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Author: OlinOlin Date: Feb 8, 2008 19:00
>> Faye wrote:
>> Welcome home, Faye. How are things up on the ridge after the storm? I
>> imagine it tracked to the west of you....
>>
>> BTW, that 'is' a real car. Unfortunately I couldn't get the video to
>> load, but it looks just like my high school wet dream '72
>> Challenger...not reminiscent of it, like the current Mustang, or a couple
>> of retro offerings from GM, but 'just' like it.
>>
>> How many gallons to the mile, I wonder....
>>
>> jak
>
> The new Mustangs look better (to me) than the sport compacts they were
> turning out with a Mustang label in the 70's and 80's, but I'd like to see
> what an original (I'm partial to the 1969 fastback) would be like if it
> were
> put through an extensive upgrade. For starters, the IRS rear axle from a
> 1989 or newer T-Bird *might* fit in the older Mustangs...
The guy who runs the FAA office in our building just got a new 300 HP
Mustang GT. White, and he's putting some rather classy decals on it. It
sounds sweet, and actually gets decent mileage, all things considered. He
told me he got 25 mpg on a recent trip to Memphis... not too shabby for that
much horsepower.
As for those old Mustangs, I'd think you would have to trick 'em out pretty
good to come up to braking and handling standards... especially the ones
from the sixties.
I've got my dream hot rod all designed out in my head. All I gotta do is win
the lottery, because I'll never afford it working for a living.
It's a 1940 Ford pickup truck... as stock appearing as it can be made, but
with entirely modern suspension and brakes, a 12-volt electrical system and
either a small block V-8 or more likely a V-6 under the hood, with just a
few "enhancements." Nice interior, with A/C and other bells and whistles,
all painted up either a very deep purple or that lovely Chevy deep metallic
blue, with very modest white pin striping.
Not likely to happen, but there it is.
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