Wife wants a late 60's fastback.

Well I keep reminding the wife we need to build a shop to store and work on cars. Hopefully, one day this will happen. Currently one car is in a storage unit, and if she finds one she likes that likely will be too. For the time being.

She's been wanting a fastback mustang, it's her favorite style. I will let her pick the color, must be an automatic.

I'll just make sure it's in good condition. I've just recently been looking online and ClassicCars.com, but I'm not totally familiar with the old mustangs.

Ones we've liked so far are priced 40-50k. These look to be restored, and might not all be matching numbers. For instance, might have had an inline 6, but now a 302.

Is this about what they are fetching? I have a friend that's pretty knowledgeable on old cars, especially mustangs. But he also thinks many things are overpriced, if that makes sense?

Here is an example of one car she really likes.

1965 Ford Mustang | Vintage Planet



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Nice. I would say from what I have been seeing online is that you are in the correct price range of 40-50K for those year Mustangs and most all the nice ones I have seen online are basically fully restored. If you find cheaper nice restored ones then that is great. Its so expensive today for any full car restoration from that time period and why they are so costly. Problem is these cars are 55 years old now and even though they might not have a huge following they will still be expensive restored. Any nice rides from the 50's/60's/70's would be the same. My close friend wanted a Chevy Nomad real bad and paid 40K for a nice one but not a fully restored one because they are so expensive. I have been checking this site for years when I want to see some nice old classics. Here is the 64-67 Mustang section below.

Ford Mustang: 1964 to 1967 For Sale | Cars On Line.com | Classic Cars For Sale

For $50k, I'd find one and build it to my (wife's) liking.

Yes that would be an option but not everyone can deal with or have the time for building a classic like a 65 Mustang. Here is a clean 66 that is not restored or all original for 31K but it is clean. If looking for a clean driver they can be found cheaper and all depends on how much you want to deal with the condition or buy something that the work has been done on the car already.

1966 Ford Mustang | Shelton Classics & Performance

I have been there already and have owned 9 vehicles from that time period over the years. Only one that I wished that I had kept and restored was my 69 GTO Judge. Not going back though and just like the new rides today much more.

Lucky for you the muscle car market has been in a free fall for the last few years. For budget you could get a nice Mach 1. Me personally would look for a resto mod with modern brakes, suspension, a/c, etc.

Check out hemmings. See below
https://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/dealer/ford/mustang/2030252.html

Awesome advice so far and thanks for the links. I think we want one that's for the most part completed. We don't really want to deal with a body shop.

Her heart is set on a fastback, that's her favorite body style. She might be open to a resto mod. It's doesn't have to be so nice that we don't want to drive it if that makes sense.

But it must be straight, original 60's fastback, no rust, ect.

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Automatic?

She cant drive a manual?

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It will cost much more than to 40-50k to build the car you are wanting .

Has she driven an old car before?
I’d definitely plan on some spring test drives.
She may like the ‘60s Fastback styling but hate how they drive.
My wife wants a Cobra roadster.
She didn’t like the one she drove because of the carburetor 427 SBF manners and suspension stiffness.
Now a Backdraft racing Cobra with the Coyote and BMW derived suspension is one the agenda for a spring test drive.
I definitely wait til she’s driven a few examples.
These Revology cars are probably the pinnacle of what most want:
1968 Mustang GT 2+2 Fastback - Revology Cars
Good luck.
-J

jmsa540 said:

Automatic?

She cant drive a manual?

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Nope, she drove old tractors 20+ years ago. I told her I could teach her with the 90 coupe.

biminiLX said:

Has she driven an old car before?
I’d definitely plan on some spring test drives.
She may like the ‘60s Fastback styling but hate how they drive.
My wife wants a Cobra roadster.
She didn’t like the one she drove because of the carburetor 427 SBF manners and suspension stiffness.
Now a Backdraft racing Cobra with the Coyote and BMW derived suspension is one the agenda for a spring test drive.
I definitely wait til she’s driven a few examples.
These Revology cars are probably the pinnacle of what most want:
1968 Mustang GT 2+2 Fastback - Revology Cars
Good luck.
-J

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She has not, and this has had me thinking. She loves the style, but what if she hates how it drives. It would be nice having one with at least power steering.

