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Mail From: Henry Eisenson (email redacted)

I'm a newbie here... so far, I'm impressed. Can someone point me to a
FAQ for this mailing list?

When a single young flyer in the Marines, I had a Hertz Shelby. When I
got orders overseas, I sold it, my hi-fi, my camera, and my girlfriend
all to the same guy.

Now, to recapture some of that old feeling, I want to find a '64.5-'66
fastback with air conditioning, PS, PB, etc. etc. Here's my question:

There are some cars one simply should not use as a daily driver. Is the
fastback approaching that point? Within the next 3 years or so, will it
become so valuable that it magnetically attracts every tow-truck
equipped thief in the county? Has it already become the sort of car one
shouldn't park in the sun?



Henry

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Mail From: MrFomoco (email redacted)

Henry Eisenson wrote:
>
> I'm a newbie here... so far, I'm impressed. Can someone point me to a
> FAQ for this mailing list?
>
> When a single young flyer in the Marines, I had a Hertz Shelby. When I
> got orders overseas, I sold it, my hi-fi, my camera, and my girlfriend
> all to the same guy.
>
> Now, to recapture some of that old feeling, I want to find a '64.5-'66
> fastback

I'll just mention this in passing, to save you a bunch of rhetoric:
there's no such thing as a "1964 1/2" Mustang fastback. Trust me.
Please.

> with air conditioning, PS, PB, etc. etc. Here's my question:
>
> There are some cars one simply should not use as a daily driver. Is the
> fastback approaching that point? Within the next 3 years or so, will it
> become so valuable that it magnetically attracts every tow-truck
> equipped thief in the county? Has it already become the sort of car one
> shouldn't park in the sun?

Based on what I hear from customers and see in ads, that hasn't happened
and probably won't, in the foreseeable future. Not only are "plain"
1965-66 fastbacks not particularly susceptible to theft, but their
prices aren't much higher than an equivalent coupe.

Real Shelby Mustangs are an entirely different matter...they're
outrageously expensive, parts are worse, and the cars often vanish
Houdini-like, when one least expects it.
--
MrF
Allen Cross
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Mail From: Bradburn, Michael (email redacted)

Any one else receive this message 6 times so far?

Michael C. Bradburn
System Engineer, Database Solutions
COMPAQ Computer Corporation
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>-----Original Message-----
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>Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 1997 6:50 AM
>To: Bradburn, Michael; c=US;a=
>;p=COMPAQ;dda:ZID=<classic-mustangs(a)lists.vntg-mustang.com>;
>Subject: [CM:5626] Re: Fastback... too valuable for daily driver?
>
>Henry Eisenson wrote:
>>
>> I'm a newbie here... so far, I'm impressed. Can someone point me to a
>> FAQ for this mailing list?
>>
>> When a single young flyer in the Marines, I had a Hertz Shelby. When I
>> got orders overseas, I sold it, my hi-fi, my camera, and my girlfriend
>> all to the same guy.
>>
>> Now, to recapture some of that old feeling, I want to find a '64.5-'66
>> fastback
>
>I'll just mention this in passing, to save you a bunch of rhetoric:
>there's no such thing as a "1964 1/2" Mustang fastback. Trust me.
>Please.
>
>> with air conditioning, PS, PB, etc. etc. Here's my question:
>>
>> There are some cars one simply should not use as a daily driver. Is the
>> fastback approaching that point? Within the next 3 years or so, will it
>> become so valuable that it magnetically attracts every tow-truck
>> equipped thief in the county? Has it already become the sort of car one
>> shouldn't park in the sun?
>
>Based on what I hear from customers and see in ads, that hasn't happened
>and probably won't, in the foreseeable future. Not only are "plain"
>1965-66 fastbacks not particularly susceptible to theft, but their
>prices aren't much higher than an equivalent coupe.
>
>Real Shelby Mustangs are an entirely different matter...they're
>outrageously expensive, parts are worse, and the cars often vanish
>Houdini-like, when one least expects it.
>--
>MrF
>Allen Cross
>------------------------------------------------------------------------
> THE online source for 1960-1973 Ford information.
> voicenet.com/~fomoco
> Original articles, NOS stuff, tech advice & more!
>
>