I always thought that Mustang and movie were cool. Enjoyed Steve McQueen movies, good stuff. I am looking to buy a Tag Heuer Formula 1 Watch in the next few months, partially inspired by the films. Also, it is a really nice watch at a good price compared to other luxury brands.
I have a very sad Ford Mustang story...when I was younger about 18 or 19, and older gentlemen my Dad was friends with years ago invited me out to his private junk yard. Back then, I guess you had to pay to take a vehicle to the junk yard around here and some folks didn't want to pay or have the means.
Well, the good man offered me 5, yes 5, non-running Mustangs from 1965-1967 all but one were red, the other being black in color. None of the engines worked and the shocks, etc. all needed to be replaced but the interiors were great(couple had the 'Pony Leather' option) and panels were all good no rust, all of them were complete......for the grand total of $900.00.
Those days are long gone. I didn't buy them because as I was just out of highschool I didn't have a lot of money (although I worked and could afford it...sort of)...but the biggest reason is that he would not sell them separately. He was a true collector and wanted them to go to just one person to make one or two nice complete cars. I had no area for storage and the costs to move then store plus buy them was probably 3-4 months worth of savings at the time.
It didn't cost me a thing to have a nice afternoon with him and my Dad and talk about the old cars and how things were just different back then. Good man, hope he is still around.
