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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy
I used to own a 1970 Mustang convertible that belonged to my grandfather. 302, automatic, front disc brakes, pretty average classic Mustang. These cars are by no means a sports car, or even a sporty car. In stock form they drive like an old truck. If you invest probably an easy $15k to fundamentally overhaul the suspension including the geometry, brakes, and convert to rack and pinion steering you might have something that at least handles and steers like a semi-modern car. Even if you buy something with more punch than a standard 302 you’ll be dealing with the “charm” of a carbureted classic. I sold mine to my dad because I concluded I would never get it driving the way I wanted.
Not trying to be overly negative but this doesn’t tie with your original criteria, just go into it with your eyes wide open. $20-$30k gets you a good clean fastback Mustang, so budget more for upgrades to make it a reasonable driver. There are guys who have spent $100k on a full up resto mod muscle car and they still drive like crap compared to any modern sports car. Or for that matter, a modern Mustang which are really great cars.
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A sad truth...in our memory's eye, all the old collector cars rode on highways and streets paved in gold. Sadly, that's not the case. But that doesn't necessarily remove the fun factor of owning one as long as you can accept the realities of ownership. One of the realities is that a kid in a new Honda Civic can blow the doors off a stock '65-'66
Mustang. But even knowing that, which would you rather own?
That said, there's a '65 ragtop on BAT right now...but it would be a project to bring it up to snuff.