On the street

Country Cruisers Car Club Car Show

They should have known, three years before I was born – and even a year before they met – that I would have wanted a candy apple red 1965 Mustang convertible. I mean really, who didn’t? Brand new, the cars sold for a mere $2,557 (I know, that was a lot more money than it is now) and with the two years’ depreciation from when the cars rolled off the assembly line until, well, I did, they could have practically stolen one for about $1,800.

So I blame them. Now, because they weren’t thinking of me, I’m left to find my dream car 43 years after the first ones were sold in August 1964. There were 73,112 of the 1965 Mustang convertibles sold. Just a fraction of those were red, and I’m sure in the years that have passed not all of the cars have survived. And forget the $2,557 sticker – a quick Internet search revealed many of the cars, in great condition, selling for $20,000 and more.

Sigh. OK, that's a little silly. I don't really blame them -- but it would have been awesome to grow up with that in the garage, waiting for me.

While I didn’t get to see my dream car at the Country Cruisers Car Club’s car show in Manchester, there were plenty of other options vying to take top spot on my list, including some other Mustang variations. There was a red and black Mach 1 Fastback that would look pretty sweet sitting in my driveway – even sweeter with me behind the wheel cruising down the highway – and a few Chevelles that took me back to high school memories, with me sitting in the passenger seat. The cars were just barely classic then, but still just as hot as they are now.

My 15-year-old son, Justin, was with me Friday night and it was fun watching him pick out his own “dream car.” One man tried to sell him his IROC at a fairly affordable price – something we might have considered before he told Justin that he “even got it to 186 once.”

I don’t think I’m ready to have Justin start thinking about dream cars.

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