Were We Really Just Buying A Classic Mustang

Well, I haven’t much gotten to post on my web site quite as much as I would’ve liked, because of the fact that I have been dealing with my pops fuel his incredibly wacky midlife crisis. Well, I suppose it isn’t quite as nuts as it could possibly be. Basically how he did it was to go and dress himself up like he was Fonzie or something, and come on over to my apartment and proclaim to me, in his hippest tone of voice: “Come on in, bro, you and I are going to be shopping for some classic Mustang sales. You heard that right, son, I’m finally going to buy one.”

Next thing I know my Dad and I were on our way to a few of those creepy classic car places that I’m pretty much sure are mob-run, and I am just awed the crazy old guy wrote a check within just a few minutes, for an extremely well-preserved classic Ford automobile. I have to admit, it’s an intense purchase. It sounded amazing as well.

Notice that I put about that sound in a past tense. It sounded amazing right until it rendered itself silent. Dad maintains that it’s a easy problem and that all he requires is the right part. Of course, it’s not as painless to pick up 1966 Mustang parts as it was some a thousand years ago, but my pop informs me there’s a pretty big aftermarket for them to this day. Apparently the surest way to get you parts for classic Mustangs is actually internet auctions, since you can get them all refurbished and often as good as they were 30 years ago. They might not be cheap, though… Come on, man, they are thirty year old car parts.

Not as bad as some midlife crises, I suppose. He could’ve gone and found a harley.