Choosing the car...

This blog should have started a year ago, when I was searching for a car.  When my Dodge Durango's engine unexpectedly blew up, I started searching for something to replace it with.  I looked at newer Mustangs (99-04) and kept looking on Cragslist at the older classic Mustangs (65-67).  I couldn't decide which way to go. Everytime I looked at a new Mustang, I would look back at the classics and just wish.  I expanded my search from the San Antonio area to the entire state of Texas, then surrounding states, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and then as far West as California.  I couldn't find what I wanted for the price I wanted to pay, $10k for a 6 cylinder 68, that needed total restoration?

I found a turquoise coupe in East Texas, 70 miles East of Dallas, that a friend knew of.  I took the 4 hour drive North and met a man 6 miles down a dirt road, and in the back of the house, under a tree, was 1966 Mustang Coupe.  No dents, very original looking from the outside, with minimal rust.  It had potential from 50 feet away.

As I walked around the car, I noticed the straight body lines, crooked bumpers, small rust spots, the typical things you would see on a 45 year old car.  It wasn't until I opened the driver's door.  There on the Data Plate, in beautifully stamped, aging numbers, was the most gut checking sight.  "6R07K117304" 

I opened the hood, and there it was, repeated again on the left fender apron "6R07K117304".  It was a 1966 Mustang K Code Coupe.  289 inches of High Performance, a C-4 Automatic, and an ageless beauty. 

The owner took me for a spin in it, and less than a mile down the road, we had our first breakdown.  We pushed it home, and we shook hands.  The next day, I wired him the money for the car and had it delivered to a local mechanic to give it a once over.

I now own a K Code Coupe!!!