Hello from South Florida!

[James561]

I joined a couple years ago, but just figured out this posting thing. Love the forums! This is a great website!
Bought my 73 in 1995 with 97,000 miles showing. It has been my daily driver since then. Over the years many, many things have been done to maintain it in a drivable condition. I had to replace the engine about 5 years ago with a rebuilt 'crate' engine but same 351C. Have had the transmission rebuilt or worked on a few times, reupholstered a few times, a new top a few times. Now it needs new gears in the differential. Just replaced wheel bearings, and coil spring saddles. Always something... But I get a lot of SMILES PER GALLON, both mine and others who see me on the road (actually about 8.5 mpg). I am in the perfect place to drive a convertible. The car only lives in a carport, and the top rarely needs to go up. Problem is that all the nice interior dash and door stuff I replaced has the plastic chrome pitting and turning green. The car is now a "10-footer", but still makes me smile

 

[tpj71mach]

Welcome from Chicago! Nice vert!

 

[Kilgon]

Welcome from Ohio. Nice looking vert and thanks for posting the pics.

 

[will e]

Nice ride for tooling around South Florida. I am really starting to like our cars painted black.

 

[Sheriff41]

It may be a 10-footer but it looks good from here in Texas!

 

[71ProjectJunk]

Welcome from Texas!

 

[timachone]

Welcome from Germany

Thanks for the Introduction, good looking vert you have!

 

[James561]

Nice ride for tooling around South Florida. I am really starting to like our cars painted black.

Thanks. Black is hard to keep clean, but looks great when it is clean.

 

[rio1856]

I'm on the west side of the state. Welcome from Immokalee here in Collier County Fl. !! Awesome Vert!! Tell us more about her.

 

[mjseakan]

Welcome from Central New York.
Mike

 

[cv_72mustang]

Welcome from NE,PA

 

[73 Mach 1 4 me]

I joined a couple years ago, but just figured out this posting thing. Love the forums! This is a great website!
Bought my 73 in 1995 with 97,000 miles showing. It has been my daily driver since then. Over the years many, many things have been done to maintain it in a drivable condition. I had to replace the engine about 5 years ago with a rebuilt 'crate' engine but same 351C. Have had the transmission rebuilt or worked on a few times, reupholstered a few times, a new top a few times. Now it needs new gears in the differential. Just replaced wheel bearings, and coil spring saddles. Always something... But I get a lot of SMILES PER GALLON, both mine and others who see me on the road (actually about 8.5 mpg). I am in the perfect place to drive a convertible. The car only lives in a carport, and the top rarely needs to go up. Problem is that all the nice interior dash and door stuff I replaced has the plastic chrome pitting and turning green. The car is now a "10-footer", but still makes me smileView attachment 64855

My 73 lives in my garage and goes for rides every now and then. I know that smile your talking about. I get it every time I open that garage door

 

[BigBlue]

Welcome from a fellow South Floridian! Love to see our 71-73s in the area.

 

[7173Mustang]

I am in the perfect place to drive a convertible. The car only lives in a carport, and the top rarely needs to go up. Problem is that all the nice interior dash and door stuff I replaced has the plastic chrome pitting and turning green. The car is now a "10-footer", but still makes me smile

Welcome, James. Nice vert. Top still down?

 

[Lazarus]

Welcome from NC! Awesome vert.

 

[mach71351c]

Welcome from San Diego.

 

[73MustangConvertibleGal]

I joined a couple years ago, but just figured out this posting thing. Love the forums! This is a great website!
Bought my 73 in 1995 with 97,000 miles showing. It has been my daily driver since then. Over the years many, many things have been done to maintain it in a drivable condition. I had to replace the engine about 5 years ago with a rebuilt 'crate' engine but same 351C. Have had the transmission rebuilt or worked on a few times, reupholstered a few times, a new top a few times. Now it needs new gears in the differential. Just replaced wheel bearings, and coil spring saddles. Always something... But I get a lot of SMILES PER GALLON, both mine and others who see me on the road (actually about 8.5 mpg). I am in the perfect place to drive a convertible. The car only lives in a carport, and the top rarely needs to go up. Problem is that all the nice interior dash and door stuff I replaced has the plastic chrome pitting and turning green. The car is now a "10-footer", but still makes me smileView attachment 64855

Welcome from Reno, Nevada! Nice 73 Vert! I am currently struggling with interior plastics as well...sigh. What a fun car to drive though! Love the "smiles per gallon" line... gonna borrow that. cheers!

 

[Fabrice]

Palm trees and a nice 73 vert. What can a guy possibly need more?

Welcome from the northern Netherlands

 

[Bill Perkins]

Welcome from Opelika, Alabama

 

[droptop73]

Welcome from west Michigan and another convertible guy!