Heres my 91 mustang. I don't know much about cars but I am in love with this thing. It was given to me by my brother as a birthday gift.
My stang
Looks like some modifications have been made...
What all has been done to it?
Edit:
I wish people would give me cars as birthday gifts...
I started by buying a $600 Nissan pickup and worked my way up from there...
great present from your brother....how old are you, and is it your first car?
How will you feel the day you sell it/trade it?
How many marques of Mustang have there been made?
How will you feel the day you sell it/trade it?
How many marques of Mustang have there been made?
| wellerchap wrote: |
| great present from your brother....how old are you, and is it your first car?
How will you feel the day you sell it/trade it? How many marques of Mustang have there been made? |
Yep its my first car. I was 16 when I got it (im 17 now) ive been doing some minor fixes on it like the brakeline was busted and horn wont work but its nothing major.
I really hope to keep this car for as long as I can and I cant really think of the day I get rid of it.
| wellerchap wrote: |
| How many marques of Mustang have there been made? |
I think there have been five (though the 3rd and 4th are pretty similar) generations of Mustangs since they were first made. Slinky's is a second-gen (so-called Fox-bodied Mustang) which, like a lot of gas-crisis-era generations that survived, lasted a long time.
There have been tons of trim levels through the years (way too many, actually). Generally there have been two performance tiers, one with a smaller engine (V6, or, *shudder* I4), and one with a larger engine (ca. 5L V8 motor). There have often been factory-tuned versions with higher output versions of the stock V8, or even different, larger engines. Judging by the badging, it looks like Slinky's got a 5.0 V8. The V8s have typically been the desirable ones for performance enthusiasts with a penchant for one-wheel burnouts and lots of power sliding. There's also a HUGE tuner community for V8 Mustangs of all vintages.
I'm not a big Mustang expert so I hope I'll get corrected if I said something wrong.
| Gagnar The Unruly wrote: |
| There's also a HUGE tuner community for V8 Mustangs of all vintages.
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Because they've been putting that same engine in it for the whole time, there's a huge amount of them around. That engine also has a reputation for being long-lasting, easy to work on, and reasonably powerful.
My grandfather owned a '64 & 1/2 mustang convertible (nicely restored and baby blue with white trim and racing stripe), Its a shame he died and my grandmother sold it before I was old enough to buy a car. It would have been sweet to own a car that had been in the family for 40 years, and was still a lot of fun to drive.
| Slinky wrote: | ||
Yep its my first car. I was 16 when I got it (im 17 now) ive been doing some minor fixes on it like the brakeline was busted and horn wont work but its nothing major. I really hope to keep this car for as long as I can and I cant really think of the day I get rid of it. |
Great to hear you're starting with a classic....I bought my present Lambretta scooter in 1985 (before you were even thought about by your parents!
) & because it was brand new when I bought it I never sold it...still own it and ride it every day now.
Prepare yourself for a long, happy relationship with your first motor!
I used to have mustang 1969 mach 1 though not fully restored yet but many clients after my car until i needed some money so i gave up my precious thing. I really miss my stang. what was left is my 1970 fastback. this is hobby and i love it.
| ocalhoun wrote: | ||
Because they've been putting that same engine in it for the whole time, there's a huge amount of them around. That engine also has a reputation for being long-lasting, easy to work on, and reasonably powerful. My grandfather owned a '64 & 1/2 mustang convertible (nicely restored and baby blue with white trim and racing stripe), Its a shame he died and my grandmother sold it before I was old enough to buy a car. It would have been sweet to own a car that had been in the family for 40 years, and was still a lot of fun to drive. |
the engines have changed, when the 2001 or so mustangs came out they changed the GT's from a 5.0 to a 4.7 i think it was.
They also went from pushrods to OHC when they went smaller, I think. I don't remember the details exactly.
Sorry but in my opinion this version of ¨mustang¨ is the most ugly. What happened to its back ??
To 1971 Very cool
1971 - 73 one looks like Firebird
1979 - 93 one like ford … eskort
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1999 mustang is back
My suggestion –buy newer one.
To 1971 Very cool
1971 - 73 one looks like Firebird
1979 - 93 one like ford … eskort
94+ more liked …
1999 mustang is back
My suggestion –buy newer one.
I like this generation Mustang. It's very different from all the others, but it seems to have a nice attitude. A lot of the little 80s sports cars have sort of a rally-car rugged look about them, like you could really beat them up a bit. The more modern sport cars look like they should definitely stay on the paved road.
My sister had that exact same mustang brown in color though! Thing went through clutches! I thought it was her driving habits that did them in, but she sold it to my nephew who is really quite good with a clutch and he has gone through one already. Don't know about that!
Congrats! Nice car!
Congrats! Nice car!
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