Got the mustang back on the road about a week ago. I forgot how much fun it is to drive!! I also forgot about all the people who stop and stare as you're cruising down the road. Is it just me or does this get irritating sometimes? I mean, i was drivng down a pretty busy road yesterday and it didn't matter how fast or slow i went there would be people who insisted on riding my bumper, and driving right along side me on both sides, this wouldn't bother me so much except for the fact that they were looking at me, and my car and not the road! I'm just scared one of these days someone is going to take to long of a look and nail me.. What are your guys opinions?

I get a lot of comments from people...everything from "great car" to "what year is that "

It seems like everyone has a story about a late 60's model Stang they owned when they see yours.

I have not had any problems with people watching me instead of the road however.

Last weekend i was cruising and came to a nasty area of us-23 where everyone always seems to come to a complete stop... for no real reason, on a 70mph freeway!

so we get into it, and are moving maybe 15mph, bumper to bumper traffic and a Toyota Sequoia SUV pulls up next to me full of kids maybe 18-19, and they had their window down staring at me. /i finally gave them the time of day and looked over.

The driver yells out "Wanna trade?"

my response:

"Why would I trade something that gets me pu**y for something that makes me look like one?"

ORIGINAL: Waffles
"Why would I trade something that gets me pu**y for something that makes me look like one?"


Haha thats awesome.

lol at waffle's comment

In My Fox, i dont really get compliments, but i LOVE it when i take off from a stopsign in a residential area, and theres some bitch up ahead walking, and they just turn around and stare at me until im out of sight, what i do when that happens, right before im out of sight, i rev the thing to 6k

i dont drive the mach much, but ive heard/gotten nice car/thumbs up while i was riding shotgun

but by far, i got the most attention in the chevelle when it ran. in ONE 2 minute trip to the store, i got 3 thumbs up, 5 people staring at my car, and 3 nice cars. and then i got cut off [:@] but then proceded to pass the guy with that 454 a roarin

i usually get lots of head turns, "nice car", and "is that yours?"

I love every minute of it, can't wait to get it out of storage once the ground dries up

"Wow, is that your dad's?";)

I get lots of "How much are you selling it for" and as gas stations there is always some guy who wants to come impart me with his knowledge of exahust systems and how my exhuast being dumped infront of the rear tires will make them melt on the track

And to that I say One: Sir I don't run the track so it doesn't make a difference to me and two if carroll shelby put them on the GT-350 they must be ok.

Ya, I usually get the thumbs up or at least a stare... The day I bought the car my dad drove it home with me following in another car (he didnt think it was safe) and it was pretty cool cuz I could see everyone gawk at it.

I have gotten a couple people asking me to do burnouts or 'peel out' but i dont have enough power for that...[:@]

Like SJ said tho, almost EVERYONE i talk to who is like 45+ has a story of a mustang they used to have or their parents did or something like that. Its really amazing how much of an influence a simple car had over a generation. Both of my parents drove mustangs as their first cars, and my grandpa owned a 65, 66, and 67 cuz he loved them so much. I love telling people I have a 66 and have them tell me a story about their mustang and most of them say it was their favorite car they ever had.

oh ya, and sometimes ppl ask 'is that your dads?' or something like that...

and it is a little unnerving that people stop paying attention to the road to look. the other day these two kids in a jeep were staring at my car and almost hit the mail truck on the side of the road... one of my friends rear ended someone checking out a car, and I seriously think my first accident/ticket will be because im checking out a car. A bugatti veyron passed me on the highway once (im not kidding, and yes i crapped my pants) and i floored it to try to keep up and check it out but i got going pretty fast and backed off... and i catch myself not paying as close attention when a nice car passes me...

I get lots of "Nice cars" "It looks good" and "What year is that?". I love driving down the road seeing somebody stop dead in their tracks to point and stare at my car.:D Although the other day somebody said "Boy, I bet you were happy when you got that handed to you."[:@]

Iv gotten the typical thumbs up, generic complements. Had one guy shake my hand and a biker chick drive up next to me shout out "nice car" over the sound of her and my engine. Also gotten the "wanna trade cars" comment. I didnt respond but wish I had a witty comment like waffles.

i always hear my dad telling stories about people staring and talking to him about his car...but when i drive it or mine i NEVEr have people do that to me. i think its cause im a kid and people think im a jerk or dick. im kinda sad that no one even ackowledges that i drive a 66 stang.

i turned into the local kroger parking lot to turn around... some kids in a ford escort were following along with me acting like they wanted to race... im watching them and laughing at them... they keep looking at me next thing you know they werent paying attention and plowed right into a $70,000 dollar caddy...I go idling by them... flipped them off and said haha i won numbnuts!
they didnt look too enthused as did the owner of the caddy.

What you going to do, comes with the privilege of owning a classic....The most is at the gas station, people tripping over them selves to get to my car before I'm done getting gas. The best one was of a guy that ran off the road looking atthe car in the drive way, no one hurt but his pride...

Or the classic..."If you work hard, someday you'll be able to buy a NEW car."

I have gotten pretty much all the above in the 67 and 69, I love the ones that turn into stories of their old times with there mustang, you can just see them reminiscing. But my favorites are the civic, celica, etc drivers they check it out and rev those beastly 4's...

Oh yeah, I almost forgot. This summer I was driving along and I noticed a Fox body coming the other way, the girl in it was staring so hard at my car that she had to slam on her brakes so she didn't hit the car in front of her.:D

I always get is that a "289 under the hood", and it feels good to say nope it is a 351.

I enjoy people enjoying my car. I do the same thing when I see a nice car. I drove nextto a brand new Shelby Convert tonight. I couldn't stop staring at it.

