The good son

Hey everyone,
My name is Vincent and I am currently restoring a 72 convertible 351C4V with a 4 speed top loader.

This was my father’s first car that he kept his whole life. He began disassembling it the year I was born (~30 years ago). Due to work and raising 5 kids he just couldn’t seem to find the time to restore it. He finally gave me the car after years of me asking for it since it had just been rotting in his warehouse.

My dad turns 65 this year. What he doesn’t know is that I’m restoring it and gifting it to his as a retirement present for just being an awesome father to me and my 4 siblings. From countless sporting events to major life events he’s always been there and I can’t wait to see the look on his face when he gets back behind the wheel of this beast of a car.

Thanks for reading and I’m glad to be part of this forum with you big nose experts!

-V

Welcome from Chicago! Good looking vert! I love your plan to gift it to your father! I have four sons myself, and IMO, that definitely qualifies you as "the good son", LOL.

Well done with this tribute to your father. Very nice Stang Vincent !

...hey, wait a minute, who you callin' big nose?...

Well, as a sixty-something whose owned a 72 convertible all of my adult life, I can say your dad will definitely enjoy the car. Enjoy the time you have with your father; he sounds like a deserving man!

Welcome from Plano, Texas.

Vincent72Q said:

Hey everyone,
My name is Vincent and I am currently restoring a 72 convertible 351C4V with a 4 speed top loader.

This was my father’s first car that he kept his whole life. He began disassembling it the year I was born (~30 years ago). Due to work and raising 5 kids he just couldn’t seem to find the time to restore it. He finally gave me the car after years of me asking for it since it had just been rotting in his warehouse.

My dad turns 65 this year. What he doesn’t know is that I’m restoring it and gifting it to his as a retirement present for just being an awesome father to me and my 4 siblings. From countless sporting events to major life events he’s always been there and I can’t wait to see the look on his face when he gets back behind the wheel of this beast of a car.

Thanks for reading and I’m glad to be part of this forum with you big nose experts!

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That is so awesome and what a great son you are being. The car is awesome too so is your name that’s mine and my son’s name.
Great color and do you know the paint code?
And that’s one heck of a great optioned convertible. I’m not huge on convertibles but I have always thought that the 71-73 Mustang makes one of the best looking convertibles.
Also those rims and tires are the bomb.
Wish they would reproduce more old school tires like those.

Vincent72Q said:

Hey everyone,
My name is Vincent and I am currently restoring a 72 convertible 351C4V with a 4 speed top loader.

This was my father’s first car that he kept his whole life. He began disassembling it the year I was born (~30 years ago). Due to work and raising 5 kids he just couldn’t seem to find the time to restore it. He finally gave me the car after years of me asking for it since it had just been rotting in his warehouse.

My dad turns 65 this year. What he doesn’t know is that I’m restoring it and gifting it to his as a retirement present for just being an awesome father to me and my 4 siblings. From countless sporting events to major life events he’s always been there and I can’t wait to see the look on his face when he gets back behind the wheel of this beast of a car.

Thanks for reading and I’m glad to be part of this forum with you big nose experts!

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Great idea, so awesome
Keep us posted on your progress and send us pictures when you present it back to him at his retirement

What a wonderful story. Would make a great reveal video to post to those of us lucky enough to have kids who make us proud.

Great job to work on! Welcome from Auburn ,Ga.

70cobrascj said:

That is so awesome and what a great son you are being. The car is awesome too so is your name that’s mine and my son’s name.
Great color and do you know the paint code?
And that’s one heck of a great optioned convertible. I’m not huge on convertibles but I have always thought that the 71-73 Mustang makes one of the best looking convertibles.
Also those rims and tires are the bomb.
Wish they would reproduce more old school tires like those.

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Great name! Paint code is 4Q dark metallic green. I plan on going back with original colors and definitely wide oval tires like he had.

Bill Perkins said:

Great idea, so awesome
Keep us posted on your progress and send us pictures when you present it back to him at his retirement

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Will do! Ill start a thread and try to update as often as I can.

Welcome from PA.

Update: Hey Vincent I'm your long lost Dad too. !!!

Way cool Vincent! And what a great car to be restoring. Your dad's going to have an ear to ear smile. You are indeed a good son! Have a box of tissue ready at the reveal.

That is a great thing that you are doing for your father, keep up the good work!