Recent content by 73mustanggord

Retired educator - 38 years service. Ended career as CEO/CF) (title director or superintendent) of a school board of over 55000 students and 7000 employees. Working on my old mustangs provided and continues to provide a chance to finish a task that has immediate feedback. It works or it doesn't...

I have owned a number of Mustangs and other vintage muscle cars through the years. My experience would suggest that the cars are no more prone to rust than other vintage mustangs. I believe that location of the car, i.e. southern climate and garaged, are the critical factors when looking at the...

I just returned from a week of golfing in South Carolina. Now I am back to Toronto Canada weather. I took my 73 coupe out for one last drive today. I changed the oil, put in the garage, and covered her up. I am hoping that Christmas will bring an early spring. I find the three or four months of...

When I was 20, I thought 40 was older. When I was 40 I thought 60 was older. Now that I am 60 I think 80 is older. I know that I once played golf with a fellow who was 101 years young, and he played a round under his age. He told me I was really young, so I guess old and young are matters are of...

I have had several 73 mustangs. There were two grills available for the year. The Mach 1 tended to made with the honeycomb style grill that was blackish, however my convertible and coupe had grills like yours, and my original spare grill looks metallic silvery dark gray (it isn't black. Some of...

It might depend upon your direction. Do you want to return the car to its original colour? If not, then choose a colour that you like the look of. I have owned a 73 green convertible with an avocado green interior. Currently I have a copper brown 73 coupe with a ginger interior. The interior...

I would re-tighten the hoses down by the rag joint area. I had a leak a few weeks ago, and discovered that although I thought I had tightened the hoses, they needed to be a little tighter. I had my neighbour look inside the engine bay while I turned the wheel, and he could see the fluid leaking...

I look forward to contributing to the group. I have owned and restored numerous Mustangs and Tbirds over the years. At the current time I have a 73 Mustang Coupe that I restored for my wife. I recently traded my 73 Mustang Convertible for a pristine original 68 Thunderbird that matches the car...