I ordered 8oz of a Ford Fleet color known as WT9301 to test against my car and see if it’s actually the color of the early pink mustangs! I’ll post the comparison photos as soon as I’m done, but based of of the sample on the top of the can, it’s looking rather promising!
I’ll be [...]
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1965 Pink Paint Sample is in, But is it Right?
To Cure a Car’s Cancer, You’ve Got To Find It First!
Getting an antique convertible back into top shape is no easy task. By far the worst part of it is stripping down the car and seeing first hand what years of damage and neglect have done to a once beautiful car. It’s also difficult to bear in mind that before I started stripping down the [...]
A 1965 Mustang Hood Ornament?
I’ve seen this debate come up a few times over the years. Every once in awhile someone pops up asking about a hood ornament they saw once on a mid-60’s Mustang, and they want to know if it was a factory original option or a cheap aftermarket item. Well, it just so happens that my [...]
Pulling Out the Door Glass
I took the door glass out of the Mustang the other day. The good news is that it came out. The bad news is that my neighbors could have mistaken me for a sailor with the “choice phrases” I had for the car. There were a couple of bolts that were so heavily rusted that [...]
Convertible Top Pulled for Restoration
I’ve got the top out the mustang, and I’ve packed it away safely for the winter while I work on the body of the Mustang. Pulling the top out itself was simple, I did it by myself in about an hour. I was expecting it to be a lot more complicated that it really was!
Interior and Carpet Restoration
I pulled the interior and carpet on the 1965 convertible Mustang with the intention of replacing pretty much everything. I wasn’t sure what condition the floor pans would be in, but I’ve patched and replaced pans in other mustangs, so the prospect doesn’t frighten me too much.
Here’s what the Mustang looked like before I got [...]
Anyone want to buy a 1967 pink mustang?
Anyone looking for a 1967 Pink mustang restoration project? I found this in a Junkyard last week, but it’s probably more of a project than I’d like to take on! Any brave souls (with an up to date tetnus shot). Looking to build their pink dream car?
***UPDATE*** I don’t know the exact address, [...]
Restoring the Air Cleaner
I have to admit, the air cleaner on my car was in rough shape. The paint had been re-sprayed once, and the paint job was poor at best. The paint was chipping away, exposing the original paint, and there was some severe overspray on both the box as well as the snorkel.
Strip it Baby!
The first [...]
1965 Mustang Data Plate Woes
I took a trip up to CJ Pony Parts about 3 weeks ago to gather parts, paint, etc. for the mustang. Al told, I spent a little over $1,000 on the order, and included in that was a $35 restamped data door plate to replace the original. My original door plate had been sprayed over, [...]