60's Mustang's

sohandy

Hello all

is there people/companies over here, Dublin if possible that would actually go out to a car for you and give it a good check.I have seen a Mustang for sale that has mentioned it has a bit of rust.Obviously i would not risk just buying something like this without getting it checked, but if there are people who specilaize in Classic Cars especially Mustangs that know them very well, i would give them a call.Not right now just bought a gaff so its basically for future reference

Thanks

ds20prefecture

I think Ireland is fairly poorly served in this respect. You're better off joining a club and getting to know someone who's expert in the car and cajoling them into inspecting it for you. For the Mustang, I'd imagine the American Automobile club would be a good start. http://www.geocities.com/aaairl/

mustang68

I'd second that, or the midlands american auto club in kilbeggan (MAAC).

Know what you want first, don't go for a mustang because you can get it in ireland, shop around, go northern europe, good examples there. Maybe you want a straight six, or do you want the V8 7 litre? fastback Vs Coupe vs convertable (not my preference as I drive mine in the dublin winter and liketo leave it parked outside + high maintance

Rust can be a problem on the mustang in a few places, the early ones sometimes have the whole cowl (in front of the windscreen) with bad rust. Watch the floor pans too.

I'm sure that you could get someone, your local garage, a gearhead friend or even the AA to throw their eye over the car.

The web is your friend, try a quick google, I tried:
This search

Best of luck

gs39t

To be honest, most of it is common sense. You look for rust, leaks - the usual.. Unless your looking for correct parts, original equipment, date-coded, etc, then you would need someone who knows these cars inside out. I wouldnt say you need to go abroad necessarily. There are the odd chancers around though. At a recent show, i seen a car the same spec as mine ('68 coupe, 289 V8) for €22.5k :eek: When i go to sell mine soon, i'll be looking for HALF that!

sohandy

hey all

thanks for the replies.oh i think i would have to go for a V8 Fastback.
my Favourite would be a 67.Just the lines of it when you look at it from the back.just gorgeous.
Seen 2 on
http://welcome.to/classiccarsireland
they guy who owns the website is actually a member on this site.
there is a 66 and a 67.
would love the body of the 67 with what underneath on the 66.
that would be an ideal world as money wouldnt have.
would love to get a replica but could get something like the 67 and do it up over the years.
recently i have seen someone drive a mustang in my own are Clondalkin.Cheek of him gettin it before me.But alas i am broke with the house dont know how long it will take but i will get one.

Alfasudcrazy

Apart from the expense I would prefer to do that myself. I recall when I was looking for my TR6 I turned it into a 6 month long quest - done all my own research, studied prices, looked at a few so by the time I eventually parted with any cash I had a good idea about the cars and what was good or bad value.
It was an extremely enjoyable process as well - so much so that I had to do it again about 7 times
If I bought a dud of course there was no one only myself to blame which is the way I like it.

PaulK_CCI

sohandy wrote:

would love the body of the 67 with what underneath on the 66.

Not quite sure what you mean by that Sohandy . The chassis and mechanics of the 65/66 series aren't particulary better or nicer than the 67-68 series.
It's all down to personal preference, some people like the pure lines of the original series, others the more aggressive stance of the later cars, culminating in the brash/raw 69 series, until they lost it again with their post 70-ies styling. Mind you, plenty of people who think the later Mach1's are the knees-bees...
Even if you can't afford one now, there will always be plenty of cars out there to suit anyone's pocket, although I hear its getting harder to find original/unmolested 67-68 Fastbacks due to their popularity...

Alfasudcrazy wrote:

Apart from the expense I would prefer to do that myself. I recall when I was looking for my TR6 I turned it into a 6 month long quest - done all my own research, studied prices, looked at a few so by the time I eventually parted with any cash I had a good idea about the cars and what was good or bad value.
It was an extremely enjoyable process as well - so much so that I had to do it again about 7 times
If I bought a dud of course there was no one only myself to blame which is the way I like it.

I have to aggree with you there Alfasudcrazy. Part of the enjoyment can come from sourcing the car yourself, but not everyone feels confident enough to deal with private sales or specialists across the border or on the continent... It's vital that you do some research yourself as to wether the car will suit what you are looking for, and make sure the car you are looking for fits within the budget you have set yourself. All too often people want to buy the car of their dreams for the sort of money that will only get you poor/fair example, made worse by the fact that they would then be expecting a near perfect car.
Sites like E-bay and others do not help, because they give a slightly distorted view of what prices are. Sometimes very poor cars are advertised as being in extremely good condition, with a vague photograph and a very low price, giving the impression that you can pick up genuinely good cars for that sort of money. Mind you, it IS possible to pick up a very good car for little money, but then you will need to do a whole of groundwork yourself, and you will possible need to count on a few wasted trips abroad, but if you keep at it, you will eventually pick a good car up for little money.