#1965 mustang grabber blue upgrade

Like most longterm hot rods, I continued to upgrade it and add new parts through the years.” It has also served as an R&D vehicle for some Vintage Air product development, and even got some wind tunnel time as Jack Chisenhall (Vintage Air founder) was developing new condensers to operate with the then-new 134a refrigerant in the early ’90s. “My wife, Linda, then girlfriend, and I drove it to Florida on our first vacation together, and we used it in our wedding.

#1965 mustang grabber blue driver

For the next 30 years, the old 1939 would take me to numerous events from coast to coast and even serve as a daily driver when needed. We finished the build in the spring of 1985 and our ‘South Texas Bunch’ group attended quite a few events, including the Nats South in Knoxville and the Street Rod Nationals in St. A local San Antonio trimmer replaced the worn-out red crushed velvet interior with a traditional black vinyl tuck ’n’ roll pattern over the original stock bench seat. “We did the bodywork and PPG Mustang Grabber Blue lacquer in my buddy Danny Zoeller’s two-car garage, and a friend of mine from Dallas named Pat Barnhart added the multi-color candy and pearl flames.įamed Texas ’striper, the late Jake Hudson, outlined the flames and added the ’Hot Licks by Pat’ logo on the front fenders. I was living in a small house with a one-car garage, so I would have to roll the car out into the driveway to work on it.” This first build back in 1984 to 1985 produced results from Rick and his two close friends Danny Zoeller and Jim Linton. “I drove the car home and started a teardown, intending on a simple rebuild and refresh. Now, Rick isn’t exactly famous for throwing money around so you can imagine what it was like to part with that large sum of money.) We looked it over carefully and Rick fretted about it all weekend before finally pulling the trigger. It was black with burgundy velour interior (that faded to pink) but a very solid car. (Quick story from Modern Rodding freelancer Gerry Burger: I was with Rick when he bought the 1939 at the Nats North.