Greetings

I am a 1970 Torino, 1977 Mark V, 1969 Marauder guy, but I am seriously considering an '07 GT 500 Convertible. When will I be able to know how much will it cost and do I have to call it a Mustang?

 

I live in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. Mike the Cobra (Michael Choliero) lives in Roseville which is about 5 hours South of me. He is a great guy. My guess is if you know him, you know Mike McFord McPhillips. Mr. Cobra has a great forum if you are interested and every year he has a beach bash at Metro Park.

The '07 Convertible has my attention only because I am burnt out on building my own cars and in a moment of weakness thought of buying "new." I am 41 and was one of those guys as a kid would go to all the dealerships when the new cars came out. Eventually I genuinely lost the desire to look at the new stuff. This car is the first one that will make me go to the dealership just like I was a kid and the new models came in during August. I have no genuine "dig" against the Mustang and my comment is a friendly rib. Of course I am resentful of the Mustang's availabilty of parts with a killer weight to h.p. ratio.

My 70 Torino GT was "finished" and I mean really pristine and kicking butt in the looks and GO depatment. It was streetable and dependable as I put 30k a year on it for about 2 years. On the otherhand have any of us ever "finished a car? I decided to make it better. I fabricated a set of Hooker Headers to fit a 351 4V w/ power steering and a 4 speed. I put a gearvendor unit in, put electric cut outs in, did the strut bushings, fixed a leak in the water neck and intake manifold, and put a Performer 750 on. Then I put a V Gate II in line shifter in. I had to do a major fabrication on the tunnel hump.

Now I have to put the interior back in.