AMWeaver47
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- Location
- Granger, Indiana
- My Car
- 1971 Ford Mustang Convertible
I figured I would go ahead and post some pictures of the car as I work on it. I have always been a Mustang fan (probably my single favorite car of all time) and when I saw this car I knew it had some potential. I purchased it from an insurance auction online from West Palm Beach, Florida.
After doing some research, I found out this car had been sold a couple times this last year, allowing me to see it before it was dubbed "Burn Victim". The car came from the factory in Bright Red with white interior and the 302. I believe the engine in the car is the one that came in it but I don't know that for sure at this point. The car shows 83,000 miles on the odometer and my gut tells me it could be original but who knows. The floors and trunk are original from what I can tell and are showing their age. The interior is either original or it is an old restoration but I would guess it's the former.
The pictures tell more of the story so I'll move on to those...
This is the car as it was sold on ebay early last summer, I believe it was in Iowa if I remember correctly. Looks like it was just a decent driver. The wheels aren't my style but someone liked them so who am I to judge.
Then the car showed up for sale in Florida a couple months later looking like this:
Waaaaaaaaaay better in my opinion and that is exactly how I plan to restore it except for the Mach 1 stickers. A company specializing in classic cars dressed it up a little bit and made some money on it.
Then less than 200 miles later, s**t hit the fan and I'm sure the gentleman that took ownership of it was just sick. This resulted in the following:
Don't mind the clutter or the mediocre cell phone pictures.
That was the car as of a few days ago. I already pulled the hood off (It's warped and needs replaced anyway). The paint job was just decent in my opinion. The doors and quarters were exceptionally straight but the paint job was just exterior so there was a tape line in the jams. There is a weird pitting in the paint too but regardless it will get a full paint job. The interior is all there but needs a major cleaning/detailing to make it nice again. It will of course need the engine bay redone but the 302 looks like it escaped without much damage, just cosmetic. It will come out of the car and my plan is to check it all over and if it's in good enough shape, it will go back in after getting a little work done and being restored.
This car will be a huge project but will be so worth it when it's finished. And if I need some inspiration, I can just look at this...
Damn that's a fine looking car.
So what do you guys think? Does the old girl deserve a second chance?
After doing some research, I found out this car had been sold a couple times this last year, allowing me to see it before it was dubbed "Burn Victim". The car came from the factory in Bright Red with white interior and the 302. I believe the engine in the car is the one that came in it but I don't know that for sure at this point. The car shows 83,000 miles on the odometer and my gut tells me it could be original but who knows. The floors and trunk are original from what I can tell and are showing their age. The interior is either original or it is an old restoration but I would guess it's the former.
The pictures tell more of the story so I'll move on to those...
This is the car as it was sold on ebay early last summer, I believe it was in Iowa if I remember correctly. Looks like it was just a decent driver. The wheels aren't my style but someone liked them so who am I to judge.
Then the car showed up for sale in Florida a couple months later looking like this:
Waaaaaaaaaay better in my opinion and that is exactly how I plan to restore it except for the Mach 1 stickers. A company specializing in classic cars dressed it up a little bit and made some money on it.
Then less than 200 miles later, s**t hit the fan and I'm sure the gentleman that took ownership of it was just sick. This resulted in the following:
Don't mind the clutter or the mediocre cell phone pictures.
That was the car as of a few days ago. I already pulled the hood off (It's warped and needs replaced anyway). The paint job was just decent in my opinion. The doors and quarters were exceptionally straight but the paint job was just exterior so there was a tape line in the jams. There is a weird pitting in the paint too but regardless it will get a full paint job. The interior is all there but needs a major cleaning/detailing to make it nice again. It will of course need the engine bay redone but the 302 looks like it escaped without much damage, just cosmetic. It will come out of the car and my plan is to check it all over and if it's in good enough shape, it will go back in after getting a little work done and being restored.
This car will be a huge project but will be so worth it when it's finished. And if I need some inspiration, I can just look at this...
Damn that's a fine looking car.
So what do you guys think? Does the old girl deserve a second chance?
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