9 out of 10 peoplethat come up to me tell me they or a relative had a old Mustang.

Get used to it. When you drive the greatest car ever made people are going to stare.

i usually get thumbs up, nice car, how much, nice effing car

usually i dont pay attention to other drivers or people around me. funny story though...i was cruising around during hot august nights last year with 3 of my friends and we just finished going through and were driving to get back in line and one of my friends eye's get to about the size of silver dollars. i look over and there's this girl (probably in her early 20's, good looking too) flashing us...that was pretty awesome haha. sometimes if im lucky ill look over to the car next to me at a stop light and it'll be a good looking girl looking over, ive even gotten waves before haha. then i get old guys at the gas station stopping me and talking to me which is cool too...i love hearing the stories. all my neighbors have come up to me and told me they love it...which is good because i leave for school at 6:30 in the morning and i have glasspacks:D.

Just two days ago I passed a 66 red w/ white stripes vert while in my 66 coupe. We shared a wave as we passed, his engine sounded awesome. There are a handful of classic ownersin my areaand we've gotten into a habit of waving at each other.

The hot girls that want to get near the stang are awesome, I can not wait for the beach this summer. I'm saving like mad to get that dual exhaust in so I can shake the ground for the girls [sm=lildevil.gif]

I always get a kick out of people looking and waving. The best part though are the kids who's jaws drop when they see a classic roll by. I had one kid shout 'look daddy! a 1966 mustang!'and another who stopped his bmx on the side of the road to give me a nod and a thumbs up while I was sitting at an intersection.

I always get the nice car comments too. People always asking what's under the hood. A women at my wife's work wants a ride really bad. My wife said she would take her but the women said no, I want a ride from Mike [&:]. My wife said that will never happen!

We took the Stang out to the movies on Saturday night.

When the show was over we go back to the garage and get in the car and start backing out of our spot.

My Stang doesn't have A/C so in Houston the windows are always down. As I was backing out I heard a boy in the garage that was about maybe 12 years old say something like "Dad! Look at that cool old car!"

It does make you smile at times doesn't it?

But the really funny thing....I am pretty sure other folks don't notice imperfections in the car like I do. Have stopped the habit of telling people about the imperfections when someone tells me they like the Stang. Every time I look at the car I think about this or that which needs to be fixed or painted or whatever. :D

i like seeing people when they see my 69' coupe cause their faces just light up and they smile and wave and such, but i get so tired of all the little ricer kids revving at me when im sitting at stop lights, usually i just ignore them but somtimes i get aggravated and have to show them what real power is, its funny though one time this little civic all riced out you know the typical stuff carbon fiber hood, slammed to the ground with the massive exhaust tip, and filled with groupies, starts revving hollerin out his window for a race (i had already turned down 3 others in the last half hour) so i ablige him i let him get a car on me and i just roast the tires sideways and blow by him like he was nothing[sm=owned.gif], i saw him again a few minutes later he and his buddies wouldnt even look at me they just quietly drove by,they had even turned the radio down to a respectable level

my favorite thing though is when i see the look on the faces of the older hot rod guys when i get out of the car (i'll be 18 in july) its like they cant believe someone my age has such a nice car, and for everyone out there my daddy didnt buy it for me, i work three jobs and pay for everything i want and need, i get that somtimes too people just assume im a spoiled rich kid and that irritates me to no end

ORIGINAL: sethalot

i like seeing people when they see my 69' coupe cause their faces just light up and they smile and wave and such, but i get so tired of all the little ricer kids revving at me when im sitting at stop lights, usually i just ignore them but somtimes i get aggravated and have to show them what real power is, its funny though one time this little civic all riced out you know the typical stuff carbon fiber hood, slammed to the ground with the massive exhaust tip, and filled with groupies, starts revving hollerin out his window for a race (i had already turned down 3 others in the last half hour) so i ablige him i let him get a car on me and i just roast the tires sideways and blow by him like he was nothing[sm=owned.gif], i saw him again a few minutes later he and his buddies wouldnt even look at me they just quietly drove by,they had even turned the radio down to a respectable level

my favorite thing though is when i see the look on the faces of the older hot rod guys when i get out of the car (i'll be 18 in july) its like they cant believe someone my age has such a nice car, and for everyone out there my daddy didnt buy it for me, i work three jobs and pay for everything i want and need, i get that somtimes too people just assume im a spoiled rich kid and that irritates me to no end

Yeah, it's hard to believe now days that kids are able to afford such nice cars like these, but hard work REALLY pays off.

ORIGINAL: javier146

I always get is that a "289 under the hood", and it feels good to say nope it is a 351.


+1! "Its got a 408 in it right now" :D

Then you have to explain what that is and how and how a stroker works.

Every time I get out or fuel it up or walk up to or anything, someone asks what year or what motor, sometimes just if its for sale. It seems like every old guy out there has had something from the 60's and is just dying to tell ya about it.

Hahaha, I get all those comments too... "is it for sale?" "what year?" "Beautiful car" etc etc. I'm 21, but look like I'm 28 or so, so /i've never really been bothered with the dirty looks like a punk kid with daddies car. I have bought and sold 8 classic mustangs since i was 12, all on my own, so /i know it'd really bother me to see those faces or hear those comments.

It's really fun to get the guys coming over to ask what motor is in it.... when you're standing there pumping 110 octane race fuel (6.45/gal)at the local shell... and they continue to stand there til you're done... so they can hear you fire it up.

I love the girls checkin it out too. So does my fiancee. She doesnt even get jealous any more, she says it just makes her feel sexier about being with the guy WITH that car. :)

Alot of fun too is when you get a good lookin girl in a newer mustang, typically one daddy bought, that ACTUALLY recognizes the old ones. That really is a nice treat. Dad taught her well.

