[Keith]

WOULD IT BE WORTH TAKING ON A PRETTY BIG PROJECT TO RESTORE

 

[Guest]

they are not particularly rare but generally lower production figures due to unpopularity.

Charles Turner
MCA Gold Card Judge(64.5-65, 66)
'65 Fastback
'00 GT Conv, triple black


Check out my 65 [color:blue]fastback!</font color=blue>

 

[autoxsteve]

IIRC, about 15,000 were made in 65. Most were coupes (like mine!).



Steve Leslie, 65 coupe in restoration. 302, toploader, A/C, disc brakes, bench seat

http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1571478&a=12287439&p=44845480.jpg

 

[KeenBean]

Hey i like the new pic, Looks like it's coming together......I wish i could say the same for my project

AKA "Fastbackpimp"
http://hometown.aol.com//dasbus73/Index.html
[color:blue]VMF Member Since Nov. 99</font color=blue>
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/View?u=1590185&a=12106882&p=43855504.jpg

 

[Keith]

THE ONE I HAVE FOUND IS A 289 4SPD WITH BENCH SEAT AND FACTORY AIR SOUNDS LIKE A DECENT BUY?

 

[Guest]

Nobody will tell you whether it's a good buy without knowing the condition of the car. As for the bench seat - it's real value to you depends on whether you like it or not. I think they're pretty cool and would pick one up for my fastback if I found one in a salvage yard. The benches are more rare than buckets because no one really cared for them back then, the general populus still doesn't. You'll never wow the neighbors with a bench seat like you might with a Rally-Pac or console.

Your posts will be much easier on the eye if you lay off the capitalization. It will be much more readable and you'll be more likely to get a response.

Ollie

 

[Keith]

Thanks the caps are a habit I have owned a 65 289 auto coupe and my first car was a 66 coupe fact 200 3spd which my dad and I converted to a 351w with a toploader He currently has a 68 convertible and is 2nd owner he is ready to sell , I am looking for a new project thanks for the info

 

[bishir]

It would make a great converstion piece. I saw one at the MCA show in Pensecola and I thought it was nice. Midlife even asked the guy if he could sit in it!

See my 69 convertible and the VMF parking lot at: http://www.geocities.com/Bishir1/FrontPage.html
http://www.jps.net/binay/webdocs/frontside_sig01.JPG

 

[Guest]

My 67 has 1 of the 8000 for 67. I REALLY LOVE IT. My car is a performance car and honestly I like the feel of the center hump. It gives me better cornering for my butt (ie I don't slide around nearly as much. I put a pair of 69 highback buckets in for a while and I constantly felt like I was going to fall out of the seat. Beside its real good for your lady to curl up next to you on long trips!

67 mustang coupe
70 mustang mach 1
88 mazda/ford mx-6

 

[nyjets53]

WOULD IT BE WORTH TAKING ON A PRETTY BIG PROJECT TO RESTORE

 

[nyjets53]

Almost brought a 65 convertible with a bench seat but I was sitting all the way back and no one could sit in the back seat then

 

[supershifter2]

I had 2 65's with the factory bench in the 70's. A 65 fastback I bought and a 65 hardtop parts car I bought.

 

[Gixxerss]

I have a 65 with a bench seat. Nice arm rest and a conversation starter at the local shows.

 

[awhtx]

Holy Mackerel, Kingfish! A 20 year old thread revived by 4 respondents.

 

[22GT]

I think this 2001 thread is the oldest I have seen. How far back do they go?

 

[427heaven]

I think this 2001 thread is the oldest I have seen. How far back do they go?

It is a good read of what things were like 20 years ago! They are highly sought after in my neck of the woods... Out west!

 

[22GT]

It is a good read of what things were like 20 years ago! They are highly sought after in my neck of the woods... Out west!

I can understand that. I used to see them around in the 70's, didn't like them. Then I delivered a bench seat convertible on an interstate drive, and the arm rest was really nice…