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Title: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: charliekay on January 28, 2014, 12:15:51 pm
Hi guys,

I thought it was time to properly introduce myself. Name is Charlie, recently bought a 65 Fastback. I found out the car was listed for sale here as well after I bought it.

The car came from Brisbane, previous owner put alot of time and effort into a full restoration. It is a beautiful car and a joy to drive.

I have always loved my Mustangs so it is good to finally get into one.

I already have had it blue slipped and registered in NSW. Put some personalised plates on it, added a Custom Autosound USA-66 stereo, and some security stuff.

Don't want to touch it other than that, love the look of the classic old school wheels. The engine is a 289 with extractors and 4 barrell carby. Other than that the car is stock with a classic 3 speed manual, and LHD.

She doesn't have a name yet. :)

(http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/cgk313/20140127_164116_2_1_zpssqxcct1h.jpg)


Charlie
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: P8TRIOT on January 28, 2014, 12:24:47 pm
Looks sweeeet mate.Congrats.
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: 66 Hertz on January 28, 2014, 12:56:00 pm
AWESOME LOOKING RIDE...........CONGRATS!
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: StephenSLR on January 28, 2014, 02:58:47 pm
Awesome, good to see another 65FB in Sydney, we'll be seeing you around at some of the meets I'm sure.

s

Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: birdman on January 28, 2014, 03:58:13 pm
Welcome Charlie,sweet ride,looks great. All I can say is,start enjoying it. If your free? This sat night there is a meet up @ 7pm @ Parramatta Pool car park. Mystery cruise. On arrival you find out where we cruise to. It's always a good turnout.

Cheers
John
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: charliekay on January 28, 2014, 05:03:49 pm
Thanks guys, definitely going to come to some meets. I was hoping to be able to make the Kellyville on Sunday morning. Saturday night might be hard but i'll see what I can do. Are these mystery cruises normally an all night thing?
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: 67fasty.sm on January 28, 2014, 05:12:46 pm
welcome Charlie , looks like a nice ride hope you get plenty of enjoyable driving miles out of it .
Question though and this not just for you , why is it that we make them female and give em a name ? i am not being a s arse or anything.  i just always wondered why we do it .
cheers shane
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: 66 Stang on January 28, 2014, 06:00:07 pm
Welcome Charlie, like Birdman says, mystery cruise sat night, and then Kellyville on Sunday morning, I should be both, but will be at Kellyville for sure, see you there.

Cheers
Keith
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: birdman on January 28, 2014, 06:40:11 pm
Thanks guys, definitely going to come to some meets. I was hoping to be able to make the Kellyville on Sunday morning. Saturday night might be hard but i'll see what I can do. Are these mystery cruises normally an all night thing?

Depends where the cruise destination ends up. If you tag along it will be an all nighter around 10pm.
What area you from?
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: StephenSLR on January 28, 2014, 07:04:12 pm
Are these mystery cruises normally an all night thing?

Not at all, you can drop out any time, some people just turn up early for the round up at the car park, have a bit of a chat then go home, lol.

http://www.mustang.org.au/forum/index.php/topic,19376.0.html (http://www.mustang.org.au/forum/index.php/topic,19376.0.html)

s
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: Mattstang on January 28, 2014, 09:44:28 pm
Thanks guys, definitely going to come to some meets. I was hoping to be able to make the Kellyville on Sunday morning. Saturday night might be hard but i'll see what I can do. Are these mystery cruises normally an all night thing?
 
G'day Charlie and welcome to the forums, beautiful looking fastback there mate.
Not all at night, there is also Big Al`s mystery breakfast runs organised through NSW MOCA, next one I believe is either mid Feb or mid March

Cheers
Matt
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: charliekay on January 28, 2014, 10:50:49 pm
Thank you all.

welcome Charlie , looks like a nice ride hope you get plenty of enjoyable driving miles out of it .
Question though and this not just for you , why is it that we make them female and give em a name ? i am not being a s arse or anything.  i just always wondered why we do it .
cheers shane

No idea mate, I mentioned it because I was expecting people to ask what I named her. I think it may have to do with the fact that we treat our cars better than we treat our women, some people call them our mistress.

Depends where the cruise destination ends up. If you tag along it will be an all nighter around 10pm.
What area you from?

I am from the West, not far from Big Al's (sorry if I am a little vague, I am always cautious about posting too much info on the net).

Not at all, you can drop out any time, some people just turn up early for the round up at the car park, have a bit of a chat then go home, lol.

http://www.mustang.org.au/forum/index.php/topic,19376.0.html (http://www.mustang.org.au/forum/index.php/topic,19376.0.html)



Thanks Stephen, that might sound like a better option for me, I did have something on Saturday night but would be nice to come for the round up and then leave when everyone heads off for the cruise.

Hopefully I can make either Saturday night or Sunday morning.

Charlie
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: mwizz on January 28, 2014, 11:06:02 pm
Welcome to the forum Charlie, love that pic of your car, it really comes up well
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: mach1969 on January 29, 2014, 07:22:36 am
Hi Charlie welcome to the forum and the purchase of your car there is also a run on Saturday morning ay Bosskraft at Picton it is called Cars@Coffee starts at opprox 6.30am till 9.30 am come on out we have all types of cars @bikes this is on every month first Sat hope to see you there as Sean does all work on Mustangs  Cheers Ron :thumb:
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: charliekay on June 20, 2014, 03:17:12 pm
Hi guys,

Took some pics recently so I thought I would post them here.

