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It had always been an ambition of mine to own a classic car. By that, I mean a car from the 60’s
or early 70’s. Growing up in those 60’s and 70’s, a young guy actually does own a couple of
classic cars . He just doesn’t realize it at the time. So the car(s) are sold for peanuts, or
scrapped altogether, and the next car takes it’s place. One day this young guy gets married and
trades his last classic in for a brand new economy car. Years later, after raising the kids and
clearing the mortgage, the now "older" young guy gets to thinking about those years, and those
cars.
I found my ‘65 coupe in an obscure internet ad. To my amazement, the car was sitting in a
grassy field out in front of the owner’s home in Port Robinson. I purchased the car, brought it
home, and immediately heard “where are you going to keep that thing?” Hmmm, good
question. Let me get back to you on that one, dear.
I stored the car in my brother-in-law’s garage for the first two years. Working in that tiny little
space was not ideal. So, the backyard pool became “we don’t use that anymore, I should get rid
of it.” Down came the pool, and several trees. Up went a 20 x 20 garage in it’s place.
Here are a few photos to show the transformation of what I purchased, into what I now have.
The process took me three years, and I have now been driving my Mustang for over three
years. All the work was done by myself, with the exception of the finishing paint job.
You like to think you are done…..but you never are, are you? This year I will replace the
“standard” brake/single reservoir master cylinder, with a power-assisted/dual reservoir master
cylinder conversion kit. There is nothing more important on your car than decent brakes, and I
feel I have been pushing my luck a little too long. I will also replace the anemic single-barrel
carbuerator with a two-barrel carb from a 1972 Pinto. I’m hoping to get a little more horsepower
out of the little 250 cubic inch engine. We’ll see how that turns out. There will be some head
scratching and some fabrication involved, but I think all will work out fine.
or early 70’s. Growing up in those 60’s and 70’s, a young guy actually does own a couple of
classic cars . He just doesn’t realize it at the time. So the car(s) are sold for peanuts, or
scrapped altogether, and the next car takes it’s place. One day this young guy gets married and
trades his last classic in for a brand new economy car. Years later, after raising the kids and
clearing the mortgage, the now "older" young guy gets to thinking about those years, and those
cars.
I found my ‘65 coupe in an obscure internet ad. To my amazement, the car was sitting in a
grassy field out in front of the owner’s home in Port Robinson. I purchased the car, brought it
home, and immediately heard “where are you going to keep that thing?” Hmmm, good
question. Let me get back to you on that one, dear.
I stored the car in my brother-in-law’s garage for the first two years. Working in that tiny little
space was not ideal. So, the backyard pool became “we don’t use that anymore, I should get rid
of it.” Down came the pool, and several trees. Up went a 20 x 20 garage in it’s place.
Here are a few photos to show the transformation of what I purchased, into what I now have.
The process took me three years, and I have now been driving my Mustang for over three
years. All the work was done by myself, with the exception of the finishing paint job.
You like to think you are done…..but you never are, are you? This year I will replace the
“standard” brake/single reservoir master cylinder, with a power-assisted/dual reservoir master
cylinder conversion kit. There is nothing more important on your car than decent brakes, and I
feel I have been pushing my luck a little too long. I will also replace the anemic single-barrel
carbuerator with a two-barrel carb from a 1972 Pinto. I’m hoping to get a little more horsepower
out of the little 250 cubic inch engine. We’ll see how that turns out. There will be some head
scratching and some fabrication involved, but I think all will work out fine.
01/04/10
| 1965 Mustang Coupe "Standard Issue"...no bells, no whistles! Tom and Miche Blacklock |