I always dreamt of having an american classic of my own - no matter what make or model - but the right time to start the hobby never came. A couple of years ago I had my house built, kids old enough to have some time of my own in the evenings. My middle-aged friends already had their dream-cars and were pushing me to buy myself a Corvette or some other toy. But I did not want to share their dream.
No, I had to have something else, something that no-one I knew would have. I decided to go for a Mustang and it had to be a convertible. I set some other specs too: model year early '65-'68, V8 engine, automatic gearbox, red paint, not a show car but a daily driver...
I got to know a guy who is a long-time Mustang-hobbyist and knows a lot of people in the local club. He promised to help me to find one. Easier said than done. After two years of searching, I still had no pony in the garage.
Thus the increased amount of Mustangs imported from US, the convertibles are owned by enthusiastics who do not sell the cars in the first place when they need money. Or if they do, they want a lot of it. It was time to take a look overseas...
No, I had to have something else, something that no-one I knew would have. I decided to go for a Mustang and it had to be a convertible. I set some other specs too: model year early '65-'68, V8 engine, automatic gearbox, red paint, not a show car but a daily driver...
I got to know a guy who is a long-time Mustang-hobbyist and knows a lot of people in the local club. He promised to help me to find one. Easier said than done. After two years of searching, I still had no pony in the garage.
Thus the increased amount of Mustangs imported from US, the convertibles are owned by enthusiastics who do not sell the cars in the first place when they need money. Or if they do, they want a lot of it. It was time to take a look overseas...
