Bought a 61 Chevy pickup with the 6 banger for $100. Sold a 56 Chevy for $50 with a bad transmission. Bad mistake. It had factory AC, first year. Probably a collectors item these days but money was tight back then.It would be today. Things were different in the '70s (I bought a '52 Ford pickup for $60).
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Another thing I'd highly suggest is switching to front disc brakes if it doesn't already have them. I went with CSRP ( Classic Services Restoration Parts (Catalog) ) for my conversion and their kit was very complete and considerably less expensive than most of the other brands. The only difficulty I had was bending the new brake lines to connect up to the new master cylinder. But that was a me issue, not the kit.
It has disc on the front. I need to get a booster and master cylinder to complete the power brakesAnother thing I'd highly suggest is switching to front disc brakes if it doesn't already have them. I went with CSRP ( Classic Services Restoration Parts (Catalog) ) for my conversion and their kit was very complete and considerably less expensive than most of the other brands. The only difficulty I had was bending the new brake lines to connect up to the new master cylinder. But that was a me issue, not the kit.
My wife always wanted one in high school, class of '66, so 40 odd years ago, I bought her a '65 Mustang, 260 CI. The engine was bad but everyuthing was in tact, hub caps, even the spare tire , jack, and lug wrench. The paint was gone down to the primer, but had ZERO RUST! I had a guy come look at it that was a Mustang collector, he was disk jocky with KVOO Radio, Tulsa, can't remember his name, but he said that 64 1/2 Mustangs titles all said '65, and pointed out a few things to verify it was a 64 1/2 model. I had the engine, and transmission, gone through, and it was a good driver, but still needed paint, and upholstery. As good as it was, like all old/classic cars, I was spending a lot of time on the grosery store parking lot, working on this thing! The shoirt version I traded it for a Banjo, a REALLY GOOD BANJO, but this is still a sore point with my wife!
. ENJOY !!She got a laugh out of that.
Nice car! That is the truth about life. However, I'm going to enjoy this!Very Sweet. I was an old man when I acquired my 1960’s Dream Car, seen on the left. That’s the irony of life, no money when we’re young to travel, get expensive toys etc, & then having the resources when we’re too old to use them. Ha
