'72 Scamp-not really a "restoration"

If you've seen it before, you probably were spending more than a little time in Abilene back around '07-'08.

Ok, more about the car-my Dad bought it from the original owner around '88-'89. The original owner used to drive it on the beach at Galveston and wasn't well cared for. My Dad wanted to get it freshened up but he's got more projects than he can handle, and the car sat for the better part of a decade in his driveway near Houston. I picked it up on a trailer back in '07 and started getting it driveable. After replacing the gas tank w/sender, new carb, tearing half the engine apart and replacing some pushrods, timing chain, etc, I started driving the car.

I've completely rebuilt the brakes (aside from rear drums as they don't seem to exist anywhere), replaced shocks, upgraded ignition, new carpet and package tray, and some other knick knacks here and there.

In the short term, I have a 5.2 Magnum (carbed) going in after I figure out a couple things. I'd like to retrofit EFI, and go with a newer tranny and rear axle as well, but I don't have the funds or time to support that endeavor as of right now...probably won't for a few years.

My end goal for the car is to be straight rust free and wear the original code B5 blue with white top and trunk stripe, a reliable powertrain that can make 20+ mpg on the hwy and not be a wheezing turd, A/C (hey, this is Texas), smooth comfortable interior, disc brakes, daily drivable regardless of weather.

As for the Ford Racing banner-I grew up with, and still "suffer" from Mustang fever. My first car, a 1984 GT, is obscured in the first picture. It's a shadow of it's former self, and barely anything aside from about half of the sheetmetal remains from 1984. I recently accepted money for the Vortech supercharged 302 under the hood (and tranny, EFI, piggyback ECU, etc etc) in favor of installing a 4.6 4V with a single 67mm turbo. That's the bigger project right now...I love both cars, but the Mustang is my bigger priority-thats just the way it is.

I love all American Iron-regardless of make. If it's powered by a V8, I probably like it. My biggest prejudice is against a-holes...and I've met all kinds. Some drive Mustangs, some Camaros...I've even met a couple of folks who believed because they drove old classic Mopars, that I wasn't good enough to talk to them or share space with them-after all I was just a peasant Ford guy.

I'm sure I've bored anyone reading this enough to wanna navigate elsewhere, so, well..that's it. Thanks for the welcome mat fellas...I'll post up anytime I do have an update or query.

Jeff