[Orange97GTVert]

Blake,

Actually there are 5 Mustangs at our house. At least until tomorrow, I have a guy coming to buy my 66 Coupe project car.

Currently we have a 65 Coupe with 289/Auto that is currently undergoing bodywork in my garage. The 66 got pushed aside when we bought the 65, because the 65 was going to be a quick fix. Anyone who works on old Mustangs knows there is no such thing!

The 65 was once a Raffle Car for the East Texas Crisis Center, our club did a lot of work on it and it was a really nice driver. The guy who won it wrecked the left front end, and I bought it from a classic car dealer I know. I had the parts, so it was going to be easy. 2 weeks later, the noise I thought was exhaust or a stuck lifter turned out to be a bad piston, so we rebuilt the engine. The car was beautiful except the dented hood and fender, so I drove it around for a year and a half. When I got the new fender and hood ready I decided the red paint, although beautiful and shiny, was a little thick, so I stripped it. 5 total paint jobs, and under 4 of them was swiss cheese quarter panels with strips of sheet metal riveted in and buried in fiberglass and about a gallon of bondo. You never know what you are getting, I call it the red dress syndrome.

Anyway, my friend and I have been doing body work for 2 years, we have 2 new quarters welded on and most of the big stuff done, so with the money from selling the 66 I plan to take it to a shop and get it finished so I can put it back together!