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Originally Posted by NotaBRG (Post 5945199)

I had forgotten how awesome the 80's Mustangs were:

http://www.morten.com/cars/mustang79...ng79ghia_2.jpg

What I find funny is that like 944's, the fox mustangs still have a fan base....

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Originally Posted by masraum (Post 5945206)

http://www.coasterfanatics.com/sec_f...4716_vghug.jpg

Err, shouldn't that be "Gruppe" hug????

Ok its settled then...since the Mustang has superior statistics, we shall all purchase one. End of story. Guess this post can now fall to the bottom.

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Originally Posted by m21sniper (Post 5944289)

Trolling? It's his thread...

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Originally Posted by m21sniper (Post 5944289)

I rather think paul is a really nice guy, and honestly, do you need to comment repeatedly in his thread calling him a troll?

Doesn't that make you the troll?

No, Bill... I was legitimately concerned as other have been. Paul is exhibiting some fairly strange behavior.

Maybe it would've been better for me to approach him in PM, but a few months ago, I used PM in an attempt to ask him to clear up something kind of inflammatory he said to me in one of his posts, and he essentially blew me off in the manner of someone who was a little unbalanced and/or didn't want to be bothered to explain what they meant by/clear up something they said.

So, if he wants to continue to troll here and poke fun at 944's, IMO, that's trolling. Think of it like the fishing version of trolling.

Cheer up, 928's could be next. :D

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Originally Posted by Heel n Toe (Post 5945488)

I've always understood the definition of trolling to be posting something specifically for the purpose of getting a reaction out of others. Paul's starting this thread with the 944 comment fits.

He hasn't even tried to deny that.

No, Bill... I was legitimately concerned as other have been. Paul is exhibiting some fairly strange behavior.

Maybe it would've been better for me to approach him in PM, but a few months ago, I used PM in an attempt to ask him to clear up something kind of inflammatory he said to me in one of his posts, and he essentially blew me off in the manner of someone who was a little unbalanced and/or didn't want to be bothered to explain what they meant by/clear up something they said.

So, if he wants to continue to troll here and poke fun at 944's, IMO, that's trolling. Think of it like the fishing version of trolling.

Cheer up, 928's could be next. :D

Gee, I'm really touched....all this sudden and sincere concern about my well being.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/suppo...leys/shake.gif

Paul - the boxes with the Chlorpromazine donations should arrive soon.

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Originally Posted by RWebb (Post 5945603)

Paul - the boxes with the Chlorpromazine donations should arrive soon.

LOL!! I'm sure...:D

All this concern. It's really touching. I'm being moved to tears.

Cars are fun - all of them. OK, some more than others, but geeze, I'd flog an 85 Mustang around Mid-Ohio if it was the only thing available and I'd have a great time doing it.

this month's Rod & Truck has a feature article on the Boss...

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Originally Posted by RWebb (Post 5945783)

this month's Rod & Truck has a feature article on the Boss...

Same one I started this thread with Randy...Guess you didn't read it? ;)

just got it today - have not read yet, but on the list for tonite

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Originally Posted by RWebb (Post 5946024)

just got it today - have not read yet, but on the list for tonite

Randy, I meant if you'd clicked on the link in my original post, you'd have read the article..

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Originally Posted by andrew15 (Post 5945116)

I'm not being mean - I'm actually serious. I've had extened family with some mental health problems and it seems that some of the behaviour is very similar.

I agree Paul is a nice guy and I remember his posts from when he still owned his 911. Over the last 5 years there has been a marked shift in behaviour that is harsher and more agressive - my suggestion to talk to some one was serious. If I really didn't like him, I wouldn't have made it.

AM

I think that if you think that he has actual mental health issues and chose to "share" that on an open forum, you are a bigger ass than i thought at first.

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Originally Posted by andrew15 (Post 5945160)

Sorry, you're right. 'Borderline demented' was probably a bit too much of an armchair diagnosis and 'sadly pathetic' was probably over the line.

