Ashley
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Sept 27, 2006 22:11:27 GMT
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(At long last, I have finally managed to sit down and write the 2nd installment of the Mustang saga... sorry it has taken 3 weeks!) You can find the first part here: retrorides.proboards86.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=readersrides&thread=1157667074&page=1#1157667074PART 2 - ON UK STREETS AT LAST!After what was originally supposed to be 6 weeks, yet ended up being 5 months, the Mustang went for it's MOT... and failed. Then a week later it passed! Sums of money changed hands and the Mustang finally was definitely mine!!! Although it was mechanically spot-on, it still looked like a total mess, but I loved that... just look at the huge grin on my face!     I never forget the first day I took it into work. I was working in an office that was located on an industrial estate around the back of Feltham Young Offender's Institute. I happened to get there early and over the course of the first few hours of the day, I had three separate people come up to me to comment on there being another abandoned car in the car park again... Heathens! However, I had blown all my money on a full mechanical restoration and brand spanking new interior and could not afford a paint job.... yet the paint was so bad there were some areas of exposed metal and England is not the country to have bare metal hanging around. What would I do? ...you'll have to wait for Part III to see! |
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Last Edit: Sept 27, 2006 22:13:11 GMT by Ashley
1964 Mustang (modified) - 1996 Audi S6 - 2000 Westfield FW400 - 1998 Mazda MX-5 - 2009 Ford Fiesta (hey, the wife's got to drive something!)
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sparko
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Sept 27, 2006 22:16:03 GMT
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MY GOD say you matt black'd it!!!!!!! Nice ride tho dude, i LOVE stangs, want a 1969 shelby gt500 some day. How old are you and whats the insurance like??
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Ashley
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Sept 27, 2006 22:23:57 GMT
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Hey Sparko!
I was very late 20s when I got it and it cost £250 to insure, but I do live in London.
You'll have to wait for the next installment to see whether I matt blacked it... but, yes.
There are a few more installments to come, the most recent being just yesterday when I picked it up from the legendary Burnham Autos where Paul had the brief to... "Make it look more like an extra from Mad Max".
All will be revealed soon enough...
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1964 Mustang (modified) - 1996 Audi S6 - 2000 Westfield FW400 - 1998 Mazda MX-5 - 2009 Ford Fiesta (hey, the wife's got to drive something!)
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Sept 27, 2006 22:29:36 GMT
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holy moly#!!!!!! seriously LEAVE AS IS!!!!!! maybe tweak the engine a lil  |
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 once again rocking with 1117cc and 4 gears! |
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madmart
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love is: valvebounce in top gear
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Sept 28, 2006 0:48:09 GMT
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i love it, extra from mad max? lol thats one cool ride and i bet its better for the visit to burnham autos, cant wait to see rhe update  |
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Sept 28, 2006 6:36:34 GMT
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do it matt black but leave the roof the original color ftw
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JC
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Sept 28, 2006 9:33:11 GMT
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looking forward to this, mad max and mustangs are two of my favourite things!  |
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Smiler
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I no longer own anything FWD! Or with less than 6 cylinders, or 2.5ltrs! :)
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Sept 28, 2006 10:17:01 GMT
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That's looking to be a promising car. Not to fond of that body shape but then I don't suppose you'd be able to afford a fast back model.
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www.Auto-tat.co.uk'96 Range Rover P38 DSE (daily driver) '71 Reliant Scimitar SE5 GTE 3.0ltr Jag V6 Conversion '79 Reliant Scimitar SE6A 3.0ltr 24valve Omega Conversion '85 Escort Cabrio 2.0 Zetec - Sold '91 BMW 525i - Sold '82 Cortina 2.9i Ghia Cosworth - Sold '72 VW Campervan - Sold '65 LandRover 88" - Sold
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Sept 28, 2006 10:49:34 GMT
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I prefer the coupe (notchback) in the early cars and the fastback in the later ones.
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Hirst
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This avatar is inaccurate, I've never shaved that closely
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Sept 28, 2006 11:22:50 GMT
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Looks a total mess?! Looks superb if you ask me!
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Sept 28, 2006 11:40:16 GMT
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Absolutely perfect, what a machine for retro urban combat with attitude. hope its still as cool as this. love the grin pic - a happy man! :-)
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts  |
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Sept 28, 2006 12:26:19 GMT
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you may say it looks a total mess,but i'm still jealous ,you've got a roadworthy mustang more than me,and i'm currently turning green with envy.sod the detractors,get out and drive it.
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Ashley
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Sept 28, 2006 21:36:59 GMT
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Thanks for all the responses so far... even the one that told me I couldn't afford a Fastback!
To be fair my choice was between a ratty and rusty Fastback or have a Notchback built to my spec. I am really glad that I made the right decision.
The car gets LOTS of use, I am NEVER afraid to take it on a long journey (it has even been on a couple of day trips to a client of mine in Manchester - from London - and back). Because I know it has been properly put together, I know that it will never let me down.
I appreciate that I am VERY fortunate to have had a slightly larger budget than some of the other cars I see on the forum, but I have also had a whole string of sub-£500 retros that I have enjoyed almost as much as the Pony... almost.
I have ALWAYS said that there are absolutely loads and loads of really cheap, VERY cool cars out there. I get such a kick out of seeing everyone's rides here and suddenly realising... "Hey, I hadn't ever realised that such and such car is cool now!"
For every person that drives a car worthy to be posted on this forum - thank you for helping keep the roads a slightly more interesting place!
...OK, don't know what happened there. I'm off my high horse now... or should that be high pony?
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1964 Mustang (modified) - 1996 Audi S6 - 2000 Westfield FW400 - 1998 Mazda MX-5 - 2009 Ford Fiesta (hey, the wife's got to drive something!)
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sparko
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Sept 28, 2006 21:53:20 GMT
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Extra from mad max? You sir are living my dream Hurry with pt 3!!!! |
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Seth
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Sept 28, 2006 22:24:16 GMT
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To hell with Part 3. I know what happened. I want part 4! ;D
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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Sept 28, 2006 22:27:03 GMT
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To hell with Part 3. I know what happened. I want part 4! ;D Seconded! ;D ;D |
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Sept 29, 2006 13:48:08 GMT
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That is the best looking Mustang i've seen in ages. Was it Prairie bronze? One of my dad's friends has an immaculate '65 in prarie bronze that he never uses.  |
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Last Edit: Sept 29, 2006 13:50:42 GMT by Jack
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