30 year old pic

[TOM B]

A good friend died in a car accident when I was about 18 years old, Im now about 50. We both had 65 mustangs, we RULED the streets back then, lots of fun.
This is a pic of his mustang, a 2+2 289 fastback. After his death they moved away and I soon got married, I found out his parrents still had the car in a barn they now have, so I got in touch with the family, the car is now mine, full of very happy and sad memories.
The barn ate at it pretty hard so it needs floor boards and rockers, but thats ok,
I still sit in it and dream

 

[Nosboss]

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[ForceFed70]

Picture got blurry after 30 years

I want to say "congratulations" but that just doesn't seem appropriate.
Good luck with the resto, I'm sure his family would love to see the car back in it's former glory.

 

[tx65coupe]

There are quite a few vehicles from high school that I wish I could come accross. I'm glad you have it and can save it and bring it back to life.

 

[bnickel]

great way to honor your friend, good luck with the resto. are you going to put it back the way it was or are you going to do something else?

 

[65driver289]

thats great. I cant wait for my next project. I bet having an emotional attatchment to the car will make the resto a little easier. GOOD LUCK

 

[TOM B]

Yea, he was a good friend, we drove each others stang to school and I let him drag race my stang on what was the US 30 dragway/airport here in PA.
Its pretty much as he left it. It still has this cool Hurst ram rod striaght gate shifter in it, you just keep on pulling back to shift, real fast.
I think I will keep it a restomod, put a mustang 2 front end under it with the 429 engine I have should be enough. it will need a complete floor so im thinking a rotisserie. For just this car, maybe find a used one or build my own.

 

[deltascrew]

Congrats on the aquisition!!!!

Is it Twilight Turquoise or Blue? its kinda hard to tell in the photo.
My 65 is a Twilight turquoise and I very rarely see others in that color

 

[Pakrat]

Cool story, good luck with it!

 

[shelby69]

good story. Good luck with the car