When I was driving my 69 before I tore it down for restore, I couldnt go in a store and come out without atleast 1 note on the windshield asking if I wanted to sell. Funny thing is when people try to give you technical advice, no offense but if you walk up to me and look like you just got done at an audience taping of pinks (ie. earnhardt tattoo, no shirt, jean shorts, and your women is wearing a cutoff) as many people in this area look like (but thats Tater Valley, TN for ya) im pretty sure that the fact I have a bsme you wont change my mind about anything.

I sometimes get the nice car, or that's a good year, and definately the I remember whens. Occasionally those that hear it tell me "Wow, that sounds good" yadda yadda. It looks like a real beater though, so people that get the courage up to race me usually end up trying to catch up, and failing. It seems like everyone loves the classics, and even a faded paint stock looking I6 gets respect.

ORIGINAL: connor90

usually i dont pay attention to other drivers or people around me. funny story though...i was cruising around during hot august nights last year with 3 of my friends and we just finished going through and were driving to get back in line and one of my friends eye's get to about the size of silver dollars. i look over and there's this girl (probably in her early 20's, good looking too) flashing us...that was pretty awesome haha. sometimes if im lucky ill look over to the car next to me at a stop light and it'll be a good looking girl looking over, ive even gotten waves before haha. then i get old guys at the gas station stopping me and talking to me which is cool too...i love hearing the stories. all my neighbors have come up to me and told me they love it...which is good because i leave for school at 6:30 in the morning and i have glasspacks:D.


I was riding my Harley down the highway two years back. This woman probably in her 30's pulls up beside me and waves. I look over and nod. I look back 2 seconds later cuz she was cruising beside me, and she had her shirt all down and smiling at me. I just smiled, gave her the rocker sign, and she drove off. I rode up to my buddies and told them. Haha they chased her down to geta look, but she wouldnt do it. It was awesome!!!

On a Mustang note...the only responses I get are "Man, you still havent finished that piece of junk." or "Thats your lifelong project that will never be complete." One of these days, I will be able to shove it in their faces...one of these days.

usually i get smiles from ladies, guys give me thumbs up and mostly at the gas station people are like 'man that must get some bad gas mileage' that's about it.. or "what's in that thing?" surprised when they hear it's only a 289

"is it for sale?"

Have to admit that I haven't gotten that one yet. But if the price was right....say way more than I have invested in the car I would be happy to go find another Stang or something like a '68 Camaro :D

i once had someone on a bicycle keeping staring at the car as he passed. so he fell over.
Felt awfully sorry for that fella. Stopped the car, got out to see if he's okay, but he sped of quite embarassed.
When I'm stopped I usually get: Is it quick?
most people over here just don't know what to make out of it.
I never had a boyracer challenging me once they hear the engine (even when they'd beat me easy hands down).

It's always interesting. You never know what kind of people you're going to run into, but it's usually an inpromptu "car show" whenever the car is stopped. Driving my car around is bad enough, but when I take my sons car out, it's almost a PITA. My house is set off of the road and we have a somewhatlong driveway. One time, three cars followed me home... all of the way down the driveway.... all of the way over to my detached shop building. I don't mind the "thumbs up" or "nice car buddy", but pulling down my driveway is taking it a little too far. Heck, it could be some crackhead looking to jack the car....

Mine....

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa148/davesanborn/002-12.jpg

My sons monster...

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa148/davesanborn/018-1.jpg

i got tons of looks and complimentsin my 85 stangvert with a custom flipflop paint job, xenon 4 pc body kit, and pony wheels. it was a 3.8 v6 but it looked good. as for the 67, havet driven it on the road yet, but trailering it home from my shop, i got TONS of thumbs up and compliments...especially from older people. the younger kids hardly looked...well i mean they looked, but when theysaw old 14 and 15 inch alum mag wheels, big headers and exhausthangin out ofthe bottom, anddidntsee big rims, trashcan muffler,obnoxious body kitand 500 lights and stickers they just passed by lmao NO RESPECT..i kinda wish i coulda backed it off the trailer and lined up on em. buthonestly i cant wait till i can drive my67 on the road. its gota feel amazing to get the compliments that im certian all of you get with your stangs!!

Best response I got was 3 cops at a license check about 1 mile from work. Around 12:30 in the morning (I work 2nd shift), I pull up & all 3 start checking out the car. One says, Damn I was hoping you'd run so we could have a little chase!. Another asked if wanted to swap cars with his Charger for a while.
Other than that, mostly thumbs up from guys, and an occasional "Is it for sale".

ORIGINAL: 03Maverik

ORIGINAL: connor90

usually i dont pay attention to other drivers or people around me. funny story though...i was cruising around during hot august nights last year with 3 of my friends and we just finished going through and were driving to get back in line and one of my friends eye's get to about the size of silver dollars. i look over and there's this girl (probably in her early 20's, good looking too) flashing us...that was pretty awesome haha. sometimes if im lucky ill look over to the car next to me at a stop light and it'll be a good looking girl looking over, ive even gotten waves before haha. then i get old guys at the gas station stopping me and talking to me which is cool too...i love hearing the stories. all my neighbors have come up to me and told me they love it...which is good because i leave for school at 6:30 in the morning and i have glasspacks:D.


I was riding my Harley down the highway two years back. This woman probably in her 30's pulls up beside me and waves. I look over and nod. I look back 2 seconds later cuz she was cruising beside me, and she had her shirt all down and smiling at me. I just smiled, gave her the rocker sign, and she drove off. I rode up to my buddies and told them. Haha they chased her down to geta look, but she wouldnt do it. It was awesome!!!

