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But, ...you didn't vote for it.
On second thought, how could it be? It has a carb,..and every single thing done to that car only involved turning a wrench.
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Well, no 4 eyed aero/ls swap. I'd settle for Dave to have his car in the mix.
But, I'll just cast my vote even though it doesn't matter and the system is rigged...and 2 party systems ruin the world...and the electoral college will just vote for whoever they want...
Edit-You do have a nice car though Mike.
But, I'll just cast my vote even though it doesn't matter and the system is rigged...and 2 party systems ruin the world...and the electoral college will just vote for whoever they want...
Edit-You do have a nice car though Mike.
I would like to point out that as of this moment you are only ahead by 6 votes, even on this heavily biased forum.....
Why is a car inherently inferior unless it has a bunch of custom body work done to it? I can show you plenty of examples of ricers that have 100s of hours of custom body work, some of which is "done right" but still looks like absolute crap. Are we voting for the ones we LIKE the best or the ones we think took the most work?
Calm down now, I was talking to him specifically. He won't even let me do anything for him, preferring to do it himself. So it was more about that than anything else. He is a doer who Macguyver's stuff that works, and I'll always give cred to somebody who can make something work where nobody even thought about it.
But now that you mention it....( and I've said it before, several times)
AS it is a matter of personal preference, I "prefer" cars that are not un-molested.
ANYBODY can buy a * insert brand* here and show it. I don't consider it a show car just because ole dude has the coin to pony up for a new GT 350.
Additionally,....... It just seems so "so what" when you consider that somebody kept a car 35 years and it looks like it was never driven. I liken that to all of the "collectors" that do just that. Cars are supposed to be driven, not stored in a spot, in the garage. Things change, and they can be made better than they were in 1989. For the hoards that covet a perfectly restored classic, I always wonder how many are disappointed when they finally get it, and drive their 35-40-45 year old technology w/ brakes that don't stop the car, and a suspension that goes around a corner like a sail boat.
Chip Foose is my guy. What he does with his builds are what I like to see.. Old sheet metal, slight tweaks, new technology underneath,...gorgeous paint and body work, and nothing gets left "stock".
Modifying everything isn't the answer either, just because the car is full of owner fabricated mods does not automatically make it any more attractive to me.
A well kept or restored to factory perfect stock car only becomes more attractive to me the rarer or older the car.
But, A fox mustang doesn't fit that bill.
Few cars do. But then again,....that's just me.
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I see it both ways.
You have the guy who searches for and buys the low mileage muscle car or whatever, and takes it to car shows. This guy may well appreciate the car and he may have as much passion for it as I do, but he's no different to me than the guy who buys the brand new Mustang and drives that to a car show. He's buying his way into the hobby. When I see that car at a car show, I appreciate the car for what it is...a low mileage, well maintained car in amazing condition, because it's not easy to keep anything nice for 30+ years. But, I have a lot less respect for the owner.
Then you have the guys like yourself who have the ability to create something from nothing. When I see cars like that at car shows, like yours, I see the work put into it, and even if I don't like it (like your paint choice) I can definitely appreciate the work that went into it. In this scenario, I have as much appreciation towards the owner as I do the car, because I understand what that takes.
But, I do believe there's a third type of car guy out there that deserves just as much respect as you and the guys who build their own rides, and that's the guy who bought their car new back in '85 or whenever and they've meticulously maintained that car for 40 years. I respect these guys because it's not easy to keep anything "show worthy" for that long. I also appreciate those guys and their cars even more if they happen to have tons of miles on them, because it's even harder to drive them and keep them nice compared to the guy who parked it in a climate controlled garage and never drove it.
Probably my absolute favorite are the ones that are still nice but aren't perfect. The ones that have obviously been driven and thrashed and loved, but taken care of. Modified or not, that takes a dedicated car guy to accomplish and it's certainly not easy.
Then way down on the list you have guys like me who will take his entire effin life to make his car into something worth taking to a car show because I'm heckin broke.
Soooo, you're voting for my car then, right?
I see it both ways.
