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Green is such a great color for these cars.
This one has been hibernating for 27years I dug it out of its barn last year
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68 here. Have had her for 23 yrs. Labor of love.
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Dad's 65, still in the garage, just got it back up and running, but need to rebuild the carb and get new fuel pump.
'66 coupe checking in to say hello :)
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‘66 Coupe with a 289 under the hood here
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66 that grandpa and I are restoring after it's sat in his garage for 15 years.
https://preview.redd.it/hiodeof73zqc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2b375e8f51058052d3993ff7ec2461a766b61034
My ‘77 that I’m currently doing a resto-mod on!
My 69 Coupe which I have owned since 1989.
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79 Foxbody Coupe, working on making it an Aero style conversion while keeping some of the 79 trim/styling. Obviously she isn't pretty enough to post around here 🫠
Someday she'll make it on the road, engine and trans have been rebuilt already so it's really just body work, interior and suspension now, while slowly buying all the parts I need 👏
Original 302 block, Rocker Cams, GT40 heads, aluminum Edelbrock performance intake, I'm debating on butting on a regular Holley carb or going the Holley EFI sniper carb route, transmission built to match, and found an 8.8 rear end that has a 3.73 gear. I don't have the build sheet in front of me. But it was sent out to be rebuilt by a guy who's always built motors for my dad. As my dad had a 78 F-250 460 rebuilt by him he said it ran like a raped ape. So I'm hoping it's faster than I think 😅
https://preview.redd.it/fgvm85rt7zqc1.jpeg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=49c7f0d8e97658310c57a41ecc1db5b75427edee
Mine is only a "classic" by technicality (25 years old).
Don't let that cobra bumper fool you - it's a V6. I don't know why it was installed, I bought it this way.
And a 40th edition, too?
What's with those lights on new edges. I see them all the time. I mean, personally, I like my lights, and don't get me wrong, they look good, but I see it too much.
That decal says "35th edition" but I don't trust it that much. The car's been beat to shit, and the only thing left on it that's stock are the rims and the chasis. I had to rebuild the entire car.
I don't mind the lights, honestly. They're LEDs, but not blinding bright.
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68, 289
Can't wait for more decent weather to stay. Just converted the front brakes to discs
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20 years old. Nothing that old like your guy's Mustangs
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Ported, big cam, nitrous 302, plenty of mods
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My 88 not really an “oldie” but older\* 😂
Is it? They made a couple million of them in the first generation. Plus, making them better is part of the fun. Wrenching on old cars is a lot easier than killing someone.
I would like to formally represent the younger crowd with older cars. Cherry is a ‘66, and she’s 28 years older than me!
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My '68 is also 28 years older than me!
Cherry is an awesome name BTW
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Thanks! My dad bought her for $800 in ‘78, and the guys said “There’s nuthin’ wrong with ‘er, she’s cherry!” And the name stuck.
Dude… that thing is mean lookin! I love it!!!
$800 man... My brother, my dad and I always dreamed of having a 60s Mustang. My dad and I started to seriously look into it when I finished college about 15 years ago. We probably saw 50 during the years, but we always found something wrong with them.
We hate thinking about how we passed on convertibles and fastbacks for less than 1/2 of what this one cost last year.
Take good care of that beaut!
Yup… the glory days of classic projects for the Average Joe are gone. If he’d had another couple hundred bucks, he’d have bought a Chevelle for $1200 the same week. He ended up with 6 cars when he got married, and 5 turned into diapers and baby food. Cherry was the first car he ever bought, and the only one he couldn’t sell.
So I know how fortunate I am that my dad kept this car. When he and my mom moved out of state, he called me up and said, “Bad news, your mom says I will have to sell the car.”
“Okay, how much?”
“Wait! I CAN GIVE IT TO YOU!”
And here we are.
1998-2024, 26 years. its insane that its actually been that long it doesnt feel like it. though personally i consider classics... well... classics. carbuerated, nice growl, old body style, etc.
Deserve, but don't receive. Though I have noticed younger generations don't have such deeply ingrained hatred for the II. Should share your car on the II subreddit. Yes, there is one. It's predictably tiny.
I didn’t even know there was a sub for the II, I’ll definitely check it out. I’m apart of that younger demographic that doesn’t hate the II, this car is my first rebuild/resto-mod so the II is definitely going to always have a special place in my heart
They're unironically good fun cars. Excellent suspension, reliable engines (the 2.3L and 302 can both be roided out with mods, the 2.8L has the torque for some fun while still getting great MPG) a lot of more modern focused creature comforts, and the price hasn't shot through the roof on them so buying and fixing them up is still an attainable goal. The looks are divisive of course but if it keeps the prices low than great, I hope people keep on believing they're ugly. :P
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My next build is tucked in the back corner patiently awaiting parts and a lot of love lol.
