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Topic: last ride of the century
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LXXVICOBRA
Senior Member Posts: 64
From: Central NY state
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 10-31-99 06:03 PM
   
The leaves have fallen...the last day of October is quickly dissapearing. The clocks were turned back last nite,(the one in the II quit years ago).. and today I once again turned back my memory clock as I took the II out for its last ride of the season and the century.
This ritual that I have enjoyed over the past 23 years always brings back fond memories of springs, summers and falls past.
The Cobra with its polar white and blue always seems to look its best against the backdrop of the fall folaige.
The mere sight of a vehicle that most people would consider only summer driven one day before November in central NY state always brings smiles, thumbs ups,and admiring glances from other drivers and perdestrians.
It's also a great time to drive a car that does not have AC.
Just wanted to say too...that this year I look forward to many more Octobers to come thanks to the renewed and increased interest in the II's.. thanks to sites like this and many others i've seen since being exposed to this online world. The world has changed imensely since 1976...and attitudes about the II's are finally changing too.
Just think...while perhaps not a classic in a true sense..the II's will be classics in an age sense very soon. I remember the point in time the car was 3 years old..as the new 1979 models were coming out..thinking the car now had lost its newness. By its 10th year,it was truely an old car of sorts..but still suffering from the negitive image that had been cast upon it since its birth (truly the low point in its life). By age 15..its rarity on the road was being met with many positve comments each time it was shown or driven. Now, at 23...it is being thought of as a fond memory of days past to many, while also being questioned to whether its an old car or a new model by those to young to remember!
So...better days are coming i think. In the meantime...gather memories of your days past
in your II..and get ready for YIIK..lol.
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 4154
From: Saco, Maine, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 10-31-99 08:08 PM
It the devotion of Mustang II owners like yourself that are bringing the Mustang II the respect it deserves.By showing the cars are still around and cared for, the MII will take it's place among other special interest car, and keep the marque in our memories. I am very happy to provide a place where MII enthusiasts can gather and keep the interest in this car strong. ------------------
SteveLaRiviere/Administrator Mustangsandmore.com Cherishing the Past,
While Racing into the Future! IP: 209.222.80.230 |
IIGood
Moderator Posts: 285
From: Arnold, MD, USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 10-31-99 09:58 PM
The way all that was worded truly moved me, in a manner of speaking. It does show the dedication behind any die-hard II owner, no doubt about it. My little Ghia will be going through the winter; somewhat unfortunately. I'd rather it not, but when it's all you have to drive, gotta make-do. Just wish I could get a winter beater to drive around in and give the II it's rest. Spring time will be here before you know it!  ------------------
Frank S.
'77 Ghia--"II Good"
'76 Cobra--project IP: 168.143.1.80 |
mustangs68
Moderator Posts: 4601
From: norfolk,va usa
Registered: May 99
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posted 10-31-99 10:49 PM
Geeez..I got a tear in my eye 
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LXXVICOBRA
Senior Member Posts: 64
From: Central NY state
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 10-31-99 11:41 PM
I have a little car
its white with stripes of blue
a cousin of a Pinto
it is my Mustang IIshes taken her last ride
this season yes indeed
shes must take shelter now
to save her dying breed cause winters are not kind
to stangs that are this old
their metal starts to change
to rusty shades of gold they dont drive worth a damn
in winters ice and snow
their vinyl seats get oh so cold
when its ten below but, she's got no onboard puter
she'd start on New Years day
my Mustang needn't worry
about that Y2K yes shes getting old
from all her years its true
but I still love my Mustang
white with blue stripes II
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Duke1968
Senior Member Posts: 92
From: Glen Burnie MD USA
Registered: Sep 99
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posted 11-01-99 10:06 AM
Well put(clapping)
must have something in my eyeIP: 208.242.126.74 |
hotstang
Moderator Posts: 241
From: Murfreesboro, Tn USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 11-01-99 10:40 AM
Excelent posting, sniff sniff, the II will go down with the rest of the stangs in history. IIGood I can relate to your problem, I live it Tn., not too bad in the einters, but still I wish I had a winter beater.IP: 206.241.18.11 |
IIGood
Moderator Posts: 285
From: Arnold, MD, USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 11-01-99 07:38 PM
Love the poem II!!! *cheering* ------------------
Frank S.
