Now the '03-'04 Terminator thread -

fieldgrade said:
cloth seats. the one hang up.

I still haven't completely embraced the idea of buying a new hot rod that will depreciate versus spending $32K on an old car that won't lose value. Only trouble is, to buy a 67-68 fastback these days has gotten out of hand. $40-50K now.
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There is this option... Not original but still an option.
https://www.mustangdepot.com/OnLineCatalog/SheetMetal/fastback_conversion.htm
They wifey REALLY wants a 67 fastback. Doesn't care if it's a real Hot Rod, jus wants the look. To each their own I guess...
 
LizardKing said:
There is this option... Not original but still an option.
https://www.mustangdepot.com/OnLineCatalog/SheetMetal/fastback_conversion.htm
They wifey REALLY wants a 67 fastback. Doesn't care if it's a real Hot Rod, jus wants the look. To each their own I guess...
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That's a heck of an idea right there. Not sure what the "all in" price would be after the kit, install, paint, and interior, but I am guessing somewhere south of the $20K premium (over coupes) for fastbacks right now.
 
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Drove a base 2017 GT today.

I don't know how to explain it, but my 2 cents is that my '92 Foxbody 5.0 five speed was more fun to drive, even with 200 less horsepower. Maybe because of 3.73 rear gears, or that it was lowered and rode like a brick, or it was a rag top, or that it only cost me $7500 in 2014 with 58k miles and sold it for more than I paid for it. Anyway, the quest continues. I figure if a 25 year old Mustang was twice as much fun, then a 50 year old 'Stang will be four times the fun.

Drove this...

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MurphyLong said:
Your senses are dulled. Turn off all babysitting features and drive it again. Press and hold the TCS button til in beeps.
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One must remember that I learned to drive in a 1967 Ford.
Old school, my man.
Old school.
 
fieldgrade said:
One must remember that I learned to drive in a 1967 Ford.
Old school, my man.
Old school.
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1967? Wow, I learned on a 1950 F1. Not as nice as this one but just like it.

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Now, back to Mustangs.
 
fieldgrade said:
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Dad had a red 66 gt fastback hipo before I was born. Total by drunk that hit him and my mom head on before they were married. He still talks about that car.

Father in law had a white 65 gt fastback that he said I could have when he got bored of it several years ago. Went over one day and he had traded it to a guy for a 1950 F1 very similar to the above black one. Really nice truck, also really disappointed the GT isn't in my garage.

I'd go with the classic if it is going to be a weekend cruiser. New would be fine for a daily.
 
Geezer said:
1967? Wow, I learned on a 1950 F1. Not as nice as this one but just like it.

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LOL...I used to drive an old '48 to feed my uncle's horses. Never got on a road, just stayed on his property. Clutch with left toe, brake with left heel, gas with right heel, starter button with right toe. Off to the stable we go.

All of 9 years old.

I'm starting a pool. Guess the color of Ash's next Mustang. I choose red.
 
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Very nice. I'd like it better if it was a 271...but I'd hate to have to go back to adjusting solid lifters again.
 
Carolinatlc said:
I'd go with the classic if it is going to be a weekend cruiser. New would be fine for a daily.
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The K code HiPos are hard to find, but that '66 I posted is an A code (4 barrel).

I absolutely agree with this statement, and I said approximately the same thing to my wife today. She was convinced she'd be driving my truck home from the Ford dealer today while I drove home that 2017, but I just didn't warm up to it.
 
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Geezer said:
Very nice. I'd like it better if it was a 271...but I'd hate to have to go back to adjusting solid lifters again.
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Agreed. Here's the thing, that red '65 A code pictured is $44K and probably worth it, about five miles from me. If it was a K code in that condition it would be worth around $60K.

I cringe even at the price premium the fastbacks are getting when coupes are low $20's all day long. I just can't handle the price of a K code unless I found a driver quality coupe that I liked.
 
My Dad had a 64 1/2 289 hardtop Mustang. Dark metallic green, camel interior. I learned to drive in it. Bought it for their honeymoon and when I went to college in 83 it was still in great shape - had been repainted and interior redone. He sold it while I was in college. I still give him a hard time about that.

I just realized that maybe he sold it because my little brother was drag racing from stoplights in it. I bet that was quite the ticket and I never heard what Dad did about it.

Anyway, I would love to have had that car.
 
It's hard to beat the "cool" factor of a late 60s Mustang (the bigger the V8 the better):D...
 
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Stentor said:
It's hard to beat the "cool" factor of a late 60s Mustang (the bigger the V8 the better):D...
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Did y'all ever sell your Dad's?
 
