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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘1965 Mustang’
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 [...]
No, My 1965 Pink Mustang is NOT Listed for Sale in Florida!
A special Thank you to everyone out there that called or emailed me regarding the apparent listing of my vehicle by a dealer located in Pompano Beach, Florida. For the record, this dealer took what he called a “stock photo” until he could get real pictures of the car up. I’m not going to get [...]
Original 1965 "playmate pink" color
Here’s an image of what the original “playmate pink” on a ford mustang looked like. This photo was taken during the current dismantling and restoration of my 1965 convertible.
When I compare this original paint to 1957 Ford Thunderbird color charts from Ditzler, the color matches up perfectly to Ford’s Dusk Rose.
It’s my belief that the [...]
Building a Stable for the Pony
Having a love for old cars carries with it an inherent problem: Where do you keep them all? For the odd junker or parts car, indoor storage may not be a necessity, but for an antique that’s in decent shape it’s a different story altogether.
Unfortunately, I purchased the Mustang without a garage space waiting at [...]
Paul McCartney at Fedex Field
You may or may not have been aware, but Sir Paul McCartney played at FedEx Field in Landover, MD Saturday Night. I went to see the show, and while the music was great, pretty much everything else was a train wreck. I drove the pink mustang out to the show because I was at the [...]
The Mustang and the Manhole
I have to give a big THANK YOU! to the guys over at the Brandywine MD fire house for helping me out with my mustang this afternoon! I was worried sick that I might have caused serious damage to the car, but they really saved the day!
You see, I went out to a cruise-in at [...]