Hi all, I have been on the forum for a little while, asked a couple of questions etc and thought I would put up some details on my history/ride/plans as a bit of journal to keep the memories. As with a lot of the forum I always wanted a Mustang and have recently started that journey with my new ride about to leave the USA.
Long term Ford fan with a XC Cobra as my fist car (later stolen and stripped), and my last car was a heavily modified XR6 Turbo (Cover Car Street Fords, genuine street 10sec pass, 420rwkw, etc). After having a run in the boys in blue (and 8 court appearances later) I decided it was time to part ways and I sold 'Shahin' :tissue: .
Shahin
I got the chance to enjoy my 2cyl NA for a couple of years (legs) and put some thought into turning my dream of a Mustang into reality. I travel to the US 1-2 times a year for work so I started looking for the right car, I have always wanted a 67 Coupe and found the perfect one in Minneapolis (one of my regular work stops). I started the paperwork for import approval and the owner talked his wife into keeping it....
Mustang Attempt #1
Next up was a 68 Fastback with a 390 that was in pristine condition, I was due to inspect it on my next trip to the US and it sold literally the week before I got there..
Mustang Attempt #2
It was about now that I decided maybe I should get something new, and a friend of mine found a 65 Coupe that was for sale on the side of the road near where he lived. The pictures he texted through weren't very clear and it looked like a rough old horse, still it kept the fire burning and we agreed to check it out on my next trip, if it was still there. A month or so later I find myself pulling up to take a look at the Mustang on the side of the road outside a farm in rural Minnesota. As we pull I up I notice that its a lot better looking car that the pictures show and after talking a bit a look at it in detail its a Lot of car for the price its got on it $8,500....
Don the owner comes out and talks me through it, and after taking the car for a test drive I ask about the cost, he replies what cha offering? I simply told him its a good car and he should name what he is happy with and we can shake on it, $7,500 he replies, and I have never shaken hands so fast in my life.
The currently 'nameless' Mustang
The agreement is struck dependent on import approval and I grab some photo's and a video of the car before heading home to start the work. A month or so goes by and I have import approval, the car is now in LA being packed safely into a container and we expect it here in Sydney for January 2012. One part of the journey ends and the next begins, I will put up some plans in the next post as I search for a Name for my 'nameless' Mustang.
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Regards
GMG
