HAHAHA!

 

 

^Have mercy!



That car is gorgeous!

 

 

 

What size tires are you running on those wheels?

 

Beautiful cars guys!

 

 

Fresh wash and wax then stopped by the local Ford dealer to finally check out a 2015 in person!

 

Your LL 'vert is stunning. Good job.

 

Thanks TripleBlack14. As much as I love my LL - nothing beats the color black on a car when it's clean as you know!

 

I love my car, but I'd never do black again. There's way more black Mustangs out there than LL, and I think yours is a more desirable color. It looks like you keep it very clean too.

But the grass is always greener they say....(pun intended)

 

I couldn't agree more Tom ! As my 3 previous Mustangs were all Black and just like you said, there's so many Black Mustangs around where as Legend Lime is a more desirable color due to the fact they were only available during the 2005-06 model year

 

LL (or it's variant) was a great color on the later 60's Mustangs, especially the '67 GT350/500...my favorite year of the Shelby. That's what comes to mind when I see an S197 in that color.

Make no mistake...black is stunning, but it takes a lot of extra elbow grease to keep it that way. Nothing looks more amazing than a mile-deep finish on a black Mustang. And nothing looks more terrible than a black Mustang that's neglected.

Mine looks d@mn good today despite the swirls and holograms visble in direct sunlight. I'm trying to work up the ***** to use my new DA buffer this week and start correcting the surface scratches.

 

 

I feel the same way about the 67 GT350/500.. It's not only my favorite year out of all the Shelby's, but also my favorite body style of all time for the Mustang..

I also agree how the S197 reminds you so much of those 1st generation 67/68 Shelby GT350/500 fastbacks, especially the ones in Legend Lime and IMHO the styling of the S197 is Ford's modern interpretation of those classic 1st generation 65-70 Mustangs..

Needless to say when I first saw the S197 concept version back in 2003, I was so blown away and couldn't believe my eyes at first, as I never thought I'd ever see a Mustang that resembled nor even came close to looking anything like the 67/68 fastback models ever again, but Ford proved me wrong and from that very moment I knew that I was going to own one no matter what it took and have been a very proud owner of 2 S197 fastbacks since 2005..

I also feel the same way when it comes to black cars as I previously owned 2 Fox body Mustangs in black and also had a 78 King Cobra ala Mustang II in black as well.. Although I agree that nothing looks more stunning than black, your absolutely spot on that it takes a lot of hard work and elbow grease just in order to keep it that way..

But unfortunately my body could no longer withstand the physical toll my joints took from all that hard work and elbow grease I put into detailing my cars year after year like I used to back in the day lol. and nothing is more annoying than seeing those hideous hologram and swirl marks on a black car, especially when in direct sunlight as they visually stick out more like a sore thumb than on any other color IMHO..

In the meantime, I really hope everything works out for you with your new DA buffer for correcting those surface scratches

 

The upside to constantly cleaning my black Mustang is that it helps to keep my blood sugar and cholesterol levels out of the red-zone.

My car got all $hitted up from wax remover, dust, and hand prints when I got the stripes last week. I went to wash it and all the crap gummed up and it looked like a barn find.

I spent the next day hand compounding it with Meguiars Scratch-X, and I was encouraged with the results. While far from perfect, swirls and defects were a bit less noticeable. I know a buffer will do a far superior job with less physical toll.

As good as I think it looks here, it's still not a mile-deep, wet looking shine. Hopefully the buffer will take care of that.

 

That's most definitely very true and if only my joints were able to handle the constant stress ? I would detail my Mustang more often for sure

I know exactly what you mean as it always seems like no matter how careful you are along with making certain you follow all the proper procedures somehow something still manages to come along and screw everything up

Unfortunately it's nearly impossible to expect perfect results from hand compounding but I've heard lots of positive reviews about how good Meguiars Scratch-X does work in reducing the appearance of swirls and defects..

IMO your Mustang looks really great and I'm sure that your buffer will indeed do a far superior job with far less physical toll on your joints while also providing you with that mile-deep, wet looking shine once again as well

 

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I like that angle, car looks amazing. Have more pics?