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Originally Posted by Sanitarium 73
Be careful. I also thought I was buying a low-mile '79, but came to find out that it had over 153,000 miles. I do not have this problem, but I have heard of rust issues with the gas tank. Take her for a GOOD drive..open it up on the highway. Mine ran great for the ten minite test drive, but after ten mins, and after I bought it, it began to run very poorly. I wish you the best of luck. Even though mine is not currently road worthy, I still love it all the same, and if you purchase the one you are considering, you will love it too. And, one more thing. Forget about all those people who say it is slow because of when it was made...these things can be made to fly very easily. Thanks, and again, good luck!
Jim
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Well unless the guy was able to find NOS Ford date coded belts and hoses, I'm fairly sure they're original. There's no wear on the seats or around any controls. I made a point to look in all four wheel wells and around any place that looked like it could hold moisture and rust. Nothing. The undercoating is in good shape, but clearly isn't a fresh coat. The odometer shows 5,600 miles and some friends who also looked at it for me agreed that it's probably not 105,600 miles, but the genuine article.
Good point the other post made about old seals, I'll keep some money and time set aside in case I need to redo them. It's not leaking any fluids right now and all the rubber parts I did look at (like the weather stripping and brake hoses) are crack free and properly pliable.
Sounds like the 77-79 T-birds are good performers if given proper care. I'll continue to ponder it for a few more days (I told the seller I'd make a decision mid week).
Thanks,
Joe