1967 Ford Mustang: My 67 Mustang Experience
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| • Overall Satisfaction: | 5/5 |
| • Performance: | 5/5 |
| • Reliability: | 4/5 |
| • Comfort: | 3/5 |
| • Quality and Craftsmanship: | 3/5 |
My brother Gary bought his 1967 Mustang GT Fastback 31 years ago when he was 16 years old. He still owns it to this day and will never part with it. The first time I drove it, I fell in love with it. Looking out over the hood with it's hood-mounted turn signals is incredible. The back seat folded down, the throaty dual exhaust, the 4-speed shifter in your hand, the torque, the front end of the car slightly lifting as you approach 130 miles an hour.......wow.
We are purists. That is to say, we despise greedy money-hungry butchers who destroy these legendary and beautiful machines to make "Eleanors" out of them. One or two was plenty. Every one after that is just copy-catting for the sake of making money. It also represents a lack of vision. Original 67 Fastbacks are far more awesome than plastic-draped clones.
The 67 GT Fastback Mustang has pure musclecar styling and it's bucket seat interior is unsurpassed in street race design.
Gary's Fastback is an "S" code, which means it came from Detroit with a 390cu.in. V-8, 4-barrel carb, four speed. To sit behind the wheel and feel the nose of that car lifting as each gear is slammed.....I haven't forgotten it in over 30 years. Pulling into the passing lane in fourth gear, down-shifting into third,and hammering the accelerator as it chirps the tires and goes around that slower car, just screaming with horsepower and it's meaner-than-you body style......it sends chills down my neck thinking about those wonderful summer days when I was 17.
Gary's Fastback is going through restoration this year, and you can bet it will be put back together as an original 1967 Ford Mustang GT Fastback.....not a hollywood insult.
There's a reason you can't buy one cheap anymore.
My brothers and I own: 2007 SHELBY GT500 Mustang, 2006 Mustang GT, 2001 Mustang GT, 1967 Mustang GT Fastback, and a 1966 Mustang GT coupe. The 67 GT Fastback is the most precious.
P.S. The 07 SHELBY will never be customized or modified either!!!!
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