I purchased two separate Mustangs this past year since retiring in an attempt to capture what many of us do… re-live our teenage (first car, ‘66 fastback) years with the hard earned income we have managed to save over a lifetime of working. Not to mention the various skills that we have developed over a 50-year period. Dadgummit… we deserve it! I was spending some extended time in southeast GA where I grew up, post retirement. I started a search for a car while there through a cousin (thanks Chet). The last mustang I owned in 1984 was sold to a brother and then it sold to Chet. Chet and I started to contact a few friends and looked at some extremely rusted out vehicles. This led to the purchase of a 1966 C code coupe ($2,500) that was mostly disassembled with many new parts but did have AC and Deluxe Interior. It was in reasonable condition based on its starting point, with no motor but needed a lot of work. I started tearing out the rusted sheet metal and worked a few months on it there in GA., later trailered it back to Utah.
I made some intermittent trips back to Utah from GA, with a deep desire to keep looking for a fastback and stumbled on a ‘65 not far from my home in Utah. I never really used Facebook marketplace but decided to go look, another basket case but by this point I was deeply infected with the same mustang bug that many develop if not careful. Well… bought it! I will start with the build on the fastback (A-code 4-Speed) and start a separate build for the coupe. These are not concours restoration attempts… these will be “Nice” drivers by a DIY'er. These first photos are quite discouraging but it is now getting much better. Both cars are progressing and I have been documenting both builds on YouTube. I promise the motorcycle content is going to pick back up as well.
Clem Griffis (GIT ON THE ROAD)
I purchased two separate Mustangs this past year since retiring in an attempt to capture what many of us do… re-live our teenage (first car, ‘66 fastback) years with the hard earned income we have managed to save over a lifetime of working. Not to mention the various skills that we have developed over a 50-year period. Dadgummit… we deserve it! I was spending some extended time in southeast GA where I grew up, post retirement. I started a search for a car while there through a cousin (thanks Chet). The last mustang I owned in 1984 was sold to a brother and then it sold to Chet. Chet and I started to contact a few friends and looked at some extremely rusted out vehicles. This led to the purchase of a 1966 C code coupe ($2,500) that was mostly disassembled with many new parts but did have AC and Deluxe Interior. It was in reasonable condition based on its starting point, with no motor but needed a lot of work. I started tearing out the rusted sheet metal and worked a few months on it there in GA., later trailered it back to Utah.
I made some intermittent trips back to Utah from GA, with a deep desire to keep looking for a fastback and stumbled on a ‘65 not far from my home in Utah. I never really used Facebook marketplace but decided to go look, another basket case but by this point I was deeply infected with the same mustang bug that many develop if not careful. Well… bought it! I will start with the build on the fastback (A-code 4-Speed) and start a separate build for the coupe. These are not concours restoration attempts… these will be “Nice” drivers by a DIY'er. These first photos are quite discouraging but it is now getting much better. Both cars are progressing and I have been documenting both builds on YouTube. I promise the motorcycle content is going to pick back up as well.
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