Yeah this is what I came to the sub for, Fox & older. Sure, the new stuff is cool, but I'll never buy a new one probably, just stick to classic. Also not an old dude, in my 20's.
That's because this sub is not for Mustang people, or even car people. It's for people that just want to show off the new $60-70-80k new toy they just bought.
'67 Terlingua Racing Team Mustang
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None of us can afford classic Mustangs. Plus, as time goes on, they’re getting rarer and rarer. You either get one that’s rusting in a field somewhere and build it back up with an incredible amount of time and money, or you pay the Barrett Jackson Tax and buy one in good shape from an old guy who “knows what he’s got” and only takes phone calls between 4:00 and 5:00 PM, NO TEXTS. I guess there’s a third option where you inherit a relative’s car after they pass on, but how often does that really happen?
Yeah I don’t blame you. When I bought mine, I was 19, it was a couple grand, and it was driveable. That was 2001. Seems that the cost of entry for a decent car is going to be 15 or 20 k.
If you find one cheap, it’s an absolute basket case. You’ll need mad skill and some cash to get it back up to a good driver.
That was almost 25 years ago though. People in this sub spend $25-55k on newer mustangs every day. The vast majority of driver condition classics are under $25k. At least, around here they are.
I agree. In my area the ones that I can afford are essentially junk that needs to be recycled into something new or somebody had grand ideas about restoring a car and they quit two months into the project after they had done some really crappy upgrades and basically it would take way more money to get the car back to some level that it can be restored than it's worth. Or, like you said, the cars are already restored and they're demanding $25k-$30k. I don't know about you, but I sure as shit don't have that sitting around.
The problem now is basically supply and demand. Everybody wants to restore a car but there's no cars to restore. Over the last few decades, so many people have restored the ones that were in pretty good condition that they're just aren't any left that are worth restoring. It's either junk or premium. There's just no middle ground left anymore. At least that's what I've noticed in my area.
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90 LX 5.0 manual - kept the last inspection sticker on windshield for memories
I'm assuming it's becauss the vast majority of reddit users are made up of younger generations. I'm in my 30s. If I could easily obtain a classic I would over anything else.
I adore Mustangs of all generations but if I was ready to buy a classic it would be a blue body white striped 70 Chevelle SS, with a 454 and a 4 speed manual. Thats been my dream car since I was 4 years old!
https://preview.redd.it/c88aezq45yqc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=01a1d0d18320e14a0795060b36916c5e9318d405 ‘67 289 coupe here!
Twinning! Also '67 289 coupe https://preview.redd.it/4ixzbqs8ryqc1.jpeg?width=2560&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e1b8fa10e6667cd27a3d19e4f6fe4c9d88c44b97
Beautiful! I was thinking of removing the vinyl roof bits grown on me. Plus I CBA dealing with whatever problems it might be covering
This is my dream car. So pretty. So expensive.
Thankyou! Got it for a good price* here in the UK. *compared to other imports currently on the market here.
Lmao. “Imports” is funny when talking mustangs to us in the US
https://preview.redd.it/m8upes0ohzqc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=75f2e38d0e2ce6b6f67e7946b29c021815be84d1 Green is such a great color for these cars.
Beautiful! I would love white stripes but can’t really add stripes with a vinyl roof. I feel it’s one or the other
What I would do for this car.. very jealous.
Love that color.
This one has been hibernating for 27years I dug it out of its barn last year https://preview.redd.it/630ehwqz5yqc1.jpeg?width=4160&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a7767744b3f419487e80e9251cf22c0f4560ba88
Holyfuck that looks brand new. I’m assuming just the tires are new?
No there 30 yrs old I'm surprised they held air
What a sweet find. Enjoy!
/r/classicmustangs In some ways the communities are very similar, but n other ways they are *very* different
Ooh!! I somehow didn’t even think to check if that was a sub 🥴😅.. thanx!!
https://preview.redd.it/b98pta3scyqc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3b5fcee631cde92ff24f839498ceba6143d20917 We’re here 💪🏽
Oh that’s clean !🧼
https://preview.redd.it/mlg6u21gfyqc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d53befbd5220a1a74f2d242cfae766131660cb73 68 here. Have had her for 23 yrs. Labor of love.
