Wow, I have to say that seeing a comment like "These are Mustangs not Hondas. I'm not calling him a ricer but there are certain ways you should style a muscle car compared to an import." is very interesting to say the least.
My first car was a 1973 Plymouth Duster 340 that I bought back in the late 70's. As my dad and I modded that red with white racing stripes beast I did very similar things with detailing that car that I am now doing with my Stang. I guess it's true that some things never change.
My first Mustang was a white 1972 Mach-1 that I purchased in 1983. Again I detailed that Stang in a similar fashion. Later I detailed my 1979 black Mustang GT, then my 1971 Monte Carlo, 1984 Pontiac Trans-Am, 1987 Pontiac Fiero GT, etc, etc.
So oxfordgt, I'm curious now. Exactly what is the "correct" way in your mind to mod a late model Mustang over a car like say a Honda? I'm not trying to sound sarcastic or snobby, I would really like to know.
The reason I ask is that I always find some of the comments interesting from those who either don't know, have forgotten or were not around in even the later days of muscle cars and well before the latest generation in the 90's and into the new millennium that started to buy and mod import cars. They say imitation is a form of flattery, and if that is true than anyone who has ever modded a muscle car, or even any cars in the same or a similar year, especially the late 60's and all of the 70's and maybe some of the early 80's (before the government stepped in and squashed the muscle cars and HP wars for awhile) should be able to see that the newer generation of kids who are now modding the cars that are current for them, that being cars like the later model Firebirds, Mustangs, and obviously many imports are only doing some of the same things that some of us did, and even what our fathers did with the older generation of cars.
I am not talking about "performance" fart can mufflers, light up windshield washer squirters, fake fins, etc
I am talking about things like what we are talking about here. These things have been around for many many years and came about due to our fathers and grandfathers who were always looking to add not only extra go fast goodies but dress up pieces as well.
Along with flame paint jobs, lots of chrome and racing stripes also came engine dress up goodies which the "ricers" as many like to call them are now also doing on their rides as well.
I guess it's also true the old saying: "What was old is new again"...or something like that
Sweet!
