It was wintertime, but the roads were clear, so Mike took it for a spin. “I liked
the car, but it needed a few things,” he says. He left, telling the seller he would let
him know and was still on the fence when his wife cast the deciding vote.
“When I got home, my wife said, ‘You’ve been looking for a long time — just
buy it.”
Mike called back and began negotiating. “There aren’t many people looking
for convertibles in Massachusetts in February,” he observes.
With the good deal on a great car hammered out, Mike rented a trailer and
brought the Mustang home. Researching his new buy, he learned that it was
first registered in Columbus, Ohio; then went to Kittery, Maine, in 2005; then
to Massachusetts. It was built on May 12, 1992, the 11th of 54 Limited Editions
built that day. Overall, it’s number 342 of the 2,193 production run.
Restoration was not needed, but Mike does a spruce up here and there as
needed — the seats have been reupholstered, rear axle rebuilt, air conditioner
updated, and wheels repainted.
Mike has connected with other Fox Mustangers in New England, and the
group now convoys to Carlisle in June for the big Ford Nationals.
“We all get together with our other Fox friends and talk about our cars,” he
says. “It’s nice to get some pointers from people who fix and restore these cars.
When I’m at Carlisle, it feels like a family reunion.”
It’s just one of the things that make summertime special when you drive a
Summer Special.
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