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My family has owned Mustangs since the time I was born in the early 1970's. At that time, my oldest brother owned a 1972 Mustang 4 speed coupe. Another brother owned a 1969 Mach 1, and a 1970 Mach 1. By the time I was in kindergarten, my oldest brother had a 1978 Mustang Cobra. Down through the years, we have owned several other Mustangs including a 4 speed 1978 Mach 1, a 1993 Cobra, and several LX Mustangs.
In 1990, my dad purchased my first car, a white 1973 Mustang coupe, with a 302-2v and C4 trans. It served me well for a number of years. It was during this time that my aunt gave me my first Mustang book - Mustang Red Book by Peter C. Sessler. I would always turn to page 51 and look at the picture of the 1972 SportsRoof Sprint. I knew then one day I had to have one of those cars.
History:
On Thursday June 10, 1993, my brother told me about a 1972 Sprint he read about that was for sale. I called and inquired about it, and that night, we went to see the car in my brother's 1993 Mustang Cobra. The Sprint turned out to be a coupe, not a fastback, but that did not bother me. The car's engine and interior had been taken out, and the car had been used for parts. It had been sitting for 10 years. There were holes in the floor pans large enough to stick your fist through, but other than that, the body was fairly solid. The holes in the floor pans did not bother me either. I could see the car as you can in the pictures today - already finished. I knew what the car could be, and the price was right.
On Friday June 11, 1993, I took my dad to see the car. I believe my dad thought I was crazy, but on Saturday June 12, 1993, my dad, two of my brothers, and I went to purchase the coupe and bring it home. It took both of my brothers Ford F-150 trucks to haul the car and all of the parts home. The car came with the body, engine, and interior - all in pieces.
During this time, I was still in school. I didn't have the money to spend on the coupe to get it driveable, so I did inexpensive things to it for a while.
When I finished school and started work, my 1973 Mustang was getting very tired. I purchased another 1973 coupe to drive back and forth to work every day. I drove it for a couple of years, then bought a 1995 Mustang GT which I still drive today.
One Sunday afternoon in 1998, I walked down to where my Sprint had been sitting for the past 5 years, and saw that a blackberry vine was growing up over the top of my car. (This is the same vine that completely covered my go-kart.) I am not one to do work on Sunday, but this did it for me. I got the hedge clippers and removed my car from the blackberry vine.
That week, I began to look for a donor car so I could get my coupe going. I was very fortunate, and found the perfect one close to my home. I purchased it and brought it home. It was perfect, because the parts I needed were good, but the car was not worth fixing because of body damage from an accident, and rust.
After many hours of work, in 1998 I drove my Sprint coupe down the road for the first time. It was a great feeling. I went ahead and purchased the Magnum 500 wheels and Goodyear Wingfoot tires for it. By this time, I was almost broke.
I spent the next several months saving money for paint and interior work. This all paid off, and in 1999, I restored the car to the condition you see it in today.
It has truly been worth every busted knuckle, drop of sweat, and every dollar that I have spent on it. Looking back, it was really easier than I ever thought it would be. It was like building a life size model car - only a little bit more expensive.
