Saved one from a rotting grave....
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Got a tip the other day about an old Mustang sitting rotting in a field....took a trip yesterday to see it, turned out to be very rough...BUT it's a 67 Fastback "S" code (390) manual transmission car. Picked it up for $80.....like I said...VERY rough but anything is rebuildable and given what the car is it will be rebuilt 
. I'll take some pics tomorrow...it's sitting on the trailer outside now.
Missing front end and driver door...has RH door with glass and back window, originally Springtime Yellow with black standard interior...drivetrain, rear end and front suspension missing. Rear interior panels still there, seats still there. Needs just about everything but hey....it's a fastback
. I'll take some pics tomorrow...it's sitting on the trailer outside now.Missing front end and driver door...has RH door with glass and back window, originally Springtime Yellow with black standard interior...drivetrain, rear end and front suspension missing. Rear interior panels still there, seats still there. Needs just about everything but hey....it's a fastback
Do you need your Fred Sanford c/t here? 
good find, hope you can make something of it, which I dont think you will have a problem (Mark VIII motor????)
good find, hope you can make something of it, which I dont think you will have a problem (Mark VIII motor????)
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Wow I can only dream of the day I do that.
allthough it will probably be a rusted out 05.
If I found a 67 fastback s code for $80 I would drive to the bank to get my money and pull the car home with my bare hands if I had to.
nice find and good luck
allthough it will probably be a rusted out 05.
If I found a 67 fastback s code for $80 I would drive to the bank to get my money and pull the car home with my bare hands if I had to.
nice find and good luck
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Originally posted by GT350Clone@February 7, 2005, 7:13 PM
Thta's probably worth $5k-$7k to some of the Eleanor wackos.... :scratch: :shock:
Thta's probably worth $5k-$7k to some of the Eleanor wackos.... :scratch: :shock:
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Originally posted by montreal ponies@February 7, 2005, 8:01 PM
Really a great find.....you don't see those 390's big block anymore nowadays, well not around here anyway's...i'd like to get that same motor for my '69 Mach1 project...
Really a great find.....you don't see those 390's big block anymore nowadays, well not around here anyway's...i'd like to get that same motor for my '69 Mach1 project...
Runs perfectly, just putting the correct 351W and FMX back in it .
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Here are the pics....like I said, she's rough.....but the Eleanor crazy would probably pay $2K or more for it as witnessed on ebay. I can promise that this car will NOT become an Eleanor(unless someone offers stupid money for it that can't be refused ) :nono:
You just don't find 67's or 8's laying around in fields or barns any more....
Although I did spot a 65 Fastback on the same road while picking this one up ....I'll go back to check on it....
and I will probably be picking up a '71 Mach 1 in the next week or so....
They ARE still out there, you just have to look and develop that "sense" needed to weed them out of the scenery
) :nono: You just don't find 67's or 8's laying around in fields or barns any more....
Although I did spot a 65 Fastback on the same road while picking this one up
....I'll go back to check on it....and I will probably be picking up a '71 Mach 1 in the next week or so....
They ARE still out there, you just have to look and develop that "sense" needed to weed them out of the scenery
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Good save!
That does look rough, but thanks to the aftermarket, as long as you have the roof, it's possible. Considering that it's that far gone, and has no driver door w/ data plate, I'd personally find it very difficult not to hot rod the heck outta that car.
Heep us posted!
That does look rough, but thanks to the aftermarket, as long as you have the roof, it's possible. Considering that it's that far gone, and has no driver door w/ data plate, I'd personally find it very difficult not to hot rod the heck outta that car.
Heep us posted!
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Originally posted by LMan+February 7, 2005, 9:01 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(LMan @ February 7, 2005, 9:01 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-GT350Clone@February 7, 2005, 7:13 PM
Thta's probably worth $5k-$7k to some of the Eleanor wackos.... :scratch: :shock:
Thta's probably worth $5k-$7k to some of the Eleanor wackos.... :scratch: :shock:
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If the shoe fits...
and who can argue that the money isn't INSANE....
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Originally posted by Dan66@February 8, 2005, 9:59 AM
I bet that a lot of that will buff right out...
I bet that a lot of that will buff right out...
If there was ever a perfect time to use that phrase, THIS was it!
Originally posted by Dan66@February 8, 2005, 9:59 AM
I bet that a lot of that will buff right out...
I bet that a lot of that will buff right out...
... with a sandblaster
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Originally posted by jpony645@February 8, 2005, 3:01 PM
Nice shop ya got there, Paul.
From looking at that heap, you must be a stinker for a project.
Nice shop ya got there, Paul.
From looking at that heap, you must be a stinker for a project.
.I'm not afraid of any project....it's just a car and everything is available but the roof and transmission tunnel. I've got a full service shop with paint booth so anything can be restored
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Gosh, I would love to have that car, if a person can weld for themselves, it is a great buy. Congrats. Believe it or not it is less work and a much better value than the car I am restoring for a friend of mine, a 67 coupe that was originally a 6 cylinder, and he paid muuuuuuuuuch more for it than 80 bucks. http://www.classiccorral.com/67coupe.html
PS. You can now get a set of floor pans complete with tranny tunnel.
PS. You can now get a set of floor pans complete with tranny tunnel.
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<peytonmanning> cut that meat! Build that Eleanor! cut that meat! Build that Eleanor! </peytonmanning>
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