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Headline: "This ’69 Ford Mustang is a Lesson in Tasteful Modification"
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Qikbbstang
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Headline: "This ’69 Ford Mustang is a Lesson in Tasteful Modification"
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June 13, 2016, 07:35:12 AM »
This headline greeted me this morning on my Yahoo home page To me this authors "lesson" in tasteful Modification demonstrates how subtle two-tone paint, the reinforced stock-height front splitter/ rear spoiler, custom scoop and hood louvres do not work. Pointing out how well FoMoCo engineers did on the stock MACH 1 scheme.
There's always the car sales where the seller claims how much money was "invested" in the car (in this case $175,000) this is one of those sales.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/69-ford-mustang-lesson-tasteful-modification-130047587.html
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Mustang-/172220446714?forcerrptr=true&hash=item28192377fa:g:LSUAAOSw1DtXF-G2&item=172220446714
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jayb
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Re: Headline: "This ’69 Ford Mustang is a Lesson in Tasteful Modification"
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June 13, 2016, 11:41:27 AM »
That thing is fugly. If that's the author's idea of "tasteful", I'd like to see what he thinks not tasteful looks like...
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Jay Brown
- 1969 Mach 1, Drag Week 2005 Winner NA/BB, 511" FE (10.60s @ 129); Drag Week 2007 Runner-Up PA/BB, 490" Supercharged FE (9.35 @ 151)
- 1964 Ford Galaxie, Drag Week 2009 Winner Modified NA (9.50s @ 143), 585" SOHC
- 1969 Shelby Clone, Drag Week 2015 Winner Modified NA (Average 8.98 @ 149), 585" SOHC
cammerfe
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Re: Headline: "This ’69 Ford Mustang is a Lesson in Tasteful Modification"
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June 13, 2016, 12:28:34 PM »
I don't dis-like the look. But to get to $175,000.00 you'd have to give a blank check to a modifier and tell him to make as many changes as he could dream up.
It's not intended to be a drag car. Most of what's been done is in the direction of sustained high speed and road racing.
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jmlay
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Re: Headline: "This ’69 Ford Mustang is a Lesson in Tasteful Modification"
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June 13, 2016, 02:43:29 PM »
If that is the car I think it is, the guy had it built in the US with the intent of import it to his country when finished. Unfortunately the tax laws changed in his country & import tax made it prohibitive.
Yep, here it is:
http://1969stang.com/forum/index.php?/topic/41242-1969-mustang-gt2-project/
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Re: Headline: "This ’69 Ford Mustang is a Lesson in Tasteful Modification"
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June 13, 2016, 03:19:23 PM »
It's the green. would look a whole lot better in red & black without the white stripe in between.
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Qikbbstang
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Re: Headline: "This ’69 Ford Mustang is a Lesson in Tasteful Modification"
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June 14, 2016, 12:13:53 PM »
Whew, I had a little doubt, could it just be me seeing it as a surprisingly effective means to ruin the appearance of one classic Mustang...
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Re: Headline: "This ’69 Ford Mustang is a Lesson in Tasteful Modification"
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June 14, 2016, 03:10:04 PM »
Everything about that car is wrong to me. Wrong paint design, wrong engine, wrong spoilers, wrong interior. Ugh
I also hate ebay listings when they show 25 pictures of the same side of the car.
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