1977 Mercury Montego
In 1985 Fresh out of basic training, I went out the front gate at Fort Gordon, GA and went car shopping. I ran across this fine ride at a car lot close to the base and gave 700.00 for it. I really only needed a car for six months, to get through the rest of training that the army would give. After the six month stint, I was chosen for another six months of more in-depth training. This was the first Ford I ever owned and I really loved this car. I went out and bought a 351 Windsor to replace the aged one in the car and did a rebuild and swap. I apparently missed something critical, the gear at the bottom of the distributer lost contact and the car stopped running. I was a day or two from shipping out to Korea by this time and simply lost the car.
