San Pedro/port Of Los Angeles, CA
Quoted from whthrs166:Because I bought this…
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Gorgeous. Even though I’m a mustang guy, I love the vets of the early 60’s. Unfortunately, when you’re 6’6” there is no way to fit in one.
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Quoted from too-many-pins:Funny I have the same issue. I was 6'7" when I got out of high school and am about 6'5" now. I wanted a 62 back in the late 1970's and found out I couldn't push the clutch pedal down because of my long legs. I thought about setting the seat back a couple inches and getting one with automatic in it but the only automatic in 1962 was a Powerglide and there was no way I wanted a vet with a two speed transmission
Don't get me wrong Powerglides are a solid transmission when built up correctly and we ran them in several of our drag cars "back in the day". But the thoughts of a Powerglide in a vet just didn't set well with me so I gave up on that idea.
I had to fabricate extended rails in order to move the seat back far enough in my mustang. (Well my dad the engineer did). When I bought the car at 15, no problems, but by 18 it was becoming a problem. Still, it’s not always easy to work the clutch and I occasionally grind the gears. It makes me cringe of embarrassment every time.
It’s a bit of a hack job. You can see, I never got around to cleaning it up.
08849392-376F-41B9-951C-D899E65AB694 (resized).jpegQuoted from Yelobird:That is Amazing. This jewel with only 12k miles. Hope it brings you Many wonderful years of enjoyment. Guess we won't be seeing you around the forum much in the future lol. I would hand detail every inch of that car for months and love every minute of it.
Well, the odometers rolled over at 100k miles. Back then, the manufacturers couldn’t imagine their cars being driven more than that.
Quoted from too-many-pins:In all honesty 112,000 or 12,000 really doesn't matter anyway. It is really all about condition and that vet looks great for a 60 year old car. Biggest issues with the older Corvettes is bad frames. Fiberglass bodies don't rust but steel frames do. As long as frame is good replace your engine, install new bushings in the suspension and put some new ball joints in the front end (if necessary) & check tie rod ends and other wear parts and your Corvette will be like new with "X" number of miles on it.
ENJOY! Great car I just wish I would fit into one!
I was going to say this too. Like pinball machines, it doesn’t really matter what the audits say about how many games have been played.
<blockquot cite="#6537063">Nice car, I showed my wife the pictures you posted and she said cool, the same car that's on the TV show Lucifer.
I had my wife’s cousin over at our house when she was watching a show that featured a red 1966 mustang convertible. She said “I would eff anyone On the hood of that car.
I told her no thanks and hit the garage door opener. I’m not sure if she had no idea I owned the car or she was tryin to be a home wrecker. It was an awkward moment.
BCF67BFE-05CF-495E-94D3-C1981903C5E8 (resized).jpegQuoted from whthrs166:Now that's a nice little Mustang! My kinda garage too. I spent a week cleaning mine up before the car showed up. I have more than a dozen chairs hanging from the rafters in my garage.
Yeah, it’s a complete mess. I’ve got to take a weekend and clean it out.
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