up and love.The sound of a V-8 Mustang with Flowmasters and Scavenger Pipe is like hearing the angels choir to a gearhead.Especially if you are behind the wheel.There truly is nothing like it.
Tranqility at 29,000 feet
A picture I took out of the airplane on the way to visit my brother in Arizona. Truly peaceful above the clouds.
Gearhead for Life
From the start when I was young I always loved cars. As a child I had more Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars than all the rest of my toys combined.Literally I had a toy chest that was full to the brim and a closet that was flooded,all with cars.Gear head from the start.By far my 2 favorite cars have always been the Mustang and Trans-Am.Must be from watching all those Smokey and the Bandit movies and Cannonball run movies.It's no wonder that when I got my license at 16 i was truly in my element now.
Well what can I afford now at only 16? An '86 S-10 with a 2.8 V-6 and a 4speed manual that needed a replacement engine from a junkyard.Bingo! We had tons of fun with that truck,and it truly was the reason why I was so interested in challenging myself further in mechanics. Why else would anyone buy such a piece of crap fixer-upper for 100 dollars and do the work themselves if they weren't interested in setting high goals for their own vehicle. I got my first job as a LOF Tech...(a Lube-Oil-Filter grease ball)...or as it's pronounced like a loaf of bread.Yup I changed oil for a living back then at a shop...where i met some great people and had some great time,and learned many things over time about engines and overhauls.Eventually becoming a class3 tech,I left the shop and pursued my other passion,construction.
The money was far higher and this would allow me to retire my poor ole '86 S-10 and finally get something new.Brand new.So at the ripe age of 18 I financed a brand new 1999 Mercury Cougar with a DuraTec v-6 and a 5 speed.This was one fast car.150 on the speedometer.
This next car would prove the insanity of car customization. It was my second car,and it was going to be anything but stock before i was done with it. It wasn't a mustang,but it was a Ford. Ford makes Mercury and at the time,the body style of the new Mercury Cougar was cutting edge.An entire new platform that took 3 years of design before they re-released the car in 1999. In 1996 The Mercury Cougar was discontinued and its body style went from "old-timer" to racer ready.The curves of the car and the sharp lines it had compelled me to buy it.I knew that i could make this car something phenomenal.
Well what can I afford now at only 16? An '86 S-10 with a 2.8 V-6 and a 4speed manual that needed a replacement engine from a junkyard.Bingo! We had tons of fun with that truck,and it truly was the reason why I was so interested in challenging myself further in mechanics. Why else would anyone buy such a piece of crap fixer-upper for 100 dollars and do the work themselves if they weren't interested in setting high goals for their own vehicle. I got my first job as a LOF Tech...(a Lube-Oil-Filter grease ball)...or as it's pronounced like a loaf of bread.Yup I changed oil for a living back then at a shop...where i met some great people and had some great time,and learned many things over time about engines and overhauls.Eventually becoming a class3 tech,I left the shop and pursued my other passion,construction.
The money was far higher and this would allow me to retire my poor ole '86 S-10 and finally get something new.Brand new.So at the ripe age of 18 I financed a brand new 1999 Mercury Cougar with a DuraTec v-6 and a 5 speed.This was one fast car.150 on the speedometer.
This next car would prove the insanity of car customization. It was my second car,and it was going to be anything but stock before i was done with it. It wasn't a mustang,but it was a Ford. Ford makes Mercury and at the time,the body style of the new Mercury Cougar was cutting edge.An entire new platform that took 3 years of design before they re-released the car in 1999. In 1996 The Mercury Cougar was discontinued and its body style went from "old-timer" to racer ready.The curves of the car and the sharp lines it had compelled me to buy it.I knew that i could make this car something phenomenal.
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