On a Mustang note...the only responses I get are "Man, you still havent finished that piece of junk." or "Thats your lifelong project that will never be complete." One of these days, I will be able to shove it in their faces...one of these days.


I know it's tempting to want to shove it in their faces. I am in the same boat, but I know I will have to say nothing when I'm driving around in my finished stang and they all finally see how awesome it turned out. Sometimes it's best to say nothing and let the car speak for you.

Dave--you have some really sweet cars. You could build those for a living if you don't already. Especially now that that other company, uhmmm who were they? (up) is no longer. I really like your cars man, nice job on them all.

ORIGINAL: davesanborn

It's always interesting. You never know what kind of people you're going to run into, but it's usually an inpromptu "car show" whenever the car is stopped. Driving my car around is bad enough, but when I take my sons car out, it's almost a PITA. My house is set off of the road and we have a somewhatlong driveway. One time, three cars followed me home... all of the way down the driveway.... all of the way over to my detached shop building. I don't mind the "thumbs up" or "nice car buddy", but pulling down my driveway is taking it a little too far. Heck, it could be some crackhead looking to jack the car....



I'd follow you donw the road as well :-] but at least I'd be driving a stang as well so you'd know wht it is about ;-)

ORIGINAL: fast65

ORIGINAL: sethalot

i like seeing people when they see my 69' coupe cause their faces just light up and they smile and wave and such, but i get so tired of all the little ricer kids revving at me when im sitting at stop lights, usually i just ignore them but somtimes i get aggravated and have to show them what real power is, its funny though one time this little civic all riced out you know the typical stuff carbon fiber hood, slammed to the ground with the massive exhaust tip, and filled with groupies, starts revving hollerin out his window for a race (i had already turned down 3 others in the last half hour) so i ablige him i let him get a car on me and i just roast the tires sideways and blow by him like he was nothing[sm=owned.gif], i saw him again a few minutes later he and his buddies wouldnt even look at me they just quietly drove by,they had even turned the radio down to a respectable level

my favorite thing though is when i see the look on the faces of the older hot rod guys when i get out of the car (i'll be 18 in july) its like they cant believe someone my age has such a nice car, and for everyone out there my daddy didnt buy it for me, i work three jobs and pay for everything i want and need, i get that somtimes too people just assume im a spoiled rich kid and that irritates me to no end

Yeah, it's hard to believe now days that kids are able to afford such nice cars like these, but hard work REALLY pays off.



yeah it took me a year to find a mustang that i could afford and didnt need much work and a week to find mine XD, sad story almost had a 72 mach 1 351 4bbl 89,000 original miles for 7500.00 someone bought it 2 minutes before me but a week later i found my baby and got her for 7700.00 119,000 miles on the body and 5000 on rebuilt engine and trans that mach was nice though

I had a man get out of his truck behind me at the drive thru at Arby's and offer me $20000 for mine, he was looking for one for his kid.

Sorry, but it's been in our family 30+ years, it's not leaving any time soon.

"yeah it took me a year to find a mustang that i could afford and didnt need much work and a week to find mine XD, sad story almost had a 72 mach 1 351 4bbl 89,000 original miles for 7500.00 someone bought it 2 minutes before me"

Could probably all tell stories like that.

I was interested in older Trans Ams and Classic Mustangs. My two favorite cars so I left it up to fate as to which I would end up buying. There was a really sweet '78 TA for sale but at the time I was waiting for a financial windfall that I knew was coming. By the time I could get the money together the TA was gone.

I had looked at lots of cars and I was about to give up since a lot of the Mustangs I saw out there were asking $14k or more, then one evening I was about to shut down the computer when I decided to do one more search. I went to Craig's list and searched for Mustangs. The guy who sold me my car had posted the ad at 11:45 p.m. and I found it at midnight. I called first thing the next morning, went to see the car that afternoon and the rest is history.

ORIGINAL: SJs 66coupe
But the really funny thing....I am pretty sure other folks don't notice imperfections in the car like I do. Have stopped the habit of telling people about the imperfections when someone tells me they like the Stang. Every time I look at the car I think about this or that which needs to be fixed or painted or whatever. :D

I love all the thumbs up, stares, compliements, what year is thats, and whats under the hood too, i just hope someone doesn't hit me =\


Exacly, today some one was like "nice car, what year is it" then "it looks great1" the whole time i was just thinking about how much was wrong with it.

lol its a pain in the butt to pull off my pin on hood, so I try to avoid that one and just tell them it doesn't look very good...

I had an intersting one today. My brother had never ridden in my Mustang so today we went to get Smash Bros at best buy. On the way there we passed a guy who runs constantly on Hwy 98 in Pensacola. He's usually carrying a smallAmerican flag, this time he had two. When we were coming up on him he stops running on the side of the highway, waves the flags and holds one out as we drive under it. In the car behind us were two Navy guys that I could see laughing and waving in my rear view. My brother thought it was awesome how much attention the car gets. His favorite of course was the car full of girls.

ORIGINAL: davesanborn

Mine....

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa148/davesanborn/002-12.jpg

My sons monster...

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa148/davesanborn/018-1.jpg





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omg i thought YOURE car was amazing when i saw it, so i expected your sons to be a bucket or something, but then i was like [:o].

you guys have SWEETRADAWESOMETIGHTCOOLBADASSBEAUTIFUL cars.

In the Mustang I get some looks and people often yell out
"nice car". Guys in later year Mustangs stare. Girls in later year Mustangs ignore me.

In the Firebird it's another world. People stare, guys flirt and yell out stuff, I get thumbs' up and waves and honks. I was on a 2-lane country road when some jackass drove up fast behind me, then came up next to me just to yell NICE FIREBIRD. Fortuntely there was nothing coming from the other direction.

