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    Rust-MyEnemy: In my fantasy, this car is owned by a nineteen year old called Chloe. She has long brunette hair, a Springsteen CD in her deck and a propensity for le... more »
    SundaySunday: Gotta give it up for the daily driven classic 'Stang, and this one is in remarkably good shape. I'd ditch those wheels though. Even American Racing wh... more »
    MushyHeirloom: This is certainly better than the later (Malaiseriffic) models. And even if the gold stripe-thing is a bit tacky, I actually like the wheels somehow. ... more »
    Graverobber: Mustang's always were a bit bi-polar (no, not that POLAR) available as both rip-snorting pony cars and as sporty secretary's rides. This one appears t... more »
    Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable: I've always prefered the '67-'70 nose to the earlier model, and I'm almost always a fan of vinyl tops, but this one looks too "busy". It also should g... more »
    jasper911: Throw on some knobby tires a grille guard, a winch and a bunch of switches and it could be akin to the Melanie Griffith "Cherry 2000" 'Stang. I truly ... more »
    Rican5.0: One of the very few 'Stangs I don't like, overly squared and, is that a vinyl roof? ...ugh, just ugh. more »
    LTDScott: I'm no early Mustang expert, but isn't the side "scoop" behind the door backwards? more »
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    1969 Ford Mustang

    Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. It's Mustang time again, and we're on our eleventh so far in the series, after this '65 GT, this '65, this '66, this '66, this '68, this '69 fastback, this '73 convertible, this '76, this '86 SVO, and this '86 LX.
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  • #downonthestreet

    1969 Ford Mustang

    Alameda has quite a few 1960s Mustangs on the street, but our last one was months ago. This '69 always parks on the street (not far from the '60 Studebaker Lark), though it's usually under a car cover. However, it does get regular driving use, as I learned when I talked to the owner (who says he gets offers on the car from other drivers at stoplights). More »