Alright, alright already!! I can barely get back in town without being hunted down :) Just drove almost 800 miles today and over 1500 in the last two days and am I beat. Went to Arizona yesterday, saw my mistress and had to have her. Ran to the bank and she's home where she belongs--my mistress and my wife in the same house, go figure. Ran like a champ and didn't burn any oil--yeah Don, driving it was better than towing. Did have one major headache that I had to overcome and I'll bring it up tomorrow and ask for help. But anyways, the owner was really nice and I got a 1988 Recognition Guide thrown in, plus shop manuals and other do-dads. An all-around good experience. I'm broke, but happy. Tomorrow I'll include some photos, but for now, I'm heading to bed, it's been a long two days... Night all!! PS, It does have the Marti Report verifying it's bona fides..Robb

cool. pictures!

Congratulations! I know you won't regret it. I love my Wimbledon White GT/CS.

I think Robb is walking in his sleep or he can't sleep ... he did post pics in the gallery...:grin:

http://www.californiaspecial.com/forums/vbpicgallery.php?do=view&g=88

Interesting color combo haven't seen that one yet. Good luck Robb!!!

Looks like my car except for the vinyl top and stripe color. Congratulations.
Steve

Great car, chaulk another GT/CS up for Texas. Are two different plates legal in Arizona?
Robb, you can get original black 1968 Texas plates that really look cool for $75 from Johns Mustang here in Houston. I found mine on Ebay for about $40. I think it's a nice touch. Just remember you need a pair in good condition if you find them on ebay.

http://johnsmustang.com/Catalog/273/

Congrats on the new purchase

And TX will actually let you use the plates? That's pretty cool! I'll check into it. I was also looking to do personalized plates, but I like this better. Robb

Hey, thought I'd add a few things from last night. First, if you see the pix, you'll see that a few things have been added that are not correct. The prior owner added a black lower and upper console. I was thinking about changing the color later, but I kinda like the contrast with the red inside. On the front fenders somebody put the Mustang emblems next to the script--keeping that for now. The prior owner also add dual exhausts and changed the valance. I think I'll keep too. The car has been repainted and they did a good job with it. A very nice enamel. The edge of the rear decklid is showing a few paint cracks. The interior is a 9+. The engine was replaced 5 years ago with another 289. A little dirty, but she'll get a detail. Runs like a champ. She didn't burn any oil. Heard a slight clicking. Don't know if it's a valve or what..New radiator, front suspension, exhaust system, carb, and others. Pretty much turnkey.

yes, you can use 68 plates. I have them on all my cars. Here is the correct procedure for getting them:

1. buy perfect pair of originals
2. go to the DPS and have them look at them to make sure they are OK to use (I have never personally done this step). I think they are suppose to give you some kind of form.
3. Go to the tax office with the plates and register the plates, pay a few small fees. (I tell them my car is not a daily driver and they register it as an antique car).
4. install on car

Robb, Way to go! You are going to have so much fun working on the GT/CS and showing it. Is that a tilt steering wheel?

Also, if you could post a pic of the Marti report in your gallery? Thanks, Casey

Robb, Way to go! You are going to have so much fun working on the GT/CS and showing it. Is that a tilt steering wheel?

Also, if you could post a pic of the Marti report in your gallery? Thanks, Casey

My scanner is on the fritz, but I'll see what I can do. Maybe I'll take a few photos and see what happens...Robb

PS, no tilt, but was surprised to see it had a good working clock (I'm fascinated with even the smallest items)

Robb, I think a picture will work fine. Many on the gallery are digital photos and not scanned. What is the build date? Casey

Robb, I think a picture will work fine. Many on the gallery are digital photos and not scanned. What is the build date? Casey

Build date is 21 March, actually produced on 20 March.

Looks great , Rob -

In January I traveled to TX from OZ to raid a CS for myself.

So TX is also 1 CS down now.

It was originally a Wimbledon White, Red Interior J code -
Now its a black, red interior R code resto-mod.

will post gallery once the slow shipping service i selected actually deliver it down under.

happy dayz rob - you have great looking car!!:icon_lol:

So your the guy.....
lol

Congratulations! I know you won't regret it. I love my Wimbledon White GT/CS.

...My wife's favorite color... We did approx. 200 miles today in ours. Congratulations!!

...My wife's favorite color... We did approx. 200 miles today in ours. Congratulations!!