I've heard a ton of stories about a first car, the elusive 1963 Mustang one man owned, how difficult it was to have sex in the backseat (I just smile and nod), etc.

Just today I had some moron in a very loud Fox body 'Stang rev and rev his engine next to me at a light. I ignored him as usual.

Way too many penis wavers out there!

gas stations were the worst (or the best). lots of attention driving around when i was in high school. now the 67 is undergoing a complete resto. the car grabbed so uch attention it was almost scary. all the usual thumbs up, is it for sale, what year/engine....ect. but i rerember that the public was not the only ppl that reconized my loud exaust, bright paint, and shiny rims... cops do too!

One time when working on it in the driveway with my friend this father and son (like 5 year old kid)

Kid: "Daddy look at that cool car!"
Dad: "yeah son, that's a mustang!"

haha it was funny. I get other looks as well. Once when driving around with a friend this newer impala on 22's full of guys are two lanes over just STARING at my car, then they rev it, so I speed up a little, throw it in neutral and rev it up as well, they just went bananas after that.

The stories are countless, but in my few weeks of driving her around I've gotten some thumbs up from numerous types of people. Gas stations are fun too but nothing too major yet, like full on convo's or anything. I used to get asked every day it seemed if it was for sale, we thought that once it was painted they would stop asking since it wasn't a "project" anymore, but nope I still get asked.

its really cool, but I sure wish a girl flashed me haha One day, maybe this summer :D those bikinis must get uncomfortable when sitting at a light next to a mach 1 ;)


also on another side note, I'm sure people think it's my dads car as well, but no it wasn't just handed down to me. Sure, it wasn't funded fully by me, I'll admit that of course, but I did all the hard work myself for 2 years to get her into this shape. To me and my father that learning experience is priceless.

ORIGINAL: Nabster

I had a man get out of his truck behind me at the drive thru at Arby's and offer me $20000 for mine, he was looking for one for his kid.

Sorry, but it's been in our family 30+ years, it's not leaving any time soon.






haha i would have sold it

ORIGINAL: 4reboy

One time when working on it in the driveway with my friend this father and son (like 5 year old kid)

Kid: "Daddy look at that cool car!"
Dad: "yeah son, that's a mustang!"

haha it was funny. I get other looks as well. Once when driving around with a friend this newer impala on 22's full of guys are two lanes over just STARING at my car, then they rev it, so I speed up a little, throw it in neutral and rev it up as well, they just went bananas after that.

The stories are countless, but in my few weeks of driving her around I've gotten some thumbs up from numerous types of people. Gas stations are fun too but nothing too major yet, like full on convo's or anything. I used to get asked every day it seemed if it was for sale, we thought that once it was painted they would stop asking since it wasn't a "project" anymore, but nope I still get asked.

its really cool, but I sure wish a girl flashed me haha One day, maybe this summer :D those bikinis must get uncomfortable when sitting at a light next to a mach 1 ;)


also on another side note, I'm sure people think it's my dads car as well, but no it wasn't just handed down to me. Sure, it wasn't funded fully by me, I'll admit that of course, but I did all the hard work myself for 2 years to get her into this shape. To me and my father that learning experience is priceless.



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Davesanborn, I have to say you and your son have a nice car.....Amazing that there are so many cars on here that we hardly see.

ORIGINAL: rmodel65

ORIGINAL: 4reboy

One time when working on it in the driveway with my friend this father and son (like 5 year old kid)

Kid: "Daddy look at that cool car!"
Dad: "yeah son, that's a mustang!"

haha it was funny. I get other looks as well. Once when driving around with a friend this newer impala on 22's full of guys are two lanes over just STARING at my car, then they rev it, so I speed up a little, throw it in neutral and rev it up as well, they just went bananas after that.

The stories are countless, but in my few weeks of driving her around I've gotten some thumbs up from numerous types of people. Gas stations are fun too but nothing too major yet, like full on convo's or anything. I used to get asked every day it seemed if it was for sale, we thought that once it was painted they would stop asking since it wasn't a "project" anymore, but nope I still get asked.

its really cool, but I sure wish a girl flashed me haha One day, maybe this summer :D those bikinis must get uncomfortable when sitting at a light next to a mach 1 ;)


also on another side note, I'm sure people think it's my dads car as well, but no it wasn't just handed down to me. Sure, it wasn't funded fully by me, I'll admit that of course, but I did all the hard work myself for 2 years to get her into this shape. To me and my father that learning experience is priceless.



make a sign you can hold up:D

[8D][8D][8D]



I will be making a sign for bike week this weekend. I'm gonna have to invest in some beads too!!!:D

I'm getting a couple of reactions.

The usual is someone complimenting the car (The signal flare red coupe is my daily driver).

The latest is at the gas pumps. I get glares. People with expensive to drive SUVs are the worst. I guess most people don't realize that my car is paid off, so I don't have to worry about a car payment and buying gas...just buying gas LOL.

I'm like a few of you though, I usually see the flaws in my car when complimented.

Well, on my way home from the paint shop (No chrome,mouldings,badging or even seats!)Iwas given the thumbs up twice and "awesome" was shouted at me from a guying mowing his lawn,All thisand the paint shop was 3 miles from my house in a town of 4,000 people! I can't wait for cruise nights.
My color is competition orange and a beautiful 1970 coupe I knew the color was gonna look great but this almost burns your retina's. I think I'm going to get double the reactions [sm=boosign.gif]
It's something I wanted, But it may be to much? I can see this now as being a problem [sm=bustedsign.gif].
No more squeeling the tires and claiming it was not meif the poo poo pull me over. (hard to blend in with an orange car).
Nice comment WAFFLES! [sm=yeahsmile.gif]

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Nice comment WAFFLES! [sm=yeahsmile.gif]



Haha thanks. Feel free to use that one should the opp. arise.

