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  1. 65conv50

    Problems with Ford and new car designs

    I don't thing first year will be a great one, quality-wise. Even BMW (who really DOES "build almost perfect cars" as opposed to those Js who have that reputation) had problems with the first year Z3s (my son had one... he now has a 2000). My 65 Mustang (I ordered on April 18, 1964) had a...
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    2005 looks nice,but,

    I agree. While I object to calling it "retro" (it is still too tall and too narrow for that), it is a very good design, precisely because, like the originals, it does NOT have all the fake scoops and other MBFM. Fake scoops can be added by the buyer if you want it to look fake. A clean...
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    Ok guys, gimmie your best stories

    I bought my current (2nd) 65 Mustang convertible in 1967 from a Dad, who said it had been his son's car (high schooler). Bought it in the summer. When it first started turning cool, leaving work one day I tried to turn on the heater, but the flap wouldn't close. I reached into the heater to...
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    65 Rear Seat Belts

    I have both front and back seatbelts in my '65 because I want to take the grandkids riding. The law is irrelevant to me; safety is the concern. Keeping those kids secured. You have to drill for the rears, because they weren't offered in the Mustang, even as an option. Be sure to use a proper...
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    I'm sick and tired of people not taking responsibility for their actions!!!!

    I did a count a while back. Almost 90% of people will run a stopsign if nothing is coming. And they are even worse on "turn right on red" which requires a complete stop first (by law and common sense). Most folks just breeze through, many don't even slow.. I've driven in 42 states, and...
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    I don't like the V6 Mustang

    It sure looks better without the oversized driving (?) lights in the grille. Y'all are right that the color bites, but the base car (and WHY can't it be had in either 6 or 8??) is mighty good looking. Looks clean and fast.... Now if they would just do something about that fat butt!!!
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    What kind of Gas will you put in your new 05 GT?????

    Read your manual is correct. Putting higher octane is just a waste of money, but using lower octane than recommended can damage your engine, due to preignition (aka "knock" or "ping").
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    I'm sick and tired of people not taking responsibility for their actions!!!!

    Same thing happened to my daughter in her brand new (2 months) Firebird a few years ago. Police call it a "courtesy" wreck because people waved the offending car through a hole but he couldn't see oncoming. I have had people wave me through holes the same way then get offended when I won't go...
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    Be careful when driving through Charlotte , North Carolina

    Oh, yeh. That one's been around a couple of years. I hear the borrowed the birds from Virginia!!
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    So what is an opinion worth in today's market anyway?

    Opinions are just that, one person's thoughts. They should NEVER be taken as offensive to others. That's one of our major problems in this country today. People decide to be offended by things that either have no basis in reality (or history), or simply because it is different or...
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    05 Mustang, the next classic?

    Well, almost. Not to pick a nit, but you never had a choice between the 170 or 200 - they were at different times. Same with the 260 and the smallest 289. The 170 and 260 were offered for the first 6 months, along with two 289s. Then they were dropped for the 200 and the 289 2v. But your...
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    body mounting points

    Actually, when they were introducing them in 1964, Ford called it a "Platform Chassis", meaning that the front rails and the floor were the chassis. The body sheet metal was then welded on. The final result was similar to a unibody, but stiffer. Just a little-known history point from one who...
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    Why no 6 speed love?

    The point I am trying to make is that 6-speed is one gear better than 5-speed. It's really just that simple. If the 5-speed has the same top gearing as my 6-speed, then you don't have the same gear available as my 5th. (4th is 1/1 on 'most all transmissions) Changing the rearend ratio is...
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    Why no 6 speed love?

    See my last post for your answer. It's all about control. I thought the 6-speed was one too many until I owned one. Now whenever I drive the Z-3 on the highway, I always want to shift one more time. (Which is a reason to get my sweetie to trade for a Z-4 but we both don't like the styling.)
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    Why no 6 speed love?

    So what I'm hearing is that the Mustang 5-speed is missing the 5th gear of the 6-speeds, unlike the Firebird and T-5 Mustang transmissions I am familiar with, which have roughly the first 5 of what I am driving now.. If that is the case, then, you can't use overdrive in slower speed...
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    Anybody here make it out to the Charlotte Autofair ?

    Would have been there had I known about it. But went to the in-water boat show in Charleston - bad, only 4 sailboats... the rest were stinkboats. They had a great Cajun Festival on James Island, though!!! Anybody know the date for the 2005 show in Charlotte??
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    A better v6 eventually?

    AMEN!! But it is amazing how stoopid some people are regarding age and cars. Some kid yelled at my son (36 years old) the other day that he was too old for his car (a 2000 2.3L Z-3 roadster). Then I overheard some kids in an SUV at a traffic light this week saying about me:" Look at that...
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    HERES THE REAL GTR UNVEILED

    Call it what they may, it is egg yolk yellow. (Unless they are saying egg yolks are orange....) :p
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    HERES THE REAL GTR UNVEILED

    Verra nice!! But why did the writer call it "orange"?? That's about as yellow as yellow gets!!! Very bold! I like it!!
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    Why no 6 speed love?

    V8s are NOT "gas hogs". The V8 design is actually very efficient for the size. (It took years before Detroit got V6s up to the gas mileage of V8s - my kids had Chevy Monzas in high school. The 5.0 V8 got MUCH better mileage - about 6 mpg - than the V6 in identical cars on same roads. My...
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