What do you do with old memories destined to become fresh ones?

Trent Potter of Middle Tennessee wrote to us recently.  He's in the enviable position of being able to buy back his high school car - a '66 six-cylinder Mustang.  He lives hundreds of miles from where he once owned the car - which was in the heart of Oklahoma at Oklahoma City.  Good fortune shined on him to where he was able to get the car back.  Question is - what to do with your high school car?

Mustang Monthly Editor Donald Farr was faced with this question with a '66 GT hardtop that has been in his family since new.  Throughout the restomod craze, Donald carried out modifications to his Mustang that "went with the trends..."  But, Donald was never really happy with that idea because it went against what he remembered most about the car.  For as long as Donald could remember, the car was a Metuchen plant original factory stocker.  And that's what the car was, and is, to Donald.  As a result, he's got Classic Creations of Central Florida restoring the car at this time.  And when it is finished, it will be a treasure trove of cool memories for Donald.

This dilemma, if it can be called that, is what Trent is facing with in his six-cylinder Mustang - to keep it a six or upgrade to a V-8?  And what about the memories?  They'd be gone with his Mustang's original six-cylinder engine.  After some email chats with Trent, it looks like he's going to stay with the six and build around memories versus trends and what everyone else is doing.  Pound for pound, inline sixes make more torque than V-8s.  And - memory for memory, Trent could never part with what he remembers most about his classic Mustang - the sweet hum of his tough and dependable 200ci six. 

If you'd like to chime in with advice and support for Trent, feel free to do so in this blog or at www.mustangmonthly.com.