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Ed Fernandez 04-22-2012 11:44 AM

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Well folks there is life after racing.And it's pretty good.Since I sold everything I've takenup collecting bolt actin military rifles.Having a great time,though my range time is limited due to driving a flatbed car carrier and being on call.I'm going to start reloading soon to cut down on the rising cost of ammo.(Sound amiliar,as in fuel costs and entry fees?).
I also have purchased a cruise car.I had an eye on a nice '54 Plymouth belvedere two door in yellow/white.The problem was it was in Texas.
My wife suggested buying a mustang,since we has a '66 coupe 289/2bbl/three speed on flor w/factory air,when we were first married.This year is 40 years of her enduring my company so I found a 65 coupe.It's a 20 footer now but the work will start on it after the summer is over.
Here she be.






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denny harvey 04-22-2012 12:47 PM

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Looks like it would make a good SS/L car...lol..

Dennis P Chapman 04-22-2012 12:48 PM

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Have fun with the new toy Ed.

chris ok 04-22-2012 01:00 PM

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Nice car. I have a complete correct numbers matching 65 289 factory hydraulic cammed 4 barrel engine from a mustang. completely professionally rebuilt and sitting on a stand 10 years, if you get the itch for a V8, as Iknow I can never leave anything alone. Cheap and local.
regardless enjoy the car and bring it to the points meets and cruise the pits.

Chris O'Keefe

danny waters sr 04-22-2012 01:35 PM

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Nice Ed,
I'm looking to do something simular....
Back in the day my wife and i both had 66 mustang convertibles. Hers was powder blue with white top , V-8 auto with air and electric top as well as pony interior.Mine was a 289 271 hp 4-speed ,red w/ black top.Ahhhhh the good ole days and did not know it.....Have fun Ed.

Rich Biebel 04-22-2012 02:29 PM

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My son-in-law has one. Not sure what year but it is a very early one. A 260 V8 2 barrel carb with a floor shifted manual trans. I think it was a 4 speed. It has been sitting for years and needs a ton of work.

My son and I spent some time working on it to get it started since it had not run in years. I put a starter in it and free'd up the crab as it was rusted solid.

Checked the ignition and added some gas and it started right up and ran perfect.

Gas tank was rusted out and leaked as soon as we added gas....

Ignition switch came apart after turning it on and off a few times...

Interior was real bad...

Lots of rust underneath and a lot of Bondo on the body,,,,

My son-in-law is a Veterinarian and no time for working on it.

It would take a lot of time, money and work to restore it and it was a real basic no option car.....I told him there is no way it would be worth it.....

A Mustang is really just a Falcon with a different body and it was an idea that worked and sold a lot of cars. Lee Iacocca was the man behind it if I recall right....

Ed your gas tank is your trunk floor.......and in a rear collison if the tank ruptures fuel it goes directly in the back seat....and that is not good....

They didn't care much about safety back then......

Alex Denysenko 04-22-2012 02:55 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez (Post 322766)
Well folks there is life after racing.And it's pretty good.Since I sold everything I've takenup collecting bolt actin military rifles.Having a great time,though my range time is limited due to driving a flatbed car carrier and being on call.I'm going to start reloading soon to cut down on the rising cost of ammo.(Sound amiliar,as in fuel costs and entry fees?).
I also have purchased a cruise car.I had an eye on a nice '54 Plymouth belvedere two door in yellow/white.The problem was it was in Texas.
My wife suggested buying a mustang,since we has a '66 coupe 289/2bbl/three speed on flor w/factory air,when we were first married.This year is 40 years of her enduring my company so I found a 65 coupe.It's a 20 footer now but the work will start on it after the summer is over.
Here she be.






69 more to go.

Congratulations on your new aquisition Ed.
Very nice. There is indeed life after Nash.
I knew you would come around sooner or later. ;)

John Leichtamer Jr 04-22-2012 06:36 PM

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ED

You should have got a Red 69 Camaro, there are not to many of them left.

Hammer

bert powell 04-22-2012 06:52 PM

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Ed, Sent you a PM!

Bob Don 04-22-2012 10:17 PM

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Ed - Nice car. I kinda like it with the 6 banger, It's YOU!

Dennis P Chapman 04-22-2012 10:22 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob Don (Post 322853)
Ed - Nice car. I kinda like it with the 6 banger, It's YOU!

Your right Bob will have to start calling him Six Shot Ed Lol.

Ed Fernandez 04-23-2012 12:03 AM

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It's the 200CI six.Actually pretty peppy getting on the highway.








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Pat Cook 04-23-2012 01:08 AM

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Just rebuilt a 200 for a 66 mustang, that thing was a lot of fun to drive!

Ed Fernandez 04-23-2012 09:25 AM

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Car came with no seat belts.Previous owner had a pair in the trunk.I installed them and they were too long to fit snug.I have to use the d/s outside attached to the p/s insde belt for now.No belts in rear seat either.The wierd thing was the mounting holes were there for the d/s outer and inner but only for the p/s outer mount.I had to drill a hole in the tunnel and use a bolt to temp. install.
Also when I took the car out on the highway,after cleaning the interior real nice,I opened the d/s air vent.All was well till a few leaves blew out then it looked like a Charlie Brown tree dropping it's leaves.Another good vacuuming later and all was well again.Now the
ventilation system is free flowing and there's no leaves to trap water and cause a mess.



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goinbroke2 04-23-2012 02:26 PM

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THAT is a 20footer???? Man, come out here in the north east and it's a $25,000 car.

Awesome car, gotta leave it a six though...well cam and headers but...oh, and adapt a 2bbl....but other than that...oh, and a shift kit.......I wonder where it would fit U/SA????


hehehe


Looks awesome Ed, congrats on your purchase.


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