Later model Mustangs. A design analysis. Part Two.

A very successful retro design.
I do love fastbacks.

The 2005 Mustang was much anticipated by enthusiasts. Truthfully it was overdue. The SN 97 models  spanned a lot of Mustang fans youthful years. 1994 to 2004. Eleven years is a long time, but not as long as the previous Fox bodies. Their run spanned from 1979 to 1993,  15 years, a surprisingly long run. For many Mustang enthusiasts, the Fox body and and SN 97 "are" the real Classic Mustangs. These are the only ones that they had ever known in their youth.

 Later Model Mustangs. A design analysis. Part One.

Have it your way, Broghammy or

Sporty, Or at least a little bit.

Everyone is pretty familiar with Classic Mustangs.

 How the Mighty have fallen! 

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Titans of the past.

The cruelest of phrases, either said with smug satisfaction or merely relating the current situation.

It is, of course, the story that is the oldest in human history. 

Thinking about old Cadillacs... again.

The face that only America could love.


It's all about the base.

In my opinion the 1963 model of the Coupe de Ville displays the perfect roof and fin line.
I found this particular car on Craig's list for 7,800.00. If I had the space ( and the money!) I'd buy it in a minute!

 Space, the final frontier, Part Two. 

This isn't the house, but this configuration was typical.

When it came time to move out on my own, and move down South for my new job, I kept my automotive and motorcycle needs straight in my mind. 

 Today was quite the successful Day.

Overall they looked pretty good
 but a couple on the left had some deposits on the electrode.

This time I threw the old plugs away as soon as I fired up the car and determined that it was running fine. For some reason over the years I've had the compulsion to hang onto the old plugs, "just in case." Just in case of what? Would I ever reuse these old plugs? No. It's not like this car is an old lawnmower that routinely fouls it's plugs and I've gotta constantly come up with a replacement. Modern, that is within the last Quarter of a Century, ( !) cars only get a plug change between 50-90,000 miles. 

Are you still working on Cars?

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Yes.

I had a conversation with my brother on my birthday a couple of weeks ago. He posed that question to me. He has told me that he has read the entire library of my blog. The question is innocuous enough, though the inflection of the voice can give it a different meaning.