If you had your choice to own any car in the world, regardless of cost, insurance, maintenance, etc, what would you choose? I wonder how many people would pick the fastest car, or the most modern, luxury vehicle on the market. Aston Martin, Bentley, Mercedes-Benz and Rolls Royce are some of the most luxurious cars out there. I would pick none of those! Personally, I would either want a 64 1/2 convertible or a 67 Shelby GT-350, aka “Eleanor” (I would have a very difficult time choosing between those).
Fifty years ago Ford started the Mustang with the 64 1/2. There used to be a 64 1/2 white convertible, with blue leather interior in the family (like the one in the picture). I remember taking rides in it as a kid. We couldn’t go very fast because my mother blew the engine out long before I was born, but it was a sweet machine. Man what I wouldn’t give to have that car back!! My love for the Mustang started with that car. Then I saw the remake of “Gone In 60 Seconds” and that’s when “Eleanor” made the list of dream cars I would love to own.
It’s amazing that a car has become so iconic that Ford is still producing them even 50 years later and people are still buying them. I don’t know enough about cars to answer this, perhaps somebody does, but what other automobile brand has lasted 50 years, and is still manufactured? I imagine it has to be quite a small and elite group. I think most of the newer models of the Mustang have been pretty nice. I think Ford has been doing the Mustang name justice with some of the old school body designs; though I hope they never touch the body designs from the 90s. They were quite horrid.
I hope to one day own a Mustang. It will probably be my fun car. It would be great to get that 64 1/2 back we had in the family, though I wouldn’t mind getting my own “Eleanor”. Unfortunately, on a recent episode of “What’s My Car Worth” on the Velocity network, 1967 Shelby GT-350 Mustangs start at $80,000 up to over $100,000. In fact the 67 Shelby GT-350 in Britney Blue went for 80 grand at auction on that particular episode.
I guess that’s why they are called “dream cars”, the price tag (or odds of locating one), can only happen in one’s dreams.
Happy 50th Birthday, Ford Mustang.
/cheers
Issue 102 – Greetings and Salutations, Friends!! Ah, the sweltering days of summer are upon us and what is there better to do on a hot day then sit in the air conditioning and game. Of course you could go to the pool to ogle the bods … err, I mean get some refreshing exercise – but you can’t slay Orcs while wading in the deep end! While keeping cool in this infernal days of summer, check out what’s going on in your favorite MMO titles.
Issue 101: Happy Independence Day (for those of us in the U.S.A.)!! I hope everyone had a happy and safe 4th of July. I celebrated our country’s birthday on the beaches in Maryland which means I took a week off of gaming. My vacation also explains why this post is delayed so hopefully there is still something in here that will amuse and/or excite you.
I wasn’t really in the worst part of the storm. I was in Ocean City, Maryland which was just on the very, very edge of Hurricane Arthur. My in-laws had another sandy vacation for the family, this time in the penthouse on the 17th floor of a place on the beach in Ocean City. I don’t know what it is about fireworks on the beach that makes the 4th of July so much more spectacular. (If you have access to the gallery on the family website you can see some of the pictures I took).
I’ve had a Barnes & Noble nook e-reader since the first year they came out and today I probably have more books on it than I own in printed format. I always knew, however, that Barnes & Noble was struggling with the sales of their nook devices. Amazon’s Kindle and Apple’s iBook app are just too strong for Barnes & Noble to fight. It sucks because I really like my nook.