new to forum from san diego

mach71351c · Dec 16, 2012

::welcome:: From Escondido. Nice looking convertible. What part of San Diego are you from?

fiamma · Dec 17, 2012

Thanks for the welcomes from near and far. Where I am located

in san diego area is carlsbad.

Some history...A letter from Ford research unit in 1999 identified

the car as consecutive unit number 142836 produced on 04/05/73.

District code is 72 san jose ca.

Original owner unknown, second owner purchased at concord ca

on 7/20/74 with 12K miles, price was $4267.

I am the third owner, purchased in 1978 with 35K miles, $3600.

Has only been outside of california once to lake tahoe, never used

as a primary vehicle. Have never seen a twin in person. Mustang Monthly in

May 2000 had an article about a similarly equipped green-gold

73 vert with 2.8 miles owned by Bob Perkins. Occasionally one will

come up on ebay in that color.

Favorite memory would be my mother (now gone) in the car with the

top down. Others would be driving with my young children circa 1980.

Another is my wife backing into a pole, Hillside Classics in

Escondido had the bumper straightened and rechromed, better than

a reproduction from China.