If you don't have anything nice to say...

[graywolf_14]

Yes but someone cant cut through my top with a pocket knife... And no offense I dont like the look of converts of any car.

[grasshopper]

Originally Posted by daves67ss

Wow, all this talk about coups vs fastbacks. I think you all have it wrong...verts are where it's at! Have you ever driven thru a small storm in the summer on the interstate and never stopped to put the top up? (you can get wetter when you stop to put up the top versus just keep driving.) You can easily get two kegs of beer in the back seat. You don't get a one arm truck driver tan. It takes less paint to paint the car. It does not take as long to wax the car. When it starts snowing, you just turn the heat on. You can fill a box with water ballons and put it in the back seat and have a buddy pelt your friends as you drive past their houses. You can do the same with a box of snow balls. When you forget to put the top up, you can sit on dew covered seats in the morning. If you forget to fold the drivers seat forward on a hot sunny day, you can singe the skin off the back or your legs. You never have to lock a vert (if they really want in, they slit the roof.)

Yes, I've done all of these in my 67.

The other nice thing about a vert is that it's like having two completely different cars. With the top up, I get to enjoy all the rattles, squeaks and smells of an old car (and old driver). Then I can put the top down and all the squeaks and rattles go away and all the outside smells come in. It's awesome.

[Laurie_S]

My club was driving down to Tombstone one weekend to do a show (yes, I was driving Murphy) and one of the guys had the top down on his 1966 'vert. We passed a truck hauling manure and one of the ploppers landed in his back seat. Fortunately, it was dry and hard. LOL

[Alaric]

I first fell in love with the fastbacks in second grade. One of my classmate's mom drove him to school in a '68 Lime Gold GT500KR. I remember the first time I saw it, it seemed like the headlights were staring right at me. Loved the GT500 from the moment I first saw it...it was actually the first Mustang that I ever noticed, so the GT 500 WAS a "Mustang" to me (anything else was something other than a Mustang)

...then, I kinda fell out of love with the fastbacks as I turned into a teenager. I really loved the look of the notchbacks more...specifically of the '65-'66' and '69-'70 vintages. I'm not really sure why that happened, but -for a time- if you would have offered me a '65 2+2 fastback or a '65 coupe for identical prices, I totally would have chosen the coupe.

Then I came to my senses and fell back in love with the fastbacks.

[WiseBeyondYears]

I'll admit I used to be one of those coupe haters. I have grown to like them almost as much as a 69-70 fastback. I say almost because the 69-70 fastback is my absolute favorite car. I would turn down any ferrari, lamborgini, or any other exotic any day of the week unless I could sell it for a fastback. I am sure I have made some of these negative remarkes about coupes while I was at shows also, and for that I appologize. Reading some of the threads on here have made me almost wish I had coupe.

Now, I took my 2000 GT to a newer mustang show put on by American Muscle (over 1000 Mustangs). I entered my car just so I could park next to my friends that I went with. It was filthy, its my daily driver and I didnt have time to clean it, the clear is peeling on the right rear quarter and all that too. I didnt open the hood either because it is an average 4.6L and it was also filthy. Everyone who came up to my car thought it was a V6 because it didnt have the hood scoop. But the hood scoop didnt come in until late 01 except for a few special models.

[22GT]

Originally Posted by GypsyR

I like it. Now I have to figure out how to squeeze "just a coupe" legibly on to a vanity license plate.

JSTACPE

I once followed a Buick Grand National on the highway for a while, and finally noticed the plate-

1QIKV6

Love that.

[Alaric]

post removed...I don't want someone from Ohio beating me to that one

[22GT]

Originally Posted by EMT Customs

A few years ago, I was going to start a Cobra kit car build. My wife looked at it and said "that car looks like a big mouthed fish". I never looked at a cobra the same since then.