(http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/cgk313/Mustang5of5-2_zps31be3e36.jpg)

(http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/cgk313/Mustang2of5-2_zps2355f526.jpg)

(http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/cgk313/Mustang12of12_zpse1ff69ac.jpg)
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: MACH_ONE on June 20, 2014, 05:30:23 pm
shes stunner mate and :event: welcome
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: Gold66 on June 20, 2014, 05:43:21 pm
Sweet ride mate love the colour and red walls
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: mwizz on June 20, 2014, 08:23:27 pm
Great photography, looks awesome
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: birdman on June 20, 2014, 08:33:28 pm
Very nice!!!
Come and join us on some runs.
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: Macka on June 21, 2014, 01:19:20 am
CharlieK, Welcome with your nice ride...   :thumb:
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: 68Coupe on June 21, 2014, 12:48:28 pm
 :coolpic: Sweet looking '65 fastback Charliekay.
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: Pinto Pete on June 21, 2014, 07:10:30 pm

Question though and this not just for you , why is it that we make them female and give em a name ? i am not being a s arse or anything.  i just always wondered why we do it .
cheers shane
Welcome Charlie,shmick looking ride mate.
And to answer your question Shane,... if it has tits or tyres its trouble.... :lmao:
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: 66FBK on June 21, 2014, 09:20:53 pm
I like your taste in toys. Great looking car.  Like your No. plate too. I have 66FBK  in QLD.
 Cheers
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: charliekay on June 22, 2014, 09:32:31 am
Thanks guys.

I actually came out to the Kellyville Cars and Coffee in Feb. and haven't had a chance since to go to anything else.

Hopefully I can meet some more of you soon.
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: martincooper on July 18, 2014, 03:30:44 am


She doesn't have a name yet. :)

(http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/cgk313/20140127_164116_2_1_zpssqxcct1h.jpg)


Charlie

Sapphire is a good name for your girl .
Sapphire Blue is very like this & was a 1966 350GT colour .
 
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: charliekay on July 22, 2014, 07:47:31 am
Sapphire is a good name for your girl .
Sapphire Blue is very like this & was a 1966 350GT colour .

Great pick up, the guy I purchased the car off actually called the colour sapphire blue. He always loved the Shelby Sapphire Blue colour and when he painted the car that's what he was going for but he didn't get it quite right, but it is close.
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: Gallop on July 22, 2014, 02:09:39 pm
Sapphire Blue (medium blue metallic) was a standard 66 Ford Thunderbird colour (paint code G) used by Shelby.  The colour was also a special order colour for 66 Mustangs.
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: HAMBURGLAR on August 23, 2014, 09:20:42 pm
Great pick up, the guy I purchased the car off actually called the colour sapphire blue. He always loved the Shelby Sapphire Blue colour and when he painted the car that's what he was going for but he didn't get it quite right, but it is close.
That's a sweet ride charliekay , you must have a couple of bags of concrete in the trunk to get it that low. I have 2in reverse eye leaf springs with a 1in lowering blocks kit and its not even close to that. Wish I lived in Sydney to go to all your meets. Not much near Ulladulla.
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: 68Coupe on August 23, 2014, 09:34:09 pm
Wish I lived in Sydney to go to all your meets. Not much near Ulladulla.

Hey Mark, there is a MOCA South Coast lunch at Mollymook Golf Club on 16th November @ 11:30am. Turn up and make yourself known.  :smile01:

Cheers, Andrew

http://nsw.mustang.org.au/coming-events/sydney-basin-metro (http://nsw.mustang.org.au/coming-events/sydney-basin-metro)
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: HAMBURGLAR on August 24, 2014, 08:52:18 am
Hey Mark, there is a MOCA South Coast lunch at Mollymook Golf Club on 16th November @ 11:30am. Turn up and make yourself known.  :smile01:

Cheers, Andrew

http://nsw.mustang.org.au/coming-events/sydney-basin-metro (http://nsw.mustang.org.au/coming-events/sydney-basin-metro)
Thanks Andrew I will definitely be popping my head in. Love your coupe.
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: charliekay on August 07, 2017, 05:36:05 pm
Been a while since I posted here. Car has had some wheel and suspension changes recently. Took her out on the weekend and got some pics of her finished.

17x7 Rev Wheels all around. 235/45 rear and 225/45 front.

Needed to roll the guards at the rear, very minor rubbing on compression. Fronts rub but only at full hook at a decent speed, so don't need to roll them.

(http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/cgk313/MustangSmall-0951_zpsqrbwla8u.jpg)

(http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/cgk313/MustangSmall-0953_zpsqapuw8zw.jpg)

(http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/cgk313/MustangSmall-0974_zpsrbomcsdk.jpg)

(http://i478.photobucket.com/albums/rr147/cgk313/MustangSmall-0985_zpszzwqcsfx.jpg)

Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: mwizz on August 07, 2017, 07:10:37 pm
Great pics
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: Joe 70 on August 08, 2017, 10:02:53 am
Awesome pics...welcome to the club mate!!
Title: Re: New Member - 65 Fastback - NSW
Post by: charliekay on August 09, 2017, 02:26:13 pm
Great pics

Awesome pics...welcome to the club mate!!

Thanks guys.