
Greetings.
I'm Frankie Clarke. I live in Maryland.
I've owned a lot of fords over the years, including a '61 Galaxie Starliner, '71 Boss 351 Mustang, '70 Cobra Torino,
'70 Cyclone Spoiler and a
'67 Fairlane GT390. I always regretted selling that '67 - It's my favorite
body style of all the musclecars. Oh, let's get one thing on the
record. I'm a Ford guy, but I love ALL American muscle. I've even
owned a 70 1/2 Z28 and a 'Vette. But I started with a '68 'stang, and I
guess the blue runs in my veins.
On August 23, 2003, I obtained what I fully
expect to be my last musclecar, 'cause I'm never letting go of this one :).
Its a '66 Fairlane
500XL convertible. Nothing super-rare or trick about it, but one of my
favorite all-time cars. (It is kinda rare... 4650 built)
I thought about restoring it to stock form, but
quickly decided against it. This car is not an "investment"... it's
a toy. I'm going to build it
as if it was the early 70's (when I was in high school). No over-sized
radius wheels here; no fuel injection, no high-tech gadgetry... thus the name "Retro Vert".
For more info on the car, visit the journal page. Take care, and thanx for visiting.
- Frankie Clarke 8/26/03