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Thursday, February 28, 2013

Happy Birthday Ol' Rusty

Somewhere in the Metuchen, NJ Ford factory, on the Mustang line on Feb. 28, 1968, a worker pulled rotation number 300, a sparkling new Wimbledon White Mustang Convertible, out through a large set of doors and onto a parking area.   He found an empty space to park where he clicked the transmission to "P", switched off the growling engine, and gave the black parking brake handle a generous tug.  Pulling on the small knob under the ash tray, he watched anxiously as the new power top quietly rose up from behind the back seat and nested itself over the windshield like a proud mother hen.  The worker then latched the pristine handles above the windows for the first time against the elements of the outside world.  Opening the door, he stepped out into the cool air and absentmindedly swung it shut behind him where it latched with a satisfying clunk.   The sound of a man's work boots on asphalt echoed and faded away toward the tall factory walls. Rotation #300, quietly parked among a kaleidoscopic array of hundreds of its siblings, awaited it's new life.

Meanwhile, a young lady in a small town in New York lay on her back, staring at the ceiling, imagining an afternoon drive on a Summer day; the wind in her hair, the warm sun's caress on her smiling face.

8 comments:

  1. Happy Birthday Rusty and many more!

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  2. Happy Birthday Rusty. I got my gal a new body tool for her birthday a week ago today. She rolled off the line in San Jose. What did Alex get you...beside the new top?

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    1. Lucky Gal. It's cool how close our build dates are. Heh, Ol' Rusty's still hibernating. I hope I can wake her up this month. She's going to get new wheels and exhaust system and some more interior bits!

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  3. Happy Birthday Rusty! Hopefully Alex took you out for a nice drive today and topped you off with some Sunoco 98.

    SusieQ is just a few weeks younger than you. She turns 45 on March 13th. Born in the same town as you but delivered to her first parents in Jacksonville, FL.

    rj

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    1. Thanks RJ. I'd have like to take her out but she's still under winter wraps. We'll need to throw a party for SusieQ in March!

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  4. BTW....Alex, did you see Mike is sending off his 'vert for paint? Rusty is going to have a twin!!!

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    1. Yes! But his is going to be Acapulco whereas Ol' Rusty is Gulf Stream Aqua. Still going to be a beauty though.

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