Old Irish Mustangs...

airnwater

Came across these old photos of 2 different Irish ' 71 / ' 72 Mustang coupes (think both are Grandes) ,one of them looking very sad...

I guess someone on here may remember them when they were on the road ,most likely in Dublin ?






Circa ' 89







Another one , several years later

kev1.3s

enniscorthy by any chance?

Daved_XB

There are two rather sad looking early '65's in that 2nd pic too

bbsrs

Daved_XB wrote: »

There are two rather sad looking early '65's in that 2nd pic too

Now if they had been converted to diesel they would maybe be in better condition today

Daved_XB

bbsrs wrote: »

Now if they had been converted to diesel they would maybe be in better condition today

No... only if they where restored would they be in better condition today....

Slapping in a diesel engine wouldn't have magically restored the cars... They would just be two rather sad looking early '65's with diesel engines

bbsrs

Daved_XB wrote: »

bbsrs wrote: »

Now if they had been converted to diesel they would maybe be in better condition today

No... only if they where restored would they be in better condition today....

Slapping in a diesel engine wouldn't have magically restored the cars... They would just be two rather sad looking early '65's with diesel engines

Yes the diesels are magical

Daved_XB

bbsrs wrote: »

Yes the diesels are magical

If only I had known that the last time I started restoring an old Muscle car

bbsrs

Daved_XB wrote: »

bbsrs wrote: »

Yes the diesels are magical

If only I had known that the last time I started restoring an old Muscle car

There's always next time

Kevin_Herron

The top Mustang 9493ZI is still in the same shed as far as I know!
I have never seen this car on the road.
The owner was supposed to have also had a Shelby GT350 Convertible that he sold to England.
Here is a video of it;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_lxVpqkEo8&feature=channel&list=UL

The car in the second pic was English registered as far as I remember, I never knew it on the road.
It actually looks better in that pic than I remember it being!
It used to be on Dorset Street and later in a field in Kells Co.Meath.
And then later in Donegal where that pic was taken.
Its either scrapped or still in the same spot!

airnwater

Kevin_Herron wrote: »

The top Mustang 9493ZI is still in the same shed as far as I know!
I have never seen this car on the road.
The owner was supposed to have also had a Shelby GT350 Convertible that he sold to England.
Here is a video of it;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_lxVpqkEo8&feature=channel&list=UL

The car in the second pic was English registered as far as I remember, I never knew it on the road.
It actually looks better in that pic than I remember it being!
It used to be on Dorset Street and later in a field in Kells Co.Meath.
And then later in Donegal where that pic was taken.
Its either scrapped or still in the same spot!

Good info !
Great video , the shed / barn looks the same 20 years on !, good the ' 71 has survived ,although the car seems to have acquired an american style plate instead of the original Irish one & unfortunately the plastic grille is broken ,
perhaps it slipped into drive at 5k rpm in the shed !


Had forgotten there was something on here previously about an Irish Shelby GT350 ,most likely the stablemate to the ' 71 coupe above

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=256944&page=182
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=256944&page=183

@ capri ,would be great to see photos of it


Figured group of Mustangs had been in Dublin originally ,afaik the red ' 65 was an abandoned hardtop to convertible conversion but without the necessary sill & underside bracing..... There was also a blue Dublin reg ' 70 Grande in the group which was in better condition ,unfortunately also parked outdoors.

trevorbrady

RHD? Irish reg Mustang convertible photographed in 1975:





from here

airnwater

nice pics above ,it's lhd , still exists

here c 1987 in a Dublin garage with Pat Grace fried chicken livery





c 1988 same garage





2008 Kilbeggan





2012 for sale !

Kevin_Herron

In between your '88 and '08 pics heres two I took of the car in Co. Clare around 10 years ago.

spooky donkey

This belongs to a friend of mine. its a cork reg from 70 but its a 68 car.
He spent a lot of time and money restoring it.


mustang castle by BarryKelly, on Flickr


mustang side on castle by BarryKelly, on Flickr

Big Nasty

airnwater wrote: »

2012 for sale !

Have you a link to the for sale ad of this?

airnwater

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Have you a link to the for sale ad of this?

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C299743

airnwater

spooky donkey wrote: »

This belongs to a friend of mine. its a cork reg from 70 but its a 68 car.
He spent a lot of time and money restoring it.


mustang castle by BarryKelly, on Flickr

here it is in Galway c 1985

Capri

The owner was supposed to have also had a Shelby GT350 Convertible that he sold to England.

He sold 686CIK to me, and I then sold it to the UK about a year later (for IRP5k, double what I paid, but $95k less that what they're worth now !:rolleyes: )
Pics of 686CIK coming soon, and a few other US motors I owned - just short of time these next few weeks.