I pull crap like that all the time. The other night, a kid pulled up next to me at like 130 am in a new cadillac, yells out the window "WANNA RACE?"

I just looked back and said...

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA"

Then I turned right.

Well one time I was at a stoplight with my other 1970 Mustang (stock 302) about 10 years ago when a nice azzed BARRACUDA (426 HEMI)pulled up next to me.
He yelled over and asked if I wanted to race, I said SURE!
I looked in the rear view mirror and seen nobody behind me, put my tranny in reverse and when the light turned green I backed up about a block and turned into a parking lot.
Never seen him again! just tire smoke from him.

normaly people ask how much to buy or ask to race

with the mustang I get people slowing down in front of my house to stare especially when i have it out in the driveway and it is upside down or on its side. My other car I get all kinds off attention mostly from little kids. The wife and I are always hearing kids yell look at the fire truck.I also get alot of waves from guys in hot rods. I always wave at them anyways but it is cool to havethatrespect from them even if it is a 91 exploder. I am looking forward to driving my mustang around and see the reactions with that.

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I also get rude comments quite often. I've had one guy tell me "Boy, I bet you were happy when you got handed that thing."[&:] Another guy asked me if I restored it and when I said "yeah" he told me "Oh, I'm sorry. You mean your dad restored it."[&:] What hell is wrong with people, I guess I didn't lift one finger for my car.[8D] Oh well I just assume that those are the guys that drive mini vans and are pissed because their wife has their balls in a jar on her night stand.:D

Well since mine ain't done yet, the most typical response has been:

"You paid how much for that piece of crap??"

I guess they just don't see the beauty within:D

ORIGINAL: 109jb

Well since mine ain't done yet, the most typical response has been:

"You paid how much for that piece of crap??"

I guess they just don't see the beauty within:D



I hear the same thing from my wife.

I had a guy today yell out from the street in his truck if I wanted to sell my stang. I was working on the trunk, so I talked to him and he was like "I will give 15K for it" I was like "uhh I could probably get 35k for it IF i decided to sell it"

he responds with "well that depends on how nice it is" so I was like "its real nice, new paint, engine, transmission and interior"

he was so stubborn to accept the fact that I wasn't going to sell it lol oh well I guess its a compliment that he wanted to buy it, but he didn't even know it was a fastback [:@] He did say "that a '69?" though so that was odd that he would know that but be suprised when I said it was a mach 1 and him saying "oh its a fastback" lol.

all of the above, and a couple of other interesting ones:

once, driving to work in slow traffic, the lady behind me is holding her cell phoneout in front of her windshield so the other person could hear my exhaust

another time, driving near dusk, a flashing light catches my eye in the side mirror. the guy in the pickup truck behind me in the next lane is taking pics while we are doing 70 down the highway

the best comments are always "thanks for driving it around and not hiding it in the garage"



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Wow teej, you have a really beautiful car, you did a great job on it.[sm=smiley20.gif]

yea thats a beautiful car teej!

That is a beautiful car Teej. There are alot of beautiful cars on this site. :D I hope to have people talking about my car when I get it out of the shop, in a good way. :)

Thumbs up and what year is it, or is it for sale.
That is one good looking fastback, Teej.
Dan

thanks for the comments guys.

the praise for how it looks needs to go to a previous owner. He found the car in calif and updated it in AZ. I dont know much more than that, basically the only history i had were a couple of magazines the car was featured in. That particular pic was from Mustangs and Fords. I've been wondering why he sold it. Maybe I should look him up and let him know the car is back in calif.

Cosmetically the car was great, though i wish i had a shelby hood on it instead of the stock 289 hood on which a mach1 hood scoop was added (I think thats what the scoop is). I may change the hood if I can find someone who can paint a new hood to match the paint, and maybe replace the billet grill.

Mechanically I've had fun making some changes. I've updated suspension all around (Global West), new 9" rear end, new holley carb, re-worked electrical etc. Basically making it how i want it and able to take on the track and have some fun with it.

Probably once he got it done he got the bug to start all over again with a new project. [8D]

I took my '68 to a show yesterday (the first time I've ever put a car in a show) and as I am pullingthrough the crowd on my way toward the exit, some moron about my age or a year younger shouts "Don't dent your daddy's car." I could've strangled him.

like the rest of you I get the generic "nice car" and "what year?" comments nonstop, i tink like you've saidmost people have a story to relate and thats the perfect icebreaker...the oddest thing I've found is that people always guess the wrong year for mine and always under-estimate for some reason??? To me the 69 is so signature I dont understand how you could mistake it for anything else, and certainly not something younger!!!

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I took my '68 to a show yesterday (the first time I've ever put a car in a show) and as I am pullingthrough the crowd on my way toward the exit, some moron about my age or a year younger shouts "Don't dent your daddy's car." I could've strangled him.



my first car was a 2001 GT convertible that i made the 400 dollar payments and insurance.

people would ask if it was my dads car all the time, and alot of guys at school didnt like me because they thought daddy bought my car even though their daddy bought them srt 4 neons and toyotas celicas.

ORIGINAL: flickjo68

I took my '68 to a show yesterday (the first time I've ever put a car in a show) and as I am pullingthrough the crowd on my way toward the exit, some moron about my age or a year younger shouts "Don't dent your daddy's car." I could've strangled him.




I got a comment almost exactly like that a couple years ago...

My response was

"I'll try to be more gentle with MY car than I was with YOUR mother. But She didn't complain"

Friday night flashes for me, where and when, every time....well actually only twice.

