somethingspecial
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Here is the story;
I was 18 years old and worked my tail off in an apple orchard all summer to buy my first car. I found a GT/CS with a GT390/4 speed and immediately fell in love. It had been highly modified with fender flares, wide tires, custom paint, and YUK, Leapord skin interior. It was fast and boy did I have fun, I had the coolest car in town. I purchased the car for $1500.00, on June 12th, 1983.
I kept blowing head gaskets, and after I caught my arm in the fan, and almost lost my right hand, (all better now), I dissassembled the car with GRAND DILLUSIONS of restoring it. It sat dissassembled for about seven years, when I got a call from Bob McClurg, the editor of Mustang Illustrated Magazine. He called me on a recommendation of Paul Newitt. He told me he wanted to purchase the GT/CS to use as an article car for restoration. We settled on a price and the car left, with very heavy heart.
Over the next 15 years, Bob put to print 12 articles in Mustang Illustrated Mag, titled "Project Something Special" Jan-Oct. 2001. Bob decided to sell me the car back before completion, Which make my wife happy, because it meant the end of 15 years of bitching about selling the car.
BOB, YOU DID AN AWESOME JOB!!!!!!
Ironicaly, I purchased the GT/CS back on, ready for this, JUNE 12th, 2005.
In the tradition of Bob, and my own desire, I am continuing the restoration in CONCORSE fashion. I need help finding Concorse Judging rules and guidelines.
Any help with this is greatly appreciated. I want to do this right!!!!!!! Mike Jewell
I tried to download some pictures, but They were too large, and erased my story once.
I was 18 years old and worked my tail off in an apple orchard all summer to buy my first car. I found a GT/CS with a GT390/4 speed and immediately fell in love. It had been highly modified with fender flares, wide tires, custom paint, and YUK, Leapord skin interior. It was fast and boy did I have fun, I had the coolest car in town. I purchased the car for $1500.00, on June 12th, 1983.
I kept blowing head gaskets, and after I caught my arm in the fan, and almost lost my right hand, (all better now), I dissassembled the car with GRAND DILLUSIONS of restoring it. It sat dissassembled for about seven years, when I got a call from Bob McClurg, the editor of Mustang Illustrated Magazine. He called me on a recommendation of Paul Newitt. He told me he wanted to purchase the GT/CS to use as an article car for restoration. We settled on a price and the car left, with very heavy heart.
Over the next 15 years, Bob put to print 12 articles in Mustang Illustrated Mag, titled "Project Something Special" Jan-Oct. 2001. Bob decided to sell me the car back before completion, Which make my wife happy, because it meant the end of 15 years of bitching about selling the car.
BOB, YOU DID AN AWESOME JOB!!!!!!
Ironicaly, I purchased the GT/CS back on, ready for this, JUNE 12th, 2005.
In the tradition of Bob, and my own desire, I am continuing the restoration in CONCORSE fashion. I need help finding Concorse Judging rules and guidelines.
Any help with this is greatly appreciated. I want to do this right!!!!!!! Mike Jewell
I tried to download some pictures, but They were too large, and erased my story once.