Capri

airnwater wrote: »

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C299743

Mach1 to me was the 69-on fastback - never saw a convertable.

http://www.autotraderclassics.com/find/vehicle/vehicleSearchResults.xhtml?endYear=1969&model=Mustang&distance=0&keywords=mach+1&startYear=1968&address=90210&firstRecord=1&numRecords=100&make=Ford&conversationId=209194

Did research on chassis no's etc. in 'Hot Rod' magazine before I bought the Shelby, then had a 'know-it-all' telling me it wasn't 'a real Shelby' - proved him wrong

I remember a white 73 Fastback with red/blue striping down a laneway off Pembroke Rd (when it was car repair shops rather than mews !), and another red one out at Des Darcy motors in Swords.

Capri

Brazilian 'Mustang' ( Maverick V8) http://www.jalopnik.com.br/conteudo/um-maverick-gt-v8-laranja-nunca-e-demais#more-53901

Old chap out in Coolock used to have one, moved over from Florida ( to Coolick !!!! ??? ). He also had a powder blue Falcon/Fairlane before that. AFAICR

spooky donkey

airnwater wrote: »

here it is in Galway c 1985

yep thats the car. I dont think he owned it then. I must show him this pic I doubt he has seen it. I think he has the car 10 or 15 years.....

Capri

AFAIR Ford are reproducing old Mustang bits again - you canbuild a complete car if you need to.
http://www.muscularmustangs.com/2011/news0641_67_mustang_repro_bodies.php
http://www.cjponyparts.com/new-mustang-parts/c/16_1001_2/


New 'old' Bronco
http://gizmodo.com/5909040/the-best-designed-vintage-suv-is-hand-built-with-taste


$3mil for an original - http://www.autotraderclassics.com/classic-car/1970-Plymouth-Barracuda-716328.xhtml;jsessionid=8BA7295B73CC08BC88F418C6079B8ADC?conversationId=11837

Capri

Carroll Shelby, Automotive Legend, Dead At 89
Before reality TV, and even still to a very large degree now, the best known name associated with performance cars to the average person is Carroll Shelby, and with good reason. Shelby has been considered a legend in the field for decades, and his influence is still strong to this day. He died today at the age of 89, as a result of complications from an illness.
Carroll Hall Shelby was born in the tiny town of Leesburg, Texas, and suffered from poor health throughout much of his childhood. By his teenage years his health improved, and, according to stories, received a speeding ticket the very first time he was loaned his father's Willys. His interest in moving very, very rapidly continued, as he served in World War II as a flight instructor and test pilot.

Before building the racing cars he's known for, Shelby was a driver himself, racing for a number of teams throughout the ‘50s, including Allard, Aston Martin, and Maserati. In his last year of driving, 1959, he won the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Aston Martin.

But more than a driver, Shelby will be remembered as a man who built many, many fast cars. The first, and in many ways still most iconic Shelby came about in 1959, when Shelby obtained a license to import AC Ace cars from Britain. Shelby's revelation was to replace the straight-6 Bristol engine with a Ford 260 V8 engine, creating a light, incredibly fast sports car. Shelby went on to work with all of the Big Three American car companies, producing such car as his Series 1 with GM mechanicals, the Dodge Viper, and the Ford Mustang Shelby line that is still in production today.

Shelby's career hasn't been free of controversy: Shelby's company has been associated with firms that have allegedly used prison labor to build Shelby Mustangs, and prior to that, in the 1960s, Shelby was found to have skipped large blocks of VIN numbers on cars to give the impression many more were produced, to allow his cars to be eligible for homologated racing classes. In the 1990s, Shelby claimed to have found the "missing" chassis and frames, and began finishing and selling the cars. It was later discovered the "found" cars were, in fact, built from scratch. Interestingly, those cars, now called "continuation" cars, are still sold today as the CSX4000 Cobras. There have been other VIN-related issues, and sexual assault allegations against Shelby from last year.

Shelby has also had some stranger ventures, including a stint as a chicken farmer, founding a Texas chili festival, and once having a brand of deodorant named after him, Carroll Shelby's Pit-Stop.

In recent years, health has been an issue, with Shelby receiving a heart transplant in 1991. The experience of the transplant was so powerful to Shelby that he started the Carroll Shelby Children's Foundation to help children in need of organ transplants.

Carroll Shelby was truly a legendary figure, and he will absolutely be missed.

Capri

'Garage find' Shelby

http://jalopnik.com/5911020/garage-fresh-1968-shelby-gt500-proves-ultra-rare-project-cars-are-still-out-there/gallery/1

Big Nasty

Capri, have you ever seen the GT350 H that does be at a lot of the shows, especially Kilbeggan and Terenure? He has even traveeled to the Classic Show in the NEC in Birmingham. Beautiful car and quite rare - it's not a rep either, and original GTH.

Capri

MCMLXXV wrote: »

Capri, have you ever seen the GT350 H that does be at a lot of the shows, especially Kilbeggan and Terenure? He has even traveeled to the Classic Show in the NEC in Birmingham. Beautiful car and quite rare - it's not a rep either, and original GTH.

Never saw it - didn't fancy the early fastbacks , 69 on was better. The 65-68 were better, IMHO, in notchback .

Remember seeing a powder blue 64-66 one for sale in a yard in Clanbrassil st when I was about 20, along with a 56 Chevy I think