I'm not sure how many people will let us test drive. I personally am not a fan of the huge thin steering wheels that most have.

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98 svt said:

For $50k, I'd find one and build it to my (wife's) liking.

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It's almost always cheaper to buy somebody else's project, finished or not, than to get yourself to that same point on your own. Put another way, building/restoring a car is almost always a money-losing proposition. Let the other guy put $50k into a $25k car, buy it for $25k. Profit.

Find someone with a late 60s mustang and see if they will let you drive it. They are not for everyone, its all over the road and the brakes suck. But I love driving them, my wife on the other hand hates to drive it farther than to get ice cream.

Those Revology cars are really nice. Expensive! But really nice!

You're a lucky guy, Bdubbs. Lately in a lot of threads here guys talk about how all their wives want is a quick divorce. Looks like you are in line for a happy life and a happy wife at a fraction of the cost. Congrats, man!

Restomod with current running gear sounds great. Gotta think if a guy's willing to look around for awhile something nice will turn up. I can remember how much fun it was to watch my wife in our old convertible big block vette. She'd be getting the double thumbs up from every young guy she drove past. She loved it.

Good luck in your search. It'll be worth it.

Brady, would she like a '65 GT-350?
1965 Shelby GT350 for Sale on ClassicCars.com

Dont buy an auto fastback man

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Should have bought one 2-3 years ago, values seem to have doubled. Stock market is pushing the car market into retarded price ranges. This is a temporary classic/vintage car bubble. I've wheeled a nice 66 289 4 speed around. Cool to look at, not a pleasure to drive.

sleek98 said:

Find someone with a late 60s mustang and see if they will let you drive it. They are not for everyone, its all over the road and the brakes suck. But I love driving them, my wife on the other hand hates to drive it farther than to get ice cream.

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I have a buddy that has one, but it's a street/strip car. It would be nice to find one with power steering, disc brakes, ect.

FJohnny said:

You're a lucky guy, Bdubbs. Lately in a lot of threads here guys talk about how all their wives want is a quick divorce. Looks like you are in line for a happy life and a happy wife at a fraction of the cost. Congrats, man!

Restomod with current running gear sounds great. Gotta think if a guy's willing to look around for awhile something nice will turn up. I can remember how much fun it was to watch my wife in our old convertible big block vette. She'd be getting the double thumbs up from every young guy she drove past. She loved it.

Good luck in your search. It'll be worth it.

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We are best friends, highschool sweethearts, and have been together 23 years and married 17 years of that come this March.

Her saying has always been, "we are not having kids, we are having cars".

I definitely am a lucky man.

I like looking and researching in finding another car. No rush and she has to fall in love with it right away.

Thanks man!

CobraBob said:

Brady, would she like a '65 GT-350?
1965 Shelby GT350 for Sale on ClassicCars.com

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If it's a fastback yes. Seems they might be out of our price range right now.

RedRocketMike said:

Should have bought one 2-3 years ago, values seem to have doubled. Stock market is pushing the car market into retarded price ranges. This is a temporary classic/vintage car bubble. I've wheeled a nice 66 289 4 speed around. Cool to look at, not a pleasure to drive.

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Yeah, I said this same thing about foxbody mustangs. I never should have sold my low mileage 92 coupe in 09. Prices have nearly doubled.

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MFE said:

It's almost always cheaper to buy somebody else's project, finished or not, than to get yourself to that same point on your own. Put another way, building/restoring a car is almost always a money-losing proposition. Let the other guy put $50k into a $25k car, buy it for $25k. Profit.

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I agree, but at least she would have the car she wants when it's all done.

Old cars are fun to look at, that’s about it.