Paul will be proud… I did a thing.
 

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I’m going to fly out there in 10 days and drive it home 1300 kms… should be an adventure.

Got any Tammy Wynette 8 tracks?

You will be shunned... Do tell us more..:)

Nice! ‘66 6cyl? Hubcaps and side trim say ‘66.

What are your plans for it? I have a ‘66 with the 200ci 6cyl in it. Would drive it from VA to IA for college.

Interestingly enough my son and I are getting mine back on the road. The 6cyl has been hopped up and it’s got 3.73’s in the back so it goes decent.

Awesome!

Drive straight home. Do not go to any Cars and Coffee.

That looks very clean and original... Well done. :)

But is the rubber antenna OEM?

Great little car, enjoy!

Gone to the dark side.

Looking good Bill. A nice one.

Yup. 66 with a 6 cyl auto.

It comes with a new interior that needs to be installed so we will do that. Otherwise, probably keep the patina (apparently it looks better in the photos than it is). I want my son to do the work on this and potentially have it as his car when he turns 16, I don’t think he will be able to afford to insure his 944. Or fix it up and put it on BAT - not sure yet.

It is a barn find car that has had some repairs done and apparently it runs and drives great.

I can’t believe how cheap parts are for these.

The couple that built our house had a 6 cylinder Mustang that looked just like that. He bought it new. He used to park it right where I park my 911 now. He was a retired Marine drill sergeant.

Wow, really nice looking car. It's nice to see them in good, original shape. The cars that have been chopped up and turned into "Eleanor", bleh!

Great looking Stanger! I had two 68 coupes back in the day.

That thing will run forever

Congratulations, Billy!

Looks very original and I REALLY LOVE the shade of blue!

Totally agree on the patina, too.

Enjoy!

Super cool! Will be great for your son to learn on, I know I learned plenty on mine. Get some good hog ring pliers and the interior will be a fun project.

There is a pretty good technical forum that is focused on the Ford six performance, fordsix.com Nothing like here but the technical help is great.

Mine is a 3 speed and pretty much V8 stuff from the bellhousing back. In '67 they started using the same 3 speed for the V8 and 6cyl cars. The 3 speed in the 6cy cars for '66 and '65 did not have a synchro first so by the time I got mine as a 17yo in 1991 the trans was pretty tired.

Once my son was born in 2006, we had two kids and I was pretty into the Pcar scene by then and since my Mustang sat up on a lift in the garage it was one of those out of site out of mind type deals. Now that my son is a senior in high school and into cars (he drives a 5 speed 5.0 Fox body Mustang) he has been pushing to get it running. All we have left are new front suspension and 5 lug disc brake conversion and hope to start that next week, as the car runs now.

Here is a picture of the Offenhauser 3x1 intake with Webers on it. It is a progressive linkage and runs on the center carb until you give it gas. It also has a 6 into 2 header on it going into a couple of Flowmasters and I think sounds cool.

Ignore the horrible engine bay paint, lets just say as a teenager the battery may have come loose and a corner chopped off by the fan. When I opened the hood to see hat the heck was going on I got battery acid sprayed on me. Oh to be young again....

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^ Put this on the engine porn thread...love it!

Exterior looks beautiful on that car! I’ve been giving some serious thought to getting a late 60s Mustang. Wouldn’t bother me at all to have a six cylinder.

Thank you Paul, it has some pep to it for what it is. I will have too, the fuel line is temporary and will be updated down road I am sure.

I'll never forget 'shopping' with my brother for a Mustang convertible after his Falcon got rear ended while parked on the street in front of our folks house. He'd just gotten it on the road after restoring it.
Anyway, it was at the Long Beach swap meet that they hold at the airport every once in a while. He found an old Mustang that was straight but not 'pretty'. 6-cyl with and auto, light blue metallic, white top, not much of an interior as I recall.
It ended up a white over red, 302 powered, Global West suspended hot rod. I'll have to find a pic of it to show you guys.

Did the car you pictured have roof damage from hail possibly?
Looks nice and solid.

Yes! Anything with the 200 or 300 CI is pretty much indestructible.

I ordered a bunch of emergency repair spares and had them shipped to the seller. I will probably change the oil before I drive it too far. It is rougher than that photo shows but will be an enjoyable project with my son.

I’m looking forward to it… and the adventure driving an unknown 57 year old car home…

Rule number one of such a road trip. You won't need any of the spare parts you carry.

Just a suggestion. Enjoy your new car!

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I picked up the car today, its a bit ratty but all there.

Everything sorta fell into place... I told one of my buddies about it, he replied by sending me a photo of his dad's 66 mustang that he's owned since 1980. And his dad lives 20 minutes fro where the car was.

Long story short, his dad picked me up at the airport and took me to the car, then we went to his place to do a thorough check over, change the oil, fix a leaking fuel line, change the fuel filters, cap, rotor, wiper blades and I was on my way. I've driven 6 hours so far... I'm about 1/2 way home.

I love a good road trip

Cool story. I wanted to do the same. I recently bought one from FL and wanted to drive it home to LA. The seller talked me out of it and for good reason. The tires had 2007 date code. If I got it up to speed I could probably skate from Las Vegas to LA if I could lock up the brakes. That wasn't likely because the single pot M/C was essentially made of rust. The parking brake cables were frozen and the rear shoe automatic adjusters were MIA. I thought the 4 speed box was shot but it turns out it's ok, just more nuanced than a 901 box.

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Awesome!!!

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Quick stop for a photo somewhere in Saskatchewan…

Any problems would have shown in those 6 hours...Looks like you got a good one! :)

Does the radio sorta kinda work? Part of the fun is half-receiving distant AM stations. My radio didn't work at all. I replaced it with a modern digital one but made to look old. The dash speaker was also impressively crappy.

That's a pre-crowd dispersion mode programmed car. Should be fine.

My folks had a 65 289 4 barrel 4 spd when I learned to drive.

For American Iron of that vintage, there are a lot of plusses.

Enjoy! Perfect project for Father / Son. Congrats.

I made it home. It seems to be quite happy at 65-75 MPH. Gets decent mileage, and handles like the Queen Mary in a following sea. Really big cross winds the last 80 miles…

Glad it ran well, I would drive mine about 17 hours to college and it did ok on gas as well.

That handling can be improved...the aftermarket is huge. Have fun! SmileWavy