Mustang owner for 45 years

[72MustangSprint]

First Mustang at 15 years old (65 coupe 289) , I’ve owned at least one Mustang for the past 45 years. How bout you guys?

 

[Sheriff41]

I've owned at least one Mustang over the last 47 years, and have owned my '72 Q-code convertible for 47 years. Others were:

66 Coupe, 289, 3-speed, Springtime Yellow - sold
67 Coupe, 200, C4, Springtime Yellow Blk Vinyl top - sold
69 Mach 1, 351-4V, 4-speed, Meadowlark Yellow - sold
68 GT500, automatic, Gold - sold
70 Boss 302, Grabber Orange - destroyed
69 Mach 1, 351-4V, 4-speed, Acapulco Blue - destroyed
69 Boss 302, Yellow - sold
69 Mach 1, 351-2V, 4-speed, Silver Jade - sold
73 Mach 1, 351-2v, FMX, Bright Yellow - sold
67 GT Coupe, 289, 4-speed, Wimbledon White Blk Vinyl top - sold
88 GT, 5.0, 5-speed, White - sold
92 GT, 5.0, 5-speed, two-tone Silver - sold
86 GT, 5.0, 5-speed, Gray - sold
86 GT, 5.0, AOD, Blue - destroyed
84 GT350 convertible 20th Anniversary, 5.0, auto - sold
95 SVT Cobra, White w/blk leather - sold
84 GT convertible, 5.0, 5-speed, Gray - sold
86 SVO, sunroof, white - sold
03 GT convertible, 4.6, 5-speed, DSW - sold
98 SVT Cobra, Laser Red w/blk leather - still own

It's a start... who knows what the future holds!

 

[will e]

Picked up the 73 Mach 1 as my first car a month before I turned 16. Damn I was cool! It got wrecked 4 years later (drunk driver turned left in front of me)
Replaced it a month later with my 73 Convertible. Still own that one.
That puts me at 44 years owning a 71/73 and except for that month it's been continuous.

 

[Spike Morelli]

I've owned my current '71 Mach 1 for 34 years. Before this car, I had a '65 Hi-Po GT Coupe and a '66 Shelby GT-350, I would still have kept the two early cars , save for the fact that a couple of people interested in them offered me big dollars for each, and I caved. Never again. My Mach 1 leaves when I don't want it anymore, which is not going to happen.

 

[72conv]

Bought my first Mustang in 1987, which was a '66 Sprint 200 hardtop.

'66 Sprint 200 hardtop
'72 convertible
'69 Shelby GT350 fastback
'95 GT convertible
'02 GT coupe
'05 GT coupe
'10 GT coupe
'12 GT convertible

Still own the '72 convertible. Bought it in 1988. No plans to ever sell it! All the rest have moved on.

 

[Hemikiller]

First car was a '73 Grande' in 1989. Have always had at least one since then, except for a couple years with a Torino GT. There was a meme going around about how the average person owns eight cars in their lifetime (LOL) so all my friends sat down and catalogued the cars we have owned. I'm at 48 and counting.

 

[Paul Schmidt]

Don't quite have the track record that you all do....wanted one since I was 19....took me until 51 now to just get my first. Makes it a little more enjoyable knowing I finally got my man prize after paying for the daughters college, and the wedding and getting all the other life stuff out of the way. Lol...hence why it is my new weekend hobby full time now. This 72 will be my driver..waited too long to let it sit once its done!

 

[Spaceman]

Had a '70 Sportsroof from '03-05 (17yo to 19yo).
Picked up my '73 coupe just shy of a year ago, at 37.

 

[cv_72mustang]

One wife and one car! 50 years

 

[Aaron Wolfman]

Have had my 71 convertible for 49 years next April will be 50 was my first car. Also bought a 68 convertible in the mid 80s but only had that one for 6 months before someone totaled it.

 

[tpj71mach]

I owned a 73 from when I was 16 to almost 21 years old. I also had a 69 Mach and a 69 coupe within that time frame. I also had a 78 Mustang II hatchback with a 302 and a 4 speed when I was twenty for a couple months. It seemed someone always offered more than I thought they were worth so I sold them, but never intended to let the 73 go.

I had a co-worker back in 84-85 that kept begging me to sell him the 73 and offering more and more for it. Every week or two the offer would go up, but no matter the offer, I kept telling him it wasn't for sale. One Saturday morning at work, he offered me $5K and I told him it wasn't for sale even though the car was worth maybe $2500.00 at the time. An hour later my very recently ex-girlfriend came in and started the conversation out with "I saw your Mustang in the parking lot so I thought I would stop in", and it took me over 45 minutes to get rid of her. After she finished mind-screwing me and left, I told my co-worker he could buy the car but he couldn't drive it to work on Saturdays when she was off work and could see it and stop in again. He of course said it was a deal and I regretted it almost immediately, but he never would sell it back, I tried for years last we spoke a few years back he still has the car and has no intention of ever selling it.

I was working at a Pontiac dealer at the time and owned a couple T/A's already. I took some of the money from the 73 Mustang sale and bought a 70 GTO 455HO 4-speed car and started down that worm hole of owning a bunch of Firebirds and GTO's. Fast forward to 2015, where as an adult, (complete with four kids and a mortgage) I got into Chevelles and Camaros, honestly because they were plentiful and cheap and inexpensive (comparably) to build and make go fast. I finally got back to the Mustang fold when I bought my 71 Mach in 2022, and built that car as a tribute, you could say, to my 73 Mach that I never should have sold.

