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nobodyspecial
Fire in the hole...
OK, the Prius is Sarahs grandmas car. Its not ours. 
She travels all over the country, so I can see why an average of 49 MPG for her is a good thing. She gave me a ride in it, though.
Here is the real new car.
Ignore the horrid plastic wheel covers.
I know it isn't a Mustang, but I don't have anywhere else to call home, here!
Its a 2000 Crown Victoria LX with 122K on it. I paid a grand total of $0.
I was removing a tree for a lady selling her house and moving to Florida. They were going to pay a tow truck to drive 50 miles to come and haul it to the dump because it didn't work. The last time it worked was two years ago.
I asked if I could take it off her hands to save her the towing bill and she gladly agreed.
I replaced the battery and it immediately roared to life, purring like the Panther it is.
I drove it up on a trailer and hauled it home.
Here is what it looked like when I rescued it from the crusher:
Engine Compartment:
Loaded up:
The mighty tow rig:
Over all, it is in amazing shape, especially for having sat outside for two years, covered in pine pine needles and other leaves. The roof is the main problem, as there are small rust spots scattered about. The hood has very tiny sun cracks from being baked in the sun, but you have to look close to see them. The trunk had moisture in it so I pressure washed the carpet, and the trunk has no rust in it. It was smoked in, so I am working on that. If anybody has good remedies for smoke, let me know. Fortunately, it is not a horrible smoke smell. The AC and heater both work perfect.
Oh, and I filled it up with 91 octane, just because I felt it deserved a treat for being such a trooper, starting up instantly after sitting dormant for years.
She travels all over the country, so I can see why an average of 49 MPG for her is a good thing. She gave me a ride in it, though. Here is the real new car.
Ignore the horrid plastic wheel covers.
I know it isn't a Mustang, but I don't have anywhere else to call home, here!
Its a 2000 Crown Victoria LX with 122K on it. I paid a grand total of $0.
I was removing a tree for a lady selling her house and moving to Florida. They were going to pay a tow truck to drive 50 miles to come and haul it to the dump because it didn't work. The last time it worked was two years ago.
I asked if I could take it off her hands to save her the towing bill and she gladly agreed.
I replaced the battery and it immediately roared to life, purring like the Panther it is.
I drove it up on a trailer and hauled it home.
Here is what it looked like when I rescued it from the crusher:
Engine Compartment:
Loaded up:
The mighty tow rig:
Over all, it is in amazing shape, especially for having sat outside for two years, covered in pine pine needles and other leaves. The roof is the main problem, as there are small rust spots scattered about. The hood has very tiny sun cracks from being baked in the sun, but you have to look close to see them. The trunk had moisture in it so I pressure washed the carpet, and the trunk has no rust in it. It was smoked in, so I am working on that. If anybody has good remedies for smoke, let me know. Fortunately, it is not a horrible smoke smell. The AC and heater both work perfect.
Oh, and I filled it up with 91 octane, just because I felt it deserved a treat for being such a trooper, starting up instantly after sitting dormant for years.
Great score I hope it runs for the next fifty years. 