One thing I don't miss about my 65fb was that I'd have someone pull up along side and ask me if I wanted to sell it, at least a few times a week. My typical responses were... "If I wanted to sell it don't you think there'd be a for sale sign on it?" ..or "Make me an offer, if I don't kick you in the sack consider it a deal."

Today I had a homeless guy give me a thumbs up as i rode by him while he was holding his sign. That was pretty cool

dude, if someone pulled the daddy comment on me, id slam on the brakes, get out and ask them if they wanted to say that again to my face, even if i was in the mach, or the chevelle

or my car, lol


granted, im 6'5" 285lbs, so i doubt they would

^how do you exactly fit in the mach? hahaha

LOL, I am 6'4 but youve got 100 lbs on me. I had to move my seat sliders back to fit comfortably in my 70.

wow i feel small:(



am i the only one that never hit 6 foot?


as far as getting out and telling them to say that to my face. i probably would.

because little do they know i keep a bat in the jeep and the mustang,





















welcome to O-town baby. hahahaha

Well im in detroit, rated most violent city in america lol. i have 2 crowbars in the cab of my pickup, a metal rod with a 3 lb deadweight in the bed, and i usually just carry my .45 with me in the mustang lol

ORIGINAL: Waffles

Well im in detroit, rated most violent city in america lol. i have 2 crowbars in the cab of my pickup, a metal rod with a 3 lb deadweight in the bed, and i usually just carry my .45 with me in the mustang lol


hahah nice

actually i dont live in teh city i live in the quiet suburbs. the bats are for high school drama taht always happens friday nights.

youd be surprised how well a TPX big barrel will take out headlamps and a camaro hatch window.

ORIGINAL: 67BullittCoupe

wow i feel small:(



am i the only one that never hit 6 foot?





Must be. I'm 6'2".

ORIGINAL: BA Mustang

ORIGINAL: 67BullittCoupe

wow i feel small:(



am i the only one that never hit 6 foot?





Must be. I'm 6'2".



Yeah sorry Bullit...6'5' 260 here.. Flat at 310.

dang guies.:(

oh yea? well i can fit under my dash when i have to change fuses.

beat that.



back to what people do when they see me,

they stare, no waves, no thumbs up,

i get stares and minivans taht drift into my lane wanting to kill me.

I f-ing hate minivans, they are the bane of my existence...I think you should have to pay a "loser" taxeach year as part of your income tax for driving one

ORIGINAL: snafu7x7

I f-ing hate minivans, they are the bane of my existence...I think you should have to pay a "loser" taxeach year as part of your income tax for driving one



minivans, conversion vans, and wagons, i hate focus wagons, they kill me.

That's ok 67Bullitt, I'm only 5' 8" and 135 lbs. But that ok because my dad, brother, and best friends can't drive my car (everytime he tries to put his foot on the clutch he turns the right blinker on).:D

EDIT: Oh yeah, today a bum on the corner gave me a thumbs up and told me to smoke em' across the intersection, and far be it for to deny him that request.:D:D

ORIGINAL: fast65

That's ok 67Bullitt, I'm only 5' 8" and 135 lbs. But that ok because my dad, brother, and best friends can't drive my car (everytime he tries to put his foot on the clutch he turns the right blinker on).:D

EDIT: Oh yeah, today a bum on the corner gave me a thumbs up and told me to smoke em' across the intersection, and far be it for to deny him that request.:D:D



today i was leaving school turning on the main road with my jeep. and out of the corner of my eye i see this 66 marron coupe fishtailing onto the main road and leaving about 120 feet of whit smoke heading north on the road. glad to see somone enjoying their classic.

when i take friends for rides they notice the attention the car gets and they can't believe it. it's funny cause they are not used to it. i get the usual thumbs up, what year, how old are you, stories of their cars, and the very annoying staring while driving. i feel like one day someone will hit me doing this too.

one time i got someone who pulled out his checkbook and a pen and told me to name my price! i love my car so i told him to put it away:).

most compliments are at gas stations, most stares are by pedestrians, most a$$holes are ricers and beat up s**ts with stupid comments (i ignore them cause they're not worth my time), and even one accident occured out front of my house cause someone was staring at my car in the driveway[&:]. i also get some compliments and rare smart comments from driver-bys at my house when i'm out.

My favorite is the thumbs up I always seem to get from this chick with an STi, she waves when ever she sees me, hopefully she'll be perusing the car show this weekend.;)

ORIGINAL: 67BullittCoupe

wow i feel small:(



am i the only one that never hit 6 foot?


as far as getting out and telling them to say that to my face. i probably would.

because little do they know i keep a bat in the jeep and the mustang,




No I'm still 5ft 7" or like 5 8" now :( Believe it or not I haven't hit my growth spirt yet, I'm a late bloomer. I get called 15 all the time (sometimes younger :(). I'm supposed to be somewhere between 6 ft and 6 ft 2" when I'm done growing which I think would be a great height. My dad is 6 foot and my uncle (on moms side) is 6 foot 3" and they all grew starting around my age so I still have hope :D

The one I hear a lot is: "May I see your licence and registration, please?". Another popular one is, " Do you know how fast you were going?"

But seriously, "What year?" is the most popular question. I get a lot of "Nice Car" and thumbs up. A few times a year, people leave their number and offer to buy Debbie.