I admire you guys who can keep a car for a lifetime. I met a guy at a car show that parked next to my 69 RS/SS 396 Camaro with his 69 Camaro SS 350. He was older than me and the car was a nice survivor type car. It had some noticeable repainted areas but overall original paint with some blatant touch up attempts here and there. He was older than me and asked how long I had owned mine, noting I was too young to have owned it since new. I told him a couple years through the restoration and now was just starting to drive it to car shows. He told me how he bought his new in 69 because his 67 Chevelle was a 4 speed and his new bride at the time couldn't drive stick. He told me stories about taking his wife and kids on vacation with it and all the good times they had with it. I was really impressed by the length of ownership of his car and frankly a little envious. Unfortunately, I have never owned a car more than 6 years in my life, before I got bored with it or somebody offered me a good profit. I am hopeful that now that I am approaching 60 and maybe I have matured enough that my 71 Mach will be here for the long haul.

 

[cjstaci]

HemiKiller should be crowned king for the most cars owned! My list of cars is much fewer, but two in particular would be my crown jewel if I still owned them, unfortunately I don’t. Still kicking myself.
1. 65 Mustang coupe, A-code 289, 4 spd
2. 68 Firebird, OHC 6, 3 spd
3. 70 Mustang sports roof, 302, 3 spd
4. 70 Torino Cobra, 429 SCJ, 4 spd
5. 69 Boss 429 Holman & Moody modified
6. 68 Mustang coupe, 289, AT
7. 67 F100 SWB, 352, C6
8. 70 Torino Cobra, N code 429, 4 spd
9. 72 Chevelle, 307, AT
10. 73 Duster, 225 AT (inherited)
11. 77 F 250 Highboy 351M, C6
12. 76 Datsun 280Z, 4spd
13. 69 Mustang Sportsroof, 6cyl, AT (still owned)
14. 95 Mustang, 3.8, 5 spd
15. 79 Chev 1/2 ton 4x4, 350, AT
16. 97 Explorer EB, 4.0, AT
17. 05 Focus ST, 2.3 5 spd
18. 71 Mustang Conv. Orig 302, AT, now 429 CJ, 4 spd ( still owned)
19. 81 F350 4x4, 400, C6 (still owned)
20. 22 Mustang GT, 5.0 10 spd AT (still owned)
21. 73 Ranchero GT, H code 351C, AT ( still owned)

As far as the future is concerned, I need to finish building my 69 sports roof. I have 557 stroker with Kasse heads for it. I already have a full cage and frame connectors installed, a mustang II coil over front suspension and most of the body work completed.
Future projects I would like but probably won’t happen due to my age and finance constraints would be to find a nice 71 sportsroof body because I have enough extra running gear to make a 429 tribute.
I also would like to find a nice 65 fastback body and build a potent small block.
Lastly, when I win the mega millions, lol, I’m gonna buy all the rare Ford, Chevy, and Mopar muscle cars I can get my greedy little hands on.
Hahaha hahahaha hahaha

 

[73pony]

I'm at 49 vehicles that I can remember at this point (not including boats) and counting as well as 2 wives and counting.

1986 Pontiac 6000 LE	1999 Infinity G20	1994 Mitsubishi Galant
1989 Dodge Ram	1962 Triumph Spitfire	1979 Ford F250
1988 Jeep Cherokee Sport	1963 Triumph Spitfire	1973 Mustang Convertible
1991 Ford Prob GT	1992 Honda Nighthawk	2017 BMW 750xi	Current
1992 Chevy S10 Blazer	2005.5 Audi A4	1995 Harley Softail	Current
1989 Dodge Dynasy	1986 Jeep Wrangler	1973 Ford Mustang Grande	Current
1989 Cadilac Deville	1996 Jeep Wrangler	1968 Ford Mustang coupe	Current
1991 Ford Tempo	1993 Jeep Wrangler	1968 Ford Mustang coupe	Current
1994 Nissan Sentra	2006 Acura 3.2 TL	1968 Ford F100	Current
1989 Acura Integra	1998 Chevy S10 Blazer
1984 Oldsmobile Delta 88	1982 Dodge Ram
1994 Toyota Camry	2007 BMW X3
1995 Ford Explorer Sport	2011 Nissan Armada
1997 Chevy S10 Blazer	2016 Volvo XC60
2001 Nissan Altima	2017 Audi Q5 S
2000 BMW 323i	2008 Lexus GX470
2000 Chevy Tahoe Z71	1997 Ford Mustang GT Convertible
1991 Toyota Celica	2007 Toyota Tundra TRD
1997 Chevy S10 Truck	1998 Ford Ranger
2000 Mercury Cougar	1993 Mitsubishi Galant

 

[Sheriff41]

I thought we were just listing Mustangs. I've had a bunch of other cars, trucks, and motorcycles. They don't provide the excitement or enjoyment like a Mustang does!

 

[Steve McMahan]

I’m too old to remember, but I have two 73 Mustangs now. I’ve got to get that to one.

 

[Bill Perkins]

I have owned my 1972 Mustang Coupe since December 6, 1971, so blessed to still have it and it is numbers matching. So Blessed by God

 

[Idaho Chris]

I've owned my mustang for 49 years; 1973 Mach 1. Also my first car.

Many other Mustangs as well (a lot or them more valuable), but this the one that means the most to me.

 

[CandyRcode]

First Mustang at 15 years old (65 coupe 289) , I’ve owned at least one Mustang for the past 45 years. How bout you guys?

My first car. Purchases 4/16/79. Boss 351..hence the Candy Rcode. Senior high school year. Paid $2500 for it. Had 21,823 miles. Just turned 40k a few months ago. I beat the crap out of it. Recently removed a 4.71 TT and installed the original 3.91 track lock . UG!. When purchased it was a shiny code 3 RED. I do not care for that color red. So I painted it house of Kolor Candy Maroon base/red over.