Anyone seen this car? NJ area....

[Hemikiller]

Wondering if any of you NJ/PA/NY guys have seen my old 71 sportsroof around. I sold it in '97 to a guy in NJ named Randy Jackson. He had it restored at Glazier's Mustang Barn and changed the color from red to yellow. IIRC, he blew the motor, built a 408C and it had some steep gears with a Tremec or something like that. He used to be active on the Mustangsandmore forum, but dropped out of sight in the late 00s. I'm guessing he'd be in his 60's or 70's by now. I swiped this pic from the MnM page.

Just curious if he's still around or where it ended up.

 

[cv_72mustang]

I live in PA and I really don't see any cars like ours at all. I'm sure they're around but probably only driven in summer months and sporadically.
If I do see it, I'll for sure let you know.

Tony

 

[Steve McMahan]

Hemi killer, is this like a Facebook thing where you get on and try and find out what an old girlfriend is doing now? Asking for a friend.

 

[PoFoMoCo]

A couple of members on VMF recommended the group Lost Muscle Cars on Facebook when I posted about trying to locate my 1966 GT350 convertible.

Lost Muscle Cars

Lost Muscle Cars. 70,275 likes · 16,636 talking about this. Lost Muscle Cars is a page dedicated to helping previous owners locate their old car.

www.facebook.com

 

[fmjcraig]

I tracked down a previous 1969 mustang I had owned and since I had in my records the VIN, at that time Michigan Secretary of State (DMV) charged $15 to look ownership back and that approach might help…the Facebook approach is nowadays a good call too. I love the stance of the yellow mustang in your photo…looks super aggressive, ready to pounce. Someone knows where that car is, and I would be hitting all the local car shows and asking around unless it has left the state. Good luck. BTW, the license plate number in the photo may be your key to locating, just a thought…

 

[Hemikiller]

Hemi killer, is this like a Facebook thing where you get on and try and find out what an old girlfriend is doing now? Asking for a friend.

Right? Like an old girlfriend, I had some great times with it.

This is just a curiosity thing for me, hoping it's still in good hands if Randy sold it off.

 

[Steve McMahan]

Hemi, I’m glad you can take a joke. You are a good soul.

 

[351c1971]

I belong to the Sentimental Cruisers Car Club in the NJ, Toms River/Lacey Twp. area. I have not seen this car, but will keep my eyes open for it.

 

[NJ408]

Still have the car, it had been sitting for a while and the carb was all gunked up. The garage down the street cleaned up the carb and drained the gas tank. Had it out today for the first time in a long time. Still needs to get a new float for the gas tank, gauge doesn’t work.

 

[Hemikiller]

Still have the car, it had been sitting for a while and the carb was all gunked up. The garage down the street cleaned up the carb and drained the gas tank. Had it out today for the first time in a long time. Still needs to get a new float for the gas tank, gauge doesn’t work.

Glad to hear you still have it. Hope all is well.

 

[72MustangSprint]

In other words, your ex is doing ok but could use some love .

 

[NJ408]

Yeah, there are a few issues from laying dormant for so long. It’s tough finding people to work on old cars and I’m not much of a wrench turner. Last guy was a no show three different times to come by the house and get it started so he could take it back to his shop.

Once we get the carb/fuel lines/float strained out I need to look at the brakes and probably get new tires. The Radial TAs on it are from 1997 ! The rear brakes were switched to discs but it seems to have less stopping power than before that. Plus the front master cylinder was very low so there might be a leak somewhere.

I’ll post more in the appropriate topics as I work through things. Or at least pay someone to