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    11/09/2024 2:38 PM  #1

    MS
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    Saw this 68 at a show today

    Not a big-buck car, but very tastefully done.  No gimmicks, just good solid workmanship.




    Trying to talk him into next year’s bash trip.

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    11/10/2024 9:07 AM  #2

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    Re: Saw this 68 at a show today

    Very nice.

    I like it.

     

    11/10/2024 9:41 AM  #3

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    Re: Saw this 68 at a show today

    Agree, very nicely done. 

    65 Fastback, 351W, 5-speed, 4 wheel discs, 9" rear,  R&C Front End.
     

    11/10/2024 1:04 PM  #4

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    Re: Saw this 68 at a show today

    Looks great, but for the life of me, I simply cannot see why anyone would put that chin spoiler on their Mustang. To me it looks like something out of a JC Whitney catalog. JMHO.

    68 coupe - 351W, 4R70W, 9" 3.25 -- 65 convertible - 289 4v, C4, 8" 3.00
     

    11/10/2024 2:11 PM  #5

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    Re: Saw this 68 at a show today

    Maybe it's a "fusion" style mustang...

    1968 T-code Coupe with a 302.  Nice car, no show stopper for sure, but I like it.
     

    11/10/2024 3:18 PM  #6

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    Re: Saw this 68 at a show today

    Not wild about spoilers on pre-1969 Stangs either. But, with the overall look, it seemed to work ok.

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    11/10/2024 5:41 PM  #7

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    Re: Saw this 68 at a show today

    Yup, that's a keeper.

    Gary Zilik - Pine Junction, Colorado - 67 Coupe, 289-4V, T5
     

    11/10/2024 5:44 PM  #8

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    Re: Saw this 68 at a show today

    Most of the spoilers made for the 65-68 are fiberglass.

    I would consider it if made of a more forgiving material AND reasonable cost.

    I like them for the fact it makes the car appear longer especially when lowered.

    Speed bumps, curbs, potholes, and steep driveways would be my concern.

    Sure looks cool though. 😎

     

    11/11/2024 8:57 AM  #9

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    Re: Saw this 68 at a show today

    Somewhere int the mid 140's MPH that thing starts to make a lot of sense!

     

    11/12/2024 5:21 AM  #10

    Nos681
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    Re: Saw this 68 at a show today

    Who says hot rodding has to make sense?

     

    11/12/2024 8:24 AM  #11

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    Re: Saw this 68 at a show today

    I am not discounting aerodynamics in making a car stay planted to the road surface, but Mickey Thompson did 150 without much change on the exterior of his 69.

    Bob. 69 Mach 1, 393W, SMOD Toploader, Armstrong  steering, factory AC.
     

    11/12/2024 12:55 PM  #12

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    Re: Saw this 68 at a show today

    Those rear shackles gave him an unfair advantage.

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    11/14/2024 5:45 PM  #13

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    Re: Saw this 68 at a show today

    Having spent considerable time getting my old project back on the road with "patina" paint and a lot of work yet to be completed - I'd say this is a very nice car. Really well executed. I really like - the overall fit and finish, the matte paint, the color matched front bumper. 
    If he were my brother I'd encourage him to get a molded upper radiator hose, a more true to the original export brace. I must have grown up in the spoiler/air dam generation as that one doesn't bother me a bit, while the decals on the windshield and door bottoms aren't additive.  
    Beautiful car, glad he's got it in such fine nick. 

    And yes MS, other than the shackles, that 150mph MT 69 is truly badass. 

    69 SCJ Mach1 Acapulco Blue/Black Ram Air  65 Fastback 422W C4 Disk brakes, 9in
     

     

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