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Originally Posted by Giligan
In the news, abut 20 miles from here, there's a vintage 60's Ford Mustang viper red convertible just sitting in a junk shop. Nice looking car, although I suppose there's a reason it's at a junker yard. <insert restoring-priceless-antique-car-in-garage-in-spare-time-dream here> It's beautiful. Absolutely beautiful.
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A. Contrary to what anyone trying to sell an old Mustang will tell you, very few if any Mustangs are "priceless". Ford built literally
millions of each body style, and unless it is an all-original creampuff with low miles and a bunch of extremely rare options AND the documentation to prove it, it's just an old car. A cool old car, but still just an old car.
B. Parts for classic Mustangs are easy to get from a variety of sources and are actually cheaper than comparable parts for my 1988 Oldsmobile.
C. Classic Mustangs are lead-pipe simple and easy to work on (they are after all just Falcons with more attractive styling).
D. If you want one, get one. There is no better enthusiast car to "cut one's teeth on" as far as restoring goes.
