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Nice Day for a Cruise

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Coleman

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Got both cars out for a little cruise yesterday. Weather was perfect for windows down cruizin. So....I was driving the 65 and Carla was driving the 67 and I pull up to a light and engine putters off. Yikes what the heck? Anyways, glance at the gas gauge and oops, no gas! After adding some to get to the station for a fill up, back on the road. Here are a few pics of the "pit stop". BTW, we had a great time and Carla got to put a few miles on the 67. After driving a service truck all week, its nice to go back in time and do a little cruisin!

(Yes, I know the 65 sits a little high in the rear, I was hoping the mid eye springs would settle, but after a year they have not. Probably gonna add a couple of spacers to lower it.)
 
Nice! Looks like fun :) Is the 67 the car with the T56? How are you liking that trans? I'm loving mine :good
 
Nice rides :good

I'm jealous of the weather you had. We were lucky not to be blown into the next county yesterday!

I kind of dig the rake on the 65.
 
Today is really nice out!

Wish I had time for a cruise but I am half awake at work...I was up half the night with a sick kiddo last night.
 
Ahhhhhh......cruise just about every day........maybe two or more times........ahhhhhh.
 
"AzPete" said:
Ahhhhhh......cruise just about every day........maybe two or more times........ahhhhhh.
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So how to you get out of your power chair and into the Mustang? :rofl
 
Push the freakin' button on the side to stand up......damn kids anyway....... :amaz. Point is....I do drive it... :lol :lol :lol :lol
 
"AzPete" said:
Point is....I do drive it... :lol :lol :lol :lol
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As well you should!

But... do people look at you like you have 3 heads?
...like you just landed a flying saucer on the White House lawn?
...like they really want to say "You actually get in that thing & just drive it wherever?"

Well, I salute you. You and anybody else that just hops into one of these old hunks of iron and takes a cruise. Just because they can.
 
Yep....all kinds of looks. The best ones come when we park in a handicap space. Wife lays her placard on the dash and we get out and I comment in their direction "After all, it is an old car" and walk away. They give a look of disgust....and then walk around to see if we parked legally.
 
I'm glad to see people drive 'em! They look great Coleman! I was driving home from Wisconsin today and a really nice Charger pulled in all dirty from being driven in the rain, I told the guy it was cool to see it being driven, he said that's what they are for! I must agree!
 
Looks like fun, hope to be there soon, missing my window of >50* weather pretty soon.


"Coleman" said:
(Yes, I know the 65 sits a little high in the rear, I was hoping the mid eye springs would settle, but after a year they have not. Probably gonna add a couple of spacers to lower it.)
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Have you tried loosening the front eye bolts and bouncing the rear bumper? I have mideyes on my '67 and with 15" tires my fender lip is only 1/2" above my tire tread if that much, yours looks really high for being mideyes? No extended shackles right?
Jon
 
"tarafied1" said:
he said that's what they are for! I must agree!
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+1....I have never seen the point to owning a trailer / garage queen.

There's no way I would invest all the time, money, blood, sweat and tears to simply sit there and look at the Mustang without ever driving it.
 
"Coleman" said:
(Yes, I know the 65 sits a little high in the rear, I was hoping the mid eye springs would settle, but after a year they have not. Probably gonna add a couple of spacers to lower it.)
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Try putting some gas in there, that may bring the back end down a little........ :craz
 
"KBMWRS" said:
You drive your cars????/ Oh the horror! :lol


Here's to you. :10 :10 :10 :10 :10
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All the time.

I thought about driving the Mustang to work today but didn't for two reasons...

one, I woke up late so I didn't have time to take the car cover off and get her warmed up, etc.

Two, the local car club's charity show is coming up week from tomorrow. I just got a scratch fixed that the boys had put on the car and I don't have time to deal with another scratch / door ding and I am trying to keep her looking her best between now and the show.
 
"buening" said:
Nice! Looks like fun :) Is the 67 the car with the T56? How are you liking that trans? I'm loving mine :good
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Yes, the 67 has the T56. Makes for a lot of "peddling", but would not have it any other way. There is a gear for plowing and a gear for cruising.


"DougG69" said:
Nice rides :good

I'm jealous of the weather you had. We were lucky not to be blown into the next county yesterday!

I kind of dig the rake on the 65.
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Thanks!



"tarafied1" said:
I'm glad to see people drive 'em! They look great Coleman!
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Thanks!


"Jonk67" said:
Have you tried loosening the front eye bolts and bouncing the rear bumper? I have mideyes on my '67 and with 15" tires my fender lip is only 1/2" above my tire tread if that much, yours looks really high for being mideyes? No extended shackles right?
Jon
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No, but I will try that, thanks for the tip!


"RustyRed" said:
+1....I have never seen the point to owning a trailer / garage queen.

There's no way I would invest all the time, money, blood, sweat and tears to simply sit there and look at the Mustang without ever driving it.
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I agree 100% !!


"RyanG85" said:
Try putting some gas in there, that may bring the back end down a little........ :craz
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Now that there is funny! (but so true!!!)
 
I drive mine as much as I can. Take it to work all the time. It's about a 30 mile commute one way. I get strange looks when I take to get groceries or Walmart.
 
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