S197 Ten Years Old
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well its not the 197 but the SN 95 is the one that got me started in Mustang, have always liked the older mustangs and wanted one with a 5 or 6 on the tree, bought it and must say I absolutly love it, when its time to trade this one in I will be looking at the S197 series. But thats only IF I want to, I love my current Mustang....
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Always liked the SN-95's as well.. My only complaint with the S197's is Ford didn't design them the same size as the SN-95, but other than that, the retro styling of the S197 is second to none IMHO
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Hey there Jim ! The S197 is larger in size over the SN-95, as it's wider, taller and has a longer wheelbase..
Believe it or not the S197 is the second largest Mustang ever produced by Ford and is just barely under 2 inches shorter than the 71-73 Mustang which was the largest production Mustang in the car's entire 50 year history..
Believe it or not the S197 is the second largest Mustang ever produced by Ford and is just barely under 2 inches shorter than the 71-73 Mustang which was the largest production Mustang in the car's entire 50 year history..
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That sure says a quite lot for the S197, being that you sold your 1966 Mustang in order to get your 2005 V6..
As much as I love the S197 Mustangs, I don't think I would've sold my 1966 though, as the original 1st generation Mustang will always remain a timeless classic..
As much as I love the S197 Mustangs, I don't think I would've sold my 1966 though, as the original 1st generation Mustang will always remain a timeless classic..
Fast forward a few more years and I was ready to buy another Mustang. I went the dealer to buy a new 2013 GT Convertible but they were nearly 40k with the options I wanted. So I found this gem for half the price.
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After a few mods this is what she looks like now.
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However I do understand Ford's reason which is mostly due to our govt's crash safety requirements.. Even compacts and eco boxes have increased in size through the years over the crash safety requirements as a direct result as well !
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Ha ha ha. Thanks sir. Very kind of ya. Here is a few more. Lol
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On a lighter note, now I understand even more why you much prefer the styling of our S197 Mustangs over the new 2015 models
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I need to be clear on that statement. I sold my 1966 around that time I got married, it had no AC and was seating outside all the time after a full restoration. I sold it for top dollar (at the time) to put a down payment on a house. That is why I could barley afford a V6. If I had the money I would have gotten the GT.
Therefore you made the right choice that was best for you and in the end was also best for your 66 as well..
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She's absolutely fabulous
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Well as far as styling goes, its almost like the auto MFGs are taking out all the modding fun with the LEDs and this after market option and that after market option getting installed from the factory, thats why I like the older cars and while I Ironically said I was planing to never own anything newer then a 1995 model year, I will concede that the Mustang while newer is still simple to work on and not overly convoluted with computer crap to make it impossible to fix...
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Well as far as styling goes, its almost like the auto MFGs are taking out all the modding fun with the LEDs and this after market option and that after market option getting installed from the factory, thats why I like the older cars and while I Ironically said I was planing to never own anything newer then a 1995 model year, I will concede that the Mustang while newer is still simple to work on and not overly convoluted with computer crap to make it impossible to fix...
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Which is why I will now convert to a dihard Mustang fan of any stang, and keep my good ol F150 until it can no longer be worked on or the Nanny state govt tells me I must get rid of it because its no longer "safe" (which will never happen muwhahahaha!!!!
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Bought mine Mustang in 2011 its a Gt 2006.Back then in 05 i saw the s197.Love at first sight,like most of us its the bodystyle.Summer driving only and has now 26.500 miles on it.Its a keeper.
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Anyway, my 06 GT is also a keeper and has just 13,366 miles on her
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We both loved the '05 when it first came out. In June 2013 we found a low 22K miles '08 GT with original tires still with half tread and a correct date code that confirmed it was adult driven .... and it had a 5 speed.
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We like it.
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We like it.