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Car Fans Gather to Celebrate Mustang's 40th Anniversary
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| April 16, 2004
Posted on 04/16/2004 1:28:44 PM PDT by nuconvert
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To: hayburner
Can you still buy gasoline out there ?
To: wjcsux
Nice!
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posted on
04/16/2004 3:30:49 PM PDT
by
nuconvert
("America will never be intimidated by thugs and assassins." ( President Bush 3-20-04))
To: nuconvert
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posted on
04/16/2004 3:36:46 PM PDT
by
Charles Martel
(Liberals are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
To: Lunatic Fringe
Yeah, I like the '05 model, too. All the best styling cues of the '67-'70 models. They kept the appearance of the production version amazingly close to that of the "concept" vehicle that first hit the car shows last year.
With Carroll Shelby wearing Ford blue once again, we might well see a new Shelby Mustang based on the new car. That'd sure be sweet.
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posted on
04/16/2004 3:40:46 PM PDT
by
Charles Martel
(Liberals are the crab grass in the lawn of life.)
To: wjcsux
The 1987 Mustang GT. Got mine new in the late spring of 1987 for about 15K. Traded in my 1984 Dodge Daytona Turbo, which I thought was fast, for this absolute monster. If I didn't get this car, I was going to get a Honda Hurricane mortorcycle, so dad helped me out. Didn't want me to get killed, was his thinking...
Getrag 5-speed, 225bhp, 300 ft-lbs of tourque. 77mph in second gear--chirped the tires (loud) in third gear. A blue streak was all any Camaro or Firebird saw as I shot past; if I slowed down I gave 'em a nice look at the louvered tail-lights. There were very few of these on the road at the time, and they were MUCH faster than the 86's 5.0's.
Going down the Garden State Parkway to Seaside in the summer was like an hour and a half Le Mans race. Vette drivers usually wouldn't push their rides, and Grand Nationals would fade away after about 100mph. The Starions / Conquests got blown into the weeds.
On July 3rd of 1988 I wrecked the beast while eluding a State Trooper on Rt 78 in New Jersey. It was a fluke--but when you roll the dice a lot, eventually you come up with snake eyes. Luckily, no one got hurt. 143MPH in a 55MPH zone they said. Lotsa trouble for me. But, that's the stupid things you do when you're 20 years old and think you're invincible.
Since that date, I've never had a speeding ticket--because I simply do not speed. It's not worth it. No way, no how, no sir!
Someday soon, I will get another Mustang...and enjoy slowly cruising it 'round town.
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posted on
04/16/2004 3:43:31 PM PDT
by
motzman
(Remember Fabrizio Quattrocchi - Hero)
To: motzman
I got my first car from my parents in 1972 when I turned 16. It was a '68 Camaro, royal blue with a black vinyl top. Athough I never "opened it up", I would let my boyfriends drive it and one of them had it doing 110 on a straight stretch. There I was in the passenger seat trying to act all cool, and I was scared whitless!
Anyway, my dream car has always been a Mustang, and when I next buy a new car, that's what it will be for me!
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posted on
04/16/2004 3:51:41 PM PDT
by
LisaMalia
(In Memory of Sgt. James W."Billy" Lunsford..KIA 11-29-69 Binh Dinh S. Vietnam)
To: Eric in the Ozarks
"Can you still buy gasoline out there ?"
Down two cents today from yesterday. Cheapest for the cheapest - today $2.15, yesterday $2.17. Mostly about a dime more.
To: LisaMalia
My first car in 1973 was a 1967 Powder Blue Mustang with a 6 banger. We bought it for $100, and nick-named it the "Rust-tang". Did some major body work with galvenized sheet metal, roofing tar and concrete. Then mounted an old hood ornament on it & had a blast cruising thru the Michigan winter. Ahh the memories...
To: Ramius; ecurbh; Wneighbor
Pony ping.
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posted on
04/16/2004 4:04:33 PM PDT
by
HairOfTheDog
(Now I've said too much...)
To: Mr. Mojo
I saw the Ford GT at an auto show and amazing is the word for it... they are expecting to sell it, I believe, for around $200K.
To: laker_dad
Ahh the memories...Indeed. Whatever happened to those days? We blinked our eyes, and they were over. Back then your biggest worry was what to wear to the dance on Saturday night. Well, from a woman's perspective that is! Although I remember my big brother getting pretty spiffed up for those things as well, and "bathing" in Hai Karate aftershave....:)
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posted on
04/16/2004 4:09:24 PM PDT
by
LisaMalia
(In Memory of Sgt. James W."Billy" Lunsford..KIA 11-29-69 Binh Dinh S. Vietnam)
To: nuconvert
I had a '68 once, with a tricked out engine (tricked out by former owner).
Life was good.
Nowadays I drive a Chevy Pickup.
Life is good.
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posted on
04/16/2004 4:10:16 PM PDT
by
LibKill
(Yep, we are cowboys. WYATT EARP cowboys.)
To: hayburner
$2.15 a gal ~ I paid $1.87 a gal for 92 octane to fill my SVT Lightning:
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posted on
04/16/2004 4:10:17 PM PDT
by
blackie
(Be Well~Be Armed~Be Safe~Molon Labe!)
To: nuconvert
The Mort-Mobile....
To: Leroy S. Mort
Very Nice
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posted on
04/16/2004 4:12:44 PM PDT
by
nuconvert
("America will never be intimidated by thugs and assassins." ( President Bush 3-20-04))
To: LisaMalia
Anyway, my dream car has always been a Mustang, and when I next buy a new car, that's what it will be for me!
One of the things I'll never forget about the Mustang was when you got it up around 110+, when the windows were rolled (well, powered) all the way up, the pressure from the air turbulence was so great that it would suck the windows out of the track and create an eerie "whistling" sound....
And this car did not have airbags or ABS brakes (not offered at the time)
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posted on
04/16/2004 4:19:52 PM PDT
by
motzman
(Remember Fabrizio Quattrocchi - Hero)
To: motzman
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posted on
04/16/2004 4:24:41 PM PDT
by
Feiny
(They Will Fear Us, We Will Prevail)
To: feinswinesuksass
Ponies pale in comparison to:
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posted on
04/16/2004 4:27:37 PM PDT
by
DryFly
To: feinswinesuksass
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posted on
04/16/2004 4:30:10 PM PDT
by
motzman
(Remember Fabrizio Quattrocchi - Hero)
To: wjcsux
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posted on
04/16/2004 4:35:58 PM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
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