1968 Mustang Sprite

bear, I'm not familiar with "mustang sprite" is it a Shelby/Cobra? The only "sprite" I know of is the Austin Healy.

check under the mats and inside fenders and anywhere that our enemy Mr Rust can hide. I have Merc Cougars and they are a Mustand by Mercury and of all the problems in restoration, chasing rust was what cost me the most money.

Good luck in whatever you find. Itll be a neat project. Any ideas on the colors?

If the bumpers and chrome are in poor shape there are 2 good restorers one in Pa and one near Roanoke. I can PM them to you if you need. Also, seat restoration is easy, the leatherette can be easily redone into a better than new condition.

If its a stck automatic usually the dingus that engages PARK is broken off on the trans and the car will roll down a slope in P. Ive found a welder who can weld stainless and we use a stainless "keeper" for the P.(You have to get under and look at the linkage to see whats what)

Whatever you do, dont get caught up in doing a paint job in IMRON or some other mettalic spread, It kinda looks shitty on these cars. Id go with a midnight blue had I to do it over again, then Id put on some very dark metallic graphics just lighter than the mid blue.

Is it a convertible or hard top?

Oh yeh, after sitting so long , make sure that the springs have life, check the wheels in the fender wells and see that they align at the correct elevation. This can be fixed by a spring shop and itll make the car go from a tired looking camel into a racy ole Mustand

I had so much to say, I sent it twice. I mispelled Mustang, so when I say Mustnd, you know I really mean Msutnd

Thanks for the advise. Sprite refers to the 6 cylinder engine. It's a three speed stabdard on the floor. It's white with a red interior. Bumpers are supposedly in great shape and underneath is perfect, No rust. I'll se for myself tomorrow,

Guy showed me about taking a flashlight when looking for rust under the mats and in the wheel wells. Stick shift with a six. A dream for a kid. That was a car that even we of limited capabilities could work on.

Course you could always drop in a 351 Windsor for a little more zip, then youd probly need to put in a larger input shaft because the torque on the tranny would be higher.
NAAAAH, just get her a Sirius satellite radio for better performance in sound.
Reds and whites was theeee standard colors I think they had white wheels with the pony cap and the red white and blue chevron on the symbol. Those hubbie caps are now worth a small fortune at specialty shops. If the white on the wjheels is rusted, you can clean that up with oxalic acid and sanding . Then get the wheels POWDER COATED, theyll gleam like a new toilet bowl. I think the standard white was more a cream color, this the powder coat guys can match easily