Ponies in the Corral

64-68 1st Gen/Pure Stock Class

 Juvat showed us his favorite ponies yesterday, so I thought I'd do the same, but different.  By the way Juvat, I'm so sorry for the loss of yours.  Tough post to write I'm sure.

I'm always ranting on here, but you deserve some niceties out of me every once in a while so I'm just going to post some pictures.  I spent Sunday at "Mustangs By The Bay."  It's a car show put on by the San Diego Mustang Club, of which I'm now a member since buying my own Mustang last February.  It's a very popular event, with the entire Embarcadero Park being  taken over by 320 Mustangs and their enthusiasts.  I didn't enter my own car, seeing how it's a basic stock Mustang without any special modifications that more-savvy car-show attendees make to their cars.  However, I enjoyed visiting and talking with other owners, and taking all these pictures

Those kind of Mustangs.  Not these:

Horsey Selfie with my beautiful wife backing me up.

Anyway, it was the first car show I've ever attended.  There are some folks who take car shows VERY seriously, probably putting a hundred thousand into their cars over the life of them.  Saw plenty of restored Mustangs, which is no inexpensive endeavor, but also heavily modified late models with superchargers, special wheels, upgraded interiors, hand painted engine covers, and the like.  A guy in my club owns two of these specialized ponies, but only drives them to the club meetings and car shows.  I prefer my daily driver which has been a blast for me so far, getting me nowhere near the 21 city MPG that was on the window sticker.

One of many '67 Fastbacks in the show

Steve McQueen would be proud

Two classics-  your humble scribe and a 1967 Coupe.

 This yellow one is a favorite since a good friend owns it, the same guy that convinced me to join the club.  It's a 99.9% original '67 Coupe.  Only the tires have been changed, once. Even the paint is original, thanks to the little old lady who owned it not driving it for 19 years, and barely at all before that- 38,000 original miles.

1968 Mustang Shelby.  What's a Shelby?  Take a look here.

40 years later, here's the updated version.

The surfboard was not standard equipment, but it's a great modification.

Patriotic engine cover

 I'm not really interested in changing the look of my car, preferring the simplicity of "stock," but I wouldn't mind doing something under the hood like this.  His galloping pony on the grill was similarly painted.

The winner of the class

 This one is another club member's.  When I first saw it I thought it was terrible how he had modified it, putting that bumper on the front.  Turns out that was standard equipment on the Mustangs made in Mexico.  Same type on the rear.

I realize we spend a lot of time on this blog talking about old stuff we like-  history, warplanes, how things used to be, etc.  I like the new stuff too though.

Modern Muscle

GT350 in the foreground, 8 reactors in the background.

Probably the best '67 Ragtop I've ever seen.

This black beauty was my choice for "Best In Show"  It's an incredibly clean '67 convertible almost exactly like the one my mom bought 50 years ago.  I've always loved the '67 as the best muscle car ever made, and the best Mustang.  It's a little beefier than the first generation, which was a little too small and fragile looking to me, but not big, heavy, and plastic like the 70's versions.  I would love to own one, and could afford it - some in the teens and low 20's- but I need a daily driver so the 2017 was the better choice. Maybe if I win the lottery and can afford to add a wing to my garage.

Beauty on the inside as well.

The End.  And a gorgeous one at that.

 Ok, I've exhausted my collection of Pony Pics.  Maybe I'll get political next time.  Or angry.  Or angry and political!

Giddyup!