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Location: Aurora,Il ..born,raised and still live in the same house
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here's my 71 longhorn
Here's my 71 longhorn.
my dad and i hit a deer in his grand marquis coming from texas back to chicago in early '09. the car was totaled so We rented a uhaul dolly to bring it to my house in chicago, the only thing that was salvagable was the 5.0 motor. a friend of mine who owns a used car lot ( the kind of cars no one else wants) said he's looking for a ford motor, when i told him i had a 5.0 he said pick any car along the back fence and it's yours. I went back there and spotted this 71 longhorn and said "how much for this hunk a junk? he said "gimme the motor and you can take it" i honestly don't think he knew what a longhorn was, but his loss is my gain because i knew exactly what it was. And the rest is history. I've had the longhorn since summer 09 and havent done anything but rebuild the q jet (2 weeks ago) and put title and plates. Runs like a champ and smokes the tires with ease. All original 350/350 a/t although someone yanked out the a/c,door panels,battery,etc. i have no idea where to start with this one. Last edited by beebster; 04-19-2010 at 01:12 AM. |
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Re: here's my 71 longhorn
I've owned (5) 67-72 chevy trucks and they were all fun to drive but this is the first longhorn and i can honestly tell you it "floats" when i drive it.
I had it doin 90 this morning down the road and felt smooth as silk. the amount of stuff i can haul in it is amazing. Definately the ugliest truck i've owned but also my favorite! I don't ever plan on selling this one. If you don't know what i'm sayin, then i can't explain it but i feel like i was meant to own this truck. a couple more shots of the truck that i dont ever plan on selling. |
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Re: here's my 71 longhorn
I know how you feel.I`ve never hada Longhorn,but I can imagine the longer wheelbase help the ride.Did you realize the gauge cluster is from a medium duty truck?
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Re: here's my 71 longhorn
Id start by making sure she stops and turns as well as she burns rubber then id move on to making the interior comfortable.
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