'66 mustang - help!

I've just returned from a long trip to find that my wife bought my
soon-to-be 18-year-old daughter a '66 mustang for her upcoming birthday.
It looks to be in nearly perfect condition from the outside. I'm
embarrassed to say, however, that I cannot figure out how to open the
hood, and I don't even know what kind of engine it has. Can anyone tell
me how to get the damn hood open?

I should be ****ed at my wife for not consulting me, but this this a
very cool car. My best friend had one just like it in college, and we
had the hood open a lot, so I know it's possible. :-)

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rw wrote:

> I've just returned from a long trip to find that my wife bought my
> soon-to-be 18-year-old daughter a '66 mustang for her upcoming birthday.
> It looks to be in nearly perfect condition from the outside. I'm
> embarrassed to say, however, that I cannot figure out how to open the
> hood, and I don't even know what kind of engine it has. Can anyone tell
> me how to get the damn hood open?
>
> I should be ****ed at my wife for not consulting me, but this this a
> very cool car. My best friend had one just like it in college, and we
> had the hood open a lot, so I know it's possible. :-)

Never mind! I just figured it out. It's a 289, and the engine
compartment looks very clean and tidy.

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Hmmm...I'd think about punishing both of them....

Let your daughter have the lesser car, your wife the next better and you take
the Mustang!

"rw" > wrote in message
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: I've just returned from a long trip to find that my wife bought my
: soon-to-be 18-year-old daughter a '66 mustang for her upcoming birthday.
: It looks to be in nearly perfect condition from the outside. I'm
: embarrassed to say, however, that I cannot figure out how to open the
: hood, and I don't even know what kind of engine it has. Can anyone tell
: me how to get the damn hood open?
:
: I should be ****ed at my wife for not consulting me, but this this a
: very cool car. My best friend had one just like it in college, and we
: had the hood open a lot, so I know it's possible. :-)
:
: --
: Cut "to the chase" for my email address.

Let's see -- drum brakes, lap belts only, no air bags, poorly protected gas
tank... And you're giving it to your 18-year-old daughter? As a second car,
I hope, although I can't imagine what any 18-year-old would need with two
cars.

I used to have a '66 Mustang. I got it from my dad, who bought it new, in
'74, and I drove it for most of the next 16 years. I loved that car, but I
finally had to conclude that it wasn't really safe to be driving my two
young sons around in it. I would never consider giving a car with such
outdated technology and such primitive safety features to an 18-year-old.

YMMV, of course, and good luck.

Paul

>I would never consider giving a car with such
>outdated technology and such primitive safety features to an 18-year-old.

All the car will need is a mirror on the sun visor for doing make up, and a
charger for the cell phone. Then it will be up to date for todays teen.

DC

Deadcarnahans wrote:
>>I would never consider giving a car with such
>>outdated technology and such primitive safety features to an 18-year-old.
>
>
> All the car will need is a mirror on the sun visor for doing make up, and a
> charger for the cell phone. Then it will be up to date for todays teen.

Actually, Dead, you also need some speakers for your iPod.

I test-drove it today. The rumble of the dual-exhaust 289 sent me back
into time. The only thing that gave me pause was the brakes. Geez, they
suck. Is it just because I'm used to power assist, or are they really
that bad?

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Paul wrote:
>
> I used to have a '66 Mustang. I got it from my dad, who bought it new, in
> '74, and I drove it for most of the next 16 years.

How did your dad buy a '66 car new in '74?

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>How did your dad buy a '66 car new in '74?

He got it from his dad in '74, his dad bought it new in '56

DC

On 14 Nov 2004 03:18:25 GMT, (Deadcarnahans)
wrote:

>>How did your dad buy a '66 car new in '74?
>
>He got it from his dad in '74, his dad bought it new in '56
>
>DC


Wow-- that's even better, buying a car 10 years before it comes out.

heh heh

>The only thing that gave me pause was the brakes. Geez, they
>suck. Is it just because I'm used to power assist, or are they really
>that bad?

Drum brakes do suck. The 66s brakes should be upgraded. You can retrofit some
Granada front discs onto it yourself or buy one of the available kits on the
aftermarket.
At the bare minimum the single reservoir master cylinder should be replaced
with a dual unit from a 67 or later for piece of mind.

DC