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1966 Ford Mustang Coupe
Way back in 1976, when I was 17 years old, my Dad took me shopping for my first car. We listened to the sales pitches of several used car dealers, but I quickly learned that the dealers didn't have much to offer that was within my limited price range.
During the drive home, I began to lower my expectations of what kind of car I might be able to afford to buy. As we approached our house, we saw a Mustang for sale in a neighbors's yard. We checked it over and after a brief test drive, I paid $450 for my first car!
The Mustang was ten years old then, and it had already seen a lot of miles and accumulated some rust. I found that the six cylinder engine was easy to maintain, and during the next ten years, I put another 100,000 miles on it.
After that, it sat in the driveway until I finally started the restoration in 1995. Three years later, I am still working on it, but now I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Here are some pictures to give you an idea of what I have gotten myself into.
Engine (I know, it's only a six banger!)
Engine Compartment during disassembly
View from front passenger side (Look at all of that rust!
Maybe I should junk this car and just buy a better one...not!)
Inside floor pan viewed from rear
Inside floor pan viewed from the front
It's almost ready for paint
The engine compartment is almost done
The floor pan looks a lot better now
It's starting to look good with the new paint job
Will I ever get this car back on the road? With some hard work, a lot of time, a ton of money, and some help from C J's Pony Parts maybe I will!
Birds I have identified that have visited our property
(Thanks to the late Roger Tory Peterson)
House Finch, Tufted Titmouse, Blackcapped Chickadee (MY FAVORITE!), House Sparrow, Starling, Slate Colored Junco, Northern Cardinal, Mourning Dove, Blue Jay, White Breasted Nuthatch, Common "Yellow Shafted" Flicker, Mallard Duck, Canada Goose, Red Breasted Nuthatch, White Throated Sparrow, Common Grackle, American Robin, Northern Mockingbird, Redtailed Hawk, Turkey Vulture, American Crow, American Goldfinch, Redbellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Black and White Warbler, Redwinged Blackbird, Brown-headed Cowbird, Ruby Throated Hummingbird, Rufous-Sided Towhee, Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker, Great Blue Heron, King Fisher, Green Heron, Carolina Wren, Eastern Bluebird, Evening Grosbeak, Song Sparrow, Great Egret, Indigo Bunting, Gray Catbird, and a few others I haven't identified yet.(BLAKE) (JENNY) (NATHAN) (DERRICK) (KURTIS) (FAMILY E-MAIL ADDRESSES)
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