Barrett Jackson auction coming up in AZ. Could anyone have known what these cars are worth now? If so, would you have bought them and stored them away? The blue BOSS 429 was limited to 500 cars or so, each year made, to meet NASCAR competition rules.
If I would have bought them then, I don't know if I could part with them now.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/...2945726489/lightbox/

Mecum Kissimmee is on right now, 4500 cars, if you love Mustangs there is everything from 65 Sally's to Shelbys, probably go down next weekend and check out the cars.. last weekend is amazing.

https://www.mecum.com/

One of the guys I ran around with in HS had:
1965 (or 66, cant recall) Mustang with a 289 and four speed manual. It had 5 lug wheels. And factory air. Mustang guys may correct me, but I believe this set up makes it a rare car now. At the time, we thought it was beater! Wasted youth!

My first car was a used 1970 Mustang Grande coupe. It was a coupe, not a fastback but it had a 351W, not a 302, and a 9-inch rear (3.50 open differential, not posi). Actually ran pretty well. It was Calypso Coral with a black interior, FMX auto transmission. Bought it for $800 from a mechanic who worked at a Speedy Muffler shop near my house. I had a gang of friends who all had Mustangs so it was a blast to cruise them all together back then. The only one of our Mustangs that would really be considered a rare one today was a 1967 GTA Fastback with a 390 and a C6 automatic. It was white with red stripes and a red deluxe interior that came with the GT's.

One buddy had a 1969 Mach 1 fastback, red with black interior, 351W and same tranny I had. My favorite though was my one buddy's 1967 fastback that had a 351 Cleveland dropped into it with a 4.10 posi rear end. Thing would scream. It was wrecked one summer day when my buddy was coming home from working his summer job as a carpenter with Ryan Homes on summer break from Penn State. I saw it after he was rear-ended, it was basically bent in half... But off the subject I guess. I still have a soft spot for Mustangs of all years, even the 1974-78 Mustang II's. Watching any of the auctions always brings back the memories of cruising and the late night drag racing when we could get away with it.

Similarly, my best friend had a ‘69 Z-28. We drove from Colorado to California, toured and drove back. That’s a 6 figure car now. I once once 2, ‘65 Chevelle SS, not quite in the same league as a ‘69 Z, but I can’t afford a nice one now.

Back in 1969 I bought a used 1966 Shelby GT350 for $2400. I bought it at Jim Aikey Ford in Des Plaines IL. Jim Aikey was an authorized Shelby dealer and always had new and used Shelbys for sale.
I remember a new Shelby GT 500KR in 1968 had a sticker of $4500.
In 1970 I went to another Ford dealer that had a new Boss 429. I asked about a trade with the Shelby GT 350. They wanted about $4500 for the Boss 429 and offered me $1000 trade on the Shelby. I put $25 down on the Boss but then decided I did not like the deal and walked away.
I remember a 1968 Ford galaxy convertible on the show room floor brand new. It had a 4spd and a 427cu in engine, Ford probably made very few of those.
I kept my GT 350 for about 12 years and finally sold it with a spare Boss 302 trans Am engine and trans that I planed to swap for the 289 hi Performance factory engine.Both engines went with the car. I got $4500 for it.
I also had a 1972 DeTomaso Pantera with a 450HP blueprinted Boss 351 engine. I bought it in about 1975, stock for $7500. I kept it for about 20 years and traded it for a 1988 vette and $5000 in cash.I still have the original Boss 351 block in my garage.
I had a 1970 454 4spd Vette that I bought used in about 1978, I bought it at a Chevy dealer and traded my 1970 Cougar XR7 and around $3000 for it.
All my "nice" cars were always torn apart, I spent years driving beaters while waiting to finish the good cars. Some of my beaters would be worth good money now. The one I still remember was a 1958 black Chrysler Imperial convertible with red leather interior. It had been hit slightly in the rear but the trans was slipping. I paid $1.00 for it in 1969.

I was living in Cape Cod, MA in 1989 and had orders to Mobile, AL that summer. I ordered a Ford Mustang LX 5.0 Convertible in red with a black roof. Also ordered it with manual transmission and grey cloth interior.

Dealer calls and tells me its in so I go to pick it up and come to find out they ordered it with an automatic and leather interior. And yeah, they want me to pay the difference. Took a while but I eventually got my deposit back and ended up buying a red Jeep Cherokee Sport with you guessed it, a grey cloth interior and a manual transmission.

Nearly 35 years gone by and I still don't have that red Mustang Convertible.

Well in Sep I decided to finally change that, after over 2 years of waiting for a Porsche that never came in, and ordered a Mustang. No obligation to actually buy, no money down and only the promise of the X plan for the deal. Wasn't sure how long it would take or even if I was actually going to pull the trigger and buy it.

It came in right before Christmas exactly as ordered and after I took for a test drive I decided I had to have it. Bout time but I am finally a Mustang owner.

