Yeah, very few people are actually like that. Most Texans have a dry sense of wit about it - because they are aware that most of the country has this ridiculous cartoon view of them, so they tend to use it for their own entertainment.

No, but most people perceive Texas' caricature because that's what they're fed right and left, and all they notice. The only people who aren't blinded by "the joke" as it's perpetuated by everyone else are Texans. Because we have stuff to do, like continue to have an excellent economy, so thanks for playing.

No, it's really not the Texas mentality and train of thought. Most Texans laugh at the "people like things Texas sized" marketing because it's from some yuppie ad factory that thinks all Texans ride to school on cows and wear six-shooters.

Pfft. There are three of these close enough I can hit with a rock RIGHT NOW. That one isn't even jacked up. I need to start a segment called "Trucks of the Oilfield."

I'm sure since he's an adult he knows how to take care of family business.

Your point about unsprung weight is valid and I agree. Though the conditions of better handling depend on the implementation of IRS (SLA vs. link suspension, etc) I think the Mustang has proven it's not a significant enough drawback to handling to be heavily considered in a passenger car where low price is a large…

To be fair, I have only sat in one Mustang other than my own, and it was a 2003 convertible with the top down, so no issue for headroom.

Yeah, the side strakes are what always give them away to me. The '66 had three forward strakes, where as the '65 was just a vertical 'C.' They aren't actually aerodynamic, so I guess they're not strakes, but it gets my point across.

I think your comment is about 45 years off the mark. However, if they had posted a late-model Mustang, this would be my response:

Yes, the critical determining factor here is that, in the 1960's and 1970's, our space budget was directly tied in with our defense budget - development in rocketry and space prowess was equated with the defense of your country. We spent up to .75%, not of our national budget, but of our entire country's GDP because…

Haha, I had help from my parents, they were very encouraging, but they realized the value of finding something that means something to you, which is very difficult in the age of the internet and constant novelty is standard.

I wouldn't call it a beater, as no bolt was left unturned, but it's nice to have a car you can tool around in that isn't just an average car. It's just operating in a different paradigm, and when you're in it your priorities shift from "oh no I have to go to work and blah blah blah" to "Oh man, I am cruising the…

I daily drove my 1967 Mustang with a 302 in high school. I upgraded it during the restoration to above-Shelby specs. Easy to repair, dead reliable, and not difficult to control on the road. I still have the car, and it is a joy to drive, I drive it whenever I can. It's been modified with the Shelby-style control arm…

Minus the hate and vitriol, which was kind of my point.

I enjoyed most of your posts so far. This one, not so much. You don't need to demean the boffins to make your point. You can describe the physics with a bathtub model. Fill your bathtub with driving experience, it's less likely to get sloshed out. Now let's describe the bathtub with physics.

I would rather drive the 626/MX-6 than an early SN-95 definitely. I cherished my MX-6 LX, ton of fun. But, not a Mustang. Just like this Eleanor is an abomination and is hideous.

I drove a '94 MX-6 LX for years. I loved it, and gave it to my brother when he turned 15 after the radiator burst (he still drives it!) But it's most definitely NOT a Mustang.

*cough*PROBE*cough*

I love when she asks for the number of the trucking company and he's tells her it's his truck. Boop. Wanna talk to the owner? Here's my middle finger. Chat it up.

Don't point your ad at MY hominem!