I got mine when I was 15... I am now 40. I knew back then it was something special so I kept her. Back then these guys were a dime a dozen now... not so much.
Anyway... I hope to get a new one in a similar/same stripe job.
More pics here...
http://samuland.com/gallery/my69rs/
It has Rallys on it now and the engine is a bit more cleaned up but I don't have a recent picture these are 4 years old... it's got a 327 all numbers match. It has been wrecked once but not bad. I have no mods on it all everthing is original. As a kid I put in a stereo so I need to replace the door skins where they were cut.
Just recently I decided to learn how to play guitar with my 9 year old. We went to Guitar Center to look for an instrument for me... long story short my guitar picked me ... when I saw it I had no choice but to buy it. You can practially lay it on the car and the stripe matches to a T! This must have been Fender's inspiration for instrument.
Anyway I had to share that because if anyone can appreciate this it's teh people here at this place!