CP

lol, im 17 too


also, Tilt steering and Reverse on the bottom right FTW (i had quite the time learning stick at 14 when i was 6'4 and like 270 when i as sitting mr magoo style with my knees up on either side of thw wheel, i had to put my foor down behind the gas pedal to put it in Reverse


the real question is how i fit in my fox, noone knows, and everyone wonders, lol

ORIGINAL: FuzzyDiceRule

lol, im 17 too


also, Tilt steering and Reverse on the bottom right FTW (i had quite the time learning stick at 14 when i was 6'4 and like 270 when i as sitting mr magoo style with my knees up on either side of thw wheel, i had to put my foor down behind the gas pedal to put it in Reverse


the real question is how i fit in my fox, noone knows, and everyone wonders, lol



if you think the older mustangs are bad in that sense, try driving an old corvette ... say 1982 or older. the older you go the bigger the wheel too, i mean like 18 wheeler trucker size lol and i know what you are talkig about im 6'4" - 6'5"



as for reactions in the mustang, i love having the top down and getting women in their 30s & 40s yell asking if i want a girl in the passenger seat. sucks though as none of them have gotten in when ive answered them

well im 6 foot on a good day, 5 11 3/4 all other times..
lol
one of my friends couldnt believe how much attention i got in the car...till he rode in it.
we were stopped at a stop light, and he goes "uhh dude that guy over there is staring at you..what the hell is his problem"
i had to try and explain to him he was just looking at the car, and maybe hopping to catch my attention so he could give me a thumbs up or wave. my friend STILL didnt believe me haha. so I turned and kinda did a head nod to the guy and he yells 'nice car man'

Being 22 with my car, lots of people don't believe it's mine even though it's paid for and I paid for it. Getting the looks and everything. I HATE people offering to trade cars. If I wanted to trade for your POS I would have bought one. And if your willing to trade your car for mine, your car must not be as nice as mine.

ORIGINAL: snafu7x7

I f-ing hate minivans, they are the bane of my existence...I think you should have to pay a "loser" taxeach year as part of your income tax for driving one



We have a minivan. I hate it though. I have also had a van not let me over on the highway. That woman was a b****. I needed to get over to get out of the off ramp. She obviously didn't care, cause she just speeded up so I couldn't.

I already responded a few pages back with my response to someone in a Toyota Sequoia asking f I wanted to trade, but yesterday i was cruising and a mtsubishi eclipse with an unpainted bodykit rolls up on my drivers side while im sitting at a red light... kid in the passenger seat yells "nice man!" then i hear him say to his friend "now THAT is a f-in car."


LOL nice to see his allegiances to his friend were less than that of a classic car.

I'm looking forward to responses when I drive mine.

Right now the only responses are when are you going to drive it, or when will you get it out of the shop.

I usually tell them when it's safe for me to drive it and secure enough (no locks on the car currently) to protect it.

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nvm

I was driving the Stang a couple of days ago and pulled up to a light to turn left.

Some woman (maybe 20 something) was coming from my right side and making a left turn. She was looking at the Stang to such a degree that she darn near ran off the road making her left hand turn.

I just laughed.....especially since I don't think my car is that great. It is maybe a 20 ft car and probably more of a 50ft car, looks good in the right photo or from 20 ft away but when you get closer not so much, needs lots of work.

ORIGINAL: SJs 66coupe

I just laughed.....especially since I don't think my car is that great. It is maybe a 20 ft car and probably more of a 50ft car, looks good in the right photo or from 20 ft away but when you get closer not so much, needs lots of work.


I feel the same about mine, I took it to a show and started picking out every flaw in it while comparing it to the ones around it. Just kept telling myself "It's a work in progress, someday it'll be this nice." Even though, I still get a ton of compliments and thumbs-ups when I drive it.

im the same way. i can pick out every single little spec on the car and everyone else just says how nice it is and how im lucky to be 23 with a 90% original extremely low mileage '65 vert

ORIGINAL: 67BullittCoupe

wow i feel small:(



am i the only one that never hit 6 foot?


as far as getting out and telling them to say that to my face. i probably would.

because little do they know i keep a bat in the jeep and the mustang,





Don't want to make you feel even smaller, but at 17 I am 6'2' 185.
And now to the topic. From the view of one of the people who gawks at mustangs.
I usually will follow it till its out of my sight. Put on my Jealous face and wish I could have one.
In my books, you guys are the luckiest SOBs in the world. You and Hugh Hefner

wait.... you have 409 posts and dont even own a mustang?

ORIGINAL: Waffles

wait.... you have 409 posts and dont even own a mustang?


I was thinking the same thing!

Nothing wrong with it,You have a dream,Live it, with or without the car.lol:)

Nope, see I LOVE mustangs, but am have neither the financialsecurity nor the room (according to my dad) for a Mustang. I would give my Jeep away in a heartbeat if it meant getting a mustang.

I drove the Stang to work today and just got into an unexpected "car show".

We just moved into a building that hasn't been built that long and there are still lots of work crews doing build out, etc on other floors. Pulled into the garage and a guy was asking me all sorts of questions about the car and ended up having a mini car show...LOL! Just a good ol boy type so I figured what the hell. Acted like if I wanted to give him the Mustang and a few bucks he would give me his Harley...had to say no thanks on that one. ;)

As to the dangerous parts of town, Houston sure has them also. Only thing about Houston is the zoning is crazy so you can go from a yuppie type upscale neighborhood to ghetto in the matter of a few blocks. Hence why I am in the Aikido dojo several times a week training.

Why pay for training? PAy for a CCW and carrying your training the the form of "BAM! BAM! BAM!"

ORIGINAL: Celtic37

Nope, see I LOVE mustangs, but am have neither the financialsecurity nor the room (according to my dad) for a Mustang. I would give my Jeep away in a heartbeat if it meant getting a mustang.



Keep the faith man, you'll get yours and it will be totally worth it.

I was foaming at the mouth for one from when I was 6. Didnt get one til I was 26. :)