With 6 inches of snow on the ground here in Minnesota, I thought about driving 200 miles today in my GT/CS.:grin:

With 6 inches of snow on the ground here in Minnesota, I thought about driving 200 miles today in my GT/CS.:grin:

We're in the same situation here in Idaho Rhonda only it's more like 2 feet of snow rather than inches, we have been especially blessed with the white stuff this year and the last 4-5 days it's been a might bit cold dropping down to 15 below zero Saturday morning, this morning it's only 0 so far. Getting anxious to get the CS back out for a drive but it hasn't seen the light of day from under the car cover now for several months and it still has a few more to go I'm affraid. On the bright side I have a nice cross country ski trail through my 8 acres along the river and back to the house and it makes for a good workout to go down and watch the geese, ducks and swans, also jumped a whitetail buck the other day out of the trees.

Cory

Thanks folks for the kudos. I knew when I started chatting with you folks only a few weeks back that you were a special bunch of folks and passionate about your hobby. Feels really good to have "my girl" and to be involved. Oh, I added my Marti Report to the gallery. For you Aussies, I'm in the military and if I'm ever down that way, we're going out for a few pints of Foster's!! Robb

We're in the same situation here in Idaho Rhonda only it's more like 2 feet of snow rather than inches, we have been especially blessed with the white stuff this year and the last 4-5 days it's been a might bit cold dropping down to 15 below zero Saturday morning, this morning it's only 0 so far. Getting anxious to get the CS back out for a drive but it hasn't seen the light of day from under the car cover now for several months and it still has a few more to go I'm affraid. On the bright side I have a nice cross country ski trail through my 8 acres along the river and back to the house and it makes for a good workout to go down and watch the geese, ducks and swans, also jumped a whitetail buck the other day out of the trees.

Cory

Wow Hook, thats sounds really nice. I live in town and we have deer run through here at times. My husband and I owned a 10 acre farm up till 2 years ago and we long for another acreage to stretch our legs at. I really miss the security and serenity of living on your own land and being out away far enough to where the weirdos won`t go. Just the other night at 2 am I caught somebody creeping around my car and then running through my backyard when I opened the front door. This is the second time in 4 months. I am in the process of selling everything I own (except my car) on Ebay to lighten our load for when we move west next fall. We don`t know where to go yet but maybe we`ll just blindly pick a spot on the map and go. That will be fun. It`ll most likely be Washington or Oregon. I can`t take the cold here anymore. If I want to see snow, I want to be able to drive an hour one way and be in the mountains and if I want to see the ocean, I want to be able to drive an hour the other way. Just rambling, I think I have cabin fever!

I`m so happy for you Rob. Congratulations!

I`m so happy for you Rob. Congratulations!

Thanks! I've been tooling around in it all weekend. Just found a pair of 68 TX license plates and have been reconditioning them. Going to register it tomorrow and see if they'll take the plates.

Congrats Robb!!
Enjoy driving it and showing it off!

Can't wait for Spring here in the Northeast
(although we've been hitting 60 pretty regularly this Winter - but don't want
to get all the salt on the car so haven't had it out other than to start it and pull
it out of the garage.)

Ordered a headlight switch today on Ebay. Couldn't find one in town. Don't have to worry about snow. Going up to 78 in the next few days..

I HIGHLY suggest you take some time to go over the car THROUGHLY and make a big list of things you want to replace/repair. If you do not have a mustangs parts house in town order a large batch at a time. If you use NPD they give free shipping on orders over $300. At the very least get one of their catalogs and study it.

From experience I can say that Jason's advice is right on.

When I got my car the first thing we had planned was springs and brakes. I then made a list of everything I had wanted to do to it and ordered as much as I could from one place to save on shipping. The UPS and Fed Ex guys were getting to know my address by heart :grin:

I did compile a decent size order from NPD for free shipping. Sometimes it's not worth saving $5-10 on an item from a place that will charge you an additional $5-10 to ship it. So I did order 1 or 2 items from NPD that were a little more but with the free shipping was ahead of the game.

Also did that with places that charged for shipping. Many places charge you $7-10 minimum to ship 1 little part. Again, paying a few dollars more for 1 or 2 parts may actually save you in the long run.

Great catalog too from NPD. You can download it as well.
Good Luck!!

Great car, chaulk another GT/CS up for Texas. Are two different plates legal in Arizona?
Robb, you can get original black 1968 Texas plates that really look cool for $75 from Johns Mustang here in Houston. I found mine on Ebay for about $40. I think it's a nice touch. Just remember you need a pair in good condition if you find them on ebay.

http://johnsmustang.com/Catalog/273/

Congrats on the new purchase


Arizona only requires a rear plate. The front plate is a fake one..it says Bisbee which is a small town southeast of Tucson by the Mexico border.

Congratulations Robb!.....80 plus degrees here on the Colorado River!

Hey, we're hitting 78 tomorrow. I'm re-registering it in TX and found 1968 plates.