johnstevens
Member
I have three boys, and last year I began looking for an older car to purchase. I had visions of teaching my boys about the inner workings of a car, and spending some quality time with them.
...So I began looking for an older car.
Among the many cars I've had. I've owned a 79 Camaro, and later had a 76 Corvette and know how to work on them. Though it would have been easy for me to go the Chevy route, I wanted something different. My late uncle had a 70 Mach 1, and I thought it would have been a great tribute to him getting and working on a Mustang. If I was fortunate to find a Mach 1, the better.
I found a Mach 1 in my price range that needed a lot of work (but it ran). For some reason the owner and I always had trouble connecting. I had a feeling that although this car would someday be more valuable, that the car was not really for me, so I begrudgingly moved on. My search continued.
I found a couple of other Mustangs and was ready to pull the trigger on a 70 Mustang Grande when out of nowhere I found an ad for a 73 340 Duster. I was never a Mopar guy, never even crossed my mind. But there was this picture of this car. The price was not bad either, but again ...this car. I could not keep the image out of my mind so I had to take a look at it. One day, I drove a couple of hours to see it. I wanted to take a look at it before I bought the Grande. I drove up looking for the car and then I saw it. Right there and then I told myself that since I was not looking for a matching numbers show car and regardless of the problems or issues with it, I was going to buy that car. And I did.
...So I began looking for an older car.
Among the many cars I've had. I've owned a 79 Camaro, and later had a 76 Corvette and know how to work on them. Though it would have been easy for me to go the Chevy route, I wanted something different. My late uncle had a 70 Mach 1, and I thought it would have been a great tribute to him getting and working on a Mustang. If I was fortunate to find a Mach 1, the better.
I found a Mach 1 in my price range that needed a lot of work (but it ran). For some reason the owner and I always had trouble connecting. I had a feeling that although this car would someday be more valuable, that the car was not really for me, so I begrudgingly moved on. My search continued.
I found a couple of other Mustangs and was ready to pull the trigger on a 70 Mustang Grande when out of nowhere I found an ad for a 73 340 Duster. I was never a Mopar guy, never even crossed my mind. But there was this picture of this car. The price was not bad either, but again ...this car. I could not keep the image out of my mind so I had to take a look at it. One day, I drove a couple of hours to see it. I wanted to take a look at it before I bought the Grande. I drove up looking for the car and then I saw it. Right there and then I told myself that since I was not looking for a matching numbers show car and regardless of the problems or issues with it, I was going to buy that car. And I did.
