My Dad’s Midlife Crisis: Buying A Classic Ford Mustang
Well, I haven’t been able to talk on this weblog half as much as I’d planned, owing to the fact that I’ve been running around town with my old man fuel his wet & wild midlife crisis. Okay, some would argue it’s not quite as nuts as it might be. How it went, I mean how he showed up was to go and dress himself up like fonzie, and come on over to my place and proclaim to me, in his hippest dialect: “Put some shades on, son, you and I are going out looking for some classic Mustangs for sale. That’s right, son, I’m going to get myself one.”
Next thing I know my Dad and I were on our way to a couple of those crazy vintage car places that I’m always just about certain the mob owns and operates, and I watch the dude wrote a check within just a few minutes, for an unnaturally sparkly classic Ford automobile. I have to admit, it’s an intense car. It made some great noise as well.
I want to point out that I put that last sentence in a past tense. It sounded really nice for a short time, at which point it became silent. The old man informs me that it is just a quick problem and he just needs the right part. Of course, it can’t possibly be as painless to pick up classic Ford Mustang parts as it was about a thousand years ago, but my pop swears there is a pretty sizable aftermarket for them regardless. From what I’m told the nicest way to buy parts for 1969 Mustangs is by way of internet auctions, because you can get them refurbished and sometimes as good as they were 30 years ago. They’re not necessarily available for a nominal fee, however… After all, they are thirty year old Ford Mustang parts.
I suppose it could’ve been worse. He might have got himself a mail-order bride.
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