Midlife Crisis Alert: Rapidly Acquiring A Classic Ford Mustang
So I haven’t much had time to talk on the weblog quite as much as I had expected, because of how much I have been helping Dad with his wild & crazy midlife crisis. Okay, I suppose it isn’t as far out as it could be. How it went, I mean the way he played it out was to get himself dressed up like the Fonz, and drop by to my place and proclaim to me, in his “coolest” possible vocal tone: “Get in, bro, we are going to be looking for some classic Mustangs for sale. No joke, buddy, I’m going to make this thing happen.”
So next him and me went out to some of those crazy vintage car lots that I’m pretty much certain are not quite on the up and up, and I see my crazy padre cut a check without even stopping to think, for an unnaturally well-preserved classic mustang. I mean, it really is an intense machine. It made some great noise as well.
I want to point out that I phrased about that sound in a past tense. It sounded really nice for a short time, at which point it stopped making any noises. The old man tells me that it’s a quick problem and that all it will take is the right part. I’m thinking, it is not as straightforward to find classic Ford Mustang parts as it was about a million years ago, but my Dad insists that there’s a really sizable aftermarket for them in spite of their age. the the easiest way to find parts for classic Ford Mustangs is by way of internet auctions, since you can get them rebuilt and occasionally as good as new. Not necessarily that inexpensive, though… Come on, man, they are thirty year old car parts.
Could be worse, though… He might’ve bought a volkswagen bus.
