For the last 3 - 4 years, I have seen this red 1971 fastback sitting by an old gas station in a town near by. I have stopped and looked at it a year or so ago and noticed a Boss 351 decal on the fender. I'm one of those people that don't like messing with other peoples stuff so I tried read the vin on the dash to no avail. I left and thought I would go back by there down the road to see if it is still there. Well, this past weekend I went back by there. There it was, still sitting. I tried the door and it opened and I did confirm it was an "R" code Boss 351, 4 speed and all. I found out who owned the place and called yesterday and guess what I got. "That's not for sale for any amount of money, i'm gonna fix'er up one day." I will keep going by there and checking on it from time to time. But that is so disappointing.
HE'S going to fix 'er up someday??????? Oh, so he's a master bodyman, he's a master engine man, he knows every inch of that car and what is right and wrong, He's done all of that work before, many, many, many times, so much so that his proficiency is "off the charts"????????? My sarcastic point being this, techs at your local Ford Dealership won't touch it, because, even with all their technical background, they've never even touched one before. Take it to most mechanics shops, and just see if they've ever done a '71-'73 Mustang. Truth is, "HE" is likely not going to fix much on his own, he's going to have to find competent people who can bring it back, especially if it's really a "Boss 351". The old guys who know their shit are getting older, and may not be here when HE decides to fix it. Which brings up the point, How Old Will He Be When He Decides To Fix It, he'll be an old man too, and not to savvy to lie upside-down under the car or dashboard for hours to repair something, that you really can't see well because your reading glasses are the wrong power for close-up work. These someday people are fooling themselves. Owning a restored car , or spending the cash to fix one up, is like having a baby.......If you wait until you can afford it, you'll never have kids. If you are waiting for that magic day when you hit the lottery, forget it. Do it NOW, take out a loan, get it done while there's still some original parts around, the car will be worth something finished. If afterwards, you need to sell it, you have a valuable car to sell, not a rusted out, non-running, parts missing, headache. I borrowed from my Bank to have my dragboats, my Home, my Wife's new car, my new truck, and you finance medical expenses don't you? Make the payments and get it done. Don't hoard a vehicle, pass it on if you don't have enough love of it.