'77 Ghia--"II Good"
'76 Cobra--project IP: 168.143.1.80 |
LXXVICOBRA
Senior Member Posts: 64
From: Central NY state
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 11-01-99 07:49 PM
II GOOD...I think you're just trying to make me GIVE you the '87 Caprice (winter rat)that I'm thinking about letting go of, with those compliments on my posts. Glad you liked the story and the poem.. IP: 152.163.232.46 |
SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 4154
From: Saco, Maine, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 11-01-99 08:19 PM
Nice job, LXXVICOBRA!That's the spirit that will keep the MII alive forever! ------------------
SteveLaRiviere/Administrator Mustangsandmore.com Cherishing the Past,
While Racing into the Future! IP: 208.161.23.162 |
UnbridledFury
Senior Member Posts: 40
From: Tacoma, WA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 11-01-99 10:30 PM
I put my II away with the odometer reading 149,302. The next time my 302 will cruise will be in the spring. I hope after school is done in February, I can get some work done to it.I figure my 94 Ranger will be at the same odometer reading by spring. I have 141,000 miles on it now. I gotta find another line of work..... Too much road time. ------------------
Motor Safe! George
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deke
Senior Member Posts: 1237
From: Silver Spring, MD, USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 11-02-99 08:26 AM
Beowulf, poetry, and advice on classic Mustangs and Fords.....What an eclectic group! ..... wierdos! IP: 160.151.88.201 |
UnbridledFury
Senior Member Posts: 40
From: Tacoma, WA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 11-02-99 11:47 AM
Hey! We resemble that!!! ------------------
Motor Safe! George
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mustangs68
Moderator Posts: 4601
From: norfolk,va usa
Registered: May 99
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posted 11-02-99 07:15 PM
MAN..I got get a box of Kleenx for this Thread...!
sam
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LXXVICOBRA
Senior Member Posts: 64
From: Central NY state
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 11-02-99 08:56 PM
As long as you've got the kleenex...heres a song for New Years eve...
Sing to Auld Lang SyneLet old ..mem-or-ies
be.. re-mem-bered
and always brought to mind
each time.. next year
our II's.. need parts
that are.. so hard to find re-member all the fun we've had
re-member all the rides
our little Mustangs gave to us
when we sat down inside re-member all the days of summer
re-member all the nites
our little Mustangs showed a *****
their tri lensed taillights... can't really remeber how this song goes or ends..I'm usually shot by the time they sing this
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georgeb
Moderator Posts: 710
From: Solomons, MD, USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 11-05-99 04:14 PM
Jeeez! All this nostalgia is enough to make me think you guys have been hitting the schnaps..."There I was at 28,000 feet flat on my back; Fokkers at 3 o'clock, Fokkers at 9 o'clock; everywhere I looked, Fokkers, and those Fokkers were flying Messerschmits..." [This message has been edited by georgeb (edited 11-05-99).] [This message has been edited by georgeb (edited 11-05-99).] IP: 198.23.5.7 |
SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 4154
From: Saco, Maine, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 11-05-99 08:19 PM
Boy, George! {Boy George?} now who's been hitting the schnaps?------------------
SteveLaRiviere/Administrator Mustangsandmore.com Cherishing the Past,
While Racing into the Future! IP: 208.161.23.56 |
deke
Senior Member Posts: 1237
From: Silver Spring, MD, USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 11-06-99 10:16 AM
Hey George,Time to get off of your dog house! IP: 207.172.7.100 |
LXXVICOBRA
Senior Member Posts: 64
From: Central NY state
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 11-06-99 02:47 PM
George...its wasn't from Schnapps..it was all a reaction from the letdown of the last adrenelin rush I got while taking the II for the last run of the year down the street ..kinda like a P-51 Mustang on the runway attempting takeoff...then having to shut it down and delay the flight and fight against a boe tie Messerschmit till next year.Now go get that Red Baron pizza you've got burning in the doghouse out of the oven..have a few cold ones and keep your eyes to the heavens for Sky2K...its a new Stealth variant aircraft that is powered by a fuel mixture of Schnapps, Sunoco avaition fuel, and refined EGR fumes from a Mustang II that has been running and hooked up to a refinery tank for 25 years.
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