In With The Old

...out with the new.

In July I sold my 2002 Mustang. It had served me well. I bought it new and put 118k miles on it in seven years. In thinking about a replacement one thing was certain--it would be another Ford.

You see my wife drives a '08 Ford Taurus X, which we bought to replace our old Windstar that had given us upwards of 200k miles of trouble-free service. Come to think of it, that Windstar replaced an earlier Windstar that took us up over 150k. Did I mention we run some serious miles as a family? But as the kids are growing up a bit, my wife was ready to leave mini-van purgatory for something a little more sporty.

A couple years ago we put our oldest daughter in an '03 Taurus. You know how it is--safety, reliability... get her a Taurus. So as our second daughter is approaching driving age--you guessed it--we picked her up a '96. I have some TLC sort of work to do on it, but I expect it will serve her well.

Oh, and then there is the other woman in my life. Well, that's what my wife calls her, anyway. She's a 1967 Mustang that lives in my garage. She's still several weekends and a few thousand dollars away from re-entering the streets, but when she does she will turn some heads. I picked her up a few years back and we (my daughters helped too) stripped her to the frame.

Now, I always try to be a good citizen. You know how the government has been stressing this 'Cash for Clunkers' program? Well, I'm all about it. I got together some cash and set out to find me a clunker!

Monday of this week I found my new Ford. My wife and youngest daughter joined me for the ten hour round trip--we drove to Binghamton, NY and bought a 1970 Ford F100 pick-up. Oh she's a beauty! She'll get at least 8 miles to the gallon. She'll produce enough emissions to melt some polar caps. She'll just about stand on her rear wheels when you put your foot in the carb, and that's good because sometimes when you work for the Lord you have to go very fast. That's her in the header of this page. I think I'll call her Allie... after Al Gore.

I started this blog to chronicle my automotive journey--some stories and pictures of the cars, our work on them, and the ways in which we get the most out of them. If you're a fan of the old Ford F-Series trucks or Classic Mustangs, I'll share most about them. If you're just a plain old Ford guy or gal, you've stumbled upon a kindred soul. Come along for the ride.