[Charles Henrickson]

When the 1965 Mustang came out, I was 12 years old and thought it was the coolest thing on wheels:

The "Fastback" version:

[wildbill]

I owned two and raced another in SCCA A Sedan Series.

A year ago a friend of mine who is a car dealer took me to a showroom that had a 65 restored in perfect condition. He said, “you remember this car, get in and tell me what you think of it.”

I got in and the only neat thing was that it still had that good sounding door slam. The car, compared to todays standards, is a piece of junk. I hate to say it, but the finish in the interior is bad, the seat sits right on the floor and it just was a bad experience.

My friend saw it in my eyes and started laughing.

We’ve come a long way baby.

[Kickass Conservative]

A buddy of mine wrapped his Mustang Fastback around a tree. I almost cried when I found out. He was fine, but the car died at the scene. What a waste.