davidagage
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- Apr 5, 2016
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- Location
- West Palm Beach
- My Car
- 73 Convertible, 351C, C6, in process
Right about 2 years ago a fellow here at the office advertised this 73 Mustang Convertible for sale. I was looking for a project (I usually look for little British cars) but this was a big four seater and looked to be a decent deal. We scheduled to meet up a gas station near his house to have a look. He pulled around the corner and I was shocked, first by the length of the hood, I had forgotten how long those hoods were, and secondly by the fact that it looked pretty decent, doors closed, didn’t appear to have too much rust, top didn’t go up or down due to a leak, and it ran really well. During the chat I had pretty much given up the idea that I needed the car, I told him that but he was a nice guy and asked me to make an offer, so I did, and danggit, he took it! There ya go; I now have a 73 Mustang convertible! Now, I live about an hour and a half from the site of the “deal” and told him it would be a day or two before I could get it out of his way, but as fate would have it he and his brother were heading south that afternoon and would just drive it down; problem solved! I headed home and about an hour after I got there they showed up cruising in the spring South Florida air as they were meant to. It really did run well.
For the rest of the summer we drove it around as I started to accumulate parts and information and knowledge about the car.
Early august rolls around, the Rover is out of the warehouse and Zelda goes in to start her refurbishment. We’ve enjoyed driving her in her clapped out state all summer, got the top functioning properly, even got her a new shoes in the form of 17” American Racing Wheels and 255/45/17s on them. I’ve gotten a big list of parts for all the usual suspects, the UPS man is getting to know me well.
For the rest of the summer we drove it around as I started to accumulate parts and information and knowledge about the car.
Early august rolls around, the Rover is out of the warehouse and Zelda goes in to start her refurbishment. We’ve enjoyed driving her in her clapped out state all summer, got the top functioning properly, even got her a new shoes in the form of 17” American Racing Wheels and 255/45/17s on them. I’ve gotten a big list of parts for all the usual suspects, the UPS man is getting to know me well.
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