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Stentor said:
The one above is in NC now.:)
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I figured it was your Dad's. You posted about it a couple of years ago as I recall. For some reason I thought you all were selling it. I saw one like it somewhere. A consignment showroom perhaps?
 
It isn't red or a Mustang, but this '61 Bel Air from the link Murphy posted caught my eye.

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trcubed said:
It isn't red or a Mustang, but this '61 Bel Air from the link Murphy posted caught my eye.

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To me, 80% of the fun of an old classic (or any car for that matter) is looking for it. I spent three years looking for that Foxbody (not even a classic), only to sell it nine months later.
 
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fieldgrade said:
I figured it was your Dad's. You posted about it a couple of years ago as I recall. For some reason I thought you all were selling it. I saw one like it somewhere. A consignment showroom perhaps?
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Couldn't let that one go; it now shares a garage with another FE-powered vehicle you've seen.

If you had your druthers, which style 60s Mustang Fastback would you prefer ('65/'66, '67/'68, or '69/'70)?

And do you need a "#1 concours" or "#2 excellent" car (requires premium price).....or are you comfortable with a "#3 good" 'Stang? If the latter, you could save a lot of money.
 
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Couldn't let that one go; it now shares a garage with another FE-powered vehicle you've seen.

If you had your druthers, which style 60s Mustang Fastback would you prefer ('65/'66, '67/'68, or '69/'70)?

And do you need a "#1 concours" or "#2 excellent" car (requires premium price).....or are you comfortable with a "#3 good" 'Stang? If the latter, you could save a lot of money.
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Ah yes, I know this other FE powered beast. Aluminum block with big honkin' Webers as I recall.

'65/'66 is my favorite, although that does limit one to small blocks for anything that is remotely correct. Nice driver quality is what I'd like, but they are still "pricey" for fast backs, and I just don't think I want a coupe. There are a lot of coupes out there and they don't seem to sell all that well. That leaves convertibles and I think I'm done with them.
 
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That's the guide I have been following, too. The reason that red '65 I posted above is a little richer is because it's a GT. I just want an A code (four barrel) if the color and condition are favorable, and no automatic.

I'm also juggling cars out in the driveway at the new digs. Parking in my garage and driveway is at a premium now, so I've got to figure out an optimal arrangement.
 
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Go buy yourself a good condition old one and resto mod it. For the price of a new one you can go big. New drive trian with factory warrenty.
 
Short Fuse said:
Go buy yourself a good condition old one and resto mod it. For the price of a new one you can go big. New drive trian with factory warrenty.
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I like the idea, but my calculator can't make it do that. You can get in a new GT for $30K, and you have to pay that for an "average" 65-66 fastback these days. There is just no cheap way to do this.
 
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Im on the page listed above, click on pricing and it goes to a 'download' page - how much are those?

Restomods are freaking awesome, like the guy said - best of both worlds. Classic styling with modern performance (engine, braking, and handling)
 
HMP said:
Im on the page listed above, click on pricing and it goes to a 'download' page - how much are those?

Restomods are freaking awesome, like the guy said - best of both worlds. Classic styling with modern performance (engine, braking, and handling)
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I think the 2+2 fastbacks used to start at $117,000 a couple years ago. That pdf download there says the fastbacks start at $165,000 now.

So yea, uh....no. lol
 
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fieldgrade said:
I think the 2+2 fastbacks used to start at $117,000 a couple years ago. That pdf download there says the fastbacks start at $165,000 now.

So yea, uh....no. lol
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whew, 165k?!

Yeah, thats a lot of money.
Get a fastback and a new GT and you still wont be at that much money lol
 
So many of these classics seem to be found at consignment showrooms, where the actual owner doesn't seem to have much skin in the game so they ask for the sun, moon and stars, hoping to get the moon and stars.

I always keep an eye out for nice Foxbody mustangs just because the right ones are so much fun for such skinny money, but it never ceases to amaze me how much folks think they are worth when they try to sell them. The same thing seems to be true for mid sixties Mustangs as well.
 
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Just buy a Terminator for $15-20k and build the hell out of it. I'd LOVE to put a Hellion twin turbo compound kit on mine, but it's expensive and removes daily drivability from the equation completely.
 
dubnali said:
Just buy a Terminator for $15-20k and build the hell out of it. I'd LOVE to put a Hellion twin turbo compound kit on mine, but it's expensive and removes daily drivability from the equation completely.
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Every one I've seen that I would want has been $22-25K or more.

These guys alone had over twenty on the lot when I went there a few months back in Appomattox, VA.

http://www.hi-endauto.com
 
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