OK so I figured it might be nice to record this craziness, I hope it can help others as they try the same thing.
I will start by saying that what I am doing is only the way I'm doing it, I don't pretend to have all the answers and I dont say this is the right way, its only my way LOL, but hopefully it can be a guideline for someone else to edit to the correct way when they try the same thing, again LOL.
So it starts with me working as a lot boy at the Ford dealer just after getting my license, Dad loved Mustangs and so did I, 1976 or 77, Ford had finally realized that a Mustang without an available V8 wasn't smart, so the II got its strangled 2 barrel 302, I wanted one bad, but kids couldn't buy new cars then, and in 79 the carrier showed up with a new Mustang, I went out to check it in and check it out and there was this thing {at this point I'm just going to go ahead and apologize to all you fox fans, I have grown to appreciate them at this point but have no interest in ever owning one, Sorry} it looked nothing like a mustang, I was so disappointed that I lost all interest in Mustang, although still had this soft spot in my heart for the II. later the SN95 showed up and I said "Well thats better" then the new edge, and I said "Damn thats close, in 05 the S197 hit the street and I said "Now THATS a Mustang" and I drive an 05 with 150'000 miles on it every day, My baby Big Blue, now I'm in a Mustang club, Started another Mustang club and am on a whole bunch of forums, needles to say getting so deep into the Mustang culture I was shocked to find out how bad Mustang folks talked about the II, they need to realize it was the right car for the times and saved the line so that we can now celebrate 50 years of Mustang, Hell Yes!
So I would hit craigslist and eBay on a regular basis now and one day I saw this 78 coupe, and thats what I wanted, a coupe, not a Gila, not a Hatch, but a plain old coupe, went to see it and bought it, I call her Pip Squeek.
I will start by saying that what I am doing is only the way I'm doing it, I don't pretend to have all the answers and I dont say this is the right way, its only my way LOL, but hopefully it can be a guideline for someone else to edit to the correct way when they try the same thing, again LOL.
So it starts with me working as a lot boy at the Ford dealer just after getting my license, Dad loved Mustangs and so did I, 1976 or 77, Ford had finally realized that a Mustang without an available V8 wasn't smart, so the II got its strangled 2 barrel 302, I wanted one bad, but kids couldn't buy new cars then, and in 79 the carrier showed up with a new Mustang, I went out to check it in and check it out and there was this thing {at this point I'm just going to go ahead and apologize to all you fox fans, I have grown to appreciate them at this point but have no interest in ever owning one, Sorry} it looked nothing like a mustang, I was so disappointed that I lost all interest in Mustang, although still had this soft spot in my heart for the II. later the SN95 showed up and I said "Well thats better" then the new edge, and I said "Damn thats close, in 05 the S197 hit the street and I said "Now THATS a Mustang" and I drive an 05 with 150'000 miles on it every day, My baby Big Blue, now I'm in a Mustang club, Started another Mustang club and am on a whole bunch of forums, needles to say getting so deep into the Mustang culture I was shocked to find out how bad Mustang folks talked about the II, they need to realize it was the right car for the times and saved the line so that we can now celebrate 50 years of Mustang, Hell Yes!
So I would hit craigslist and eBay on a regular basis now and one day I saw this 78 coupe, and thats what I wanted, a coupe, not a Gila, not a Hatch, but a plain old coupe, went to see it and bought it, I call her Pip Squeek.
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