1970 Ford Mustang Coupe, 2 owner

   This is a two owner car and the current owner bought the Mustang when she was only 14, from an old woman .. the woman was 24 (the car was actually her Mom's) ..LOL but when you're 14, right?  The car, painted in Medium Lime, was 16 years old. Because she couldn't drive it right away, her uncle did some work on the car to make sure it was ready to go when she turned 16.

The Mustang had 91K miles on her back in 1986, that averages only 5500 +/- miles per year, but she had a some minor rust in the floors that her uncle patched.

She turned 16, turned the key and went out cruising in her 302 powered hardtop.

She had put about 10,000 miles on the car in 2 years when, while sitting idling in traffic, wasn't paying attention and the Mustang rolled forward and bumped into a car in front of her. It crinkled the hood and lower valance. That was 1990 and she was only 17. Her parents said "we're getting you a different car" and the Mustang got parked in the garage.

About ten years ago her friend offered to get the car running and he installed a new radiator, new plugs and wires, a new "used" distributor,  new thermostat, new hoses all around, new belts, "cleaned" the gas tank, checked all fluids, got her running and set the timing. She planned to get her registered and start using it again... but, you know the deal. She runs a horse and dog rescue and those took precedence, the horse in the garage continued to sit.

She's now decided to sell her.

The car was built in the Metuchen, NJ plant and has always been a CT car.

She came from the factory in Medium Lime paint, auto trans, air conditioning, high back bucket seats, black vinyl top, power brakes-front disc, power steering and the 2bbl 302 V8.

After sitting for 10 years, we just brought her back to life and she runs great. After a 10 year slumber, she stumbled a little initially but fell into a smooth idle. The car has 101,000 miles.

Aside from the obvious "bonk" on the nose, she does have some minor rust on some of the body panels and there is a fist sized hole on the driver floor. The driver door was replaced and the car was repainted in the original Medium Lime before the current owner purchased her almost 40 years ago.

The interior is in surprisingly good condition. Driver seat has seen the worse wear, but the passenger seat has one crack, the dash has small cracks around the speaker, the back seat is near perfect and the headliner looks great - except for the two small holes up behind the visors.

The rear carpet is as good as the back seat and the front carpet is non-existent.

She will need brakes. There is some pressure build up after several pumps, but it goes away. There doesn't appear to be any brake line leaks, so it's probably losing the pressure in the wheel cylinders. She shifts and moves, but due to lack of brakes, we didn't do more than drive her in and out of the garage. The lights all work. The fan comes on but doesn't change speeds, the wipers work, the horn does not. The aftermarket radio does not work. The exhaust is actually in good shape, except for the muffler.

 This is what I'd do:

Get a new hood and lower valance. $450 will get both delivered to your door. I wouldn't even paint the hood, the black would be reminiscent of the Boss black hoods. New tires, new brakes, new muffler, take some tinfoil and soda to the chrome bits, weld in a new floor pan (again, $100 will get the driver's side floor shipped to your door), get some carpet for the front floors and probably new seat covers. Register and insure her and get out and enjoy her... I'd  print up a story card to put out at cruise nights and you know what? This car would get as much attention as a shiny show car. The survivor aspect and story would draw people in.

Then, slowly over time, take care of the other bits of rust and eventually, she'd be repainted.

This a great family project car that can be a rolling restoration. As a Mustang, EVERY part is available, from multiple sources and not expensive. They are as basic as basic can be and are very easy to work on, again, something one can handle in their own garage.

The family is asking $9200 for her.

Any questions, to schedule a time to see her in person or to make an offer, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Thanks for the interest!

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