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We all see or hear about it happening every day, another rare
SVO Mustang gets parted out because its worth more in parts to someone
who is out to make a buck, these are the vultures of the SVO community
who don't care about preserving these cars, many times these vultures are
seen parting out many SVOs at once. Other times you see them in a junkyard
or pick-n-pull yard because some previous owner either didn't know what
they had or just didn't care.
There are a very few Mustang parts dealers out there who supply used
SVO Parts, a fact of economics and survival means that there will be a
few SVOs parted out, the Majority of these dealers use good judgment and
only part out the basket cases.
We perhaps go to the extreme of saving the SVOs, we try to find cars
that are destined or about to become parts cars and put them back together
so that someone else can enjoy this great car. The idea is to get the car
out of the hands of someone who does not appreciate it for what it is and
to put it into the hands of someone who does. To date we have saved 5 such
cars from extinction, each car will eventually have its own page here on
our site like this one. Below is an '84 Mustang SVO that we picked up from
Scott Wise in Pennsylvania, Scott is a true SVO Enthusiast and did have
the time or resources to finish this SVO (which he bought wrecked). He did
not want it to go to one of those Parts Vultures and we contacted him with
an interest in saving this car. Follow our progress below:
Picking up the car.......
This is where the SVO had been sitting for the last year. Due to family
commitments and starting a new business of his own, Scott thought it best
to let someone else tackle this project and he would look for another SVO
again in the future. The car had been on jackstands in the air for the
past year, intentions of restoration were there but sometimes there are
other priorities in life that come first.
We had some trouble with the left rear wheel being frozen while trying
to get it out of the garage, we dragged it this far and then tried to break
it free....we were successful.
Lee Clary and Scott Wise bring out some of the parts that had been
removed from the car.
Here is Lee with his turn as the "Come-along" operator, due to the
rear wheel being frozen, the car was hard to push so we had to coax it
up on to the trailer this way.
Lee cries out "I Gotta have this for my own collection!"
Former owner, Scott Wise, Stands by his car for one last picture happily
knowing that one day, he will see this car back on the road again rather
than parted out.
Lee stands next to the car saying "You know you are going to buy me
lunch for this...don't you?"
Everything is tied down and secure...ready for the trip back to Maryland.
Lee give the thumbs up that everything is tight.
We arrive safely back home with another project.
Sitting with some of the parts we have collected to repair it waiting
for us to get around to fixing it.
Currently, the car is back from the Body shop and the new front inner
fenders and core support have been installed and the front end checked
to be sure it is straight. Now we can start to put this car back together.
Current Status
This SVO has changed ownership once again and now belongs to Eric Crouse
who recently moved to West Virginia from Maryland. Eric's new home is equipped
with a garage where this SVO has now taken up residence. Eric has just
about everything needed to complete this project and is currently working
on restoring her to her former glory. Our goal with this SVO was to save
it from becoming parts, so we repaired the unibody and began looking for
a new home for her which we found with Eric. Eric caught the SVO bug back
in '98 when he attended the first SVO Reunion in Tennessee. As soon as
Eric sends us some pictures we will update this page.......
Has ANYONE seen Eric Crouse???....It seems as though he vanished after
picking up the SVO! He was on his way home and we never heard from him
again.....we hope everything is alright!
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