I bought mine 4 days after I turned 15, so that would be June 20, 1996 (lots of summers mowing lawns saved up). Drove it all through high school and halfway through college until the transmission started acting up. Now she's parked and getting an overhaul. I've only owned her for 9 years, but I don't plan on getting rid of my FB...

 

I've had my Mach 1 since 1988, 17 yrs.

 

Laurie S.....?

Here's your chance to shine! ::

 

I've had mine about 12 years.

 

my father had his 35 years

 

I got mine in 1987, my dad bought it for my Birthday. We spotted it one day from the main road. Hidden in a barn. I was fifteen and it had been sitting for seven years. My dad put a battery in it, poored gas in the carb and we drove it home. Im currently giving it a proper restoration job. It took me eighteen years after it's been sitting since 1995

 

A buddy in my club is the original owner of his untouched 15,000 mile 69 mach 1. Not a scratch on the car and even the belts are original.

 

Sometime 1985 - Mustang #1. 67 Coupe. (gone but not forgotten)
December 1986 - Mustang #2. 67 FB (19yrs this month - Still here)
Sometime 1991 - Mustang #3. 65 Coupe (wow 15 yrs. Still think of it as the new one! - Still here also)

 

13 yrs in March, I remember the day well :biggrin:

 

Unless there is an *original* owner of a 65 through 67 on the forum I don't know about, then Laurie S. wins this competition hands down.

I'm a decade behind her in terms of ownership time, I bought my one and only 1965 convertible in 1978 - 27 years ago. It was a worn out (it burned almost as much oil as gas), very rusty (no real rear floorboards), but very fun car even then.

John Harvey

 

Laurie S is the original owner of her '68 Coupe. As far as original low mileage unrestored cars are concerned, I recall reading an article a while back in one of the Mustang Mags featuring one of Bob Perkins' Boss 302's with something like 5000 original miles or so on it. He also has a couple of other low mile originals as well but I don't recall that he was the original owner.

Though my folks bought a '67 couple new which I remember well, that car is long gone. I've had my '67 Fastback for only 6 years.

 

I have an 86 LX contertable I've had for about 10 years. It was my first car in high school. It's still parted in my grandpa's shed next to a few of his 50's fords he collects.

 

While he is not a VMF'er, my father ordered his 69 in 1968 from a ford dealer in Nebraska that could only afford to carry one or two mustangs. He had is choice of things and purchased a 351W Grande in an ivy gold color. FOr about $500 more he could have gotten a mach 1. Anyway, until two years ago it had been his daily driver ever since, unchanged. Rusted to hell and 150,000 miles with more duct tape on the roof than vinyl. He still has the window stickers and every stitch of documentation. In the late 70's early80's when we were reay poor, he went 9 years with no tune up or even a change of spark plugs. Until a rod broke two years ago, it would still scratch shifting into each gear (its an FXM auto too) I love that car.

 

I bought mine in August 1980... 25+ years.
http://home.midsouth.rr.com/toddstyles/images/Mustang/mustang1.JPG
Todd.

 

I purchased mine in 1977, ten year old daily driver, until 5 years ago when I started to "just" replace the leaf springs, and then the "while I am at it" hit and now I finally have it back together and driving again.

 

I bought mine in 1982, 23 years ago, my first car.

 

I've had mine 21 years. It was originally my aunt's car. She bought it new. She gave me driving lessons in the car in 70. I always told her that I wanted to buy the car if she ever decided to sell it. When she passed away in 84, she left it to me.

 

I've had my 68 coupe since June 6, 1968, but I'm not the winner here. I know that jims6t6 also has had his since day one. Jim, where are you? :winkgrin:

 

The first car I ever drove was the 68 in my sig pic when I was 15...32 years ago (my dad's car till last summer.) The first car I ever bought is the 67 when I was 17...30 years ago. That's 62 years of combined Mustang Experience.
Dave

 

Maybe not the longest, but my wife got the car in '78. The car had just been painted a light blue metallic. The car used to be forrest green and was raced under the name "Green Frog". The PO detuned it and sold it to my wife. Her dad thought maybe something was wrong with it because it idled rough (rumpety rump). He had the engine rebuilt and who knows where the Hi Po parts went. The car had glasspacs on it and was really loud! When I first rode in it, I asked her if she thought it was loud and she thought it was fine... :lol: When I met her in '83, the carb was messed up and my fellow frat guys could not fix it (she was a little sister at our frat). I fixed it and the rest is history.

 

I'm not sure if he'll respond but bic98gt is the original owner of a low mileage 69 SCJ Mach 1... Here's a picture he has in the photo gallery of his girlfriend (soon to be his wife) and the car. He's managed to keep 'em both all these years...

http://forums.vintage-mustang.com/forums/photopost486/data/500/19317Project1-med.jpg

 

I got mine the day it rolled off the factory floor in 1964... of course, I wasn't born yet but the Moose (as I like to call my 65 FB) knew she was destined for me..

 

My 1st mustang 65 coupe in 1980 I was 16 years old.
2nd mustang 66 GT I got in 1983
3rd mustang 71 fastback in 1990
4th mustang 68 fastback in 1991
All are gone but not forgotten, I should have kept that GT but the camaro behind me wiped it out. also should have kept the 68 fastback.

I still have the boss, that I got in 1983 or 1984.
One of these days I will have my dad's 65 fastback K code that he has had since around 1980, but I'm in no rush for that one.

 

23years and counting, I bought my '67 coupe when I was 15. My brother owned it for 12 years before that.

 

I've had my SportsRoof since July 1983. It is my first car and was purchased from Val Strough's Honda used car lot.

I am the original owner of my 21,000 mile '89 GT. All original. Even kept the original battery and oil filter.