My Mom hated a mounted fish, a muskie, my Dad had. Hid it in the basement. On vacation, Dad caught one with her in the boat. Darn near wrecked the boat after they landed it. After that, she got that old fish out of the basement and hung it up. I think if you took her for a ride in a Cobra, even a fake one, it'd look very different to her.

[4mustangs]

Coupes Rule!

[Harleydave]

Originally Posted by gypsyr

i like it. Now i have to figure out how to squeeze "just a coupe" legibly on to a vanity license plate.

jusacpe

[Renegade600]

Originally Posted by 4mustangs

Coupes Rule!

I can't recall where I saw it... but in the last year or so someone located the Super Mustang drag car in the picture, and was looking to restore it...

What a neat car...
Tom

[66sprint200]

I have a hardtop & a fastback & love driving / showing both of them. Dean

[Musclecar Addict]

Just wanted to leave my mark on this wall.... It was 1982 I was in 11th grade and i got intrigued by musclecars(any old car that was fixed up) that could light the tires up.My dad always owned fords and my best friend had bought a 66 basket case mustang coupe for $200 to work on. I was saving my money working and had $2500 and we started looking in paper for a mustang. He saw a 68 fastback in paper for $1700 and went beserk and talked me into looking at it. At first sight I thought it was ugly cause it didnt look like a coupe but with his pressure I decided to buy it. I tore the engine(302) out and rebuilt it addin hi perf. goodies...big cam, heads,headers,torker manifold,650 holley dbl pumper,3500 stall,4.11 gears. I smoked just about every car i raced except for a 68 cougar w/390. I still have that car ...its just been sitting since 1990. When the new mustangs started to come out looking like the classics got my interest back again and am looking forward to restoring the car but as a restomod. I have grown to love the look of the fastback mustangs but still adore the coupes as well as i like the look of the fox bodies with the scoops cause they look muscular in my eyes.Whenever I see a fox body or even the new generation mustangs go by I turn my head to check them out. I guess its because I LOVE ALL MUSTANGS! Also hence my sn "Musclecar Addict"..I even love the 60'-70's musclecars of all makes including Chevy/Dodge/Pontiac...etc...I know everyone won't like that cause for some reason people hate certain cars but not me I admire them all. P.S. I even LIKE 8FT beds which my 99 f-150 has.....and by the way.....

Originally Posted by daves67ss
Wow, all this talk about coups vs fastbacks. I think you all have it wrong...verts are where it's at! Have you ever driven thru a small storm in the summer on the interstate and never stopped to put the top up? (you can get wetter when you stop to put up the top versus just keep driving.) You can easily get two kegs of beer in the back seat. You don't get a one arm truck driver tan. It takes less paint to paint the car. It does not take as long to wax the car. When it starts snowing, you just turn the heat on. You can fill a box with water ballons and put it in the back seat and have a buddy pelt your friends as you drive past their houses. You can do the same with a box of snow balls. When you forget to put the top up, you can sit on dew covered seats in the morning. If you forget to fold the drivers seat forward on a hot sunny day, you can singe the skin off the back or your legs. You never have to lock a vert (if they really want in, they slit the roof.)

Yes, I've done all of these in my 67.

The other nice thing about a vert is that it's like having two completely different cars. With the top up, I get to enjoy all the rattles, squeaks and smells of an old car (and old driver). Then I can put the top down and all the squeaks and rattles go away and all the outside smells come in. It's awesome.
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My wife has a 98 chrysler sebring jxi convertible...there's one thing more you can add to the list of convertibles....when you park at the supermarket and go in leaving the top down...theres always an idiot that is jealous or just trying to be funny and throws his/her mcdonalds trash in your back seat. Thumbs-up 4all 4ds!

[ami2loud]

ive owned 3 Foxes, still have one of them along with my 67. I love em though they do get hated on

[jdub]

Welcome to the car hobby where everyone has to come up with reasons why you're accomplishments don't count. I do not go to car shows, I do not hang out with car people. My car exists for my enjoyment only.