1965 Coupe

Here are promised pictures of the 1965 Mustang Coupe, they aren't the best pictures, but I actually remembered while I was outside taking the pictures for the previous posts :)

in the GARAGE!?!?!

My mother would be so proud of Dan today, not only did he formulate an attack plan, he cleaned the garage enough to literally squeeze the convertible inside!!!



Dan says he needs a bigger garage. I guess for the time being he is stuck with what we have :)

Out of Hiding

Yes, the convertible came out of hiding today... this signifies that the main demolition (the truly messy part) is supposedly over now :) Now on to welding....

Bare bones

So this is part of the basic structure of a car. Now, Dan just needs to weld these pieces together and insert them where they go under the car.

Sounds easy, right? Yeah well, unfortunately it is not that easy. Since some of the parts that are still on the car that also need to be welded to this skeleton of a framework, it has to be welded bit by bit after removing the rusted out remains of what he is replacing.

Needless to say, this is not necessarily a good project to do on the current terrain. So the rest of the day, Dan is cleaning out his garage so that the true welding and assembly can take place on a flat, sturdy surface.

Demolition Day 1

Demolition Day 1--narrative

Oct 4, 2008 was the first day of demolition. Mind you, we have had this creation sitting in our yard since June. Dan has an amazing eye for classic cars--he spotted this 1965 Mustang convertible behind a house in a yard off the highway as we were traveling down to his brother's house. It took over 3 months to get all the arrangements made to purchase it. There was no known title anymore, so a title had to be created and in order for that to happen, it had to be appraised. Dan had lots of "leg work" to do to finally get his convertible. It really doesn't look like much now--but he has great plans.



Right now, he has a working 1965 Mustang coupe (will get pictures up later) and when the convertible is ready for it, he plans to take the engine and transmission out of the coupe and put it in the convertible.



Yesterday, Dan made a parts run to northwestern Virginia to get body parts for the car. This weekend we will spray them with a protective coating to prevent rusting.