A Classic Car Indeed

   I remember when the Ford Mustang came out in the 1960's. I remember bugging my dad about getting one. I also remember him saying "NO" very firmly. Well, a Chicago woman may well have been the first person to publicly buy what became a motoring icon.
   The woman bought a skylight blue convertible Mustang April 15th, 1964. And has the paperwork to prove it. What's so special about this is the car was bought 2 days before the official launch in New York. Technically, the model year was 1964 1/2. And not only does she and her family have the sales slip, they still have the car 49 YEARS after it was bought.
   The bill lists it as a power top convertible, with cruise-o-matic, power steering, an AM radio, something called a rally pac, deluxe seatbelts, 2 speed electric wiper and washer, padded visors and even back-up lights! And the cost with her 400 dollar trade was $3,119.40.
   The car was a daily driver, so there was some rust damage, but it had also been stored for 27 years in a garage, suffering "careful neglect". It has been restored, and was even driven at the Indy 500 recently. And to top everything off, it only has 68 thousand original miles on it. What wasn't said is how valuable it is. From what I've seen, anything from 16 to 42 thousand. Then again, they weren't the first ever sold to the public.
   I kinda hope the family hangs onto it.
   'Nuff said.