jmcgill89
Well-known member
Hello,
I'm new to the forum, and this maybe should be posted in the introduction forum, but I don't actually have the car yet, so I figured here would work.
I'm looking at a 1973 base model Coupe. It's got a 351C 2bbl, automatic trans, ps, pb, and ac. All, in all, a well optioned car. The body is in fantastic shape with no rust that I could detect (using a magnet) on the body, and an equally low amount of rust on the floors, torque boxes and frame rails. I've looked at a few old Mustangs, and most have either had bad floors or been filled with Bondo, but not this one. The one real flaw on this car is the paint job. It had a Vinyl roof, which the current owner removed. He painted the car himself, and it's not a professional job by any stretch....I guess it could be sanded down and polished, but it still wouldn't be great.
The car came out of South Carolina, and the odometer registers like 56K miles. The motor (aside from needing a tune-up) ran very well, and sounded great with no major knocks or other sort of wayward sounds.
Over the objections of my wife (she thinks it's too '70s) I went and drove it yesterday, and was really impressed. It drove really well, and even though the Cleveland was neutered by emissions crap, it still pulled very nicely, and it was a totally different driving experience from anything I've had before.
I'm a car guy, but have never owned a classic American car. I've had 4 VW's and have built motors, done suspension, etc on them. The Cleveland is a big motor compared to the VW unit, and I'm a bit frightened of working on it.
I guess I'm just trying to get some experiences/advice from the guys who are passionate about these cars, as I've not gotten much response on the other Mustang forums. I just don't want to end up with regret either way...from not purchasing it and wishing I had, or from making the wrong decision.
Thanks,
Joe
I'm new to the forum, and this maybe should be posted in the introduction forum, but I don't actually have the car yet, so I figured here would work.
I'm looking at a 1973 base model Coupe. It's got a 351C 2bbl, automatic trans, ps, pb, and ac. All, in all, a well optioned car. The body is in fantastic shape with no rust that I could detect (using a magnet) on the body, and an equally low amount of rust on the floors, torque boxes and frame rails. I've looked at a few old Mustangs, and most have either had bad floors or been filled with Bondo, but not this one. The one real flaw on this car is the paint job. It had a Vinyl roof, which the current owner removed. He painted the car himself, and it's not a professional job by any stretch....I guess it could be sanded down and polished, but it still wouldn't be great.
The car came out of South Carolina, and the odometer registers like 56K miles. The motor (aside from needing a tune-up) ran very well, and sounded great with no major knocks or other sort of wayward sounds.
Over the objections of my wife (she thinks it's too '70s) I went and drove it yesterday, and was really impressed. It drove really well, and even though the Cleveland was neutered by emissions crap, it still pulled very nicely, and it was a totally different driving experience from anything I've had before.
I'm a car guy, but have never owned a classic American car. I've had 4 VW's and have built motors, done suspension, etc on them. The Cleveland is a big motor compared to the VW unit, and I'm a bit frightened of working on it.
I guess I'm just trying to get some experiences/advice from the guys who are passionate about these cars, as I've not gotten much response on the other Mustang forums. I just don't want to end up with regret either way...from not purchasing it and wishing I had, or from making the wrong decision.
Thanks,
Joe