What classic mustang are your favorites? I like the fastbacks of the 60's. Where are good places to find classic mustangs for sale. What do you think of the prices asking for some of these cars now?

 

My two favorites are the 67 Fastback and the 69 Mach I, and no the fact that I'm in the process of restoring both year models has nothing to do with it. lol

I just really love the lines of the 67, it's raw, aggressive looking and yet still very elegant in the flow of the lines from the cowl to the taillight panel. The 69 follows in suit with a more brutish stance and aggressiveness to it.

 

The key to buying any of these Mustangs is they're unibodies, and so....are very prone to rusting out. Ppl have been buying "California" "Desert" and "Southern Cars" for years and selling them in states where rust IS a problem.

It may look bee-u-ti-ful....BUT....Before buying one...find a lube rack...raise it up...and check the body out thoroughly for signs of bondo, roofing tar, undercoating...all of which can be used to hide the sins. Pay very close attention to the rocker panels, rear crossmembers, inner fender panels. Door water drains can become clogged with leaves, so look closely at the bottoms of the doors. The same thing holds true for the quarter window drain holes.

Does the door sag when opened? Are the doors aligned properly? Many examples remaining today may have been in accidents when nearly new. As original (1965/73), Ford stamped the VIN on the upper flat edge of the left fender inner panel where it meets the fender. It's plainly visible when the hood is opened. Not there? Panel has been replaced.

I've seen a few examples on convertibles, where metal real estate signs were riveted to what remained of the floor pans. One long standing trick is to paint the vehicle white. This color does a good job of masking wavy sheetmetal.

Overworked expression: Original California car. This makes no difference, they rust here too...and is it originally from California?

There's ONE way to tell...look at the DSO (Ford District Sales Zone) code on the warranty plate. If it's 71 (Los Angeles) or 72 (San Jose) it was sold new in CA originally...any other DSO code will NOT be from CA.

 

My favorite classic Mustang is the 1971-73 Mach 1 fastback. Here's a nice one:



My second favorite would probably be the 1969-70 fastback.

 

1969 fastback. best looking car ever put on the road, that and a 1967/68 camaro.

i have owned a 1972 mach I and a 1969 428cj, damn i wish i would have never gotten rid of the cj.

 

I like the 66 Fastback in black, and the 69 Boss in blue/black. Since bf250 threw Chevies into the mix, I like the 66 Chevelle SS and the 69 Camaro SS, both in black.

 

I love the 69 Mach 1 428CJ. Boss 429 is also great - such a mean looking car.

 

I'm with bigrigfixer, 69 boss in blue/black. But I'd take any 69/70 fastback, I'm contsantly on the look out for them, in fact I'd buy one and store it untill I'm done college right now if the price was right

 

My favorite all time stang is the 67 shelby GT 500. Used stangs cost more today than they did when they were new. They sell every part to completely restore them, you could build a new car from restoration parts, even the unibody and frame sections can be purchased. We have a paper around here called old ford and mustang trader, it's a good source for cars and parts.

 

1967 GT500 trivia. On the early models, the driving lamps were placed in the center of the grille, next to each other, but the cars overheated badly, so after a few dozen or so were built, the lamps were placed at the corners of the grille.

A few of these cars (and some 1966 GT350's) were sold with the Hone 2 speed overdrive. The unit bolted to the front of the rear axle, and it was shifted from low to high by a shift lever mounted on the floor.

 

'67-70 Fastbacks.
'74-78 Fastbacks. I know, everybody hates the MII's but they still looked like 'Stangs.
'05-Current - fastbacks of course.

We had a 65 coupe when I was in highschool, my son has a '70 fastback, I had a '75 Mach 1, my son-in-law has an '82 coupe and i want a new GT Generally anything 'Stang is good, but it took a couple of decades for me to warm up to the fox-bodies.

 

johnT, Nice choice man, I have a '71 MAch1 w/ 351C and a C6

 

Cool!! I'd love to have a 71-73 Mach 1 someday. Preferably a '73 to go along with my '73 truck.

 

Don't care for the 73s as much, bumpers stick out too much, I dont like the vertical turn lights in the grill

 

67 GT500, hands down

All time fave- 64 1/2 Shelby GT Cobra. The first, and last real muscle car