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Coming up on fifty! First chassis was built in March of 1963 and the car raced in 1964. Most fame came later, but the genesis of the car was in 63 and that's fitty next year.
Still my all time favorite dream car.
Oly
Cheers,
Oly
I hope and pray someday the world will learn
That fires we don't put out will bigger burn
Always been a Ford fan from the very first Mustang I remember a brand new '65 my uncle brought by one day.
As a kid in the '60s my favorite Mattel "Hot Wheels" racer was the Ford GT.
Also loved anything Shelby but Especially the Shelby AC Cobra.
I was able to pick up a '65 Fastback identical to the one pictured below. Eventually gave it up for a Datsun B210 for economy.
Illegitimus Non Carborundum Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31
My cousin still drives datsuns, he has seven of them stashed away in his barn, they run forever, and if you keep them out of the salt they dont rott too fast, amazing that those datsun cars built in the late 70's early 80's got 42 mpg, wish I could talk him out of 1 of the station wagons.
The cars of that era are cool and the drivers were something. They had to drive em with a chassis that wouldn't hold a candle to todays. The tires were good for the time but by todays standards not so good. Carbs instead of EFI. Electronic ingnitions were just coming around. None of these modern era traction control devices either. We've come a long ways. That is and always will be something special.
AJMD429 wrote:I'd rather have a horse... (and no, unfortunately, it's NOT mine )
YES!
My first car was a Mustang Mach I. Was more bondo than metal, and I ended up wrapping it around a tree. Darn thing sucked gas like there was no tomorrow. But boy was it fun!!!
Birdman wrote:The cars of that era are cool and the drivers were something. They had to drive em with a chassis that wouldn't hold a candle to todays. The tires were good for the time but by todays standards not so good. Carbs instead of EFI. Electronic ingnitions were just coming around. None of these modern era traction control devices either. We've come a long ways. That is and always will be something special.
...and the stock cars were actually stock pretty much right off the showroom floor with very little prep made to make race ready. Those were the days.
Illegitimus Non Carborundum Akā, ʻo ka poʻe hilinaʻi aku iā Iēhova, e ulu hou nō ko lākou ikaika;
E piʻi ʻēheu aku nō lākou i luna, e like me nā ʻaito;
E holo nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e māloʻeloʻe,
E hele mua nō lākou, ʻaʻole hoʻi e maʻule.
`Isaia 40:31