I got a tip from a friend that new I was looking for a first-gen Mustang.  I had really wanted a fastback, but at the time Fastbacks, especially GT’s were through the roof and certainly out of my league in September of 2003.  Paintucation was just beginning to start moving, and I was writing for a new magazine!  (new to me anyhow…) Modified Mustangs & Fords.  The car had been masked up with newspaper and crappy masking tape for about three years, and the paper had separated from the adhesive, making it all but impossible to remove the tape and paper… the interior was in, along with rotted carpet overtop of very poorly installed floor patches.  it was a 6 cylinder, three speed standard shift car, so it had some redeeming attributes. ( well, not really… but it did have the all important clutch pedal)  Rust was in odd places… the quarters and fenders were California solid… but the floors were crap.  The cowl vents were shot, and had formed their own eco-system.  The cool thing was that I actually drove it up onto the trailer to get it home, and drove it around for about 10 minutes before parking it and starting the dismantling process, just to have that impression of smelly, underpowered classic beauty!  I’ll never forget it! LOL!  This is the first installment on the progress of LPGT to the point where it sits now….  I’ll drag up some cool photos to show as well.

Isn’t this fun?  cars become family, I don’t know how that works.

KT.