Old 'stang, new 'stang

People been asking to see my car so I drove it past my work today. A colleague of mine drives a 2008 Mustang and we did a little photo shoot. 35 years between them.

My favourite photo.

The newer 'stang has gotten a rather fat ass...

Cold starting on LPG

I noticed some bad starting behaviour so I tested a cold start. It doesn't always want to start. It fired up today though. Here's a little movie of me starting my car in my friend's parking garage where it's temporarily arked.

The white Grande, part 2

So today I went back for a second look and a test drive. I also had the cash in my pocket but I didn't say that ;-)

So we opened the door...

Voila.

We drove it out for a second round of inspections. It's a beautiful car.

Then we went for the drive. All went well. No funny sounds, it started well and runs good on both fuel and LPG. The hood was warm and their cat liked that a lot. Now I have kitty paws on the hood ;-)

After thinking it all over for a bit I decided to make it mine and I bought it! I now officially own my first car and it's a '73 Mustang Grande and I'm mighty pleased with it!

I drove it back to a friend's garage where it can stay for now.

Bye for now little pony, see you again soon!

The white Grande, part 1

Not many Mustangs to my liking have been for sale the past month and then suddenly I came across this one. I instantly liked it. So today I went to have a quick look. I was prepared to see loads of rust and broken bits etc. after the last two visits which had been so disappointing.

The owner is a farmer's son. I seriously don't know why he ever bought it. When he opened the door, the first thing I saw was the spot on the bumper where paint has chipped off and I thought "oh no, here we go again...". But then I looked more and closer and I couldn't find any serious rust and I started getting excited!

He let me start the car and drive it outside. I have to say that the very first time you turn the key in these babies is VERY special. It feels like firing up a tank! You feel and hear that V8 coming to life and you're hooked!

So I did my usual dance around the car making lots of pictures. I loved it! It seems to be in great condition and the owner ain't asking too much! The owner told me that it has been re-painted though so I'm gonna be extra careful.

I'll come back for a test drive I think...