Marcus

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Hello,

My girlfriend and I are planning on coming over to the states for a 3 week holiday in August doing a bit of travelling around. We are thinking of driving around California for a week or so and would like to rent a classic 60's Ford Mustang. Does anyone know where we may be able to get hold of such a car?

Cheers,

red9four4

all i got to say about those cars is bad brakes

sorry i dont know where to rent them

Chris_924s

If you plan an getting near Las Vegas you could rent anything to drive- from a Viper to a '50 ford 2 dr hotrod to a 65 Mustang GT 350.. to a Harley..
Not sure about the Cali area- depends on where your flying in at.
<a href="http://www.dreamcarrentals.com" target="_blank">www.dreamcarrentals.com</a> is in Vegas.

Chris_924s

And .. <a href="http://www.sanfranciscocarrentals.com" target="_blank">www.sanfranciscocarrentals.com</a>
I havent used the one in SF.. but it can get expensive for a Prowler in Vegas....

Jfrahm

Considering the price you'd be paying, you could probably buy one and sell it when your holiday is over. I would suppose the rental would cost several thousand dollars.

-Joel.

Tom R.

Better off renting a current mustang convertible. i rented one two years ago, and aside from airbags, there wasn't much in the technology dept. over my 68 Firebird convertible.

solid rear axle, automatic convertible top same. oh yeah, the new mustang had cruise control, electric windows, and working air conditioning.

othe than my 68 having a skinny steering wheel, I think my 68 drove better but got much lousier gas mileage.

try the pacific coast highway in a fresh ragtop, less to worry about.

Chris_924s

I agree- purchase and sell may be cheaper, but insurance, title need a local address for ALL etc. for a few weeks is crazy. I rented a Mustang GT convert in vegas- 60$ a day and unlimited mileage. The prowler was 400$ a day plus .05 a mile.. I just wanted it for one day to see how much fun it was- BTW no spare tire in a Prowler!!
consensus- the GT wasnt nearly as fast, or nearly the head turner the Prowler was, but i still got where i was going in either pretty dam fast.
Its a matter of taste. maybe you could "rent/borrow" from a personal party in Cali easier than a rent-a-car joint, but i would worry about liability and legal issues.(this IS the US!)
Good Luck!

Eric

Chris,

I did the same as you, except I rented a 911 C2 Cab. for a day--500.00 for 24 hrs., and 50 cents a mile over 100 miles. Took it out to Lake Meade, and wound her out--not too mention all of the smokey sideways burnouts pulling out of parking lots. Man, that was fun. <img border="0" alt="[burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" />

Jfrahm

I don't know about California, but here in Colorado it would not be hard to buy a car for a few weeks. You'd probably have to sell it to a dealer, but that doesn't always work out as badly as you might expect.

For something like a Porsche, what I would do is this:

Make some contacts on the 'net and find someone in the area who is looking for a bargain car and has a good rep. Then buy a car with a handshake agreement with the local person that they purchase it from you at an attractive price after your vacation is over. You can then use the local person's address for the title, insurance, etc. There are lots of insurance companies that will write you a policy for a month or two. and a temporary tag should be no problem. I don't know if I would bother with this approach for three weeks but I probably would consider it for six.

Renting a tiresome car for three weeks would cost maybe $500, and if you get it from the airport you get hit with airport surcharges. Taxes on rental cars are also quite high. An interesting car might set you back $1000 for three weeks.

I'd be wary of those exotic car rentals. I have heard they often go after you for dings, dents and scratches that you may or may not have put on the car. If you get anything from them you want to document every flaw before driving it a foot.

-Joel.

phantom309

If you do get one of those, be careful - I doubt you have ever driven a car that steers, handles and stops as poorly as a '60s Mustang, especially in the wet.

Had a '65 for a few years, with the 289. It was pretty and easy to work on, but that was about it.