# My Dad Got Me A Car! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 26, 2007, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-got-me-a-car/389535 "2007-01-26T06:00:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-got-me-a-car/389535/1 "2007-01-26T06:00:56Z")
He just called me today and said some guy he knows gave him an early 1965 (also known as 1964 1/2) Ford Mustang. There’s no engine in it now, but next weekend he’s going to get one for it. It doesn’t run yet (no engine) and it needs a new hood and fender and such, but I am willing to learn how to work on cars. It’s going to be so wicked. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-got-me-a-car/389535/2 "2007-01-26T06:06:56Z")
Not a car guy, so I googled it. [http://classicponycars.com/images/2nd.jpg](http://classicponycars.com/images/2nd.jpg) Nice ride, man. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-got-me-a-car/389535/3 "2007-01-26T06:08:53Z")
Yeah, if it weren’t for the fact that I’m getting one, I never would have known what it was. I’m thinking the color should be “black cherry.” It’s a Mustang, therefore it needs to be some sort of varient on red. It’s like, a law or something. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-got-me-a-car/389535/4 "2007-01-26T07:15:21Z")
Congrats, bro. You’ve just joined an elite group of people - your vehicle sets you apart instantly from 99% of all the other shiny new egg-on-wheels vehicles on the road. I hope that, like me, you live for seeing people turn their heads to look at your vehicle when you’re stopped at a crosswalk. I also hope you’re a single man, because you’re going to need a stick to beat off the women. And if you’re not, your girl is going to be in for a treat every time she catches a ride with you. Any way you slice it, having a unique, head-turning vehicle takes your life to a whole new level. Here’s to you, **Rand.** ---
**Author:** ![Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2007, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-got-me-a-car/389535/5 "2007-01-26T07:18:42Z")
Sweet. I owned a 1970 Mustang for years. It was cream-colored, though, in apparent defiance of some law. It was a heartbreaker when I had to sell it.