10 years of waiting, a good 2 years of convincing my wife, 1 garage addition, 60 stocks sold, 3 months of scouring Craigslist and eBay plus 12 hours of driving to see 2 rusted out POS finally led me to this point....a garage in Norwalk where I finally beheld IT. The Project Car. It took me approximately 5 minutes to know that I had found the car I would take from Gutted to Glory.
Welcome to my blog. The black car is a resemblance of what I'd like the car to look like when I'm done. Probably a different color but we'll see.
So since my fam van has no hitch, I had to leave the 1969 Mustang Coupe in that garage in Norwalk for the night. Early the next morning I pilfered my mother in law's SUV and hitch, a U-Haul car dolly and two of the more mechanically minded men I know and headed down to bring the Stang home.
Since nothing worthwhile is ever easy, 10 miles on the road home -- a wheel fell off. Between the three of us, we managed to overcome this obstacle and press on.
It takes a certain eye to appreciate the beauty and potential of this car. My mother in law's reaction was, "has it been in a fire?" but the reaction of those more knowledgeable has confirmed my own conclusions that the car is exceptionally solid and more than ready for a restoration.
Welcome to my blog. The black car is a resemblance of what I'd like the car to look like when I'm done. Probably a different color but we'll see.
So since my fam van has no hitch, I had to leave the 1969 Mustang Coupe in that garage in Norwalk for the night. Early the next morning I pilfered my mother in law's SUV and hitch, a U-Haul car dolly and two of the more mechanically minded men I know and headed down to bring the Stang home.
Since nothing worthwhile is ever easy, 10 miles on the road home -- a wheel fell off. Between the three of us, we managed to overcome this obstacle and press on.
It takes a certain eye to appreciate the beauty and potential of this car. My mother in law's reaction was, "has it been in a fire?" but the reaction of those more knowledgeable has confirmed my own conclusions that the car is exceptionally solid and more than ready for a restoration.
Here's what I'm starting with.
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