Lola - Pickup Day!

This 1970 fastback mustang didn't look all that bad on Ebay, but we were really in for a treat after picking it up and looking it over. The previous owner had put aluminum wheels on it, fiberglass hood, and fiberglass bumpers as well. All four lips on the fenders and quarters were "rolled" to make room for bigger tires. We had asked the previous owner if there was much rust on the car or any serious problem areas and he didn't mention much as the pictures that were on ebay looked fine. He failed to tell us some serious issues in both rear quarter trunk drop offs, and that the right quarter had been hit at some point in its life. There were also several other small issues that weren't mentioned like the rust at the front lip of the roof panel. Lets take a look at the ebay pics and see if we notice anything..odd.

Ebay Pic Analysis

Alright! Looks good, body lines look straight. No serious gaps anywhere..minor surface rust popping out from under the primer..no big deal. California car..this is the real deal.

Alright, I guess there's no hood springs since the hood is propped up like that... Missing the racing mirrors, and the trim along the upper part of the windshield. One thing we didn't notice as well, where are the front marker light holes?

Okay.. now why would someone want one reverse light?

The doors look awesome! Hope they look as awesome from the inside as they do on the outside.

Most everything is there. He said he'd throw in the original bucket seats with a set of upholstery. Carpet obviously needs replaced. Upper dash looks a little bit sun baked. Original gauge cluster is there, steering column with an after market steering wheel. B&M pro stick shifter. Somebody must have been trying to race this car or something...or something. Lol

The interior in the rear is all there! Can't see the headliner or sail panels in this picture though..odd.

Sweet engine bay, looks like someone did a bit of work here. It has the aftermarket export brace and monte carlo bar. A 302 with aluminum intake, water pump, and headers. Hope the battery tray area is in good condition because it's not in these pics...hmm.

It's all about the angle.. from this shot this area looks all good besides some minor surface rust. Move the camera and inch further and you'll see major rust issues at the bottom of the trunk drop off. This is the same way on both sides of the car.

I don't know how we didn't see this in the picture, but there is a "repair" to the trunk cross brace. Somebody took a piece of angle irons and welded it in. Wonder what happened there..

No noticeable holes anywhere in the floor. A lot of undercoating so the floors must be in great shape.

At least it's got a Ford 9 inch!

Pickup Day

We had the car shipped up from Texas to New York, where we picked it up and brought it back across the border to Canada. Time for the real analysis of the car!

Here's my sister Ashley steering it onto the trailer as we push it on. Looks like the drivers side exhaust hanger broke!

My sister was being very photogenic and liked the "Pony Express" etched in the back window.

Sweet truck and trailer combo! Yeah..the truck looks better without the cap Dad.

 After bringing it home we started to take a closer look at things. Notice the hole for the shifter cable? Looks like somebody punched through the metal. Very professional..

 Hmm, this wasn't mentioned in the ebay ad.. Some serious rust issues along this lip.

 Sail panel lights missing, at least the headliner bows are there!

The VIN for this car is 0F02F203220. The code says that the car is a 1970 built in Dearborn, Michigan that is a sportsroof with a 302-2v in it from the factory. By the time this car is finished into a boss 302 clone, the only way to tell it isn't a real boss should be by look at this VIN plate on the dash.

Time to start taking this car apart and have some fun!