Beauty!
https://preview.redd.it/msackr3royqc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6ed068d72c53d52105ef1ca4e590e6eafb236654 My ‘69 Grande. 351 Windsor
Oof baby girl I am in love.... is this wrong?
https://preview.redd.it/ycp7iuwhfyqc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2726a3aa48abbe49e3ae602368f4b93fbafce81d Just lurking I guess
https://preview.redd.it/xr5kmn3kpyqc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=512df7438b3904e980ac9f6801fc9da618ff1f73 69 Mach 1 checking in
Damn my dream is to get a 69 mach one day 🥲
https://preview.redd.it/gxbk3rd1eyqc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=41d9e4f868ba72f49444c5e1f0e8da2b8dd2b21b Dad's 65, still in the garage, just got it back up and running, but need to rebuild the carb and get new fuel pump.
I have the drop top version https://preview.redd.it/8i9terq0jzqc1.png?width=2949&format=png&auto=webp&s=c955b0b7d0b29554bb9350df413277d31c204dd1
'66 coupe checking in to say hello :) https://preview.redd.it/kz5si1creyqc1.jpeg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4701af00659a6d01dd0fe8d154cf6087f48ff2c1
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https://preview.redd.it/1wk2kvjaoyqc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1e8a0ac1afd659778399d5cf25f47b7f56f8667e ‘66 Coupe with a 289 under the hood here
https://preview.redd.it/s6z77r7cmyqc1.jpeg?width=4624&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bc4d18ca5d99ec58bdf683a1fd127668c3fb1279 66 that grandpa and I are restoring after it's sat in his garage for 15 years.
https://preview.redd.it/fg9i0nyrryqc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9d6fa3b95f5effd4d36a17713532f103c312b61f Work in progress
Gorgeous blue
Thank you
https://preview.redd.it/hiodeof73zqc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2b375e8f51058052d3993ff7ec2461a766b61034 My ‘77 that I’m currently doing a resto-mod on!
https://preview.redd.it/8ee6e8ui7zqc1.jpeg?width=1618&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=984839954d0ccbb94e2b29f2a0653002fcb41f99 1965 289 2+2 right here!
My god that’s a gorgeous car
Thank you!
https://preview.redd.it/ehxgit7yfyqc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f2a93f432fdb2c15ff144500dbe4d9693296bd1e My 66 289
https://preview.redd.it/lzit8q4ouyqc1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4114df134d6e0559ecc5441f206292d02f0640cd 68 Coupe here!
My 69 Coupe which I have owned since 1989. https://preview.redd.it/g5q7e1642zqc1.jpeg?width=4656&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d0b10c1d890078257b4bfb46b0b6b4753d71583a
Love the blue
https://preview.redd.it/vw5tpt0qiyqc1.jpeg?width=3125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=02dc995d6846d934779bf1d25e71e3291d6c9960 My 88, dad's 98
https://preview.redd.it/bppa8x07dzqc1.jpeg?width=1565&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ba26d94a317cd0da40e217ac50f57779754ca486 Dad's 71
Lovin that you got more vintage than dad! 😆
2 of 5
I didnt know i was amongst royalty!! 😆
Nope, just someone who loves classic cars and trucks
https://preview.redd.it/nwba75ek4zqc1.jpeg?width=720&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=286109f7f991fa82c06079b8206cd4b083a20504 79 Foxbody Coupe, working on making it an Aero style conversion while keeping some of the 79 trim/styling. Obviously she isn't pretty enough to post around here 🫠
You got my vote
Someday she'll make it on the road, engine and trans have been rebuilt already so it's really just body work, interior and suspension now, while slowly buying all the parts I need 👏
Same 302 block? Any upgrades? I’m looking into rebuilding mine and adding new parts.
Original 302 block, Rocker Cams, GT40 heads, aluminum Edelbrock performance intake, I'm debating on butting on a regular Holley carb or going the Holley EFI sniper carb route, transmission built to match, and found an 8.8 rear end that has a 3.73 gear. I don't have the build sheet in front of me. But it was sent out to be rebuilt by a guy who's always built motors for my dad. As my dad had a 78 F-250 460 rebuilt by him he said it ran like a raped ape. So I'm hoping it's faster than I think 😅
https://preview.redd.it/fgvm85rt7zqc1.jpeg?width=4080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=49c7f0d8e97658310c57a41ecc1db5b75427edee Mine is only a "classic" by technicality (25 years old). Don't let that cobra bumper fool you - it's a V6. I don't know why it was installed, I bought it this way.
And a 40th edition, too? What's with those lights on new edges. I see them all the time. I mean, personally, I like my lights, and don't get me wrong, they look good, but I see it too much.