Rapid Red GT Convertible with manual transmission and grey interior (leather this time though). Here she is:

good looking ride there

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Originally posted by PghPI:
My first car was a used 1970 Mustang Grande coupe. It was a coupe, not a fastback but it had a 351W, not a 302, and a 9-inch rear (3.50 open differential, not posi). Actually ran pretty well. It was Calypso Coral with a black interior, FMX auto transmission. Bought it for $800 from a mechanic who worked at a Speedy Muffler shop near my house. I had a gang of friends who all had Mustangs so it was a blast to cruise them all together back then. The only one of our Mustangs that would really be considered a rare one today was a 1967 GTA Fastback with a 390 and a C6 automatic. It was white with red stripes and a red deluxe interior that came with the GT's.

One buddy had a 1969 Mach 1 fastback, red with black interior, 351W and same tranny I had. My favorite though was my one buddy's 1967 fastback that had a 351 Cleveland dropped into it with a 4.10 posi rear end. Thing would scream. It was wrecked one summer day when my buddy was coming home from working his summer job as a carpenter with Ryan Homes on summer break from Penn State. I saw it after he was rear-ended, it was basically bent in half... But off the subject I guess. I still have a soft spot for Mustangs of all years, even the 1974-78 Mustang II's. Watching any of the auctions always brings back the memories of cruising and the late night drag racing when we could get away with it.

The ‘67 GTA, mine was Grey Silver Poly, certainly would like to still have it.

I’ve been a Mustang fan my whole life though I didn’t act enough on it.

Senior year in HS I was going to by my friends ‘69 coupe with a built 351C. 3 days prior to that I got caught doing something stupid and illegal. My parent kaboshed the car purchase, I was crushed.

Fast forward a couple years circa 1984, driving through a ford dealership I spotted a ‘79 Cobra 5.0. Silver and black, same color scheme as the pace car. Had to have that! 3 days later I’m out on a date, had to much to drink so I let my lady friend drive. Light coating of snow, she lost control and we sideswiped a pile of snow at the end of a driveway, rolled I don’t know how many times in the air, landed on the wheels. Twisted up my ankle and the whole car. Paid $6K, sold it as salvage for $1,100. Didn’t claim insurance, figured in the long run it’d cost me less than the insurance hikes I would have had. For 3 days that car was a blast. Yes she was hawt and no it didn’t work out.

I lost my dad when I was 8. He was a big Mustang guy, even died in his Mustang. I’d always felt that was my connection.

My favorite classics have been the 68-70 fastbacks. But I always wanted the more modern driveability. A good HS friend had a 70 Boss 302. I’m glad I’m not him regretting giving that car up.

It took me 38 years but I finally got one to hang on to. After shopping for close to a year I stumbled on a 2008 Shelby GT. The S197s carry the classic stylings with the modern handling of current production models (at the time). These Shelby GTs (2006-2008) were Shelby’s first forays back with the Mustangs since the late 60’s. Had Ford not taken the GT500 nomenclature this would have been the equivalent of a GT350, a car built for the track. A true Shelby, shipped from the Flat Iron MI plant to Shelby America in Las Vegas where it received its VIN.

Now to get into a 68-70 of the kind of shape I want they start at $50K and go up from there.

My Baby

Here’s my Mustang.

I figure you guys in the thread won’t approve of it…

2023 Mach E

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Originally posted by PR64:
Here’s my Mustang.

I figure you guys in the thread won’t approve of it…

2023 Mach E

That's the Gelding, not the Mustang.

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I figure you guys in the thread won’t approve of it…

I’m a car enthusiast with Mustangs being my favorite. While I may not agree with Ford and their marketing strategy I still appreciate performance and from what I hear, the Mach E delivers. I certainly approve and that’s one of the nicer looking Mach Es I’ve seen.

If I were inclined to buy an electric car, the Mach E would probably be on the very short list so maybe Ford’s marketing is working subliminally.

Did the fact that it’s labeled a Mustang have any bearing on your selection? There’s no wrong answer as far as I’m concerned, just wondering.

The Mustang name was not what attracted me to the car. In fact the Mustangs I had driven over the years (rental cars) were too small for my liking.

My Escape died on me on my way down to Huntington Beach to see family. I got towed to a Ford dealership and saw the Mach E for the first time while waiting for family to come rescue me.

I had a hour plus time on my hands so I walked over to the Mach E on the showroom floor knowing nothing about it. I didn’t know it was an EV.

I opened the door once I figured out that you had to push a button to open it. Looked inside and saw that it was bigger than the Mustang’s I had experienced. Then I looked at the back seat which are very small in Mustangs and thought “What the hell is going on here “. It was a large backseat for a two door Mustang.

Stepped back and realized it was a four door. There were no door handles on the back doors just another button. Pushed it and the door popped open. Holy moly it’s bigger than my Escape.


Then I walked around to the back and lo and behold it was a hatchback.

I was impressed and surprised at everything I saw. The hook was definitely set right then and there. I went for a test drive a couple days later at Huntington Beach Ford and when I put the pedal down and it instantly accelerated like nothing else I have ever driven I was sold!

That’s my Mustang Mach E story…

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