great white
Retirement countdown!
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I've got too many vehicles just hanging on and something has got to go. I'm getting older and it's time to streamline. Getting fairly close to the retirement part of my life and it's time to start seriously planning for it. About another 6-8 years and I plan to move in to some simple home business to augment my pension a bit and enjoy the last part of my life.
I've got the 62 t-bird:
the 83 Mustang
(not mine but could be it's clone if it were a hatchback and not a convert)
and my 2004 300M special:
The 'bird was going to be a retirement project, but it's becoming more and more obvious it's a parts car and not a rebuilder. Rust, rust, rust. Plus, I haven't seen it in nearly 5 years other than a couple visits. It' sealed up in a garage at our second house in another province. It's also the one that I have the least attachment to.
Then there's the Mustang. I've had it since 87. It's had a 302, a 351 and now it's holding it's original 3.8 in the engine bay. It is in the same garage as the T-Bird. But I've already replaced the windshield channel a the upper corners and the rust is bubbling back out again. It had all fresh rubber when I parked it, but that was 5 years ago and it's likely gone to pot now even with it sealed in a garage.
The 300M is a perfectly good car. Handles like rat in sneakers and fits like a well oiled glove. I really like it despite it being what some consider and "old mans car".
I've also got the truck (needed to haul the travel trailer), the wife's Nissan XTrail (needed to haul the wife and keep her away from my truck) and the Interceptor (probably keep that, takes no space or extra cost).
Too many things hanging around. Thing is: the T-bird will only bring a couple grand, the Mustang even less. The M should bring in around 5 grand. I could use the extra cash, but I need to free myself of all the stuff clinging to me as well.
I'm half thinking of keeping the M and selling the rest off. Then, the M becomes the retirement project. Probably slip a C5 suspension and drivetrain under it. Grab something like this:
for 5-6 grand and start a choppin'. But that would likely ruin so much of what makes the M a favorite car for me.
Chuck in on top of all this: I don't drive any of them.
The bird and stang have sat for the last 5 years, the M has followed me across teh country on the back of a transporter for the last 3.
Just not sure what to do.....not one jumps out as the right thing to do.
I've got the 62 t-bird:
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the 83 Mustang
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(not mine but could be it's clone if it were a hatchback and not a convert)
and my 2004 300M special:
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The 'bird was going to be a retirement project, but it's becoming more and more obvious it's a parts car and not a rebuilder. Rust, rust, rust. Plus, I haven't seen it in nearly 5 years other than a couple visits. It' sealed up in a garage at our second house in another province. It's also the one that I have the least attachment to.
Then there's the Mustang. I've had it since 87. It's had a 302, a 351 and now it's holding it's original 3.8 in the engine bay. It is in the same garage as the T-Bird. But I've already replaced the windshield channel a the upper corners and the rust is bubbling back out again. It had all fresh rubber when I parked it, but that was 5 years ago and it's likely gone to pot now even with it sealed in a garage.
The 300M is a perfectly good car. Handles like rat in sneakers and fits like a well oiled glove. I really like it despite it being what some consider and "old mans car".
I've also got the truck (needed to haul the travel trailer), the wife's Nissan XTrail (needed to haul the wife and keep her away from my truck) and the Interceptor (probably keep that, takes no space or extra cost).
Too many things hanging around. Thing is: the T-bird will only bring a couple grand, the Mustang even less. The M should bring in around 5 grand. I could use the extra cash, but I need to free myself of all the stuff clinging to me as well.
I'm half thinking of keeping the M and selling the rest off. Then, the M becomes the retirement project. Probably slip a C5 suspension and drivetrain under it. Grab something like this:
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for 5-6 grand and start a choppin'. But that would likely ruin so much of what makes the M a favorite car for me.
Chuck in on top of all this: I don't drive any of them.
The bird and stang have sat for the last 5 years, the M has followed me across teh country on the back of a transporter for the last 3.
Just not sure what to do.....not one jumps out as the right thing to do.
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