Showing posts with label 1966 Mustang. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1966 Mustang. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

50th Anniversary Mustang Design


This article from autoweek.com suggests that there will be international input for the "new" Mustang Sports Coupe design due out in 2014-2015. While they are at it I am sure the thinking is towards a 50th anniversary edition, so it will be something special. My bet, and there is some consternation from the boys here at rightnowautoparts.com, is that it will be a streamlined and modernized version of the 64 1/2 Mustang Coupe. It may be that the shape is not windtunnel friendly, but with the new engine designs and electronics available they will still be able to post some impressive numbers. Can anyone say Variable Valve Adjusted 289?

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Should I have traded for this 69 SS Chevelle?


When I was about 19, still in college and not really all that wise (understatement), I was presented with one of the largest decisions of my life. I worked at a gas station when I wasn't in class or at one of the local night clubs. One day a guy was having the front end of his 1969 SS Chevelle 454 rebuilt by one of our mechanics. Yes youngsters, gas stations used to be full service AND had bays for mechanical work. Anyway... he took a look at my recently painted 1966 Ford Mustang coupe and offered to trade me straight up. I still struggle to this day on whether I made the correct decision when I opted to keep the Mustang. They were (are) both beautiful examples of the golden age of American sportscars. Maybe I should have traded just so that I could say I had owned both? Who knows...