67 Mustang Saga

[BabaKahawa]

This is a 67 coupe that I could not give away. It was in bad shape, I have had it since I was a kid. My younger son, my father along with myself completely rebuilt it. It was the last project my father was involved with... He passed away about 2 1/2 months ago.

 

[BabaKahawa]

This is what happened to it last month..... An older women hit it coming out of a smoke shop. Apparently she missed seeing it coming down the main street. Thank god my farther
didn't see this.

 

[BabaKahawa]

We are now in the process of rebuilding it again..... poor car !!

 

[Silverghost]

The memory of the recent "incident" will soon fade. The memories of rebuilding it with your dad and son will last forever. Glad to see it is being fixed.

 

[BabaKahawa]

The memory of the recent "incident" will soon fade. The memories of rebuilding it with your dad and son will last forever. Glad to see it is being fixed.

You bet... great way to look at it.

 

[drooartz]

Early Mustangs were the first cars I ever fell for. Still may have to get one some day.

Glad to see it's being rebuilt -- a definite keeper, and this little incident will just be one more story to tell.

 

[DrEntropy]

ack. That made some fond recollections emerge. There are several Mustangs in my past, all were "gone through" at some stage by me Ol'Fella and self. My da' passed long ago, but fond memories of MANY garage projects and the good company there are well etched.

When, in the mid 70's, working on a set of Webers on my Cortina and the thing REFUSING to settle down after MANY R&R exercises, he said to me: "You've got a PhD in entropy!" A couple of my garage wallah buddies were there to witness and guffaw.

--- thus the source of my honorary doctorate. :wink:

 

[BabaKahawa]

Great name.. Dr. Entropy...... He could have given you a Masters of Randomness..
or a DDS degree of disorder..

Ah.. to ..Guffaw :thumbsup:....... grand memories.

 

[DrEntropy]

hmmm....

MrRandomness, MA.... nahh... not chaotic enuff.

DrDisorder, DDS... "step right in, 'ave a seat. This won't hurt a bit." Some promise but a bit too complicated.

...guess I'll jus' muddle on with th' current nomer. :smirk:

 

[tony barnhill]

Looks like its gonna be an easy redo....frame doesn't look bent.

 

[BabaKahawa]

Looks like its gonna be an easy redo....frame doesn't look bent.

Tony;
We were very fortunate.. The engine compartment we reworked.
The wheel well and front quarter panel are new.
I hope to have it together by next week.
It could have been worse........
I have spent more time by a factor of 4 dealing with her insurance company then repairing the car.

 

[Silverghost]

I've had several Mustangs come into and out of my world. In High School I had a 69 Mach 1. My dad had a 69 Mach 1 new from the dealer - it was gold with a white interior. The one that is the most interesting is the blue coupe my dad got for my mother (uh huh, yeah right!). What is interesting about it is that I was born in December of 63 and my mother is POSITIVE we had the car BEFORE I was born. My dad was fairly well connected in the Pittsburgh auto hobby in those days and supposedly this Mustang had been ordered for the Mayor or someone of that order and when it came in they didn't want it so the dealer called my dad. Everything I know says that the Mustang was released in April/may of 64 hence the 64 1/2 designation. Could my dad have scored a Mustang in late November of 63?

 

[BabaKahawa]

Could my dad have scored a Mustang in late November of 63?

What a find that would be !!
retirement at that point.....

 

[tony barnhill]

Happy to hear it is in fact going to be an easy redo....I've not worked on US cars but I'm finding the Corvette I'm restoring to be an easy car to build.

Except for a mixture of metric & standard nuts & bolts from the factory!

 

[swift6]

What is interesting about it is that I was born in December of 63 and my mother is POSITIVE we had the car BEFORE I was born....

Everything I know says that the Mustang was released in April/may of 64 hence the 64 1/2 designation. Could my dad have scored a Mustang in late November of 63?

I'd stick with the written record. I don't know your mother and I don't mean to offend but her memory is probably not that accurate on the subject.

I only say this after my own mother asked me in all seriousness when my birthday was. I told her that I thought her memory of the actual day should have been more vivid than mine was. I was 36 at the time, only 38 now. She is not quite 60 and her memory seems fine in all other areas. Sometimes our memories play tricks on us though.

Do you have a younger sibling she could be confused with?

 

[BabaKahawa]

Just picked up the mustang from the paint shop... not a bad job.
On the way out of the paint shop I found that the brakes were nonexistence.
They worked before the accident. I'm sure I can't get the insurance company to pay for this.... I was so close to driving it again.
I guess it's time to shell out money for a rear brake leak repair !!

 

[drooartz]

It's looking good, hope you get it stopping good soon as well!

 

[DrEntropy]

E.I.S. and NAPA have all the bits to make the whole system new.

 

[tony barnhill]

Man, that's pretty....

 

[BabaKahawa]

Tony;
I have had that car since I was a kid in high school, It is always nice to drive.
Between the healey radiator fiasco and this brake problem, I am not enjoying
any driving time.