I remember reading about the red 66 Shelby convert. The owner bought it for $95K and then did a Thoroughbred resto for around $300K. And it'll NEVER be driven again! Lot of money for a lawn ornament!
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65 GT Convertible
65 K GT Fastback- 59,000 original miles
69 GT Convertible- 72,000 miles
08 Coupe
200 F-250 Lariat, 2010 F-250 King Ranch
Build a aftermarket 427 Sideoiler Stroker.
Then put it in a 68 Fastback.
I think you may not have the right car. Seriously.
If you need someone to talk you into it, then it may not be.
If you lust after a Sportsroof or Fastback get one.
My first Stang was a 74 Ghia, a gold colour with the half vinyl roof thing.
I will always have a place in my heart for the Ghia.
I lust after a Wheel Standing 68 Fastback 427 SO.
But having a Ghia would never fill the lust.
Buy what you lust. jmo
All very good points. I really need to look at it as a hobby I guess. Im also into R/C aircraft and over the course of 15 years have spent thousands. A few of those were $1000 each! Any given day gravity will destroy those things. Anyone who flies R/C aircraft knows, haha. I may have to sell off my R/C stuff for mustang parts, haha.
I do like the car and so does the wife, so I got that going for me. I would like to have this car for 40 more years...that would be awesome.
Mike
That's excactly what I did. Sold two of my turbine jets to fund my 68 coupe.
It's my hobby money and I tend to move it freely from one thing to another and back again
Wait, what the heck is a turbine jet? I need to know if I want one. Peter
He's referring to radio control model airplanes. For the last 20 years or so you've been able to buy and install true jet turbine engines in them But the engines alone sell for thousands of dollars. When I flew radio control airplanes, they were beyond my pocket book. I too sold off all my R/C stuff to buy Mustang parts.
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1970 Fastback (to be finished outside as a Boss 302 clone)
393 Windsor AFR 205 heads with 11.5:1 compression
Tremec TKO 5 Speed
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You are not alone..."Hi my name is Brian, I bought a rusty Mustang!" I should have bought a new GT but by golly I needed a new hobby!! Be careful what you ask for...hehehe
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[QUOTE=Pmustang;4340139]Wait, what the heck is a turbine jet? I need to know if I want one. Peter[/QUOT
Sorry Pmustang, I thought you were being funny.
Yea as stated, its a real turbine, real loud, real cool, and real expensive. Thay also really blow up when crashed. Most beginner turbine R/c jets on average cost about $5000. That can be lost in about a half second.
IHe's referring to radio control model airplanes. For the last 20 years or so you've been able to buy and install true jet turbine engines in them But the engines alone sell for thousands of dollars. When I flew radio control airplanes, they were beyond my pocket book. I too sold off all my R/C stuff to buy Mustang parts.
Yea, I have a room full of electric stuff. It all needs a new home, haha. I kow I will NEVER get my money back on my R/c stuff.
my car is a heap compared to yours and i'm in mine for over $4k (just got it, and havent even started).
I can't really see your car that well,but from what I do see looks like $4K isnt bad for initial cost. I gave top dollar for a non top dollar car, then started, and it's only a good driver. When I do get that lucky lottery ticket, I will get what I really want, haha.
Sometimes I think it helps to take a different perspective on the money we spend on these cars.
I drive my '65 to work quite a bit, and a while back a coworker comments "Man, I wish I could afford a hobby like that!"
Now, this is a guy that happens to be a golf freak- so I point out that he probably golfs 3x a month and it probably costs him $100 a round (to which he laughs and says "only if you're playing on a crappy public course"). Okay then, we agreed he probably spends $500 a month on greens fees (PLUS all the $$$ on clubs and other stuff). Point being, at the end of his golf outing that money is gone- no residual value. At least with a Mustang, the money you put into it has some value when you're done.
Add in the fun the family has going to car shows- or just driving out to Sonics- and the fact that I actually get real utility out of the car- its all pretty reasonable as hobbies go! (Can you believe the wife actually buys that line of reasoning ).
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I can't really see your car that well,but from what I do see looks like $4K isnt bad for initial cost. I gave top dollar for a non top dollar car, then started, and it's only a good driver. When I do get that lucky lottery ticket, I will get what I really want, haha.
Mike
You ain't alone buddy. I paid the price of a 8-9 (on a 1-10) car and got about a 4-5.
Drive on.
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Freshly Rebuilt 4-Speed w/ Hurst Performance Plus
289, Holley Carb, Edelbrock Intake and Water Pump, Tefba, Summit Direct Fit Rad
3.55 with Posi, Zoom Clutch
Next On the Agenda:
Interior - Replace floorpans (in progress), new carpet, tilt column, new steering wheel
Exterior/Body/Performance: Windshield (in progress), New cowl (in progress), weatherstripping, power steering
Sometimes I think it helps to take a different perspective on the money we spend on these cars.
I drive my '65 to work quite a bit, and a while back a coworker comments "Man, I wish I could afford a hobby like that!"
Now, this is a guy that happens to be a golf freak- so I point out that he probably golfs 3x a month and it probably costs him $100 a round (to which he laughs and says "only if you're playing on a crappy public course"). Okay then, we agreed he probably spends $500 a month on greens fees (PLUS all the $$$ on clubs and other stuff). Point being, at the end of his golf outing that money is gone- no residual value. At least with a Mustang, the money you put into it has some value when you're done.
Add in the fun the family has going to car shows- or just driving out to Sonics- and the fact that I actually get real utility out of the car- its all pretty reasonable as hobbies go! (Can you believe the wife actually buys that line of reasoning ).
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HA! Money Pit.