To a degree I'm probably venting on Paul in the initial post I made. As anyone who deals with the situation knows, having an unstable relative can be frustrating and emotionally frustrating. When I saw the same behaviour coming from someone who used to be a valuable contributor, I went a bit over the top. In retrospect, a private PM would probably been better.

AM

OK, so it's YOU that is having mental issues....

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Originally Posted by willtel (Post 5945156)

By the time the 944 came out the Mustang was all but done at the dragstrip. During that time they were being used as road race cars in IMSA GT\GTO and Trans-Am.

Your arguments will hold more water if you stick to facts instead of your revisionist history.:)

You're a clueless lad.

Mustangs are still considered drag cars.

I have about a gillion buddies with mustangs, and most of them go to the 1/4 mile track, whereas only one does any sort of racing with turns involved.

Mustangs are drag cars.

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Originally Posted by NotaBRG (Post 5945199)

I had forgotten how awesome the 80's Mustangs were:

http://www.morten.com/cars/mustang79...ng79ghia_2.jpg

Actually, in the 80's, Mustangs were very much fast quarter mile cars, especially with some light mods.

The Mustang GT's from 1979 on have always, always been extremely popular at drag strips, and were always quite capable 1/4 mile performers in their day.

Fox notchbacks like the one you posted are still very popular, because they're the lightest of the Fox body mustangs. I have seen some that run 10s on pump gas, and about a gillion that run 11s or 12s.

And in the 80s, some of them were very badass road cars too:

http://static.cargurus.com/images/si...pic-41293.jpeg

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Originally Posted by Heel n Toe (Post 5945488)

Maybe it would've been better for me to approach him in PM, but a few months ago, I used PM in an attempt to ask him to clear up something kind of inflammatory he said to me in one of his posts, and he essentially blew me off in the manner of someone who was a little unbalanced and/or didn't want to be bothered to explain what they meant by/clear up something they said.

So, if he wants to continue to troll here and poke fun at 944's, IMO, that's trolling. Think of it like the fishing version of trolling.

Cheer up, 928's could be next. :D

You could always not take the bait if you're convinced he's a troll, instead of snapping it up like a sucker.

Damned if I even remember the PM...sure as hell must not have been very important to me, Sorry if it was to you, man.

As far as drag racing goes...well, yeah, Mustangs are very popular at the strip. Pick up any Mustang mag at the newsstand...cover blurbs will be drag race oriented, as will the photo. If you dig really deep in these mags, you'll find an article or two on handling. There is a featured Fox ragtop in the latest issue of Muscle Mustangs & fast Fords. A pushrod 5.0 modded to 422 horsepower on the dyno, with an et of 11.68 at 119. Nothing said about skid pad performance. Probably because the owner doesn't care, and neither does the majority of the readership.

The thing is, a Mustang can do either...twisties or straight line. Porsches are a rare sight at the drag strip. Always exceptions to any rule, though.

It doesn't surprise me that many here refuse to believe me when I say there are Mustangs that handle twisties well. What I find funny is that these folks don't want to believe Road & Track, Motor Trend, etc.
The reaction seems to be: "Oh, that can't be true"...

What I find remarkable about the boss 302 is that it WILL play with the european iron quite well on a race track, and take 'em on at the drag strip as well.

Nothing wrong with liking both chocolate and vanilla, right Snipe? ;)

As far as mental well being? I sure don't miss a few of the folks I met back when the early 911S suddenly became a sought after collectable. I felt they were surely crazy with their fixation on acquiring things, much like the Ferengi (sp?) in an old Star Trek bit.

The haters here?
Well, I'm sure not going to change their closed little minds...so let 'em rant away.

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Originally Posted by m21sniper (Post 5946876)

My first car ever was 1981 Mustang, at 18 years old it was heaven on wheels for me. Sitting on it's TRX wheels it certainly made me stick out of the crowd.
Carry on lads.

Pretty clean lines if you ask me...certainly better looking than a lot of other 1981 offerings I can think of...

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1302143389.jpg

At least Porsche had the sense to vastly improve the looks throughout the '80s.... Can't say so much for the rustang....

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1302144493.jpg

How have the mustangs done at LeMans?