What do you want from your mustang?

[b1lk1]

Right now, I just want to drive it. I want a smelly moderately uncomfortable car that needed thousands of dollars in work just to make it safe to drive down the road. I want stuff to break and I want to have to weld it back together. That hole in the rear quarter you say? Someday......

PS: I really, really, REALLY want that new Cobra manifold that's for sale local to me...........

[KIDAGIN]

This was my first Mustang waited too many years to buy one. It has been a never ending sea of fun, the people and friends I have met in this hobby are just awesome. Even after 9 summers on the road I still get the thumbs up from strangers.
What else could you ask for.

[tulowd]

Having owned and modded Foxes since 1987, this is supposed to be the ultimate iteration of what I want from a car. Since I can't afford a Ferrari, Porsche Turbo or Lambo, and don't want a cookie cutter Viper or Vette, my build is geared towards those cars in spirit. I totally realize this car will never approach the performance levels of any of the above cars, but it is 1 of 1......and it has my blood and DNA all over it.

Here are the major boundaries and targets of my 5 year '87 Vert build:

built with my blood, sweat and tears, not just paid for with an Amex card
Old Skool flavour 80's muscle car, as it should have been built by Saleen etc
carry on the heart and soul of my wrecked SVO clone
naturally aspirated, carbed
road course capable
half decent street cruiser
12 second quarter in real street trim
monster sound system
clean underhood presentation
unique details throughout
entertaining and fully engaged driving experience
half decent appearance
form follows function

Figure I'm about 75 % of the way there...........

Starting to get some pretty serious compliments, which is always nice, especially when its from decent car folks or total strangers hanging out of their buddies car on the 401, lol

[NickD]

I want it to make me smile every time I drive it...
needs be pretty, reasonably comfortable and fast (working on the last part)
I like going out for drives and seeing the heads turn