[Grizzly]

As it turns out, my plans have been radically altered...as usual.

When I was 14 years old, my Father bought me my first car, a 1965 Mustang Fastback. We never had any money, so my Dad bought this rolling disaster for $350.00, knowing it would take us until I was driving age just to make it safe for me to drive. Even in 1978 when we got it, it was a rusty pig, but I've never loved a car so much...and probably never will. In '85 it had an electrical fire, so I parked it until I got around to fixing it. I went right out and bought a new '85 Mustang GT and never did get around to fixing the poor little Fastback. For the past 22 years, I've been dragging it from State to State and house to house, always with the intention of restoring it to perfection. It has been sitting outside in the weather since the day it was born in 1965. To say that it is rough is a major understatement.

Last July, I lost my Father. Restoring the car he gave me has become more and more important to me since my Dad died, but there are other projects, other time commitments, other needs...always something else going on that diverts me from the car I love so much.

My Wife and I have been talking a lot about dropping everything and starting on the Fastback restoration, but until now, I've never quite been able to figure out the time, or the money or the space required. Tonight, all that changed. I'm pretty active in the Mustang community, and I just received word that a highly regarded Mustang restorer has a hole in his schedule, due to a cancellation, and is interested in doing the structural/rust repair on my car. Though this comes at an inconvenient time, this opportunity may never present itself again. With my wife's blessing, I've decided that I'm going to do it; a nut and bolt, unibody up concours restoration. The car has patiently waited for 22 years. It deserves the best and I'm going to do it to honor my father.

I appreciate the thought that has gone into all of your responses, but the 911 will have to wait.