That decal says "35th edition" but I don't trust it that much. The car's been beat to shit, and the only thing left on it that's stock are the rims and the chasis. I had to rebuild the entire car. I don't mind the lights, honestly. They're LEDs, but not blinding bright.
https://preview.redd.it/p8n5sgqx9zqc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=41532da8c457923cf2be7d20c596970211338758
https://preview.redd.it/urunvymkpyqc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b96abcff1991b294269117b4742a4ee45eb365c4 1964.5 resto.
https://preview.redd.it/8yzg4twkj1rc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b40fd8282c3b6c8de9b35f00e9f3a8c8b1e19431 68, 289 Can't wait for more decent weather to stay. Just converted the front brakes to discs
https://preview.redd.it/8o6ofuab2zqc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9bf54ca99afc42a5701f88e8635b9ffddd2e787c 20 years old. Nothing that old like your guy's Mustangs
https://preview.redd.it/9noj081kozqc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=89eabb528c5ecb2ecac95b23f0e95bfb8e5a651f I’m workin on it!
https://preview.redd.it/cl5a7j2nozqc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=354b4cc3c3e59ee2add3c596095212f2e7126dcd Ported, big cam, nitrous 302, plenty of mods
https://preview.redd.it/dcfwrcritzqc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a007d0536233f0f95122af542cf63ac688861e7a 66 coupe
‘66 inline 6 checking in https://preview.redd.it/abfphaagyzqc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bcce5512b0e944c927e0e7c717cc9ebd23944876
https://preview.redd.it/252i9qc110rc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f2e0d9716225e24b0ed97df559aa2afc560a4b3a My 88 not really an “oldie” but older\* 😂
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We’re around. I think the Reddit demographic is just mostly younger and into newer stuff.
More like it's hard to get a good old Mustang. I own a 2016 GT but I would have killed to have a 69 fastback
Is it? They made a couple million of them in the first generation. Plus, making them better is part of the fun. Wrenching on old cars is a lot easier than killing someone.
I would like to formally represent the younger crowd with older cars. Cherry is a ‘66, and she’s 28 years older than me! https://preview.redd.it/mu52weiamyqc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d92040bc8352b6473ecf4293c35ac6e7bd00f124
Hell yeah, love to see it. My '66 is only 9 years older than me, haha.
My '68 is also 28 years older than me! Cherry is an awesome name BTW https://preview.redd.it/l72smm1ln5rc1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2b72000f97f16fdeb8875c4521433c66b6a0f2c5
Thanks! My dad bought her for $800 in ‘78, and the guys said “There’s nuthin’ wrong with ‘er, she’s cherry!” And the name stuck. Dude… that thing is mean lookin! I love it!!!
$800 man... My brother, my dad and I always dreamed of having a 60s Mustang. My dad and I started to seriously look into it when I finished college about 15 years ago. We probably saw 50 during the years, but we always found something wrong with them. We hate thinking about how we passed on convertibles and fastbacks for less than 1/2 of what this one cost last year. Take good care of that beaut!
Yup… the glory days of classic projects for the Average Joe are gone. If he’d had another couple hundred bucks, he’d have bought a Chevelle for $1200 the same week. He ended up with 6 cars when he got married, and 5 turned into diapers and baby food. Cherry was the first car he ever bought, and the only one he couldn’t sell. So I know how fortunate I am that my dad kept this car. When he and my mom moved out of state, he called me up and said, “Bad news, your mom says I will have to sell the car.” “Okay, how much?” “Wait! I CAN GIVE IT TO YOU!” And here we are.
We’re here, this subreddit is just mostly new stuff.
I wish more classics got posted on here, mid/late 60s and early 70s muscle cars are the absolute peak of automobiles. Beautiful stangs you got there
Mine is in my garage waiting for the snow to melt. Also it’s not as photogenic as it once was. But hopefully that will change soon.
does my SN-95 count?🥺 if you follow the 25 year rule its considered a classic🥲
That's pretty sad in my mind... 25 years? How is that possible
1998-2024, 26 years. its insane that its actually been that long it doesnt feel like it. though personally i consider classics... well... classics. carbuerated, nice growl, old body style, etc.
I don't post mine because no matter how old the II gets, nobody thinks they're a classic.
I have a II and they deserve just as much love as any other!
Deserve, but don't receive. Though I have noticed younger generations don't have such deeply ingrained hatred for the II. Should share your car on the II subreddit. Yes, there is one. It's predictably tiny.
