03-05-2012, 03:56 AM
Hi all,
I'm in the Army and there are only two things I love. My Apache and my Mach 1 Mustang.
Here is my story.
I was 4 or 5 years old in the 1970's (yes i am showing my age) and I was on my Green Machine big wheel and going around the block as fast as I could in Boston Mass. One sunny Saturday I noticed two car guys working on their Mustangs. I rolled up to them and asked whats broke, as both hood were up on their two mustangs. They both turned to me and laughed and said there wasn't anything wrong, that they were making them faster. I got off my green machine and asked how are you doing that? With anything it all starts with a question and if you have a good teacher your hooked. A week or so went by and these guys were out there again working on their mustangs. Only this time I noticed that one of the mustangs had external exhaust pipes on the side of the car instead the stock look. I commented on how great it looked and with that the guy quickly jumped in his car and started it up. It shook my Green Machine big wheel with its loud noise and vibration. After he shut it down I told them, I love the sound. For the next two years while we lived in the neighborhood I always would stop by when they were working on there cars and learned to stay out of the way but learned allot. Many years later I learned what model they were working on. It was a 1969 Mustang and a 1970 Mustang. Thats all it took, I was a mustang fan! Which is funny cause my dad was a T-bird fan. I now own a 2004 Ford Mustang Mach 1. I wish I could afford the 1969 Mach 1. I am currently looking for a good restro project, but they are getting harder and harder to find. Thanks for reading.
David P. Thoresen[/size][/font]
I'm in the Army and there are only two things I love. My Apache and my Mach 1 Mustang.
Here is my story.
I was 4 or 5 years old in the 1970's (yes i am showing my age) and I was on my Green Machine big wheel and going around the block as fast as I could in Boston Mass. One sunny Saturday I noticed two car guys working on their Mustangs. I rolled up to them and asked whats broke, as both hood were up on their two mustangs. They both turned to me and laughed and said there wasn't anything wrong, that they were making them faster. I got off my green machine and asked how are you doing that? With anything it all starts with a question and if you have a good teacher your hooked. A week or so went by and these guys were out there again working on their mustangs. Only this time I noticed that one of the mustangs had external exhaust pipes on the side of the car instead the stock look. I commented on how great it looked and with that the guy quickly jumped in his car and started it up. It shook my Green Machine big wheel with its loud noise and vibration. After he shut it down I told them, I love the sound. For the next two years while we lived in the neighborhood I always would stop by when they were working on there cars and learned to stay out of the way but learned allot. Many years later I learned what model they were working on. It was a 1969 Mustang and a 1970 Mustang. Thats all it took, I was a mustang fan! Which is funny cause my dad was a T-bird fan. I now own a 2004 Ford Mustang Mach 1. I wish I could afford the 1969 Mach 1. I am currently looking for a good restro project, but they are getting harder and harder to find. Thanks for reading.
David P. Thoresen[/size][/font]