Paul
Elite Explorer
- Joined
- August 18, 1999
- Messages
- 1,299
- Reaction score
- 661
- City, State
- Grit City, Washington
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '94 “Sport”
No, not this kind of mullet. . .
Although Chuck "almost" pulls it off
"M-ullitt", as in kind of a hybrid (Jeez, I hate using that word now...) between the Mach 1 and the Bullitt.
We bought this Mustang new off the lot in November 2000 for a couple of different reasons: Our other car (Dodge Shadow) was 10 years old, and was ready for replacement - - or at least I was ready to stop being seen in it; I had just finished a pretty aggressive driving school; we figured since we keep our cars for longer than most, it'd still be okay to drive a 10+ year old Mustang than most other smaller cars.
So, here a few photos from December 2000, just a plain ol' Mustang GT, in "True Blue".
Only significant upgrades was the Posi-rear end and optional Torque Thrust rims.
So within a year or so Ford releases both the Mach 1 and the Bullitt - - two versions of the Mustang that I really would have waited to buy had I known of their impending release, but not enough to take the financial bath or a newer trade-in of our 2001 GT for one.
As much I liked the Mustang, I was never a big fan of the "Cosmetics", and by that I mean the non-functional hood scoop, faux side scoops, and rear spoiler. . .
Since we planned on keeping the Mustang for a while (13 years of ownership and less than 85,000 miles), figured the car was due a re-fresh.
So I bought a larger wheel set about five years ago, bumping up from the OEM 17" x 8" rims to 18" x 9" rims, but still in the Torque Thrust style. About a year ago I severely gouged one of them on an off-camber curb. Fast forward to this summer and the opening of a powder coating place within a mile or two of the house. So I show them the gouged up Torque Thrust and was assured they could be brought back to like new. Since it was time for new tires, I went ahead and had the set powder coated in a similar color, but kind of went with the "black chrome" look on the outer rim. Here's the rim, with caliper cover, tires are Goodyear Eagle F1 asymmetricals in 275/40ZR18, which really fills up the wheel wells.
Paul
Although Chuck "almost" pulls it off
"M-ullitt", as in kind of a hybrid (Jeez, I hate using that word now...) between the Mach 1 and the Bullitt.
We bought this Mustang new off the lot in November 2000 for a couple of different reasons: Our other car (Dodge Shadow) was 10 years old, and was ready for replacement - - or at least I was ready to stop being seen in it; I had just finished a pretty aggressive driving school; we figured since we keep our cars for longer than most, it'd still be okay to drive a 10+ year old Mustang than most other smaller cars.
So, here a few photos from December 2000, just a plain ol' Mustang GT, in "True Blue".
Only significant upgrades was the Posi-rear end and optional Torque Thrust rims.
So within a year or so Ford releases both the Mach 1 and the Bullitt - - two versions of the Mustang that I really would have waited to buy had I known of their impending release, but not enough to take the financial bath or a newer trade-in of our 2001 GT for one.
As much I liked the Mustang, I was never a big fan of the "Cosmetics", and by that I mean the non-functional hood scoop, faux side scoops, and rear spoiler. . .
Since we planned on keeping the Mustang for a while (13 years of ownership and less than 85,000 miles), figured the car was due a re-fresh.
So I bought a larger wheel set about five years ago, bumping up from the OEM 17" x 8" rims to 18" x 9" rims, but still in the Torque Thrust style. About a year ago I severely gouged one of them on an off-camber curb. Fast forward to this summer and the opening of a powder coating place within a mile or two of the house. So I show them the gouged up Torque Thrust and was assured they could be brought back to like new. Since it was time for new tires, I went ahead and had the set powder coated in a similar color, but kind of went with the "black chrome" look on the outer rim. Here's the rim, with caliper cover, tires are Goodyear Eagle F1 asymmetricals in 275/40ZR18, which really fills up the wheel wells.
Paul