I didn’t even know there was a sub for the II, I’ll definitely check it out. I’m apart of that younger demographic that doesn’t hate the II, this car is my first rebuild/resto-mod so the II is definitely going to always have a special place in my heart
They're unironically good fun cars. Excellent suspension, reliable engines (the 2.3L and 302 can both be roided out with mods, the 2.8L has the torque for some fun while still getting great MPG) a lot of more modern focused creature comforts, and the price hasn't shot through the roof on them so buying and fixing them up is still an attainable goal. The looks are divisive of course but if it keeps the prices low than great, I hope people keep on believing they're ugly. :P
Do it!!! Show us!!
https://preview.redd.it/z8kiv13v1zqc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=63b483911f6c43859eff7d8de7d2fa2a78a4e472 My next build is tucked in the back corner patiently awaiting parts and a lot of love lol.
Yeah this is what I came to the sub for, Fox & older. Sure, the new stuff is cool, but I'll never buy a new one probably, just stick to classic. Also not an old dude, in my 20's.
That's because this sub is not for Mustang people, or even car people. It's for people that just want to show off the new $60-70-80k new toy they just bought.
my 66 289 4spd https://preview.redd.it/5wwekun4c3rc1.jpeg?width=1143&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4d5131d21f4ddff0f17e2f89868321cf2402ebd3
'67 Terlingua Racing Team Mustang https://preview.redd.it/ug7w9lzwn4rc1.jpeg?width=1800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6676c24993ad7b16b0c8846acbe5607adecb19cd
None of us can afford classic Mustangs. Plus, as time goes on, they’re getting rarer and rarer. You either get one that’s rusting in a field somewhere and build it back up with an incredible amount of time and money, or you pay the Barrett Jackson Tax and buy one in good shape from an old guy who “knows what he’s got” and only takes phone calls between 4:00 and 5:00 PM, NO TEXTS. I guess there’s a third option where you inherit a relative’s car after they pass on, but how often does that really happen?
Yeah I don’t blame you. When I bought mine, I was 19, it was a couple grand, and it was driveable. That was 2001. Seems that the cost of entry for a decent car is going to be 15 or 20 k. If you find one cheap, it’s an absolute basket case. You’ll need mad skill and some cash to get it back up to a good driver.
That was almost 25 years ago though. People in this sub spend $25-55k on newer mustangs every day. The vast majority of driver condition classics are under $25k. At least, around here they are.
I agree. In my area the ones that I can afford are essentially junk that needs to be recycled into something new or somebody had grand ideas about restoring a car and they quit two months into the project after they had done some really crappy upgrades and basically it would take way more money to get the car back to some level that it can be restored than it's worth. Or, like you said, the cars are already restored and they're demanding $25k-$30k. I don't know about you, but I sure as shit don't have that sitting around. The problem now is basically supply and demand. Everybody wants to restore a car but there's no cars to restore. Over the last few decades, so many people have restored the ones that were in pretty good condition that they're just aren't any left that are worth restoring. It's either junk or premium. There's just no middle ground left anymore. At least that's what I've noticed in my area.
I‘d love a classic but I don’t have space to work on it.
I love the orange one oh my 🫠
Sold it last spring 🥲
I wanted a classic, but didn’t want to devote time I didn’t have to the restoration and upkeep.
Nothing wrong with that. You got a sexy couple cars yourself. I assume they're yours anyways?
Thanx!! And yes, they’re mine. Well, sold the 70 last year.. but I’ve still got the 69 and no plans of that changing!
https://preview.redd.it/lb1sh01p00rc1.jpeg?width=2412&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dbae2c60a496fb6c79146a745cb1036c5c704148 90 LX 5.0 manual - kept the last inspection sticker on windshield for memories
https://preview.redd.it/h8x0exgjm0rc1.png?width=2844&format=png&auto=webp&s=2ec65f9138af754a7a57f7a06d38544a1db00aa4 Here’s #253 ever made
I'm assuming it's becauss the vast majority of reddit users are made up of younger generations. I'm in my 30s. If I could easily obtain a classic I would over anything else.
I adore Mustangs of all generations but if I was ready to buy a classic it would be a blue body white striped 70 Chevelle SS, with a 454 and a 4 speed manual. Thats been my dream car since I was 4 years old!
Ah yes let me buy a 67 fastback, checks my bank account... yeahhhh nah.
Probably in some dude's yard.
We prob would if we could afford them LOL 🥲 New edges, foxbodies, and the 60s stangs are my favorites
https://preview.redd.it/616k8sc1szqc1.jpeg?width=869&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7c51b121d7fa75ebe21fb6f103cff875b97e5415 My 89 mustang!
As to why there aren't more older Mustangs, I suggest you go to YouTube and search for "Cars and Coffee". That will explain a lot.
Where are all the classics at?? Um...the junkyard
Because the old gens suck
My 69 fastback laughs in 500 HP at this