A lovely lady is sitting in my garage. My 68 Mustang is home. Her name is Beauty. Isn't she sweet?
I guess I hadn't mentioned her too much....several of you emailed me because you didn't know about her. She belonged to my brother. He had gotten her from a friend and had planned to fix her up. Well, she sat in his yard for 2 years!! No cover, no protection... poor thing. Anyway, he figured he just wasn't wanting to take care of her and he was needing some cash. So, he gave us a good deal. That was around Mother's Day last year. We saved up and finally took her to get some TLC this past January. Originally, she was orange. When we got her, she was rust colored. Roger did some work inside, but she really needed some specific updates, etc... so, we took her to the shop. We had hoped it would take about 4-5 months. Well, we finally got her back today, almost exactly 9 months after we took her in. The next item she'll get is new tires/wheels. I'm not much of a tire/wheel expert, but Roger and the guys at the shop assure me she needs new ones. I'm not even sure which is the tire and which is the wheel. I just want it to be pretty :-)
I picked her up at noon and had to go get new tags. This afternoon, I loaded up the kids and we had to make a trip to Happy Hour at Sonic. Here's my 4 youngest muffins with their drinks, next to Beauty. We were happy.
9 comments:
She's B-E-A-UTIFUL! Cranberry is a nice color. :0) I can't wait to meet her in person! Hee, hee. Did the kids like the ride to Happy Hour?
Wow! They/you did a great job on that car, it looks brand new! Enjoy it! :-)
Saaweeeettt!
It is a beauty!
Congratulations on the new arrival. It's a Girl!!! I LOVE her pink color. I'm sure she will bring you many fond memories!! Enjoy......
How cool are you! Kinda makes you want to go cruisin doesn't it?
Congratulations. she IS a beauty.
Wow!! How fun! This is such a sweet picture too! It will probably be one of those days you will remember for the rest of your life. They will always look at this picture and have very fond memories!
Welcome home Beauty!
Lauren
That car is TOO MUCH, Trish! I love it. Do you have vanity plates on it that say "ICard" or something like that?
Awesome. Happy cruisin'.
Trish,
What a fun car! Thanks for sharing your Mitford story--glad it had a good ending, just like the books. =)
I'm curious how you found my blog. I have a friend in Siloam!
N-i-c-e! My 1st car was a '66 Mustang, pulled out of a field, motor sitting beside her, weeds growing through the floorboard, rusted color. My dad restored her from age 14 so she'd be ready when I turned 16. They traded her for an 89 Cavalier (gasp!) when I went off to college! :-(
- Sherrill Davis
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