Buying 1967 Ford mustang?

I have been wanting to buy this 67 mustang for a while now. It's a project but it shouldn t be much work. I wanted to know whether to buy it or not. I'm turning 17 and have my lisense. The car has not ran in 2 years and did run then the body work is bad but I can fix it no problem. I live in Denver Colorado. Should I buy it. I have the money. But I'm not sure if it would be a good car as a first.

If it runs, and passes safety, and is legal to drive in state with correct permit, then yes,

If you need car now, and want yo save fuel monies, and trying to look towards college and career, and family, then not now, back burner on the idea, as second hobby,
It is a classic, and if you are fixing up as original antique, and not in hurry to drive, then yes, at least you'll have cool car, not the fastest, but casual with the times, keep in mind of costs plates, insurance as antique, fuel, and access to replacement parts,

If you are make-shifting as hot rod, sport and race, then no, you'll do more damage than good

If you can afford another car and keep it SOLELY for a project/second car ON YOUR PARENTS POLICY then it's a MAYBE

Otherwise NO, NO, and HELL NO!

Cause the fact is cars like that are basically over-glorified deathtraps compared to modern cars, They have lousy handling, lousy MPG, can be a pain to maintain, and of course have ZERO in safety features past an aftermarket seatbelt. Which means any wreck you get in (even slow speed) will be WORSE compared to a modern car.

And that's for people that have good driving records and years of experience… If you add an inexperienced teenager to that, insurance companies will either charge you as much as humanly possible to deter you from driving it or simply tell you they don't want the business based on how much a car built to 1960's safety standards will INCREASE your chances of getting hurt (when they're pretty high all ready). And of course that's without even factoring things in like weather (like snow) which will ALSO increase your chances for a wreck.

So while I know kids want cool cars from the second they meet the government minimum to drive, getting a classic car straight out of the gate is just a bad idea all round to be honest.

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say buy it. Keep in mind it will be a lot more expensive and a lot harder than you think to get it fixed up.

However, this is the PERFECT vehicle if you want to learn about the mechanical end of cars.

Do you know how to weld sheetmetal? If not, you will by the time you finish this project.

From a mechanical standpoint, a 1960s Mustang is pretty simple, so you can learn how to work on cars without having to have a PhD in computer science, and when you get done (probably a few years from now), you'll have something you can be proud of.

All that being said, if you want a car you can drive to school this year, this one probably isn't it. Only buy this one if you want a restoration project, not something you can use as a driver right away.

All I can really say is that it's a car you will never forget