Posted on 10/05/2004 9:41:38 AM PDT by yankeedame
Hmmm, my 91 mustang lx, had over 360K miles on it and except for having the transmission rebuilt twice, never put a penny in it. It had the original, starter, alternator, fuel pump when i decided to rebuilt it in 2003.
Great pics. 8-) I wouldn't mind having one. They're sure classy looking.
Ford should introduce the new model in a commercial that re-enacts the chase scenes from Bullit.
I've run into people who swear by FORDs and I've run into people who, like myself, have had nothing but heartache and trouble from FORDs.
I've run into people who would only back their trucks and not their sedans.
Heard one guy say, "Whoever is designing and building their trucks needs to boot out the guys designing their cars and build 'em like their trucks."
My experience with FORD?
A repair every week, repair costing 500 or less.
Every two weeks, repair costing 500 and up.
Potty mouth! Troll! ZOT®!
My metallic maroon '65 is still prettier!
LOL! That looks like you can to me. 8-)
My brother had a 65 289/4 speed metallic blue. He lost it in his divorce.
Confession time, my family is not big time Ford owners, But, I am.
PE; love your Ford and your W
Shudder is right! My sister-in-law had an '86 with that body "style", and the red-hot 2.3L 4 cylinder (can you say Pinto?). She ended up having to donate the car because she couldn't sell it.
This looks like a pale imitation of the original. It's time to try something new.
Ford needs to compete with cars that will have this motor as well as the cars that sport the Chrysler 'Hemi'. If Ford doesn't plan to put the new engine from the new GT-40 tribute car into the new Mustang, the person who makes the decisions at Ford has a hole in their head.
Ford's existing small block is tired. They need to do something to make it 428 cubic inches and bring the 'CobraJet' marque back from the grave.
Might have been. Dad was a salvage rebuilder, and IIRC we got the car as a stripper with no title (used the sheetmetal on another car that had been parked at a rock quarry during a tornado - it got gravel-blasted). Door tag showed a mfg date in '68, but it could well have been a '69. He got the T-Bird with no engine, and couldn't find another 312 to put in it, so he used what he had laying around.
And actually most cars produced today don't excite me. But this new Mustang looks pretty darn cool.
I know what you mean. It's a sleek looking car. My last two vehicles have been Ford Explorers, because I live out in the country now, but if I moved back to the city again, I wouldn't mind having one of these or the new Corvette. THAT's a fine looking car too.
I've never had a lot of luck with Fords either. Oddly enough, my wife drive a Mazda Tribute which, other than a PTO for the 4WD, has the same engine and tranny as a Taurus, and it's been flawless.
I'm a Mustang fanatic (hence, my Internet name). I've had 4 total over the years starting with my first car a '65. Also had a 1971 MachI, and a '78 King Cobra. Currently a sweet 2001 GT Mustang V-8. Oh yea I did have a 1964 1/2 model pedal car when they first came out at the tender age of 5 years old (wish I still had that one also).
Live on mighty Mustangs!
Remeber the Mustang II? I friend of mine had one of those pieces of junk, in Orange. I think it took 2-3 minutes to get up to 60 MPH.
Well the 'Vette pretty much goes without saying. :-) Those are always fine looking cars. And actually that Cadillac CTS is kinda cool looking too. A little angular, but something different out of Cadillac. But both are sadly out of my price range.
I was hopeful that the new GTO might be nice, but it just does nothing for me.
Hey... Now I think that I have seen your vehicle traveling north on Central Expressway recently. It might have been a couple of weeks ago. Do you live in the DFW area?
Hope it's made well and fast and tight. The remake of the thunderbird was a major flop. I think they stopped production. Poor losers who bought one of those.
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