I took a little of my lunch break yesterday to go to the local Mustang
restoration facility. They are also dealers for the Factory 5 cars. I thought
that some folks on the list may be interested in my observations.....
The Roadsters (427 S/C replicas) look nice. The glass work looks pretty good -
they had a reputation for bad quality when they first started, but it seems to
have improved. The chassis looks good and strong, but you think that Roadsters
need storage space! There is very little in these big ground pounders. When
they are done, they look good - not spot on replicas (the wheel offset is a big
give away), but nice sporty cars.
The shop also had a Daytona Coupe replica. It looks good, but some of the
lines are "off" from the originals (yes, I know that all 6 were each a little
different - Dan Gurney's car had a taller roof for example), but the overall
effect is good. It looks to be a neat little car - that is if you are slim and
short. I am 5'7", and a bit overweight (240lbs), but the weight was not the
big issue. You need to be a contortionist to get into the car. Once in, it is
snug, but the steering wheel is really close to you and the shifter is behind
you. (they used the T5 transmission - if they had used the Galaxie
transmission as the originals used, it would have been better.) The car would
be awfully uncomfortable for more than about an hour or so. It felt rather
Closter phobic as well....
Mandatory Datsun content. I will have to move the cars soon - need to get to
that part of the garage!!
Sid
(Datsun Roadster and Cobra dork....)
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