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69 Mustang, I put a 1982 CHP Mustang short block in it with the 69 heads, burned rubber for days.
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My first Ford daily driver that was actually mine was also a Festiva, but a 1993. Used to joke that it had Mickey's Mini Donuts for wheels. A brake job took me about 20 minutes, tops - but mostly because the drums in back did pretty much nothing except hold the car in place when it was parked. Oh, and the front pads were maybe 2 inch squares each.1988 Ford Festiva LX (HA!). Bought it brand new from the dealer, my first new car and first car payment. 5 speed manual transmission (so you could drive it fast to where you were going then hide it). Drove that on the factory clutch for 121K miles until I sold it to a co worker who put new exhaust and brakes on it - his daughter drove it cross country on the original clutch, finally died at 310K miles.
I once got a ticket in it; happened to be in an area of SW Chicago known for speedtraps. I was 21, got traffic safety school in lieu of reporting it against my license. In class, instructor asked everyone what they did, why they were there. He gets to me:
Me: Speeding ticket, Willow Springs on Archer Avenue. (lots of "oh yeahs" from the class)
I: That sucks. How fast were you going?
Me: 78 in a 55.
I: Damn, they got you. What kind of car?
Me: Ford Festiva, stick shift (most of the class laughing)
I: YOU GOT A FORD FESTIVA TO GO 78MPH? They should've let you go and called the newspaper!!
Never had any issues with the car. Never got stuck in the snow (and if it did, I could push it myself). 47 MPG on the Chicago freeways.
I grew up on LTD's & Lincoln Marks, so I get this reference.1969 Galaxie 500,
that I started driving in 1979.
My first new Ford was a 1980 F 100.
Ahh Starsky and Hutch . My friends called them Husky and Starch .1976 Gran Torino, built a 351 windsor out of a 69 Mustang and swapped it. I have only owned Ford, GM, or Jeep.
This might very well be my dream truck. I've always loved this look. It's beautiful.1987 Ford Ranger STX 4x4 Hi Rider. Ordered new with 2.7 V6 and 4:10 gears.