Added this clone...

[Midnight Special]

...to my roster today. 'Started out as a 67 stripped to bare metal & fitted w/ a new 302 4v, C4, front & rear suspention, radiator, complete interior & more... I put about 60 miles on it today while noting only a few minor tweaks & fix-its... You may have seen it on E-bay and the seller trailered it here from relatively nearby Redding CA.

It is immaculately clean and great running. I wanted a good clone with the aspiration of installing one of the 'Stroker' options and a 4-speed without molesting an original CS, but the power train in this one is solid and smooth for the time being so we'll enjoy it as-is for awhile A pristine resto-mod that gets good attention and has won awards! Tho he gave me all the receipts, I couldn't get him to give me the thophes ;-(

 

[390cs68rcode]

trying to corner the market on CS's? :wink:

 

[Jaded75]

That's a great idea to use the clone for the restomod. Nice looking car.

 

[Mustanglvr]

Good for you Tim for wanting to keep a GT/CS original by using a clone.

 

[p51]

Nice truck (background) as well. Restoration in its future?

 

[still looking for one]

Tim,

Good catch!! For a "clone" it looks awful sincere from here. And you can fix it up and play with it however you want, perfect for cruise nights, too.
This one has a VERY covetable color, too.

You can sell T shirts from the back seat, or park it with your others at the next show, and run a contest, "Can you find the clone?"

I also agree, it's wise move not to disturb an original CS....

 

[marie68csmustangs]

Hey Tim,

Save some cars for me! I would like to have one one day and Can't if you keep buying them!.. Dang you.. Ha! Ha!

Marie

 

[PFSlim]

Tim

Very nice clone. Cool color!! Good luck with it and keep us posted on the progess of making a fun car to drive!!

Paul

 

[Midnight Special]

Nice truck (background) as well. Restoration in its future?

...The '51 Ford belongs to a friend of mine. His grandfather bought it new and it is completely original including paint, flat-head six... everything but the original wooden bed floor which was replaced w/ diamond plate to haul an occassional cow. Truly, it gets more attention as-is rather than restored or God forbid - hotrodded.

 

[Mustanger]

Hey Tim,

Save some cars for me! I would like to have one one day and Can't if you keep buying them!.. Dang you.. Ha! Ha!

Marie

Marie,

It's okay, Tim bought a clone, now if we can keep him away from real GT/CS's, we'll be okay ... ;-)

 

[marie68csmustangs]

Marie,

It's okay, Tim bought a clone, now if we can keep him away from real GT/CS's, we'll be okay ... ;-)

Yeah, I know but, He's a friend of mine and He just might - you never know buy more GT/CS... Hope that He at least lets me drive one of them!

Marie

 

[Mustanger]

What Color is it???

Tim,

What color is that on your new car? I can see that it's freshly painted, but do you know the name of it ... is it a Ford color for '68? It does look nice ...

 

[Midnight Special]

...The paint is Acapulco Blue which is a Ford color. The previous owner who manages a body & paint shop said he had it produced special, so there may be a slight variation from standard. Looking at it out the window here - it also has a magnificent yellow aura "tinge" depending on the viewing angle.

Oh wait - Nevermind - It's just that damn pollen.....

 

[marie68csmustangs]

...The paint is Acapulco Blue which is a Ford color. The previous owner who manages a body & paint shop said he had it produced special, so there may be a slight variation from standard. Looking at it out the window here - it also has a magnificent yellow aura "tinge" depending on the viewing angle.

Oh wait - Nevermind - It's just that damn pollen.....

Brought the car to work today.. Yeah, my dad's truck really looked good with a new coat of yellow (Pollen)...

Marie

 

[CJ 56]

That's a great idea using a clone, wonder if I can get the wife to agree to one more car.

 

[Midnight Special]

...Fortunately for me, I was driving Mustangs when I met my wife - so I just imply that it's all "sentimental"... ;-)