sad Mustang conv

[Boss1Ray]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Mustang-Convertible-/281668139737?forcerrptr=true&hash=item4194babad9&item=281668139737



OK I know this one has been posted before. Still hasn't sold...

This is one Mustang I personally cannot stand. If our Mustangs were produced looking anything like this one - I'd probably be on a 70-71 Torino/Ranchero site right now...

I just cannot see any value in all that was redone and overdone to this car! They should have stopped messing with it. More is not better!

I am surprised they didn't put a luggage rack on the trunk under the (incorrect) rear wing. YUCK.

Just my personal opinion - if you like it well there it is for you to buy!!

WOW. Not for me at all...

Ray

 

[John J]

+1 not a fan. But am I sure that some one will like it and buy it if the price is right.

John J

 

[waterlife]

not likely for $24K

 

[73Vert302]

I am not a fan either, but its not that bad. If they got rid of the white on the hood the 69 hood scoop wouldnt look so far out of place. IMO based on one picture.

 

[Boss1Ray]

The interior actually looks pretty nice - just doesn't go well with that dark blue exterior.

OK -

-poorly applied side tape stripes (of course they were never white!!! )

For a car so 'done up' they couldn't paint the hood hinges?

I guess it boils down to very poor attention to detail. Gaudy. Then overkill trying to disguise this fact.

Attention to detail is just another way to tell a good build from a bad one.

Ray

 

[luxstang]

I like it looks wise. It's almost like mine, except for the stripes and rear deck spoiler.

They painted the fender extensions and the recessed area on the standard hood, added a scoop and the Mach1 deck lid stripe.

Just like I did on mine, only mine has a 69 Mach1 scoop and this one has a shaker which may even be cooler than mine but it looks a little small on the long hood.

Blue interior on a blue car is a matter of taste.

I like the white stripes. I think that Ford should have offered white decals for cars with white top and/or white interior.

 

[Thin Lizzy]

It's all subjective. I'm not much of a fan of the plain Jane verts that came out of the factory. IMO lose the tarty white vinyl top (replace with black), lose the wing and lose the hood stripe and it's getting better.

This is my idea of a nice looking vert. Maybe a crime against originality, but it looks good.

 

[Boss1Ray]

It's all subjective. I'm not much of a fan of the plain Jane verts that came out of the factory. IMO lose the tarty white vinyl top (replace with black), lose the wing and lose the hood stripe and it's getting better.

This is my idea of a nice looking vert. Maybe a crime against originality, but it looks good.

Yes, for a modded ragtop, that one is very nice. That factory shade of blue is tough to beat! Actual color name fails me...

I guess the dark blue convertible first referenced in this thread bothers me most because of the interior. I think the car would have looked much better with a white interior or maybe even black. But with black interior the white striping would look all out-of-place... :dodgy: Feel like this car was chasing a 'look' and it just went too far past it. Way too far.

Mike - I like your scoop on the hood of your car. It blends in well.

Shaker for our cars just looks too weird to me.

I agree that many of the convertibles were produced just too plain. Not much of an aggressive stance at all. So I do understand those who have modded their cars to appeal to their own tastes.

But I can't help appreciating a very stock original appearing (even plain) Mustang in any body style.

Ray

 

[Mister 4x4]

Well, since I can't hit ebay from here, I'll check it out when I get home. But the picture posted in the original post - I kinda like it. A little too much 'white,' IMHO... and the Mach 1 stickers gotta go... but looks pretty nice to me.

Not "$24K nice," though... not by a long shot.

I kinda dig the shaker. If all the 'white' on that car were black, I think it would be better.

 

[Carolina_Mountain_Mustangs]

The interior actually looks pretty nice - just doesn't go well with that dark blue exterior.

OK -

-poorly applied side tape stripes (of course they were never white!!! )

For a car so 'done up' they couldn't paint the hood hinges?

I guess it boils down to very poor attention to detail. Gaudy. Then overkill trying to disguise this fact.

Attention to detail is just another way to tell a good build from a bad one.

Ray

Ray,

This has been listed for months and I think everyone feels the same as you. Change some things and it would maybe sell.

The hinges should not be painted phosphate coated like the hood latch and most of the brackets on the motor. It is not a very good coating so most people ended up painting them.

We had a phosphate tank at Eaton when I worked there gives a little more protection before we painted the parts. Ford used it a lot. Actually works good on things like hinges and latches no paint to interfere with the working.

David

 

[Don65Stang]

I say lose the Mach 1 stickers and the shaker. The bright white vinyl stickers are too white color match them to the top color and it would look better. Maybe use the sprint hood decal template. That looks good on the flat hoods.

 

[Mister 4x4]

Well, since I can't hit ebay from here, I'll check it out when I get home. But the picture posted in the original post - I kinda like it. A little too much 'white,' IMHO... and the Mach 1 stickers gotta go... but looks pretty nice to me.

Not "$24K nice," though... not by a long shot.

I kinda dig the shaker. If all the 'white' on that car were black, I think it would be better.

OK - so now that I've seen the pics and the write-up:

• That ain't factory A/C
  
• Those floor mats are hideous
  
• The shaker hole in the hood is a hack job
  
• Repop Magnums
  

I still don't hate it. But I don't like it enough for the $24K someone mentioned. I could be in at $12K maybe (less would be better, of course).