You have the guy who searches for and buys the low mileage muscle car or whatever, and takes it to car shows. This guy may well appreciate the car and he may have as much passion for it as I do, but he's no different to me than the guy who buys the brand new Mustang and drives that to a car show. He's buying his way into the hobby. When I see that car at a car show, I appreciate the car for what it is...a low mileage, well maintained car in amazing condition, because it's not easy to keep anything nice for 30+ years. But, I have a lot less respect for the owner.
Then you have the guys like yourself who have the ability to create something from nothing. When I see cars like that at car shows, like yours, I see the work put into it, and even if I don't like it (like your paint choice) I can definitely appreciate the work that went into it. In this scenario, I have as much appreciation towards the owner as I do the car, because I understand what that takes.
But, I do believe there's a third type of car guy out there that deserves just as much respect as you and the guys who build their own rides, and that's the guy who bought their car new back in '85 or whenever and they've meticulously maintained that car for 40 years. I respect these guys because it's not easy to keep anything "show worthy" for that long. I also appreciate those guys and their cars even more if they happen to have tons of miles on them, because it's even harder to drive them and keep them nice compared to the guy who parked it in a climate controlled garage and never drove it.
Probably my absolute favorite are the ones that are still nice but aren't perfect. The ones that have obviously been driven and thrashed and loved, but taken care of. Modified or not, that takes a dedicated car guy to accomplish and it's certainly not easy.
Then way down on the list you have guys like me who will take his entire effin life to make his car into something worth taking to a car show because I'm heckin broke.
And then you have a guy like me that don't really care what his car looks like as long as:
It runs good, is reasonably quick, interior is clean and comfortable, the 'mud guards aren't falling off and the boot ain't flap'n in the breeze.
My car is like that really ugly horse in the back pasture, it will get the job done and be very dependable.
And some of you guys here are far to modest,
One guy is living his version of a Johnny Cash song
One plays dr frank'n stien and builds a monster just because the tailinght fell off and he couldn't find another one.
And then there is one that finds a mediocre piece of factory speed equipment, then spends weeks making it work in a fashon that it was not intended, all the while lay'n waste to a pair of perfectly good rear tires then thinks 'hey, I found this one (another piece of factory speed equipment) lets do it again'.
THATS my kind of people!
It runs good, is reasonably quick, interior is clean and comfortable, the 'mud guards aren't falling off and the boot ain't flap'n in the breeze.
My car is like that really ugly horse in the back pasture, it will get the job done and be very dependable.
And some of you guys here are far to modest,
One guy is living his version of a Johnny Cash song
One plays dr frank'n stien and builds a monster just because the tailinght fell off and he couldn't find another one.
And then there is one that finds a mediocre piece of factory speed equipment, then spends weeks making it work in a fashon that it was not intended, all the while lay'n waste to a pair of perfectly good rear tires then thinks 'hey, I found this one (another piece of factory speed equipment) lets do it again'.
THATS my kind of people!
I don't do car shows. I love a nicely put together car, but I refuse to waste a day doing nothing but looking at cars. I like to DO something with the car, like oh, I don't know, how about drag racing, where you can take your car that you have spent countless hours on getting every last detail right so you can flog the living sh*t out of it. And then in between rounds of racing go and look at the other nicely put together cars and marvel at the engineering and ingenuity that is put into the build to get it to go amazingly fast. But that is just me. 
Oh, yeah! It is not just a pretty face...it runs bottom 8's at over 165 mph!
By my reckoning it is the Fastest and Quickest 8.2 deck SBF running a Kenne Bell supercharger. Not something you see every day.
Oh, yeah! It is not just a pretty face...it runs bottom 8's at over 165 mph!
By my reckoning it is the Fastest and Quickest 8.2 deck SBF running a Kenne Bell supercharger. Not something you see every day.
That looks like a small refrigerator on top of that thang!
It's not just a pretty face then, it's pretty daum fast too!
It's not just a pretty face then, it's pretty daum fast too!
Hey guys, I am not in this contest, but own 15 mustangs and have over 150 trophy's from Mustang shows, last 30+ years, I LOVE ORANGE. Here's one of my favorite cars.
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